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Salem, OR Metro Area


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2022 population: 436,317   ( 45,579 from 2010 , 2,975 from 2020)
Land area: 1922.0 square miles
Population density: 227.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:285,148 65.35% 2.8%
Black:4,9681.14% 50.5%
Indian:4,8911.12% 4.7%
Asian:14,4233.31% 49.5%
2+ races:13,1293.01% 38.4%
Hispanic:113,75826.07% 32.8%
Total non-White:151,16934.65% 33.4%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:10,739 12.4
Deaths:9,55611.0
Net Migration: 1,0761.2
Net Immigration: 6110.7
Change in White population:7,688 2.0
Change in Non-White pop.:37,891 9.7




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
390,738
277,46071.01%
3,3000.84%
4,6701.20%
9,6482.47%
9,4882.43%
85,68221.93%
113,27828.99%

2000
347,214
271,27478.13%
2,5030.72%
4,4041.27%
6,6951.93%
7,7502.23%
54,19415.61%
75,94021.87%

1990
278,024
246,72888.74%
2,1350.77%
4,0301.45%
4,9501.78%
n/a
20,1817.26%
31,29611.26%

1980
249,895
231,20292.52%
1,5870.64%
2,5601.02%
2,9771.19%
n/a
11,2954.52%
18,6937.48%

1970
186,658
178,68095.73%
5960.32%
1,0740.58%
6920.37%
n/a
5,0812.72%
7,978 4.27%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:

2000's
NumberRate
51,654 14.9
28,3968.2
13,4513.9
14,3444.1
6,186 1.8
37,338 10.8
1990's
NumberRate
49,017 17.6
27,72710.0
29,03210.4
9,3753.4
24,546 8.8
44,644 16.1
1980's
NumberRate
41,067 16.4
22,993 9.2
9,928 4.0
n/a
15,526 6.2
12,603 5.0
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
47,469 25.4
n/a
52,522 28.1
10,715 5.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Salem, OR Metro Area

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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
37.0
102,334 23.5%
333,983 76.5%
72,068 16.5%
155,682
2.70
104,482 67.1%
76,143 72.9%
10,568 10.1%
51,200 32.9%

2010
NumberPercent
35.5
101,714 26.0%
289,024 74.0%
51,701 13.2%
141,245
2.68
96,589 68.4%
72,275 74.8%
10,272 10.6%
44,656 31.6%

2000
NumberPercent
34.3
93,685 27.0%
253,529 73.0%
44,397 12.8%
124,874
2.68
87,239 69.9%
68,649 78.7%
8,375 9.6%
37,635 30.1%

1990
NumberPercent
33.8
73,478 26.4%
204,546 73.6%
40,282 14.5%
101,743
2.61
71,941 70.7%
58,480 81.3%
6,448 9.0%
29,802 29.3%

1980
NumberPercent
30.2
70,653 28.3%
179,242 71.7%
31,454 12.6%
90,939
2.63
66,220 72.8%
56,384 85.1%
5,470 8.3%
24,719 27.2%

2022 Housing Data for Salem, OR Metro Area

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units162,981 
Median Value$358,681 
Occupied155,68295.5%
Vacant7,2994.5%
Owned97,23562.5%
Rented58,44737.5%
Median Rent$1,226 
Single-Family Units109,16867.0%
    Detached103,41763.5%
    Attached5,7513.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units27,58616.9%
Mobile Homes12,1367.4%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Salem, OR Metro Area

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0006,2564.0%
$10,000 to $14,9995,5813.6%
$15,000 to $19,9995,0633.3%
$20,000 to $24,9995,8063.7%
$25,000 to $29,9995,5493.6%
$30,000 to $34,9995,9943.9%
$35,000 to $39,9996,2204.0%
$40,000 to $44,9995,6013.6%
$45,000 to $49,9995,9703.8%
$50,000 to $59,99912,6768.1%
$60,000 to $74,99915,99110.3%
$75,000 to $99,99920,82113.4%
$100,000 to $124,99918,01911.6%
$125,000 to $149,99912,0327.7%
$150,000 to $199,99913,0028.4%
$200,000 or more11,1017.1%
Median Household Income72,256 
Per Capita Income34,657 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.96 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI8,0625.2%
Public Assistance7,0434.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps30,88619.8%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed139,44969.1%
Unemployed8,8044.4%
In Armed Forces4930.2%
Total Labor Force148,74673.7%
Not in Labor Force52,98526.3%
Real Unemployment Rate 30.6%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector73,90954,31157.6%
Non-Profit6,0199,38839.1%
Self-Employed9,7977,36057.1%
Local Government5,3688,81837.8%
State Government8,66811,48343.0%
Federal Government1,8421,29058.8%
Total Private + Self83,70661,67157.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.21,89730,97941.4%
Total105,60392,65053.3%
Pct. Govt.18.9%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts28,68514.4%
Sales and Office Occupations40,44620.4%
Professional, Technical39,48919.9%
Service Occupations38,59819.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing6,0263.0%
All others51,41825.9%
White Collar 54.7%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance30,13315.2%
Retail trade23,69811.9%
Manufacturing19,3219.7%
Construction17,2608.7%
Public administration16,4598.3%
Educational services15,5307.8%
Accommodation and food services13,5386.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.9,8395.0%
Other services9,0064.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting8,5964.3%
Professional, scientific, technical8,2964.2%
Finance and insurance6,7313.4%
Transportation and warehousing6,1063.1%
Wholesale trade4,3032.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing3,3581.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation3,3361.7%
Information1,9281.0%
Utilities9170.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction1430.1%
Management1380.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Salem, OR Metro Area

