Salem Population 2025

Salem is the capital city of Oregon in the United States, located in the north-central Willamette Valley, in Polk and Marion counties. Salem population in 2025 is estimated to be 181,273, covers city area of 49.23 sq mi (127.51 sq km), ranks third largest in State and one-hundred-forty-eighth city in the United States.

• Contents
• Population by Age
• Population by Race
• Nativity by Place of Birth

Below is the Salem population by year:

Salem Population by Age

According to 2019 US population estimates, Total Salem population is 174,377, out of these 88,628 are male, 85,749 are female, The sex ratio of Salem is 103. The median age of the Salem population is 34.8, Salem population by age are, under 18 years is 42,222, 16 years and over is 136,643, 18 years and over is 132,155, 21 years and over is 121,368, 65 years and over is 30,114. 50.8% are male, 49.2% are female, Population of Salem by age percent-wise is, 24.2% are under 18 years old, 78.4% are 16 years and over, 75.8% are 18 years and over, 69.6% are 21 years and over, 13.3% are 65 years and over. There are total 64,209 housing units, The voting population of Salem are 121,768, out of these 58,697 are male voters, 63,071 are female voters, 48.2% are male, 51.8% are female. Salem population in 2023 is estimated to be 180,431, population in 2022 is estimated to be 179,676, and in 2021 is estimated to be 177,727.

Salem Population by Race

White Population

White population in Salem, Oregon are 136,894, percentage wise 78.5 percent are whites.

Black Population

Black population in Salem, Oregon are 1,869, percentage wise 1.1 percent are blacks. African American refers to black population in Salem, They are Black racial groups of Africa, includes Sub-Saharan African people, Kenyan, Nigerian, Caribbean such as Haitian and Jamaican.

Asian Population

Asian population in Salem are 5,941, percentage wise 3.4 percent are asians, out of these 830 are Asian Indians, 898 are Chinese, 483 are Filipinos, 790 are Japanese, 312 are Korean, 711 are Vietnamese and 1,917 are other Asian nationals.

Hispanic Population

Hispanic population in Salem, Oregon are 41,163. Percentage wise 23.6 percent are hispanics, out of these 34,883 are Mexican people, 549 are Puerto Ricans, 195 are Cubans, and 5,536 are other Hispanic or Latinos.

Nativity by Place of Birth

According to 2019 estimates, Salem native population is 155,336, out of these 90,504 born in the Oregon state and 63,963 born in other state in the United States. Foreign born or Population born outside the US are 19,041, out of these 7,695 are Naturalized US citizen, 985 are in Europe, 2,087 in Asia, 46 in Africa, 4,424 in Latin America and 153 in Northern America. Non-US Citizens, Total Foreigners living in Salem are 11,346, out of these 329 are from Europe, 1,321 are from Asia, 0 from Africa, 9,035 are from Latin America and 119 are from Northern America.