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People QuickFacts |
Salem |
Oregon |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
152,239 | 3,700,758 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
11.1% | 8.2% |
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Population, 2000 |
136,924 | 3,421,399 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
7.4% | 6.5% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
25.4% | 24.7% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
12.4% | 12.8% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
49.8% | 50.4% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
83.1% | 86.6% |
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Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
1.3% | 1.6% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
1.5% | 1.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
2.4% | 3.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.5% | 0.2% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
3.4% | 3.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) |
14.6% | 8.0% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
40.0% | 46.8% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
11.7% | 8.5% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
17.4% | 12.1% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
81.5% | 85.1% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
24.1% | 25.1% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
22.2 | 22.2 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
53,817 | 1,452,709 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
57.1% | 64.3% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$131,100 | $152,100 |
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Households, 2000 |
50,676 | 1,333,723 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.53 | 2.51 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$38,881 | $40,916 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$19,141 | $20,940 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
15.0% | 11.6% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Salem |
Oregon |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
948,383 | 56,855,958 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
2,017,417 | 37,896,022 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$14,140 | $10,759 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
232,605 | 5,527,223 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
10,812 | 299,505 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
S | 1.0% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
2.4% | 3.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
3.1% | 2.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.1% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
25.8% | 29.5% |
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