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Oregon·Marion County
44 tracts·151K people·$417K median·3,077/mi²
White 61 · Hispanic 25 · Multiracial 6 · Asian 4 · Other 3 · Black 2
Married couple 43 · Living alone 29 · Other 27
Health 28 · Public admin 19 · Professional 18 · Retail 15 · Manufacturing 11 · Leisure 6 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 40 · Sales · office 20 · Service 18 · Production · transport 11 · Construction · maintenance 10
Drive alone 65 · Carpool 23 · Work from home 15 · Walk 4 · Transit 2 · Bike 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Salem is $416,900 (Census ACS) — 0.9× the US median of $458,812.
Salem has 178,865 residents across 31 census tracts and 31 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 36.0; the population is 61.3% White, 25.4% Hispanic or Latino, 5.6% Multiracial, 3.6% Asian, 2.6% Other and 1.6% Black; the average household has 2.5 people; 31.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 14.4% (Census ACS).
Eagle Charter School (55%), Morningside Elementary School (54%) and Kalapuya Elementary School (52%) lead the elementary schools; Howard Street Charter (66%), Jane Goodall Environmental Middle Charter School (56%) and Judson Middle School (40%) lead the middle schools; Sprague High School (28%), South Salem High School (25%) and West Salem High School (24%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,400/month, 11% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Salem is $75,487 a year, 12% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Salem, median rent is $1,400/month and the median home value is $416,900 (Census ACS).
Salem reported 4.5 violent crimes and 32.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 35°F; there are 98 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 40 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Salem are earthquake (100), inland flooding (95) and volcanic activity (94), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.42g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Salem, 3.6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).