Salem city, OR

Marion County, OR
Polk County, OR

2022 population: 175,754 ( 21,117 from 2010 )
Land area: 97.6 square miles
Population density: 1800.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	114,673	65.25%	4.9%
Black:	2,307	1.31%	10.9%
Indian:	1,001	0.57%	42.8%
Asian:	8,559	4.87%	53.9%
2+ races:	8,426	4.79%	95.1%
Hispanic:	40,150	22.84%	28.0%

Total non-White:	61,081	34.75%	34.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	5,321	4.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	15,796	12.4

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
154,637
109,352	70.72%
2,081	1.35%
1,750	1.13%
5,563	3.60%
4,318	2.79%
31,359	20.28%
45,285	29.28%

2000
136,694
105,790	77.39%
1,503	1.10%
1,700	1.24%
3,629	2.65%
3,729	2.73%
20,078	14.69%
30,904	22.61%

1990
107,786
95,701	88.79%
1,497	1.39%
1,720	1.60%
2,661	2.47%
n/a
6,207	5.76%
12,085	11.21%

1980
89,233
82,693	92.67%
1,011	1.13%
983	1.10%
1,587	1.78%
n/a
2,900	3.25%
6,540	7.33%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

3,562	2.6
14,381	10.5

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

10,089	9.4
18,819	17.5

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

13,008	14.6
5,545	6.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Salem city, 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
Number	Percent
35.8
40,834	23.2%
134,920	76.8%
26,953	15.3%

66,283
2.52

40,964	61.8%
28,607	69.8%
5,429	13.3%
25,319	38.2%

2010
Number	Percent
34.5
38,936	25.2%
115,701	74.8%
18,488	12.0%

57,290
2.55

36,261	63.3%
25,789	71.1%
4,781	13.2%
21,029	36.7%

2000
Number	Percent
34.0
34,713	25.4%
101,981	74.6%
17,113	12.5%

50,585
2.53

32,531	64.3%
24,636	75.7%
3,781	11.6%
18,054	35.7%

1990
Number	Percent
33.4
26,221	24.3%
81,565	75.7%
15,890	14.7%

41,150
2.40

26,326	64.0%
20,422	77.6%
3,103	11.8%
14,824	36.0%

1980
Number	Percent
30.3
21,731	24.4%
67,502	75.6%
11,779	13.2%

34,237
2.38

22,231	64.9%
18,093	81.4%
2,376	10.7%
12,006	35.1%

2022 Housing Data for Salem city, OR

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,981	4.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,734	4.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,653	4.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,322	3.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,523	3.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,841	4.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,621	4.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,423	3.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,808	4.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	5,459	8.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	7,089	10.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	8,243	12.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	7,370	11.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,606	6.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,852	7.3%
$200,000 or more	4,758	7.2%

Median Household Income	67,667
Per Capita Income	35,565

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,517	5.3%
Public Assistance	3,337	5.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	14,277	21.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	59,197	67.6%
Unemployed	4,125	4.7%
In Armed Forces	345	0.4%

Total Labor Force	63,667	72.7%
Not in Labor Force	23,940	27.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		32.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	27,744	21,899	55.9%
Non-Profit	3,013	4,280	41.3%
Self-Employed	3,355	3,179	51.3%

Local Government	2,055	3,563	36.6%
State Government	4,610	5,161	47.2%
Federal Government	475	632	42.9%

Total Private + Self	31,099	25,078	55.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	10,153	13,636	42.7%
Total	41,252	38,714	51.6%

Pct. Govt.	20.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	11,786	14.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	16,321	20.4%
Professional, Technical	18,604	23.2%
Service Occupations	16,323	20.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,637	2.0%
All others	17,134	21.4%

White Collar		58.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	13,557	102.2%
Retail trade	9,463	71.4%
Public administration	7,965	60.1%
Educational services	6,925	52.2%
Manufacturing	6,453	48.7%
Accommodation and food services	5,911	44.6%
Construction	5,727	43.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	4,117	31.0%
Other services	3,850	29.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,498	26.4%
Finance and insurance	2,749	20.7%
Transportation and warehousing	2,338	17.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2,170	16.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,681	12.7%
Wholesale trade	1,385	10.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,324	10.0%
Information	771	5.8%
Utilities	264	2.0%
Management	20	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	34,430	19.59%
Puerto Rican	711	0.40%
Cuban	121	0.07%
Dominican	131	0.07%

