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Salem Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 347,214
Land Area (2000): 4,985.674 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 34.458 square kilometers

Salem Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	333,539	2002	357,375	2005	374,181
2000	345,793	2003	361,681	2006	381,718
2001	Not Available	2004	Not Available	2007	390,689

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	578,568	82.28%
Rural, Farm	26,199	3.73%
Rural, Non-farm	98,394	13.99%

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Salem Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	143,418	135,722	7,696	5.37%	54
1991	144,376	135,840	8,536	5.91%	59
1992	149,057	139,063	9,995	6.71%	67
1993	154,769	144,239	10,530	6.80%	68
1994	157,677	149,185	8,492	5.39%	54
1995	159,837	152,363	7,474	4.68%	47
1996	164,093	155,182	8,911	5.43%	55
1997	166,351	157,070	9,281	5.58%	56
1998	170,876	160,934	9,943	5.82%	58
1999	174,488	164,325	10,163	5.82%	58
2000	177,751	168,160	9,591	5.40%	54
2001	178,745	167,501	11,245	6.29%	63
2002	181,081	168,224	12,857	7.10%	71
2003	183,199	168,972	14,227	7.77%	78
2004	184,397	170,796	13,601	7.38%	74
2005	185,422	173,666	11,756	6.34%	64
2006	188,470	178,036	10,435	5.54%	56
2007	191,210	180,922	10,288	5.38%	54
2008	193,277	181,964	11,312	5.85%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	137,624	128,396	9,228	6.71%	67
Feb 1990	137,634	128,373	9,261	6.73%	67
Mar 1990	139,038	130,929	8,109	5.83%	58
Apr 1990	140,171	132,708	7,463	5.32%	53
May 1990	142,764	135,419	7,345	5.14%	51
Jun 1990	149,875	142,080	7,795	5.20%	52
Jul 1990	148,486	141,243	7,243	4.88%	49
Aug 1990	151,092	144,350	6,742	4.46%	45
Sep 1990	145,599	138,854	6,745	4.63%	46
Oct 1990	143,623	137,270	6,353	4.42%	44
Nov 1990	143,644	135,781	7,863	5.47%	55
Dec 1990	141,468	133,263	8,205	5.80%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	138,245	128,757	9,488	6.86%	69
Feb 1991	139,866	130,360	9,506	6.80%	68
Mar 1991	140,610	131,722	8,888	6.32%	63
Apr 1991	141,717	133,490	8,227	5.81%	58
May 1991	140,980	132,873	8,107	5.75%	58
Jun 1991	146,828	138,007	8,821	6.01%	60
Jul 1991	146,809	138,558	8,251	5.62%	56
Aug 1991	151,332	143,440	7,892	5.22%	52
Sep 1991	149,984	142,535	7,449	4.97%	50
Oct 1991	147,631	139,719	7,912	5.36%	54
Nov 1991	145,692	136,841	8,851	6.08%	61
Dec 1991	142,820	133,782	9,038	6.33%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	143,079	131,769	11,310	7.90%	79
Feb 1992	143,046	131,272	11,774	8.23%	82
Mar 1992	144,276	133,092	11,184	7.75%	78
Apr 1992	146,536	136,673	9,863	6.73%	67
May 1992	146,528	137,098	9,430	6.44%	64
Jun 1992	154,083	143,881	10,202	6.62%	66
Jul 1992	155,133	145,682	9,451	6.09%	61
Aug 1992	153,953	144,868	9,085	5.90%	59
Sep 1992	152,974	144,150	8,824	5.77%	58
Oct 1992	150,771	142,274	8,497	5.64%	56
Nov 1992	150,418	140,416	10,002	6.65%	66
Dec 1992	147,888	137,575	10,313	6.97%	70

