Compare Salem Metro Area, OR vs Oregon (OR) vs United States
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| Metric |
Salem Metro Area, OR Metro Area |
Oregon (OR) State |
United States Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Total population | 438,906 | 4,254,293 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $1,399 | $1,525 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1981 | 1981 | 1980 |
| Household income | $78,900 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $37,986 | $45,612 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 13.0% | 11.9% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1% | 4.2% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 51.1% | 49.5% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | |||
| Total population | 438,906 | 4,254,293 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 294,271 | 3,044,782 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 159,856 | 1,718,422 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | |||
| Household income | $78,900 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $37,986 | $45,612 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 13.0% | 11.9% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1% | 4.2% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 51.1% | 49.5% | 47.6% |
| Housing | |||
| Rent | $1,399 | $1,525 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1981 | 1981 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 37.2% | 36.7% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 62.8% | 63.3% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.5 |
| Race | |||
| White | 68.6% | 74.6% | 61% |
| Black | 1.1% | 1.9% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 2% | 4.5% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 16% | 12.3% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Hispanic or Latino | 26.2% | 14.7% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 73.8% | 85.3% | 80.7% |
| Commute | |||
| Commute rate | 86.4% | 81% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 24.0 min | 23.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 13.6% | 19% | 15.1% |
| Education | |||
| Less than high school | 35.6% | 30.3% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 25.2% | 22.4% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 12.1% | 10.5% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 27.1% | 36.8% | 35.7% |