Salem, OR (Oregon) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 151,913 (Urban population: 151,900, Rural population: 13 (all nonfarm))

Salem, Oregon Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 53,730 (50,645 occupied: 28,879 owner occupied, 21,766 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	43%
State:	36%

Housing density: 1175 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $314,095.

Median contract rent in 2007: $566 (lower quartile is $482, upper quartile is $692)

Median contract rent in 2005: $537 (lower quartile is $442, upper quartile is $673)

Housing units in Salem with a mortgage: 19,056 (2,736 second mortgage, 2,249 home equity loan, 83 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,662

Salem,OR index of house prices

Median year house/condo built: 1974

Median year apartment built: 1976

Household type by relationship

Households: 127,806

In family households: 104,896 (24,133 male householders, 8,398 female householders)
24,855 spouses, 36,828 children (33,332 natural, 1,162 adopted, 2,334 stepchildren), 1,591 grandchildren, 1,386 brothers or sisters, 906 parents, 2,539 other relatives, 4,260 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 22,910 (7,574 male householders (5,431 living alone)), 10,480 female householders (8,929 living alone)), 4,856 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 8,888 (6,200 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 13,832 2-persons, 6,937 3-persons, 6,186 4-persons, 3,098 5-persons, 1,452 6-persons, 1,026 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 14,360 1-person, 3,013 2-persons, 491 3-persons, 136 4-persons, 23 5-persons, 14 6-persons, 17 7-or-more-persons.

22,398 married couples with children.
8,885 single-parent households (2,065 men, 6,820 women).

82.6% of residents of Salem speak English at home.
12.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (41% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 17% don't speak English at all).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (46% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (68% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 15,968 (11.7%)
(26.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.9
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Salem, Oregon:
	1 room: 52 2 rooms: 246 3 rooms: 1,449 4 rooms: 2,211 5 rooms: 5,978 6 rooms: 7,408 7 rooms: 5,063 8 rooms: 3,109 9 or more rooms: 3,363

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Salem, Oregon:
	1 room: 1,116 2 rooms: 3,066 3 rooms: 4,191 4 rooms: 6,369 5 rooms: 4,137 6 rooms: 1,715 7 rooms: 687 8 rooms: 242 9 or more rooms: 243

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 924
1995 to 1998: 6,074
1990 to 1994: 5,130
1980 to 1989: 6,538
1970 to 1979: 12,386
1960 to 1969: 6,431
1950 to 1959: 6,916
1940 to 1949: 3,994
1939 or earlier: 5,337

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Salem:
	no bedroom: 136 1 bedroom: 1,107 2 bedrooms: 6,364 3 bedrooms: 15,556 4 bedrooms: 4,750 5 or more bedrooms: 966

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Salem:
	no bedroom: 1,388 1 bedroom: 6,725 2 bedrooms: 9,516 3 bedrooms: 3,407 4 bedrooms: 582 5 or more bedrooms: 148

Cars and other vehicles available in Salem in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 1,008 1 vehicle: 8,535 2 vehicles: 13,464 3 vehicles: 4,567 4 vehicles: 981 5 or more vehicles: 324

Cars and other vehicles available in Salem in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 3,647 1 vehicle: 10,397 2 vehicles: 6,053 3 vehicles: 1,297 4 vehicles: 250 5 or more vehicles: 122

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Salem, OR:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 21
$15,000 to $19,999: 28
$20,000 to $24,999: 12
$25,000 to $29,999: 14
$30,000 to $34,999: 18
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 92
$50,000 to $59,999: 143
$60,000 to $69,999: 325
$70,000 to $79,999: 593
$80,000 to $89,999: 1683
$90,000 to $99,999: 2336
$100,000 to $124,999: 5795
$125,000 to $149,999: 5298
$150,000 to $174,999: 3290
$175,000 to $199,999: 1795
$200,000 to $249,999: 1916
$250,000 to $299,999: 723
$300,000 to $399,999: 340
$400,000 to $499,999: 123
$500,000 to $749,999: 113
$750,000 to $999,999: 34
$1,000,000 or more: 26

Salem rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Salem:

Less than $100: 109 people
$100 to $149: 70
$150 to $199: 468
$200 to $249: 358
$250 to $299: 386
$300 to $349: 566
$350 to $399: 860
$400 to $449: 2,110
$450 to $499: 1,935
$500 to $549: 4,148
$550 to $599: 4,122
$600 to $649: 1,865
$650 to $699: 1,834
$700 to $749: 545
$750 to $799: 1,263
$800 to $899: 2,270
$900 to $999: 344
$1,000 to $1,249: 408
$1,250 to $1,499: 151
$1,500 to $1,999: 413
$2,000 or more: 472
No cash rent: 476

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 5,230 1990 to 1994: 3,269 1985 to 1989: 2,788 1980 to 1984: 1,386 1975 to 1979: 1,068 1970 to 1974: 373 1970 to 1974: 295 1965 to 1969: 1,559

Salem, OR Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 75.7%
Number of people working at home: 2,300 (3.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 1679
5 to 9 minutes: 7282
10 to 14 minutes: 11565
15 to 19 minutes: 12467
20 to 24 minutes: 8162
25 to 29 minutes: 2378
30 to 34 minutes: 5102
35 to 39 minutes: 852
40 to 44 minutes: 1215
45 to 59 minutes: 2697
60 to 89 minutes: 3017
90 or more minutes: 1061