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	146,906	134,659	12,247	8.34%	83
Feb 1993	148,163	136,699	11,464	7.74%	77
Mar 1993	149,269	137,925	11,344	7.60%	76
Apr 1993	149,965	139,095	10,870	7.25%	72
May 1993	152,060	141,571	10,489	6.90%	69
Jun 1993	159,065	147,798	11,267	7.08%	71
Jul 1993	159,133	148,268	10,865	6.83%	68
Aug 1993	160,551	150,227	10,324	6.43%	64
Sep 1993	161,161	151,674	9,487	5.89%	59
Oct 1993	159,937	150,724	9,213	5.76%	58
Nov 1993	156,785	147,384	9,401	6.00%	60
Dec 1993	154,235	144,849	9,386	6.09%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	152,624	140,999	11,625	7.62%	76
Feb 1994	154,792	143,427	11,365	7.34%	73
Mar 1994	153,273	142,688	10,585	6.91%	69
Apr 1994	155,170	146,047	9,123	5.88%	59
May 1994	157,227	149,274	7,953	5.06%	51
Jun 1994	163,454	154,707	8,747	5.35%	54
Jul 1994	162,068	154,092	7,976	4.92%	49
Aug 1994	162,945	155,431	7,514	4.61%	46
Sep 1994	159,913	153,445	6,468	4.04%	40
Oct 1994	157,678	151,258	6,420	4.07%	41
Nov 1994	157,774	150,651	7,123	4.51%	45
Dec 1994	155,203	148,201	7,002	4.51%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	153,673	145,000	8,673	5.64%	56
Feb 1995	155,721	146,766	8,955	5.75%	58
Mar 1995	155,579	147,512	8,067	5.19%	52
Apr 1995	157,978	150,432	7,546	4.78%	48
May 1995	157,642	150,576	7,066	4.48%	45
Jun 1995	164,441	156,833	7,608	4.63%	46
Jul 1995	164,851	157,707	7,144	4.33%	43
Aug 1995	164,133	157,415	6,718	4.09%	41
Sep 1995	162,703	156,695	6,008	3.69%	37
Oct 1995	162,686	156,364	6,322	3.89%	39
Nov 1995	160,272	152,511	7,761	4.84%	48
Dec 1995	158,361	150,546	7,815	4.93%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	156,639	146,280	10,359	6.61%	66
Feb 1996	158,905	148,426	10,479	6.59%	66
Mar 1996	159,944	150,397	9,547	5.97%	60
Apr 1996	160,471	151,455	9,016	5.62%	56
May 1996	163,672	154,987	8,685	5.31%	53
Jun 1996	169,018	159,965	9,053	5.36%	54
Jul 1996	167,442	158,275	9,167	5.47%	55
Aug 1996	169,613	161,402	8,211	4.84%	48
Sep 1996	168,063	160,783	7,280	4.33%	43
Oct 1996	167,084	159,591	7,493	4.48%	45
Nov 1996	165,444	156,881	8,563	5.18%	52
Dec 1996	162,821	153,739	9,082	5.58%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	161,035	150,039	10,996	6.83%	68
Feb 1997	161,781	151,118	10,663	6.59%	66
Mar 1997	163,678	152,746	10,932	6.68%	67
Apr 1997	163,468	153,859	9,609	5.88%	59
May 1997	165,116	156,404	8,712	5.28%	53
Jun 1997	173,078	163,251	9,827	5.68%	57
Jul 1997	170,251	161,067	9,184	5.39%	54
Aug 1997	171,862	163,163	8,699	5.06%	51
Sep 1997	168,268	160,247	8,021	4.77%	48
Oct 1997	167,400	159,569	7,831	4.68%	47
Nov 1997	165,049	156,745	8,304	5.03%	50
Dec 1997	165,229	156,636	8,593	5.20%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	165,411	154,058	11,353	6.86%	69
Feb 1998	165,867	155,526	10,341	6.23%	62
Mar 1998	167,162	156,531	10,631	6.36%	64
Apr 1998	167,968	158,600	9,368	5.58%	56
May 1998	169,871	160,512	9,359	5.51%	55
Jun 1998	178,161	167,452	10,709	6.01%	60
Jul 1998	173,018	163,273	9,745	5.63%	56
Aug 1998	175,750	166,006	9,744	5.54%	55
Sep 1998	175,792	166,736	9,056	5.15%	52
Oct 1998	171,365	162,185	9,180	5.36%	54
Nov 1998	170,032	160,264	9,768	5.74%	57
Dec 1998	170,119	160,061	10,058	5.91%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	168,758	157,043	11,715	6.94%	69
Feb 1999	170,315	158,746	11,569	6.79%	68
Mar 1999	171,836	160,764	11,072	6.44%	64
Apr 1999	172,282	162,195	10,087	5.85%	59
May 1999	171,875	162,544	9,331	5.43%	54
Jun 1999	178,535	167,353	11,182	6.26%	63
Jul 1999	181,538	170,877	10,661	5.87%	59
Aug 1999	179,116	169,350	9,766	5.45%	55
Sep 1999	176,931	168,011	8,920	5.04%	50
Oct 1999	174,849	165,935	8,914	5.10%	51
Nov 1999	174,105	164,946	9,159	5.26%	53
Dec 1999	173,715	164,134	9,581	5.52%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	172,612	162,058	10,554	6.11%	61
Feb 2000	174,568	163,639	10,929	6.26%	63
Mar 2000	175,609	164,664	10,945	6.23%	62
Apr 2000	176,132	166,616	9,516	5.40%	54
May 2000	175,977	166,327	9,650	5.48%	55
Jun 2000	183,216	173,266	9,950	5.43%	54
Jul 2000	182,882	173,323	9,559	5.23%	52
Aug 2000	183,518	173,669	9,849	5.37%	54
Sep 2000	179,470	171,309	8,161	4.55%	45
Oct 2000	177,246	168,906	8,340	4.71%	47
Nov 2000	176,419	167,597	8,822	5.00%	50
Dec 2000	175,361	166,542	8,819	5.03%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	172,043	161,519	10,524	6.12%	61
Feb 2001	173,894	162,938	10,956	6.30%	63
Mar 2001	174,573	163,535	11,038	6.32%	63
Apr 2001	175,433	164,867	10,566	6.02%	60
May 2001	175,841	165,751	10,090	5.74%	57
Jun 2001	184,188	173,147	11,041	5.99%	60
Jul 2001	186,569	175,285	11,284	6.05%	60
Aug 2001	186,254	174,669	11,585	6.22%	62
Sep 2001	181,646	170,959	10,687	5.88%	59
Oct 2001	179,621	168,188	11,433	6.37%	64
Nov 2001	177,883	165,263	12,620	7.09%	71
Dec 2001	176,999	163,886	13,113	7.41%	74

