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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Salem Area is $22,527, which is lower than the state average of $27,173 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Salem Area median household income is $48,433. On average Salem Area residents spend 22.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 22.4 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #521

Salem Area	22,527 USD
Oregon	27,173 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Salem Area	24,759 USD
Oregon	27,230 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Salem Area	28,605 USD
Oregon	32,599 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Salem Area	21,098 USD
Oregon	22,655 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #333

Salem Area	48,433 USD
Oregon	50,521 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Salem Area	61,049 USD
Oregon	67,671 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Salem Area	2.61%
Oregon	23.47%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Salem Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Oregon and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Salem Area		Oregon		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	20.65%	$14,706, see rank	24.18%	$16,359	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	31.88%	$17,728, see rank	31.58%	$17,886	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	5.21%	$3,988, see rank	3.93%	$3,800	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	20.52%	$25,713, see rank	18.87%	$24,515	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Salem Area	56,142 USD
Oregon	61,890 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Salem Area	69,263 USD
Oregon	79,373 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Salem Area	Oregon	U.S.
White	$50,468, see rank	$51,397	$56,900
Black	$35,240, see rank	$33,505	$35,600
Hispanic	$39,676, see rank	$39,723	$42,396
Asian	$44,023, see rank	$62,398	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$34,646, see rank	$36,332	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$30,649, see rank	$37,730	$53,370
One Race, Other	$38,364, see rank	$38,148	$40,300
Two or More Races	$35,514, see rank	$42,710	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Salem Area	Oregon	U.S.
less than 25	$21,846, see rank	$23,345	$25,788
25 to 44	$48,487, see rank	$54,740	$58,398
45 to 64	$59,955, see rank	$60,785	$65,027
65 or over	$40,357, see rank	$38,519	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Salem Area	Oregon	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	307,269, see rank	3,139,152	248,775,628
Male¹	150,567, 49.00%, see rank	49.04%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	99,429, 66.04%, see rank	67.17%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	309, 0.21%, see rank	0.15%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	99,120, 65.83%, see rank	67.02%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	85,408, 86.17%, see rank	88.60%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	13,712, 13.83%, see rank	11.40%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	51,138, 33.96%, see rank	32.83%	30.72%
Female¹	156,702, 51.00%, see rank	50.96%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	89,926, 57.39%, see rank	57.97%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	94, 0.06%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	89,832, 57.33%, see rank	57.94%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	79,799, 88.83%, see rank	90.44%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	10,033, 11.17%, see rank	9.56%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	66,776, 42.61%, see rank	42.03%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Salem Area	Oregon	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	162,149, 100%	1,715,236	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	119,216, 73.52%, see rank	71.39%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	23,174, 14.29%, see rank	10.43%	9.59%
Public Transportation	2,299, 1.42%, see rank	4.32%	5.06%
Walked	6,369, 3.93%, see rank	4.08%	2.78%
Other Means	3,538, 2.18%, see rank	3.43%	1.79%
Worked at Home	7,553, 4.66%, see rank	6.35%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Salem Area	22.1 minutes
Oregon	22.4 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Salem Area	Oregon	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	165,207	1,752,414	143,435,233
Male¹	85,408, 51.70%, see rank	52.16%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	23,911, 28.00%, see rank	34.27%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	13,502, 15.81%, see rank	14.44%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	13,782, 16.14%, see rank	17.37%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	5,630, 6.59%, see rank	3.06%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	7,168, 8.39%, see rank	7.67%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	16,763, 19.63%, see rank	17.98%	17.94%
Female¹	79,799, 48.30%, see rank	47.84%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	27,810, 34.85%, see rank	39.32%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	18,878, 23.66%, see rank	23.12%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	26,358, 33.03%, see rank	30.89%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,882, 2.36%, see rank	0.79%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	222, 0.28%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	4,454, 5.58%, see rank	5.35%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Salem Area	Oregon	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	165,207, 100%	1,752,414	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	10,327, 6.25%, see rank	3.43%	1.96%
Construction	9,863, 5.97%, see rank	5.50%	6.17%
Manufacturing	16,011, 9.69%, see rank	11.24%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	3,988, 2.41%, see rank	2.96%	2.75%
Retail Trade	19,805, 11.99%, see rank	12.13%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	5,860, 3.55%, see rank	4.19%	4.93%
Information	1,833, 1.11%, see rank	1.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	8,819, 5.34%, see rank	5.84%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	12,975, 7.85%, see rank	10.37%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	39,331, 23.81%, see rank	23.05%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	13,269, 8.03%, see rank	9.78%	9.49%
Public Administration	15,497, 9.38%, see rank	4.61%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	7,629, 4.62%, see rank	5.03%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Salem Area	%	Oregon	U.S.
Population in Poverty	71,999	18.68%, see rank	16.71%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	13,927	14.21%, see rank	11.51%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.