The Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), as defined by the United States Census Bureau

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, is an area consisting of two counties in western

Western Oregon

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 Oregon

Oregon

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, Marion and Polk. The principal city is Salem

Salem, Oregon

Salem is the capital of the U.S. state of Oregon, and the county seat of Marion County. It is located in the center of the Willamette Valley alongside the Willamette River, which runs north through the city. The river forms the boundary between Marion and Polk counties, and the city neighborhood...

, the state capital, which has a population of 154,637. As of the 2010 census

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, there were 390,738 people living in the Salem MSA. In 2000

United States Census, 2000

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

United States Census, 1990

The Twenty-first United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 248,709,873, an increase of 9.8 percent over the 226,545,805 persons enumerated during the 1980 Census....

.

Places with 10,000 to 40,000 inhabitants

• Dallas
  Dallas, Oregon
  The city of Dallas is the county seat of Polk County, Oregon, United States. The population was 14,583 at the 2010 census.Dallas is located on Rickreall Creek, approximately 15 miles west of Salem, at an altitude of 325 feet above sea level...
  
  , 14,583
• Four Corners
  Four Corners, Oregon
  Four Corners is a census-designated place in Marion County, Oregon, United States, just outside the city limits of Salem but within the city's urban growth boundary. It is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the CDP was 13,922 at the 2000 census...
  
   (census-designated place
  Census-designated place
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  )
• Hayesville
  Hayesville, Oregon
  Hayesville is an unincorporated community in Marion County, Oregon, United States, just outside the city limits of Salem but within the city's urban growth boundary. It is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined...
  
   (census-designated place)
• Keizer
  Keizer, Oregon
  Keizer is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States, along the 45th parallel. It was named for Thomas Dove and John Brooks Keizer, two pioneers who arrived in the Wagon Train of 1843, and later filed donation land claims. The population was 36,278 at the 2010 census...
  
  , 36,478
• Woodburn
  Woodburn, Oregon
  Woodburn is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States. Incorporated in 1889, the community had been platted in 1871 after the arrival of the railroad. The city is located in the northern end of the Willamette Valley along Interstate 5 between Portland and Salem...
  
  , 24,080

Places with 1,000 to 10,000 inhabitants

• Aumsville
  Aumsville, Oregon
  Aumsville is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States. The population was 3,584 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
  
  
• Gervais
  Gervais, Oregon
  Gervais is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States. The population was 2,009 at the 2000 census. The 2007 estimate is 2,250 residents. It is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
  
  
• Hubbard
  Hubbard, Oregon
  Hubbard is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States. The population was 2,483 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
  
  
• Independence
  Independence, Oregon
  Independence is a city in Polk County, Oregon, United States, on the west bank of the Willamette River along Oregon Route 51, and east of nearby Monmouth. It is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area...
  
  
• Jefferson
  Jefferson, Oregon
  Jefferson is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States. It is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,487 at the 2000 census...
  
  
• Mill City
  Mill City, Oregon
  Mill City is a city in Linn and Marion counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. The population was 1,537 at the 2000 census. It is on the North Santiam River, downstream from Detroit Lake....
  
   (partial)
• Monmouth
  Monmouth, Oregon
  - History :Monmouth was settled in 1853 by a group of pioneers who made a point of allocating to build both a city and a "college under the auspices of the Christian Church" and proceeds from the sale of these lands were used to found Monmouth University. By the early 1880s the college fell on...
  
  
• Mount Angel
  Mount Angel, Oregon
  Mt. Angel is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States. It is northeast of Salem, Oregon on Oregon Route 214. The population was 3,121 at the 2000 census. Mt. Angel is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area. Portland State University Population Research Center estimate from 2008...
  
  
• Silverton
  Silverton, Oregon
  Silverton is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States, along the 45th parallel. The population was 7,414 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
  
  
• Stayton
  Stayton, Oregon
  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 agricultural and light manufacturing center. The population was...
  
  
• Sublimity
  Sublimity, Oregon
  Sublimity is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the city population was 2,148. It is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
  
  
• Turner
  Turner, Oregon
  Turner is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States. The population was 1,199 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area...
  
  
• Willamina
  Willamina, Oregon
  Willamina is a city in Polk and Yamhill Counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. The population was 1,844 at the 2000 census, with an unofficial estimated population of 1,885 in 2006....
  
   (partial)

Places with fewer than 1,000 inhabitants

• Aurora
  Aurora, Oregon
  Aurora is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States. It was founded as a religious commune in 1856 by Dr. William Keil who named the settlement after his daughter. The population was 918 at the 2010 census...
  
  
• Brooks
  Brooks, Oregon
  Brooks is an unincorporated community in Marion County, Oregon, United States. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Brooks as a census-designated place . The census definition of the area may not precisely correspond to local understanding of the area with the same...
  
   (census-designated place)
• Butteville
  Butteville, Oregon
  Butteville is an unincorporated community in Marion County, Oregon, United States. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Butteville as a census-designated place . The census definition of the area may not precisely correspond to local understanding of the area with...
  
