| People QuickFacts | Salem | Oregon |
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Population, 2013 estimate | 160,614 | 3,928,068 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 154,732 | 3,831,073 |
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Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 | 3.8% | 2.5% |
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Population, 2010 | 154,637 | 3,831,074 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 7.4% | 6.2% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 25.2% | 22.6% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 12.0% | 13.9% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 50.1% | 50.5% |
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White alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 79.0% | 83.6% |
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Black or African American alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.5% | 1.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.5% | 1.4% |
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Asian alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 2.7% | 3.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.9% | 0.3% |
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Two or More Races, percent, 2010 | 4.3% | 3.8% |
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Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2010 (b) | 20.3% | 11.7% |
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White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2010 | 70.7% | 78.5% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2009-2013 | 79.5% | 82.0% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2009-2013 | 11.7% | 9.8% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2009-2013 | 20.7% | 14.8% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2009-2013 | 86.5% | 89.4% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2009-2013 | 26.6% | 29.7% |
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Veterans, 2009-2013 | 12,851 | 323,205 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2009-2013 | 20.4 | 22.5 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 61,276 | 1,675,562 |
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Homeownership rate, 2009-2013 | 55.0% | 62.0% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 | 29.0% | 23.2% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2009-2013 | $187,200 | $238,000 |
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Households, 2009-2013 | 58,291 | 1,516,456 |
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Persons per household, 2009-2013 | 2.55 | 2.49 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2013 dollars), 2009-2013 | $23,316 | $26,809 |
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Median household income, 2009-2013 | $45,971 | $50,229 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2009-2013 | 18.6% | 16.2% |
| Business QuickFacts | Salem | Oregon |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 12,880 | 348,154 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.5% | 1.2% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 1.2% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.8% | 3.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.2% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 5.6% | 3.3% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 27.6% | 29.8% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 1,294,067 | 66,880,653 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 2,260,770 | 51,910,777 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 2,617,105 | 50,370,919 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $17,256 | $13,494 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 309,472 | 7,555,764 |