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	175,197	160,164	15,033	8.58%	86
Feb 2002	176,917	162,018	14,899	8.42%	84
Mar 2002	177,538	163,286	14,252	8.03%	80
Apr 2002	178,765	165,660	13,105	7.33%	73
May 2002	179,228	167,172	12,056	6.73%	67
Jun 2002	184,417	171,386	13,031	7.07%	71
Jul 2002	187,710	175,311	12,399	6.61%	66
Aug 2002	188,222	176,226	11,996	6.37%	64
Sep 2002	184,893	174,147	10,746	5.81%	58
Oct 2002	182,290	170,915	11,375	6.24%	62
Nov 2002	179,704	167,178	12,526	6.97%	70
Dec 2002	178,092	165,228	12,864	7.22%	72

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	177,152	162,582	14,570	8.22%	82
Feb 2003	178,866	163,928	14,938	8.35%	84
Mar 2003	179,690	164,583	15,107	8.41%	84
Apr 2003	181,157	166,758	14,399	7.95%	79
May 2003	182,646	168,453	14,193	7.77%	78
Jun 2003	187,855	172,245	15,610	8.31%	83
Jul 2003	188,707	174,132	14,575	7.72%	77
Aug 2003	189,835	175,474	14,361	7.56%	76
Sep 2003	186,542	173,466	13,076	7.01%	70
Oct 2003	183,515	170,521	12,994	7.08%	71
Nov 2003	182,917	169,289	13,628	7.45%	75
Dec 2003	179,505	166,235	13,270	7.39%	74

