Census Reporter Logo Census Reporter

Salem, OR Metro Area

436,317 Population
1,922 square miles 227 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

Find data for this place

Hover for margins of error and contextual data.

Demographics

37.6 ±0.5 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$34,126 ±$1,413 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$72,150 ±$3,643 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

14% ±1.9% (59,589  ±7,974) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

24.3 minutes ±0.9 (4,191,580  ±218,076) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

161,384 ±1,483 Number of households
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.6 ±0 (423,629  ±704) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 325,134,660

6% ±1.7% (6,165  ±1,736) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

167,019 ±264 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$409,400 ±$10,912 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

13.8% ±1.6% (59,542  ±6,809.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±,187,841.9)

Social

86.7% ±2.8% (255,294  ±8,243.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±,272,504.5)
27.6% ±1.5% (81,097  ±4,328.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±,175,321.9)

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

13.5% (58,929  ±5,445) Foreign-born population
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,182,176

8.1% ±0.7% (27,048  ±2,447) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
27,048 Total veterans ±2,447 24,982 Male ±2,385 2,066 Female ±731

Hover for margins of error and contextual data.