ZIP 97304 · Salem
Who lives in ZIP code 97304 (Salem, OR): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Salem, OR · Polk County
uszips 2026
People34,879
Median age39.0
Household income$98,031
Home value$507,259
Median rent$1,485/mo
Poverty10.8%
College degree+39.1%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Salem, OR
- Wider region
- Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Density
- 237 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 13,781
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.7% are 65 or older; 75.6% are adults.
Household income
49.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $51,401.
Education (adults 25+)
47.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
11.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 53.9%
- Never married
- 26.6%
- Divorced
- 14.1%
- Widowed
- 5.5%
- Family size
- 3.03
- Dual-income families
- 46.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 64.3%
- Rent burden
- 30.4%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 58.0%
- Unemployment
- 5.5%
- Self-employed
- 10.9%
- Farmers
- 1.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 39.2%
- Veterans
- 8.7%
- With a disability
- 14.9%
- No health insurance
- 4.2%
- Limited English
- 1.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.