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican95,02121.92%
Puerto Rican1,4970.35%
Cuban5860.14%
Dominican1390.03%
Total Central American5,5771.29%
Costa Rican840.02%
Guatemalan2,4730.57%
Honduran3450.08%
Nicaraguan2920.07%
Panamanian2570.06%
Salvadoran2,1260.49%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American1,4160.33%
Argentinean710.02%
Bolivian650.01%
Chilean1830.04%
Colombian3850.09%
Ecuadorian510.01%
Paraguayan150.00%
Peruvian5020.12%
Uruguayan120.00%
Venezuelan1320.03%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic5,2181.20%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Chinese1,7870.41%
Filipino1,5810.36%
Vietnamese1,0900.25%
Indian1,0070.23%
Japanese7780.18%
Korean7710.18%
Thai2660.06%
Hmong2380.05%
Cambodian2080.05%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English315,02877.3%
Spanish74,26518.2%
Other Asian4,7471.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic3,8490.9%
Chinese1,6660.4%
Other Indo-European1,4380.4%
Other1,4330.4%
German, other Germanic1,3420.3%
Tagalog1,0920.3%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German73,68317.0%
English49,81511.5%
Irish37,8668.7%
European18,7394.3%
American15,8653.7%
Norwegian13,2793.1%
Italian12,0932.8%
Scottish10,3542.4%
French9,9102.3%
Swedish8,6112.0%
Dutch7,2431.7%
Russian5,7381.3%
Polish5,5251.3%
Scotch-Irish3,9140.9%
Scandinavian3,4330.8%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen401,91492.7%
Not a citizen31,5017.3%
Native382,01988.1%
Foreign-born51,39611.9%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Salem, OR Metro Area

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
18,201 6.3%19,299 6.7%71,291 24.8%103,221 35.9%48,354 16.8%26,932 9.4%
  Average years of education: 13.1
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 18,201 6.3%
9-12 Years 19,299 6.7%
H.S. Grad or GED 71,291 24.8%
Some College 103,221 35.9%
Bach. Degree 48,354 16.8%
Grad Degree 26,932 9.4%
Average years of education: 13.1

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Salem, OR Metro Area

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force
EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate
State
Avg.
1990 284,880 269,652 15,228 5.3%
1991 287,656 271,164 16,492 5.7%
1992 297,328 277,488 19,840 6.7%
1993 309,804 288,586 21,218 6.8%
1994 316,510 299,936 16,574 5.2%
1995 319,328 304,854 14,474 4.5%
1996 327,774 310,176 17,598 5.4%
1997 331,670 313,330 18,340 5.5%
1998 341,398 321,612 19,786 5.8%
1999 347,418 327,178 20,240 5.8%
2000 355,840 336,446 19,394 5.5%
2001 354,866 332,708 22,158 6.2%
2002 360,334 335,032 25,302 7.0%
2003 365,682 337,702 27,980 7.7%
2004 367,260 339,994 27,266 7.4%
2005 367,386 344,146 23,240 6.3%
2006 373,024 352,282 20,742 5.6%
2007 378,316 358,254 20,062 5.3%
2008 388,488 364,664 23,824 6.1%
2009 395,030 354,074 40,956 10.4%
2010 384,832 342,704 42,128 10.9%
2011 382,118 342,602 39,516 10.3%
2012 373,690 337,250 36,440 9.8%
2013 366,642 335,194 31,448 8.6%
2014 371,746 345,272 26,474 7.1%
2015 378,644 356,744 21,900 5.8%
2016 390,498 371,074 19,424 5.0%
2017 397,284 380,330 16,954 4.3%
2018 399,572 382,870 16,702 4.2%
2019 405,276 389,490 15,786 3.9%
2020 406,444 378,558 27,886 6.9%
2021 418,716 397,464 21,252 5.1%
2022 426,088 407,952 18,136 4.3%
2023 425,374 409,498 15,876 3.7%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com