The Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), as defined by the

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, is a

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consisting of two counties in

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, Marion and Polk. The principal city is

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, 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 *

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Communities

Places with more than 125,000 inhabitants

, 154,637 (principal city)

Places with 10,000 to 40,000 inhabitants

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, 14,583 *

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(

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

Places with 1,000 to 10,000 inhabitants

* Aumsville * Donald *

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* Hubbard *

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* Jefferson * Mill City (partial) *

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* Silverton * Stayton * Sublimity * Turner *

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(partial)

Places with fewer than 1,000 inhabitants

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

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

Demographics

As of the

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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 at Census 2010. The racial makeup of the MSA was 71%

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, 0.8%

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, 1.2% Native American, 1.8% Asian, 0.6%

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, .1% from other races, and 2.4% from two or more races.

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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

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for the MSA was $18,845.

References

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