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REAL ESTATE IN POPULAR Salem NEIGHBORHOODS City Center, Eola / Brush College School, Brooks / Labish Village, Hayesville, Four Corners / Western Baptist College, West Salem (subdivision), Rosedale / Orville, Fruitland / Badger Corner, Mitchell Corner, Roberts
POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Salem, OR Amity, Dallas, Dayton, Independence, Jefferson, Keizer, Silverton, St. Paul, Turner, Woodburn
POPULATION
136,694
| SALEM INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 136,694 |
| NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS | 53,730 |
| SALEM HOME OWNERSHIP | |
| % OWNER OCCUPIED | 53.75% |
| % RENTER OCCUPIED | 40.51% |
| % VACANT | 5.74% |
| TYPE OF SALEM HOMES | |
| SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED | 59.39% |
| ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES | 4.34% |
| SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS | 9.05% |
| COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS | 21.17% |
| MOBILE HOMES | 5.80% |
| OTHER | 0.25% |
| SIZE OF SALEM HOMES | |
| NO BEDROOM | 3.03% |
| 1 BEDROOM | 15.63% |
| 2 BEDROOMS | 32.19% |
| 3 BEDROOMS | 36.80% |
| 4 BEDROOMS | 10.21% |
| 5 OR MORE BEDROOMS | 2.14% |
| AGE OF HOMES | |
| NEWER HOMES (1995 OR LATER) | 13.02% |
| ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1994) | 44.77% |
| WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) | 32.27% |
| HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) | 9.94% |
| SALEM REAL ESTATE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOME VALUE | $238,850 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $804 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0-$95,000 | 6.81% |
| $95,001-$189,000 | 20.87% |
| $189,001-$378,000 | 60.09% |
| $378,001-$567,000 | 9.83% |
| $567,001-$757,000 | 1.31% |
| $757,001-$945,000 | 0.46% |
| $945,001-$1,418,000 | 0.39% |
| $1,418,001-$1,891,000 | 0.12% |
| > $1,891,000 | 0.12% |
| PEOPLE OF Salem | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | |
| UNDER 5 YEARS | 7.51% |
| 5 TO 17 | 17.88% |
| 18 TO 24 | 11.54% |
| 25 TO 34 | 14.56% |
| 35 TO 54 | 28.68% |
| 55 TO 64 | 7.30% |
| 65 YEARS AND OVER | 12.52% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS | |
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES | 81.55% |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 24.11% |
| MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | $38,881 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | $19,141 |
| INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 14.98% |
| INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN | Healthcare (11.87%), Retail (11.61%), Public Service (11.45%), Manufacturing (10.76%), Education (8.70%), Construction (6.28%), Accomodation (6.07%), Other (5.62%), Finance (4.28%), Administration (4.14%), Professional, scientific, and technical services (3.86%), Wholesale (3.28%), Agriculture (2.86%), Transportation (2.56%), Real Estate (2.19%) |
| ATTENDING COLLEGE | 6.13% |
| RACIAL MAKEUP | |
| WHITE | 82.85% |
| BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN | 1.14% |
| AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE | 1.44% |
| ASIAN | 2.42% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER | 0.28% |
| SOME OTHER RACE ALONE | 8.05% |
| TWO OR MORE RACES | 3.82% |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) | 14.69% |
| ETHNICITIES PRESENT | Other Groups (22.20%), Unclassified (21.11%), German (13.48%), English (8.05%), Irish (5.98%), United States or American (5.73%), Norwegian (2.94%), Italian (2.32%) |
| FOREIGN BORN | 11.68% |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN | English (76.42%) , Spanish (11.62%) |
Salem is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 136,694 people and 29 constituent neighborhoods, Salem is the third largest community in Oregon.
Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Salem is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Salem is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Salem who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.62%), sales jobs (10.42%), and management occupations (8.47%).
Also of interest is that Salem has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
In terms of college education, Salem is somewhat better educated than the 14.96% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 24.11% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Salem in 2000 was $19,141, which is upper middle income relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $76,564 for a family of four.
Salem is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Salem home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Salem is White, followed by Asian. Salem also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.69% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Salem include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Salem is English. Some people also speak Spanish.
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