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	179,603	163,923	15,680	8.73%	87
Feb 2004	180,816	165,395	15,421	8.53%	85
Mar 2004	182,306	166,645	15,661	8.59%	86
Apr 2004	182,789	168,987	13,802	7.55%	76
May 2004	183,292	170,118	13,174	7.19%	72
Jun 2004	189,246	175,182	14,064	7.43%	74
Jul 2004	188,839	175,354	13,485	7.14%	71
Aug 2004	189,231	175,881	13,350	7.05%	71
Sep 2004	186,527	174,509	12,018	6.44%	64
Oct 2004	184,494	172,558	11,936	6.47%	65
Nov 2004	184,128	171,665	12,463	6.77%	68
Dec 2004	181,489	169,335	12,154	6.70%	67

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	179,992	166,727	13,265	7.37%	74
Feb 2005	181,850	167,739	14,111	7.76%	78
Mar 2005	183,025	169,914	13,111	7.16%	72
Apr 2005	183,220	171,019	12,201	6.66%	67
May 2005	183,572	172,264	11,308	6.16%	62
Jun 2005	189,302	177,053	12,249	6.47%	65
Jul 2005	190,808	178,888	11,920	6.25%	62
Aug 2005	190,813	179,368	11,445	6.00%	60
Sep 2005	188,560	178,135	10,425	5.53%	55
Oct 2005	186,165	176,169	9,996	5.37%	54
Nov 2005	185,471	174,749	10,722	5.78%	58
Dec 2005	182,288	171,971	10,317	5.66%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	181,420	169,992	11,428	6.30%	63
Feb 2006	183,736	171,513	12,223	6.65%	67
Mar 2006	184,495	172,994	11,501	6.23%	62
Apr 2006	185,725	175,324	10,401	5.60%	56
May 2006	186,317	176,614	9,703	5.21%	52
Jun 2006	191,010	180,261	10,749	5.63%	56
Jul 2006	193,368	182,612	10,756	5.56%	56
Aug 2006	194,243	183,801	10,442	5.38%	54
Sep 2006	191,802	182,578	9,224	4.81%	48
Oct 2006	190,601	181,669	8,932	4.69%	47
Nov 2006	191,178	181,228	9,950	5.20%	52
Dec 2006	187,748	177,840	9,908	5.28%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	186,266	174,781	11,485	6.17%	62
Feb 2007	187,772	175,841	11,931	6.35%	64
Mar 2007	188,890	177,638	11,252	5.96%	60
Apr 2007	188,434	178,189	10,245	5.44%	54
May 2007	188,975	179,558	9,417	4.98%	50
Jun 2007	193,763	183,534	10,229	5.28%	53
Jul 2007	196,188	185,869	10,319	5.26%	53
Aug 2007	196,831	186,779	10,052	5.11%	51
Sep 2007	195,028	185,899	9,129	4.68%	47
Oct 2007	192,247	182,979	9,268	4.82%	48
Nov 2007	191,495	181,809	9,686	5.06%	51
Dec 2007	188,631	178,190	10,441	5.54%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	188,044	176,219	11,825	6.29%	63
Feb 2008	188,930	176,723	12,207	6.46%	65
Mar 2008	191,232	179,111	12,121	6.34%	63
Apr 2008	190,359	179,631	10,728	5.64%	56
May 2008	190,504	180,486	10,018	5.26%	53
Jun 2008	194,854	184,254	10,600	5.44%	54
Jul 2008	198,689	187,314	11,375	5.73%	57
Aug 2008	199,752	187,708	12,044	6.03%	60
Sep 2008	197,125	186,233	10,892	5.53%	55
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Salem Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	19,834	11.71%
2.	Public Administration	14,186	8.37%
3.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	12,516	7.39%
4.	Educational Services	8,984	5.30%
5.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	7,544	4.45%
6.	Accommodation and Food Services	7,472	4.41%
7.	Health Care	6,466	3.82%
8.	Wood Manufacturing	5,604	3.31%
9.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	5,464	3.23%
10.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	4,532	2.68%
11.	Food Manufacturing	4,262	2.52%
12.	Metal Manufactuing	4,156	2.45%
13.	Repair and Maintenance	4,020	2.37%
14.	Finance and Insurance	3,942	2.33%
15.	Food and Beverage Stores	3,752	2.22%
16.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	3,688	2.18%
17.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	3,090	1.82%
18.	Truck Transportation	2,942	1.74%
19.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	2,812	1.66%
20.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	2,426	1.43%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	20,688	14.52%
2.	Educational Services	17,598	12.35%
3.	Public Administration	16,092	11.30%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	9,628	6.76%
5.	Finance and Insurance	8,402	5.90%
6.	Social Assistance	7,148	5.02%
7.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	4,818	3.38%
8.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	3,994	2.80%
9.	Department and Other General Stores	3,952	2.77%
10.	Food and Beverage Stores	3,798	2.67%
11.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	3,162	2.22%
12.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	3,072	2.16%
13.	Food Manufacturing	2,876	2.02%
14.	Personal and Laundry Services	2,770	1.94%
15.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	2,696	1.89%
16.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	2,504	1.76%
17.	Construction	2,292	1.61%
18.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	2,012	1.41%
19.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	1,500	1.05%
20.	Private Household Services	1,406	0.99%