   (census-designated place)
• Detroit
  Detroit, Oregon
  Detroit is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States. It was named for Detroit, Michigan in the 1890s because of the large number of people from Michigan in the community. The population was 262 at the 2000 census...
  
  
• Donald
  Donald, Oregon
  Donald is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States. The population was 608 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
  
  
• Eola
  Eola, Oregon
  Eola is an unincorporated community in Polk County, Oregon, United States four miles west of Salem on Oregon Route 22 at the confluence of Rickreall Creek and the Willamette River....
  
   (census-designated place)
• Falls City
  Falls City, Oregon
  Falls City is a city in Polk County, Oregon, United States. The population was 966 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
  
  
• Gates
  Gates, Oregon
  Gates is a city on the border of Linn and Marion counties in Oregon, United States. The population was 471 at the 2000 census. The greater part of Gates' population is in Marion County and the city is primarily under Marion County's jurisdiction...
  
   (partial)
• Grand Ronde
  Grand Ronde, Oregon
  Grand Ronde is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Polk County, Oregon, United States. Originally named "Grand Ronde Agency", the name of this city is a variation of the French Grande Ronde or "fine large valley", a description given to the area by the employees of the...
  
   (census-designated place)
• Idanha
  Idanha, Oregon
  Idanha is a city on the Marion County/Linn County line in Oregon, United States, on Oregon Route 22 and the Santiam River. The population was 232 at the 2000 census....
  
   (partial)
• Labish Village
  Labish Village, Oregon
  Labish Village is a census-designated place in Marion County, Oregon, United States. The population was 376 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Labish Village is located at ....
  
   (census-designated place)
• Marion
  Marion, Oregon
  Marion is an unincorporated community in Marion County, Oregon, United States. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Marion as a census-designated place . The census definition of the area may not precisely correspond to local understanding of the area with the same...
  
   (census-designated place)
• Mehama
  Mehama, Oregon
  Mehama is an unincorporated community in Marion County, Oregon, United States, located on Oregon Route 22 and the North Santiam River. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Mehama as a census-designated place . The census definition of the area may not precisely...
  
   (census-designated place)
• Rickreall
  Rickreall, Oregon
  Rickreall is an unincorporated community in Polk County, Oregon, United States. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Rickreall as a census-designated place . The census definition of the area may not precisely correspond to local understanding of the area with the...
  
   (census-designated place)
• Scotts Mills
  Scotts Mills, Oregon
  Scotts Mills is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States. The population was 312 at the 2000 census. It is two miles south of Marquam and Oregon Route 213, between Silverton and Molalla.Scotts Mills is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area...
  
  
• St. Paul
  St. Paul, Oregon
  St. Paul is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States. It is named after the Saint Paul Mission founded by Archbishop François Norbert Blanchet, who arrived in the Oregon Territory in 1838 to minister to the Catholic inhabitants of French Prairie. The population was 354 at the 2000 census...
  
  

Unincorporated places

• Breitenbush
  Breitenbush, Oregon
  Breitenbush Hot Springs Retreat and Conference Center , commonly called Breitenbush Hot Springs or simply Breitenbush , is a worker-owned resort community featuring holistic and spiritual retreats...
  
  
• Monitor
  Monitor, Oregon
  Monitor, Oregon is an unincorporated community in Marion County, Oregon, United States. It is located approximately three miles northeast of the city of Mt. Angel, on Butte Creek in the Willamette Valley...
  
  
• Pedee
  Pedee, Oregon
  Pedee is an unincorporated community in Polk County, Oregon, United States. Pedee is at the intersection of Oregon Route 223 and Maple Grove Road. It is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area....
  
  
• Perrydale
  Perrydale, Oregon
  Perrydale is an unincorporated community of about 60 people in Polk County, Oregon, United States, approximately 10 miles from Dallas. It is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area....
  
  
• Pratum
  Pratum, Oregon
  Pratum is an unincorporated community in Marion County, Oregon, United States. It is located northeast of Salem on Howell Prairie near the Pudding River. Pratum is Latin for "meadow". The community was settled in the late 19th century by a group of Mennonites, many of them of Swiss extraction...
  
  
• Saint Louis
• West Stayton
  West Stayton, Oregon
  West Stayton is an unincorporated community in Marion County, Oregon, United States. It is located four miles west of Stayton, and five miles south of Aumsville.The ZIP Code is 97325. It is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area....
  
  
• Zena
  Zena, Oregon
  Zena is a former community approximately 10 miles northwest of Salem, Oregon, United States, in Polk County. The community was established in 1858 was originally called "Spring Valley". It was renamed "Zena" by D.J. Cooper and his brother, pioneers from Missouri...
  
  

Demographics

As of the census

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 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 203.2 PD/sqmi at Census 2010. The racial makeup of the MSA was 71% White, 0.8% African American, 1.2% Native American, 1.8% Asian, 0.6% Pacific Islander, .1% from other races

Race (United States Census)

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, and 2.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino 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

Per capita income

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for the MSA was $18,845.