Salem mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 42,904 (72%)
Carpooled: 9,229 (15%)
Bus or trolley bus: 1,882 (3%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 23 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 14 (0%)
Railroad: 9 (0%)
Ferryboat: 6 (0%)
Taxi: 23 (0%)
Motorcycle: 84 (0%)
Bicycle: 620 (1%)
Walked: 2,200 (4%)
Other means: 483 (1%)
Worked at home: 2,300 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 4497
$10,000 to $14,999: 3490
$15,000 to $19,999: 3346
$20,000 to $24,999: 3557
$25,000 to $29,999: 3918
$30,000 to $34,999: 3612
$35,000 to $39,999: 3520
$40,000 to $44,999: 3054
$45,000 to $49,999: 2735
$50,000 to $59,999: 4986
$60,000 to $74,999: 5245
$75,000 to $99,999: 4580
$100,000 to $124,999: 2115
$125,000 to $149,999: 656
$150,000 to $199,999: 595
$200,000 or more: 679

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 30347
German: 18430
English: 11001
Irish: 8177
United States or American: 7837
Norwegian: 4020
Italian: 3169
Scottish: 2442
French (except Basque): 2395
Swedish: 2260
Scotch-Irish: 2096
Dutch: 1901
European: 1841
Polish: 1375
Danish: 1335
Russian: 1124
Welsh: 695
French Canadian: 662
British: 633
Swiss: 602
Scandinavian: 583
Portuguese: 489
Ukrainian: 480
Canadian: 363
Finnish: 348
Subsaharan African:: 336
Czech: 309
African: 240
Greek: 234
Arab:: 195
Northern European: 194
Hungarian: 188
Austrian: 177
Romanian: 175
Czechoslovakian: 143
Yugoslavian: 124
Slovak: 122
Croatian: 119
Pennsylvania German: 118
Iranian: 101
Australian: 79
Lithuanian: 77
Celtic: 62
Arab/Arabic: 60
Bulgarian: 59
Basque: 54
Slavic: 48
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 46
Belgian: 43
Nigerian: 36
Syrian: 33
New Zealander: 30
Ethiopian: 29
Other Arab: 28
Serbian: 28
Lebanese: 26
Egyptian: 26
Latvian: 23
Luxemburger: 22
Jamaican: 21
Slovene: 19
Icelander: 19
Eastern European: 19
Haitian: 19
Israeli: 17
Alsatian: 17
Cape Verdean: 15
Armenian: 14
Palestinian: 14
Kenyan: 10
Moroccan: 8
Brazilian: 7
Maltese: 6
Acadian/Cajun: 6
Other Subsaharan African: 6
Barbadian: 6

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (61%)
Canada (4%)
Vietnam (3%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (3%)
Korea (2%)
Japan (2%)
Germany (2%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 61518
Northeast: 3787
Midwest: 14831
South: 7130
West: 32107

41% of Salem residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Oregon.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 836
Nursery to 4th grade: 571
5th and 6th grade: 1,161
7th and 8th grade: 974
9th grade: 1,098
10th grade: 1,160
11th grade: 1,178
12th grade, no diploma: 1,584
High school graduate (or equivalency): 9,632
Less than 1 year of college: 3,446
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 7,149
Associate degree: 2,858
Bachelor's degree: 6,308
Master's degree: 2,542
Professional school degree: 1,301
Doctorate degree: 611

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 699
Nursery to 4th grade: 373
5th and 6th grade: 748
7th and 8th grade: 1,182
9th grade: 949
10th grade: 1,165
11th grade: 1,067
12th grade, no diploma: 1,164
High school graduate (or equivalency): 10,993
Less than 1 year of college: 5,032
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 7,669
Associate degree: 2,738
Bachelor's degree: 6,900
Master's degree: 2,348
Professional school degree: 589
Doctorate degree: 184

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 7.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.2%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 13.3%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 8.7%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 8.7%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 7.2%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 7.7%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 7.2%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 13.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 19.1%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 14.8%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 12.9%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 12.5%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 20.6%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $41,876
Black householders: $61,746
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $20,984
Asian householders: $49,926
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $40,740
Some other race householders: $49,141
Two or more races householders: $31,667
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $34,735

Salem household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Salem household income for Black householders

Salem household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Salem household income for Asian householders

Salem household income for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders

Salem household income for Some other race householders

Salem household income for Two or more races householders

Salem household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Salem marital status for males

Salem marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $203,556
Black or African American householders: $185,023
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $182,420
Asian householders: $197,430
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $219,333
Some other race householders: $157,607
Two or more races householders: $187,474
Hispanic or Latino householders: $169,554

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 31,912
One, attached: 2,330
Two: 1,606
3 or 4: 3,256
5 to 9: 3,442
10 to 19: 2,574
20 to 49: 2,184
50 or more: 3,176
Mobile homes: 3,118
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 132

Median worth of mobile homes: $29,600

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Salem:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (60%) Electricity (31%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%) Wood (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (75%) Utility gas (22%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,282

Here:	8.5%
Oregon:	9.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 613

Here:	8.4%
Oregon:	7.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2,663

Here:	35.8%
Oregon:	16.1%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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