Salem Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	10,074	5.95%
2.	Other Management Occupations	7,934	4.68%
3.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	7,804	4.61%
4.	Agricultural Workers	7,676	4.53%
5.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	6,780	4.00%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	6,700	3.96%
7.	Other Installation / Maintenance	6,176	3.65%
8.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	5,112	3.02%
9.	Other Construction Trades	4,486	2.65%
10.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	4,412	2.60%
11.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	4,160	2.46%
12.	Vehicle Mechanics	4,078	2.41%
13.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	3,980	2.35%
14.	Carpenters	3,654	2.16%
15.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	3,606	2.13%
16.	Computer Specialists	3,394	2.00%
17.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	3,172	1.87%
18.	Other Office and Admin Support	3,124	1.84%
19.	Construction Laborers	2,962	1.75%
20.	Top Executives	2,946	1.74%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	11,924	8.37%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	7,188	5.05%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	6,172	4.33%
4.	Other Management Occupations	5,990	4.20%
5.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	5,726	4.02%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	4,986	3.50%
7.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	4,684	3.29%
8.	Cashiers	4,588	3.22%
9.	Child Care Workers	4,248	2.98%
10.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	3,846	2.70%
11.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	3,830	2.69%
12.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	3,830	2.69%
13.	Other Production Occupations	3,810	2.67%
14.	Other Personal Care, Not child care	3,698	2.60%
15.	Registered Nurses	3,644	2.56%
16.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	3,500	2.46%
17.	Business Operations Specialists	3,486	2.45%
18.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	2,848	2.00%
19.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	2,840	1.99%
20.	Customer Service Representatives	2,732	1.92%

Salem Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	289,308	54.00%
15-35 hours	67,861	12.67%
1-14 hours	19,073	3.56%
No regular hours	159,532	29.78%

Salem Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	11,427	3.85%
5 AM-5:29 AM	9,232	3.11%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	14,908	5.02%
6 AM-6:29 AM	26,779	9.03%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	35,400	11.93%
7 AM-7:29 AM	45,346	15.28%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	49,256	16.60%
8 AM-8:29 AM	26,392	8.90%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	12,445	4.19%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	13,358	4.50%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	6,542	2.20%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	3,698	1.25%
Noon-3:59 PM	21,418	7.22%
4 PM-11:59 PM	20,492	6.91%

Salem Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	11,708	3.95%
5-9	36,630	12.35%
10-14	48,750	16.43%
15-19	54,410	18.34%
20-24	44,147	14.88%
25-29	16,550	5.58%
30-34	33,403	11.26%
35-39	6,084	2.05%
40-44	7,327	2.47%
45-59	17,134	5.77%
60-89	14,133	4.76%
At least 90	6,417	2.16%

