Salem City, Oregon

Salem City, Oregon is a city of the Marion and Polk counties, Oregon, United States. In 2000, the population was 136924. In July 2008, its estimated population was 153435, It is the third largest in terms of population. The city has a total area of 46.37 mi˛ (120.1 sq km), of which, 45.73 square miles (118.44 sq km) of it is land and 0.63 square miles (1.63 sq km) of it is water, makes it the second largest by total area in Oregon. It is ranks 15 in the size of its inland waterways in Oregon.

As of the census of 2000, there were 136924 people in the city, organized into 16 households, and 12 families residing in the city. The population density was 2994 people per square mile (1155.99/km˛), it is the 54th most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Oregon. There were 53817 housing units at an average density of 1176.8 per square mile (454.37/km˛). The average household size was 2.53 people, and the average family size was 3.1 people. In the city Population was distributed with 25.4% under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 100.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.5 males. The median age of the city's population was 33.6 years, The median age of males was 32.1 years, for females the median age was 35.4 years. The racial or ethnic makeup of the city was 83.07% White, 1.28% Black or African American, 1.51% American Indian, 2.41% Asian, 0.47% Native Hawaiian, 3.36% from two or more races and 7.9% Other races.

Salem city Oregon Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Salem city Oregon School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Salem City Oregon GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $38881, it is 100th wealthiest city by median household income in Oregon. The median income for a family in the city was $46409, it is the 85th highest city by median family income in the U.S. state of Oregon. The per capita income for the city was $19141, it is the 71st highest city by per capita income in the U.S. state of Oregon. The median income of city was $20745, Median income for males is $24568, compared with $17272 for females.

In 2000, 34509 pupils and students, of which 17486 are male and 17023 are female, 25.2% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 1916 nursery or pri school, 1933 kindergarten, 15007 elementary school, 7268 high school and 8385 College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census136924
April 2000 Estimate137067
July 2000 Estimate137414
July 2001 Estimate139266
July 2002 Estimate142205
July 2003 Estimate143821
July 2004 Estimate145055
July 2005 Estimate146858
July 2006 Estimate149076
July 2007 Estimate151188
July 2008 Estimate153435
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school10218951916
Kindergarten10358981933
Elementary school7572743515007
High school396733017268
College or graduate school389144948385
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Salem city, Oregon$38881$46409$19141
Marion County, Oregon$40314$46202$18408
Oregon, United States$40916$48680$20940
United States$41994$50046$21587