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Salem CCD, Polk County, OR

35,231 Population
74.3 square miles 473.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.9 ±1.2 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Polk County: 37.8 ±0.4
  • a little less than the figure in Oregon: 40.4 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$48,171 ±$3,189 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Polk County: $40,635 ±$1,811
  • a little higher than the amount in Oregon: $45,612 ±$309
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$97,594 ±$8,128 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Polk County: $85,118 ±$3,655
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Oregon: $83,011 ±$573
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

11.1% ±2.4% (3,875  ±822) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Polk County: 12.7% † 11,070 (±1.5% / ±1,290)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Oregon: 11.9% 498,380 (±0.2% / ±8,575)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

23.2 minutes ±0.4 (263,760  ±23,342) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Polk County: 25.3 839,240 (±0.6 / ±38,581)
  • about the same as the figure in Oregon: 23 37,691,044 (±0.1 / ±270,854)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

13,935 ±530 Number of households
  • Polk County: 32,986 ±487
  • Oregon: 1,718,422 ±4,082
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.1 (35,072  ±664) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Polk County: 2.7 87,510 (±0 / ±30)
  • a little higher than the figure in Oregon: 2.4 4,153,548
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.6% ±1.9% (452  ±157) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Polk County: 5.2% † 1,126 (±1.2% / ±271)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Oregon: 4.5% 44,800 (±0.2% / ±1,976)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

14,744 ±530 Number of housing units
  • Polk County: 34,867 ±72
  • Oregon: 1,857,992 ±637
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$502,500 ±$21,484 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Polk County: $454,700 ±$10,323
  • a little higher than the amount in Oregon: $477,600 ±$1,400
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

14.7% ±3% (5,149  ±1,043.4) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in Polk County: 14.1% † 12,547 (±1.5% / ±1,341.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in Oregon: 14% 589,616 (±0.2% / ±9,960.3)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

92.9% ±4.1% (22,685  ±1,220) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Polk County: 91.7% 54,675 (±2.8% / ±1,679.7)
  • about the same as the rate in Oregon: 91.9% 2,796,561 (±0.4% / ±12,104.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
38.8% ±2.8% (9,475  ±741.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Polk County: 31.2% 18,599 (±1.6% / ±942)
  • a little higher than the rate in Oregon: 36.8% 1,120,686 (±0.3% / ±7,591.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

7.7% ±1.2% (2,694  ±414) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Polk County: 6.3% 5,680
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Oregon: 9.8% 418,367
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

8.8% ±1.3% (2,316  ±337) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Polk County: 9.1% 6,368 (±0.8% / ±559)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Oregon: 7.2% 246,300 (±0.1% / ±3,835)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
2,316 Total veterans ±337 2,022 Male ±307 294 Female ±141

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