Total Central American	2,391	1.36%
Costa Rican	7	0.00%
Guatemalan	888	0.51%
Honduran	308	0.18%
Nicaraguan	51	0.03%
Panamanian	72	0.04%
Salvadoran	1,065	0.61%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	621	0.35%
Argentinean	39	0.02%
Bolivian	65	0.04%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	230	0.13%
Ecuadorian	51	0.03%
Paraguayan	15	0.01%
Peruvian	77	0.04%
Uruguayan	12	0.01%
Venezuelan	132	0.08%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,745	0.99%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	1,248	0.71%
Filipino	975	0.55%
Vietnamese	902	0.51%
Indian	841	0.48%
Japanese	508	0.29%
Korean	477	0.27%
Cambodian	126	0.07%
Burmese	119	0.07%
Thai	115	0.07%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	129,171	78.2%
Spanish	25,941	15.7%
Other Asian	3,144	1.9%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	1,514	0.9%
Chinese	927	0.6%
Other	886	0.5%
Other Indo-European	842	0.5%
Tagalog	841	0.5%
Vietnamese	674	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	30,099	17.1%
English	21,977	12.5%
Irish	15,859	9.0%
European	8,443	4.8%
American	6,380	3.6%
Norwegian	5,912	3.4%
Italian	5,182	2.9%
Scottish	4,558	2.6%
French	4,152	2.4%
Swedish	3,733	2.1%
Dutch	3,225	1.8%
Polish	1,976	1.1%
Danish	1,695	1.0%
Scotch-Irish	1,695	1.0%
Russian	1,624	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	163,216	92.9%
Not a citizen	12,538	7.1%

Native	155,390	88.4%
Foreign-born	20,364	11.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
6,268	5.3%	7,290	6.2%	26,413	22.5%	41,265	35.1%	22,230	18.9%	14,184	12.1%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	6,268	5.3%
9-12 Years	7,290	6.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	26,413	22.5%
Some College	41,265	35.1%
Bach. Degree	22,230	18.9%
Grad Degree	14,184	12.1%
Average years of education: 13.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +6,146	D +7,750	D + 6.6%
D +13,896
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	61%	Joe Biden (D)	47,704	57.1%	Donald Trump* (R)	32,675	39.1%	3,158	3.8%	83,537	-1	-8	3.52%
2016	54%	Hillary Clinton (D)	33,808	49.1%	Donald Trump (R)	26,529	38.6%	8,476	12.3%	68,813	-1	-7	3.44%

2020 President, Salem city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

47,704

57.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

32,675

39.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1,802

2.2%

Other

1,356

1.6%

TOTAL

83,537

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -8

2016 President, Salem city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

33,808

49.1%

Donald Trump (R)

26,529

38.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3,673

5.3%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1,662

2.4%

Other

3,141

4.6%

TOTAL

68,813

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -7

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Salem city, OR

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	60%	Jeff Merkley* (D)	46,848	57.3%	Jo Rae Perkins (R)	31,542	38.6%	3,389 [+]	4.1%	81,779	-1	3.52%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Gary Dye (Libertarian) 1,693 (2.1%); Ibrahim Taher (Green) 1,579 (1.9%); Other (Write-in) 117 (0.1%);
2018	G	48%	Kate Brown* (D)	32,736	51.1%	Knute Buehler (R)	27,247	42.6%	4,021 [+]	6.3%	64,004	-1	3.43%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Patrick Starnes (I) 1,654 (2.6%); Other (Write-in) 1,305 (2.0%); Nick Chen (Libertarian) 1,062 (1.7%);
2016	S3	52%	Ron Wyden* (D)	37,111	55.2%	Mark Callahan (R)	23,626	35.2%	6,461 [+]	9.6%	67,198	5	3.44%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Other (Write-in) 2,311 (3.4%); Shanti Lewallen (Working Families) 2,106 (3.1%); Steven Reynolds (I) 2,044 (3.0%);
2016	G	50%	Kate Brown* (D)	37,111	58.1%	Bud Pierce (R)	23,626	37.0%	3,190 [+]	5.0%	63,927	-6	3.28%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Cliff Thomason (I) 1,423 (2.2%); James Foster (Libertarian) 1,260 (2.0%); Other (Write-in) 507 (0.8%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	69,286
Median Value	$348,755

Occupied	66,283	95.7%
Vacant	3,003	4.3%

Owned	36,397	54.9%
Rented	29,886	45.1%
Median Rent	$1,230

Single-Family Units	43,314	62.5%
Detached	40,449	58.4%
Attached	2,865	4.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	16,487	23.8%
Mobile Homes	3,211	4.6%

Salem city, OR

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Salem city, OR

2022 Housing Data for Salem city, OR

2022 Income & Employment Data for Salem city, OR

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Salem city, OR

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Salem city, OR

Historical Presidential Election Results for Salem city, OR

Historical Statewide Election Results for Salem city, OR