Salem vs Silverton

A side-by-side comparison of Salem and Silverton: population, income, housing, and more.

Salem and Silverton are places in Oregon. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Salem has the higher population (176,666 vs 10,445 in Silverton). Silverton has the higher median household income ($74,286 vs $71,900 in Salem). Silverton has the higher median home value ($461,800 vs $382,400 in Salem).

Population, income & housing

	Salem	Silverton
Population	176,666	10,445
Median age	35.7 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$71,900	$74,286
Median home value	$382,400	$461,800
Median gross rent	$1,323	$1,479
Housing units	69,993	3,927
Homeownership rate	55.7%	62.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.4%	30.9%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Salem	Silverton
Population	169,259 → 176,666 (+4.4%)	10,242 → 10,445 (+2.0%)
Median household income	$55,920 → $71,900 (+28.6%)	$64,296 → $74,286 (+15.5%)
Median home value	$242,800 → $382,400 (+57.5%)	$296,400 → $461,800 (+55.8%)
Median gross rent	$975 → $1,323 (+35.7%)	$967 → $1,479 (+52.9%)

Salem

Population

169,259176,666

Median household income

$55,920$71,900

Median home value

$242,800$382,400

Median gross rent

$975$1,323

Silverton

Population

10,24210,445

Median household income

$64,296$74,286

Median home value

$296,400$461,800

Median gross rent

$967$1,479

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Salem	Silverton
Under 5	5.9%	7.6%
5 to 17	17.1%	19.5%
18 to 24	10.1%	5.2%
25 to 34	15.9%	12.4%
35 to 44	13.6%	14.4%
45 to 54	11.4%	9.3%
55 to 64	10.8%	14.7%
65 to 74	8.9%	11.0%
75 and over	6.4%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Salem	Silverton
White (non-Hispanic)	63.9%	76.2%
Black or African American	1.4%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	1.9%
Asian	3.5%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.6%	0.4%
Some other race	0.5%	0.3%
Two or more races	5.2%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	23.4%	14.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Salem	Silverton
No high school diploma	11.3%	6.7%
High school graduate	22.4%	26.0%
Some college or associate's	34.8%	36.4%
Bachelor's degree	19.3%	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	12.2%	11.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Salem	Silverton
Drove alone	68.4%	74.2%
Carpooled	10.4%	6.1%
Public transit	1.8%	0.1%
Walked	3.0%	3.1%
Bicycle	1.1%	0.3%
Worked from home	14.0%	16.1%
Other means	1.4%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Salem	Silverton
1-unit, detached	58.5%	71.0%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	5.1%
2 to 4 units	9.3%	9.7%
5 to 19 units	15.4%	7.3%
20 or more units	8.1%	4.8%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Salem	Silverton
Poverty rate	14.7%	13.3%
Average household size	2.51	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	22	29
Median year structure built	1980	1980