The Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is a Metropolitan Statistical Area consisting of two counties in western Oregon, Marion and Polk. The principal city is

Salem Salem may refer to: Places Canada Ontario * Bruce County ** Salem, Arran–Elderslie, Ontario, in the municipality of Arran–Elderslie ** Salem, South Bruce, Ontario, in the municipality of South Bruce * Salem, Dufferin County, Ontario, part ...

, the state capital, which has a population of 154,637. As of the 2010 census, there were 390,738 people living in the Salem MSA. In

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, the MSA had a population of 347,214, and had a population of 278,024 according to the 1990 census.

Counties

* Marion * Polk

Communities

Places with more than 125,000 inhabitants

, 154,637 (principal city)

Places with 10,000 to 40,000 inhabitants

* Dallas, 14,583 *

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( census-designated place) * Hayesville (census-designated place) * Keizer, 36,478 * Woodburn, 24,080

Places with 1,000 to 10,000 inhabitants

* Aumsville * Donald *

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* Independence *

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* Mill City (partial) *

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* Mount Angel * Silverton *

Stayton Stayton is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States, located southeast of the state capital, Salem, on Oregon Route 22. It is south of Sublimity and east of Aumsville. Located on the North Santiam River, Stayton is a regional agricultu ...

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* Turner *

Willamina Willamina is a city in Polk and Yamhill Counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. The population was 2,239 at the 2020 census. The Yamhill County portion of Willamina is part of the Portland–Vancouver– Beaverton, Metropolitan Statistica ...

(partial)

Places with fewer than 1,000 inhabitants

* Aurora * Brooks (census-designated place) * Butteville (census-designated place) * Detroit *

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(census-designated place) * Falls City * Gates (partial) * Grand Ronde (census-designated place) * Idanha (partial) * Labish Village (census-designated place) * Marion (census-designated place) * Mehama (census-designated place) * Rickreall (census-designated place) * Scotts Mills * St. Paul

Unincorporated places

* Breitenbush * Monitor *

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* Perrydale * Pratum * Rosedale * Saint Louis * West Stayton * Zena

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 390,738 people living in the area, a 12.5% increase over the 347,214 residents as of the 2000 census. The metro area also had 151,250 households and a population density of at Census 2010. The racial makeup of the MSA was 71% White, 0.8% African American, 1.2% Native American, 1.8%

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, 0.6% Pacific Islander, .1% from other races, and 2.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or

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of any race were 21.9% of the population. As of 2000, the median income for a household in the MSA was $41,313, and the median income for a family was $48,343. Males had a median income of $35,254 versus $26,278 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $18,845.

References

{{Oregon Marion County, Oregon Polk County, Oregon Metropolitan areas of Oregon