Population

181,779

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$416,900

Owner-occupied units

Salem, OR

Oregon · 44.924° N, 123.023° W · 49 sq mi

Salem is a city in Oregon, with a population of 181,779 and about 3,708 residents per square mile. The median household earns $75,487 a year, and the median home is worth $416,900.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area

49 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

3,708

People per square mile

Rank by population

#152

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#247

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$75,487

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,400

Per month

Homeownership

55.9%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

22 min

One way

People

Median age

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

31.5%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

12.8%

Households

67,629

2.52 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 24.5^%

Retail trade 11^%

Professional & business services 10.3^%

Public administration 10.2^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Oregon

Name

Phil Knight & family

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$29B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Hillsboro

Source of wealth

Nike

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Oregon · private sector

Employer

Providence Health & Services

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Oregon

Company

Nike

Revenue

$51.4B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Beaverton

Ticker

NKE

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Oregon

State bird

Western Meadowlark

State flower

Oregon Grape

State capital

Salem

Nickname

The Beaver State

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Cities near Salem

Albany, OR21 mi · 56,894
Corvallis, OR27 mi · 61,499
Tigard, OR36 mi · 57,929
Beaverton, OR40 mi · 97,842
Aloha, OR40 mi · 52,389
Hillsboro, OR42 mi · 111,126
Portland, OR46 mi · 635,109
Gresham, OR49 mi · 111,513