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Polk County, OR


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Salem, OR
Designated Market Area: Portland, OR-WA
American Communities Project County Type (2023): College Towns

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2022 population: 89,614   ( 14,211 from 2010 , 2,182 from 2020)
Land area: 740.9 square miles
Population density: 120.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:67,878 75.74% 11.8%
Black:8420.94% 113.7%
Indian:1,4711.64% 6.6%
Asian:2,2842.55% 42.4%
2+ races:3,0403.39% 41.0%
Hispanic:14,09915.73% 55.1%
Total non-White:21,73624.26% 47.9%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:1,956 11.2
Deaths:1,88410.8
Net Migration: 2,09112.0
Net Immigration: 990.6
Change in White population:7,176 9.5
Change in Non-White pop.:7,035 9.3




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

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

2010
75,403
60,70280.50%
3940.52%
1,3801.83%
1,6042.13%
2,1562.86%
9,08812.05%
14,70119.50%

2000
62,380
53,39485.59%
2290.37%
1,0781.73%
8231.32%
1,3192.11%
5,4808.78%
8,98614.41%

1990
49,541
45,14891.13%
1890.38%
7491.51%
7211.46%
n/a
2,7345.52%
4,3938.87%

1980
45,203
42,41693.83%
1750.39%
5721.27%
4180.92%
n/a
1,5453.42%
2,7876.17%

1970
35,349
33,90895.92%
800.23%
2700.76%
1450.41%
n/a
8662.45%
1,441 4.08%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
7,627 12.2
5,2108.4
12,12819.4
1,3922.2
7,308 11.7
5,715 9.2
1990's
NumberRate
6,821 13.8
4,7739.6
10,45221.1
9782.0
8,246 16.6
4,593 9.3
1980's
NumberRate
6,620 14.6
3,972 8.8
1,655 3.7
n/a
2,732 6.0
1,606 3.6
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
7,277 20.6
n/a
8,508 24.1
1,346 3.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Polk County, OR
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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
37.1
19,416 21.7%
70,198 78.3%
16,202 18.1%
32,222
2.66
22,058 68.5%
16,858 76.4%
2,279 10.3%
10,164 31.5%

2010
NumberPercent
37.1
18,333 24.3%
57,070 75.7%
11,152 14.8%
28,288
2.60
19,545 69.1%
15,337 78.5%
1,668 8.5%
8,743 30.9%

2000
NumberPercent
36.4
15,819 25.4%
46,561 74.6%
9,180 14.7%
23,083
2.61
16,205 70.2%
13,529 83.5%
1,181 7.3%
6,878 29.8%

1990
NumberPercent
34.2
13,246 26.7%
36,295 73.3%
7,397 14.9%
18,022
2.66
13,056 72.4%
10,992 84.2%
996 7.6%
4,966 27.6%

1980
NumberPercent
30.3
12,659 28.0%
32,544 72.0%
5,712 12.6%
16,420
2.67
12,170 74.1%
10,644 87.5%
839 6.9%
4,250 25.9%

2022 Housing Data for Polk County, OR

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units33,916 
Median Value$382,200 
Occupied32,22295.0%
Vacant1,6945.0%
Owned20,96165.1%
Rented11,26134.9%
Median Rent$1,219 
Single-Family Units24,16671.3%
    Detached23,09768.1%
    Attached1,0693.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units4,48313.2%
Mobile Homes1,9945.9%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Polk County, OR

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0001,4874.6%
$10,000 to $14,9991,5234.7%
$15,000 to $19,9991,0113.1%
$20,000 to $24,9999513.0%
$25,000 to $29,9998902.8%
$30,000 to $34,9991,0083.1%
$35,000 to $39,9991,1733.6%
$40,000 to $44,9991,2543.9%
$45,000 to $49,9991,1163.5%
$50,000 to $59,9992,2807.1%
$60,000 to $74,9992,9709.2%
$75,000 to $99,9994,53414.1%
$100,000 to $124,9993,57111.1%
$125,000 to $149,9992,0466.3%
$150,000 to $199,9993,51910.9%
$200,000 or more2,8899.0%
Median Household Income77,353 
Per Capita Income38,920 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state88 
Compared to U.S.95 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI1,4444.5%
Public Assistance1,5834.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps6,17819.2%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed32,46070.3%
Unemployed1,9364.2%
In Armed Forces1350.3%
Total Labor Force34,53174.8%
Not in Labor Force11,64025.2%
Real Unemployment Rate 29.4%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector13,82310,28557.3%
Non-Profit1,3621,75343.7%
Self-Employed2,1101,61256.7%
Local Government1,3192,03039.4%
State Government2,4922,76547.4%
Federal Government51129863.2%
Total Private + Self15,93311,89757.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.5,6846,84645.4%
Total21,61718,74353.6%
Pct. Govt.23.3%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts6,49016.0%
Sales and Office Occupations7,78219.2%
Professional, Technical9,00422.2%
Service Occupations8,69321.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing9122.3%
All others8,50221.0%
White Collar 57.5%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance6,97417.2%
Retail trade4,93212.2%
Educational services3,9929.9%
Public administration3,6429.0%
Manufacturing3,4698.6%
Construction2,8767.1%
Accommodation and food services2,3015.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.1,9914.9%
Other services1,8594.6%
Professional, scientific, technical1,6914.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting1,4213.5%
Finance and insurance1,2753.2%
Transportation and warehousing1,2063.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation9352.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing7001.7%
Information4531.1%
Wholesale trade4451.1%
Utilities2110.5%
Management760.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction220.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Polk County, OR