Salem Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	2,082	0.70%	210,113	70.82%
30-44	1,941	0.65%	44,873	15.12%
45-59	740	0.25%	16,394	5.53%
At least 60	978	0.33%	19,572	6.60%

Salem Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	2,192	0.70%
Car / truck / van, carpool	48,593	15.60%
Car / truck / van, solo	227,565	73.03%
Motorcycle	328	0.11%
Other	2,272	0.73%
Public transportation	5,741	1.84%
Walked	10,002	3.21%
Worked at home	14,891	4.78%

Salem Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Salem Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 249,748 (669,112 people)
: 174,478 (552,690 people)
: 69,240
: 298,292
Salem Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	20,899	8.27%
$10,000-$14,999	16,511	6.54%
$15,000-$19,999	15,483	6.13%
$20,000-$24,999	16,893	6.69%
$25,000-$29,999	18,803	7.44%
$30,000-$34,999	18,086	7.16%
$35,000-$39,999	16,742	6.63%
$40,000-$44,999	15,986	6.33%
$45,000-$49,999	14,426	5.71%
$50,000-$59,999	25,418	10.06%
$60,000-$74,999	28,875	11.43%
$75,000-$99,999	24,225	9.59%
$100,000-$124,999	10,354	4.10%
$125,000-$149,999	3,547	1.40%
$150,000-$199,999	3,255	1.29%
$200,000 or more	3,123	1.24%

Salem Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	29,530	23.68%
Family, 2 people	36,636	29.38%
Nonfamily, 2 people	6,540	5.24%
Family, 3 people	18,114	14.53%
Nonfamily, 3 people	1,149	0.92%
Family, 4 people	16,456	13.20%
Nonfamily, 4 people	505	0.40%
Family, 5 people	8,444	6.77%
Nonfamily, 5 people	242	0.19%
Family, 6 people	3,731	2.99%
Nonfamily, 6 people	79	0.06%
Family, 7 or more people	3,207	2.57%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	66	0.05%

Salem Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	201,337	28.53%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	95,224	13.49%
Public Assistance	10,305	1.46%
Retirement	47,306	6.70%
Self Employment	36,468	5.17%
Social Security	68,883	9.76%
Supplemental Security	9,481	1.34%
Wage / Salary	193,590	27.43%
Other	43,200	6.12%

Salem Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	76,250	54.63%
With children under 18	63,325	45.37%

Salem Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	27,657	10.21%
Married	158,064	58.36%
Never Married	78,337	28.92%
Widowed	6,775	2.50%

Salem Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	33,352	12.12%
Married	156,405	56.84%
Never Married	57,399	20.86%
Widowed	28,002	10.18%

Salem Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Salem Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Salem Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	44,218	8.61%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	64,995	12.65%
High school diploma or equivalent	136,711	26.62%
Some college, no degree	140,598	27.37%
Associate degree	31,873	6.21%
Bachelors degree	63,686	12.40%
Graduate or professional degree	31,525	6.14%

Salem Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	4,425	1.27%	4,621	1.33%	9,046	2.61%
Kindergarten	8,354	2.41%	1,655	0.48%	10,009	2.88%
Grades 1-4	37,955	10.93%	4,270	1.23%	42,225	12.16%
Grades 5-8	38,018	10.95%	3,884	1.12%	41,902	12.07%
Grades 9-12	38,824	11.18%	3,085	0.89%	41,909	12.07%
Undergrad college	27,577	7.94%	7,385	2.13%	34,962	10.07%
Graduate or professional school	2,631	0.76%	1,802	0.52%	4,433	1.28%
Total	157,784	45.44%	26,702	7.69%	184,486	53.13%

Salem Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Salem Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Salem Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2001	933	884
2002	935	769
2003	917	762
2004	986	771

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Salem Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Salem Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	591,105	86.98%
Below Poverty Level	88,490	13.02%

