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Salem, OR Metro Area

436,546 Population
1,921.8 square miles 227.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.7 ±0.7 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$36,082 ±$1,256 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$74,554 ±$3,992 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

14% ±1.8% (59,557  ±7,726) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

23.7 minutes ±0.9 (4,206,385  ±198,805) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

162,200 ±2,340 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.6 ±0 (423,856  ±107) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

6.1% ±1.7% (6,274  ±1,714) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

169,765 ±81 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$437,200 ±$10,870 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

13.1% ±1.7% (56,599  ±7,176.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

87.7% ±2.9% (258,729  ±8,656.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
28.3% ±1.7% (83,567  ±5,043.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

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

11.8% ±15,039.2% (51,589  ±4,448) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

7.1% ±0.8% (23,965  ±2,644) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
23,965 Total veterans ±2,644 21,188 Male ±2,452 2,777 Female ±892

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