Cities / Oregon / Salem

Salem, OR

178,865 people

Right Now

Weather

64.4°F

Cloudy

Today: Mostly Sunny, high 80°F

Air Quality (OZONE, Salem)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 1.4 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

PDX

49 mi — Portland International Airport

Population & People

Population

178,865

Median age

Median household income

$75,487

Poverty rate

14.4%

Unemployment rate

5.8%

Bachelor's degree+

31.5%

Avg. commute

19 min

Hispanic or Latino

25.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$416,900

Median gross rent

$1,400/mo

Homeownership rate

55.91%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,560

HUD Fair Market Rent (Polk County, 19 mi from Salem), 2026. Efficiency $1181, 1BR $1201, 2BR $1560, 3BR $2159, 4BR $2338. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Oregon commercial electricity

10.56¢/kWh

Oregon industrial electricity

8.28¢/kWh

Oregon residential electricity

15.37¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

342850.1

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

265993.2

All-Transactions House Price Index for Oregon

848.51

Unemployment Rate

5.2%

Source: FRED, Oregon-specific series.

Nearby Airports

PDX

Portland International Airport

49 mi away

SEA

Seattle–Tacoma International Airport

177 mi away

GEG

Spokane International Airport

321 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Oregon energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Oregon economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).