Salem Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Salem Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 4,488
Salem Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	0.923	0.399	0.009	0.570	1.901	0.000	7.642	40.055	4.009	51.706
2000	1.634	0.402	0.026	0.694	2.756	0.000	7.134	39.148	4.161	50.443
2001	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
2002	1.377	0.369	0.022	0.632	2.401	0.000	8.168	45.608	7.124	60.900
2003	1.432	0.343	0.022	0.653	2.450	0.000	9.193	42.761	8.342	60.296
2004	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
2005	2.304	0.315	0.027	0.559	3.204	0.000	7.408	33.120	5.414	45.943
2006	1.905	0.335	0.037	0.537	2.814	0.000	5.742	30.192	3.911	39.846
2007	2.050	0.335	0.010	0.576	2.972	0.000	5.383	27.487	4.144	37.014

Salem Metro Area Crime Index

Year	Index
2000	18,396
2001	0
2002	22,622

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Salem Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	51,768	14.91%
10-19 Years	53,166	15.31%
20-29 Years	49,055	14.13%
30-39 Years	48,308	13.91%
40-49 Years	50,227	14.47%
50-59 Years	37,846	10.90%
60-69 Years	23,336	6.72%
70-79 Years	20,215	5.82%
80-89 Years	10,950	3.15%
90+ Years	2,343	0.67%

Salem Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	173,436	49.95%
Female	173,778	50.05%

Salem Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	271,274	78.13%
Hispanic/Latino	54,194	15.61%
Multiracial	7,750	2.23%
Asian	5,576	1.61%
Amerindian	4,404	1.27%
African-American	2,503	0.72%
Pacific Islander	1,119	0.32%
Other Race	394	0.11%

Salem Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	148,481	25.29%
2.	English	83,470	14.22%
3.	Irish	70,162	11.95%
4.	United States Or American	44,949	7.66%
5.	Norwegian	29,327	5.00%
6.	French Non-Basque	24,294	4.14%
7.	Scottish	19,199	3.27%
8.	Dutch	18,772	3.20%
9.	Italian	18,328	3.12%
10.	Swedish	17,034	2.90%

Salem Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	535,040	82.33%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	86,413	13.30%
3.	Russian	8,082	1.24%
4.	German	3,725	0.57%
5.	Vietnamese	1,748	0.27%
6.	Chinese	1,638	0.25%
7.	Japanese	1,439	0.22%
8.	French	1,270	0.20%
9.	Other Slavic	1,252	0.19%
10.	Korean	1,081	0.17%

Salem Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	622,600	88.54%
Naturalized immigrant	21,106	3.00%
Not a citizen	59,455	8.46%

Salem Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Salem Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Salem Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Marion County

Polk County

Salem Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Aumsville	Grand Ronde	Mount Angel
Aurora	Hayesville	Rickreall
Brooks	Hubbard	Saint Benedict
Butteville	Idanha	Salem
Dallas	Independence	Scotts Mills
Detroit	Jefferson	Silverton
Donald	Keizer	St. Paul
Eola	Labish Village	Stayton
Falls City	Marion	Sublimity
Four Corners	Mehama	Turner
Gates	Mill City	Willamina
Gervais	Monmouth	Woodburn

Salem (159,684)	Mount Angel (4,940)	Scotts Mills (312)
Keizer (32,203)	Aumsville (3,003)	Butteville (293)
Woodburn (23,975)	Falls City (2,753)	Mehama (283)
Hayesville (18,222)	Sublimity (2,148)	Marion (274)
Dallas (17,717)	Gervais (2,009)	Grand Ronde (271)
Four Corners (13,922)	St. Paul (1,811)	Detroit (262)
Silverton (13,402)	Turner (1,199)	Idanha (232)
Monmouth (10,387)	Aurora (655)	Rickreall (57)
Stayton (9,708)	Donald (608)	Eola (49)
Jefferson (8,413)	Gates (471)	Willamina
Hubbard (6,971)	Brooks (410)	Mill City
Independence (6,035)	Labish Village (376)	Saint Benedict