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican10,77012.29%
Puerto Rican3640.42%
Cuban1040.12%
Dominican340.04%
Total Central American9371.07%
Costa Rican680.08%
Guatemalan4960.57%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan290.03%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran3440.39%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American3910.45%
Argentinean630.07%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean520.06%
Colombian930.11%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan150.02%
Peruvian1560.18%
Uruguayan120.01%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic5840.67%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino3300.38%
Chinese3010.34%
Indian2940.34%
Japanese1490.17%
Vietnamese1460.17%
Thai990.11%
Korean910.10%
Laotian10.00%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English73,01788.1%
Spanish7,3298.8%
Other Asian5140.6%
Other Indo-European4880.6%
German, other Germanic3320.4%
Other2810.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic2630.3%
Chinese2030.2%
Tagalog1690.2%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German16,46518.8%
English11,98713.7%
Irish8,2589.4%
American4,6885.4%
European4,4725.1%
Norwegian3,4864.0%
Italian2,7943.2%
Swedish2,5172.9%
Scottish2,1852.5%
French1,7192.0%
Dutch1,3821.6%
Polish1,3571.5%
Scandinavian9561.1%
Welsh7950.9%
Russian7200.8%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen84,71396.7%
Not a citizen2,8873.3%
Native81,98393.6%
Foreign-born5,6176.4%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Polk County, OR

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
1,649 2.9%3,054 5.3%13,231 23.1%21,538 37.6%10,824 18.9%6,926 12.1%
  Average years of education: 13.7
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 1,649 2.9%
9-12 Years 3,054 5.3%
H.S. Grad or GED 13,231 23.1%
Some College 21,538 37.6%
Bach. Degree 10,824 18.9%
Grad Degree 6,926 12.1%
Average years of education: 13.7

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


Historical Labor Force Data for Polk County, OR

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 25,017 23,654 1,363 5.4% 5.4%
1991 25,170 23,787 1,383 5.5% 6.2%
1992 25,936 24,416 1,520 5.9% 7.3%
1993 26,922 25,334 1,588 5.9% 7.0%
1994 27,840 26,587 1,253 4.5% 5.3%
1995 28,174 27,089 1,085 3.9% 4.8%
1996 28,986 27,685 1,301 4.5% 5.6%
1997 29,574 28,169 1,405 4.8% 5.5%
1998 30,689 29,128 1,561 5.1% 5.7%
1999 31,268 29,676 1,592 5.1% 5.5%
2000 33,205 31,593 1,612 4.9% 5.2%
2001 33,270 31,384 1,886 5.7% 6.4%
2002 33,615 31,514 2,101 6.3% 7.5%
2003 34,285 31,973 2,312 6.7% 8.0%
2004 34,910 32,586 2,324 6.7% 7.4%
2005 35,616 33,612 2,004 5.6% 6.2%
2006 36,864 35,025 1,839 5.0% 5.4%
2007 38,251 36,368 1,883 4.9% 5.2%
2008 39,552 37,423 2,129 5.4% 6.2%
2009 40,062 36,419 3,643 9.1% 10.8%
2010 36,523 32,940 3,583 9.8% 10.7%
2011 36,331 32,928 3,403 9.4% 9.6%
2012 35,430 32,281 3,149 8.9% 8.8%
2013 34,944 32,158 2,786 8.0% 7.8%
2014 35,729 33,335 2,394 6.7% 6.7%
2015 36,607 34,598 2,009 5.5% 5.5%
2016 38,236 36,337 1,899 5.0% 4.7%
2017 39,162 37,488 1,674 4.3% 4.1%
2018 39,493 37,822 1,671 4.2% 4.0%
2019 40,247 38,642 1,605 4.0% 3.7%
2020 40,205 37,566 2,639 6.6% 7.6%
2021 41,967 39,916 2,051 4.9% 5.2%
2022 42,727 40,924 1,803 4.2% 4.2%
2023 42,696 41,094 1,602 3.8% 3.7%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com