Electricity rates in Salisbury, North Carolina

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Who lives in Salisbury: income, cars, homes

In Salisbury, NC, 5,151 of 13,604 households earn under $35,000, 3,783 $35,000-$75,000, 2,995 $75,000-$150,000 and 1,675 $150,000 or more. In Salisbury, NC, 1,651 households own no vehicle and 6,488 own two or more; home EV charging depends on that. 7,837 residents of Salisbury, NC live below the poverty line, and the median age is 36.5. In Salisbury, NC, 3,458 of 6,485 renter households pay 30% or more of income in rent; 5,684 households moved in since 2018 and 1,984 before 2000, so electric accounts turn over quickly. Of 14,565 workers in Salisbury, NC, 1,136 work from home, 10,774 drive alone, 122 ride transit and 319 walk. Salisbury, NC homes: 8,994 have 3+ bedrooms, 1,542 none or one, median 5.1 rooms.

Who supplies Salisbury

Rowan County lists 3 utilities for Salisbury, NC (35,730 residents): homes pay 11.54 to 13.94 cents per kWh, about $117 to $142 a month at 1,015 kWh, 2.8% to 3.3% of the $51,058 Salisbury median income. Rowan County page.

Facts about Salisbury

Residents of Salisbury, NC, ACS 2023

35,73028 of 35 North Carolina cities with 30,000+

Median household income in Salisbury, NC

$51,05832 of 35 of those cities

Households in Salisbury, NC

13,6042.63 people each

Owner-occupied homes in Salisbury, NC

49.7%6,760 owners and 6,844 renter households

Housing units in Salisbury, NC

15,5231,919 vacant or seasonal

Homes heated by electricity in Salisbury, NC

57.9%7,883 of 13,604 homes

Land area of Salisbury, NC

22.9 sq mi1,556.9 people per sq mi

Bill as share of income in Salisbury, NC

2.8% to 3.3%at 1,015 kWh a month over the $51,058 median household income

Wind and tornado reports within 15 miles of Salisbury, NC

143NWS point reports 2015 to 2025, 400.2 per 100,000 residents

Median year homes were built in Salisbury, NC

19768,598 of 15,523 homes (55.4%) before 1980

Median home value and rent in Salisbury, NC

$215,200$1,030 gross rent a month, 5.74% of value a year

Electricity price since 2015 around Salisbury

Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC charged Salisbury homes 10.62 ¢/kWh in 2015. Salisbury: 13.94 ¢ in 2024, 31% up. Salisbury: against 25% up for the North Carolina average.

Salisbury: a 1,015 kWh month at that price. Salisbury: $108 in 2015, $142 in 2024. Salisbury: $1,698 a year, 3.3% of the $51,058 median income.

Housing and heating in Salisbury

Salisbury, NC: 8,598 of 15,523 homes were built before 1980 and 3,496 in 2000 or later. Salisbury, NC has 9,263 detached houses, 3,548 homes in 5+ unit buildings and 719 mobile homes.

Cost of living with electricity in Salisbury

Salisbury, NC: 13,604 households at $1,316 a year per home for electricity (Rowan County average, DOE LEAD) come to about $17.9 million, an estimate; all home energy is $1,742 a year per household.

Outage risk around Salisbury

Salisbury, NC, NWS reports within 15 miles of the center, 2015 to 2025: 139 wind and 4 tornado, 400.2 per 100,000 residents of 35,730. Top gust near Salisbury, NC: 60 knots, 69 mph. Damage near Salisbury, NC: $2.1M.

Climate and electric heating around Salisbury

Salisbury is in Rowan County, NC. Salisbury: degree days are county values.

Salisbury: 3,484 heating degree days a year. Salisbury: 1,414 cooling degree days a year.

Salisbury: NOAA nClimDiv 7 Oct 2026; ACS B25040.

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ZIP codes in Salisbury

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