Salem, OR, Housing Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
	Number	Percent

Total housing units	53,730	100.0
1-unit, detached	31,912	59.4
1-unit, attached	2,330	4.3
2 units	1,606	3.0
3 or 4 units	3,256	6.1
5 to 9 units	3,442	6.4
10 to 19 units	2,574	4.8
20 or more units	5,360	10.0
Mobile home	3,118	5.8
Boat, RV, van, etc.	132	0.2

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	924	1.7
1995 to 1998	6,074	11.3
1990 to 1994	5,130	9.5
1980 to 1989	6,538	12.2
1970 to 1979	12,386	23.1
1960 to 1969	6,431	12.0
1940 to 1959	10,910	20.3
1939 or earlier	5,337	9.9

ROOMS
1 room	1,240	2.3
2 rooms	3,532	6.6
3 rooms	6,047	11.3
4 rooms	9,422	17.5
5 rooms	10,760	20.0
6 rooms	9,622	17.9
7 rooms	5,937	11.0
8 rooms	3,512	6.5
9 or more rooms	3,658	6.8
Median (rooms)	5.1	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	50,645	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	13,771	27.2
1995 to 1998	16,980	33.5
1990 to 1994	8,315	16.4
1980 to 1989	6,089	12.0
1970 to 1979	3,202	6.3
1969 or earlier	2,288	4.5

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	4,655	9.2
1	18,932	37.4
2	19,517	38.5
3 or more	7,541	14.9

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	22,253	43.9
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	323	0.6
Electricity	25,202	49.8
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	2,066	4.1
Coal or coke	9	0.0
Wood	625	1.2
Solar energy	11	0.0
Other fuel	86	0.2
No fuel used	70	0.1

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	123	0.2
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	497	1.0
No telephone service	990	2.0

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	50,645	100.0
1.00 or less	46,864	92.5
1.01 to 1.50	1,998	3.9
1.51 or more	1,783	3.5

Specified owner-occupied units	24,718	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	185	0.7
$50,000 to $99,999	5,080	20.6
$100,000 to $149,999	11,093	44.9
$150,000 to $199,999	5,085	20.6
$200,000 to $299,999	2,639	10.7
$300,000 to $499,999	463	1.9
$500,000 to $999,999	147	0.6
$1,000,000 or more	26	0.1
Median (dollars)	131,100	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	19,056	77.1
Less than $300	40	0.2
$300 to $499	560	2.3
$500 to $699	1,900	7.7
$700 to $999	5,373	21.7
$1,000 to $1,499	7,489	30.3
$1,500 to $1,999	2,607	10.5
$2,000 or more	1,087	4.4
Median (dollars)	1,087	(X)
Not mortgaged	5,662	22.9
Median (dollars)	325	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	7,500	30.3
15 to 19 percent	3,876	15.7
20 to 24 percent	4,079	16.5
25 to 29 percent	2,885	11.7
30 to 34 percent	1,914	7.7
35 percent or more	4,349	17.6
Not computed	115	0.5

Specified renter-occupied units	21,726	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	856	3.9
$200 to $299	749	3.4
$300 to $499	5,930	27.3
$500 to $749	9,362	43.1
$750 to $999	2,813	12.9
$1,000 to $1,499	1,070	4.9
$1,500 or more	493	2.3
No cash rent	453	2.1
Median (dollars)	560	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	3,557	16.4
15 to 19 percent	3,401	15.7
20 to 24 percent	2,970	13.7
25 to 29 percent	2,517	11.6
30 to 34 percent	1,563	7.2
35 percent or more	6,893	31.7
Not computed	825	3.8

(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices H1, H7, H20, H23, H24, H30, H34, H38, H40, H43, H44, H48, H51, H62, H63, H69, H74, H76, H90, H91, and H94

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