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ZIP Code 97301 · Salem, OR

Marion County · pop 57,574 · ACS 2020–2024

The median household income in ZIP Code 97301 (Salem, OR) is $60,422, higher than 18% of the other ZIP Codes in Oregon.

Its FHFA home price index changed +40.4% over the five years to 2025.

01 — Where it stands

$60,422
Median household income
± $3,360 MOE
$341,000
Median home value
± $8,107 MOE
$1,278
Median gross rent
20.2%
Poverty rate
Percentiles for ZIP Code 97301 within Marion County, Oregon and the U.S.
MeasureValueCounty percentileState percentileU.S. percentile
Median household income$60,422 ± $3,3605th percentile (21 ZIP Codes compared)18th percentile (277 ZIP Codes compared)27th percentile (22,922 ZIP Codes compared)
Per capita income$26,9305th percentile (21 ZIP Codes compared)5th percentile (277 ZIP Codes compared)14th percentile (22,922 ZIP Codes compared)
Poverty rate20.2%95th percentile (21 ZIP Codes compared)88th percentile (277 ZIP Codes compared)83rd percentile (22,922 ZIP Codes compared)
Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher16.4%20th percentile (21 ZIP Codes compared)16th percentile (277 ZIP Codes compared)21st percentile (22,922 ZIP Codes compared)
Owner-occupied homes42.8%5th percentile (21 ZIP Codes compared)4th percentile (277 ZIP Codes compared)6th percentile (22,922 ZIP Codes compared)
Housing vacancy rate5.9%85th percentile (21 ZIP Codes compared)46th percentile (277 ZIP Codes compared)28th percentile (22,922 ZIP Codes compared)
Median home value$341,000 ± $8,1075th percentile (21 ZIP Codes compared)23rd percentile (277 ZIP Codes compared)67th percentile (22,833 ZIP Codes compared)
Median gross rent$1,27825th percentile (21 ZIP Codes compared)45th percentile (277 ZIP Codes compared)64th percentile (22,865 ZIP Codes compared)
Income inequality (Gini index)0.41755th percentile (21 ZIP Codes compared)40th percentile (277 ZIP Codes compared)40th percentile (22,922 ZIP Codes compared)
Average adjusted gross income per return$51,4820th percentile (20 ZIP Codes compared)2nd percentile (268 ZIP Codes compared)13th percentile (22,230 ZIP Codes compared)
Returns with AGI of $200,000 or more1.1%10th percentile (20 ZIP Codes compared)9th percentile (268 ZIP Codes compared)16th percentile (22,230 ZIP Codes compared)
Home price index, 5-year change+40.4%36th percentile (20 ZIP Codes compared)48th percentile (269 ZIP Codes compared)23rd percentile (18,843 ZIP Codes compared)
Business establishments per 1,000 residents38.695th percentile (21 ZIP Codes compared)88th percentile (277 ZIP Codes compared)89th percentile (22,700 ZIP Codes compared)
Average annual pay per employee$55,96375th percentile (21 ZIP Codes compared)75th percentile (277 ZIP Codes compared)70th percentile (22,551 ZIP Codes compared)

Percentile groups: Marion County · Oregon · U.S. Hover a percentile for the number of ZIP Codes compared. MOE = 90% margin of error.

02 — Home prices

+1.4%
1-year change
2024–2025
+40.4%
5-year change
2020–2025
+139.0%
10-year change
2015–2025

Home price index — ZIP Code 97301

Home price index, ZIP Code 97301, 2000–2025Line chart of the annual home price index: 100.0 in 2000 and 329.1 in 2025. Every value is listed in the data table below the chart.100200300400200020052010201520202025329.1

FHFA ZIP Code index (2000 = 100) — annual, developmental, not seasonally adjusted.

Data table
Home price index by year, ZIP Code 97301
YearIndexAnnual change
2000100.0+3.8%
2001103.8+3.8%
2002107.4+3.5%
2003109.4+1.8%
2004114.7+4.8%
2005127.5+11.2%
2006145.7+14.2%
2007159.1+9.2%
2008157.7−0.9%
2009145.0−8.0%
2010131.9−9.0%
2011117.0−11.3%
2012111.1−5.1%
2013114.6+3.2%
2014126.7+10.5%
2015137.7+8.7%
2016155.1+12.6%
2017179.4+15.7%
2018207.4+15.6%
2019222.3+7.1%
2020234.3+5.4%
2021274.5+17.2%
2022309.0+12.5%
2023318.8+3.2%
2024324.6+1.8%
2025329.1+1.4%

03 — Nearby ZIP Codes

ZIP Code 97301 and nearby ZIP Codes
ZIPPlaceDistanceMedian household incomeMedian home valuePoverty rate5-yr HPI change
97301Salem, ORthis ZIP Code$60,422$341,00020.2%+40.4%
97302Salem, OR4.4 mi$85,833$446,4009.6%+41.3%
97310Salem, OR5.5 mi$52,496$374,74223.3%—
97303Salem, OR5.5 mi$84,871$433,9008.3%+42.2%
97305Salem, OR5.8 mi$66,326$372,20019.4%+42.4%
97317Salem, OR6.0 mi$84,393$402,80011.9%+47.0%
97304Salem, OR6.4 mi$98,031$499,30010.8%+41.5%

Up to six nearest ZIP Code Tabulation Areas within 30 miles, by straight-line distance between Census center points (2024 Gazetteer).

04 — Business mix

2,224
Establishments
33,463
Employees
$1.87B
Annual payroll
$55,963
Average pay per employee
Establishments by sector, ZIP Code 97301
SectorEstablishmentsShare of ZIPU.S. shareRelative concentration
Health care & social assistance34315.4%11.9%1.3×
Retail trade29813.4%12.4%1.1×
Accommodation & food services24811.2%9.3%1.2×
Construction24711.1%9.6%1.2×
Professional, scientific & technical services24310.9%11.7%0.9×
Other services1978.9%9.5%0.9×
Finance & insurance1446.5%5.5%1.2×
Administrative & support services1346.0%5.3%1.1×
Real estate & rental1054.7%5.5%0.9×
Wholesale trade642.9%4.4%0.7×
All other sectors1988.9%12.2%0.7×

Counts are establishments (business locations), not jobs. Relative concentration = the sector’s share of establishments here divided by its share in the U.S. (1.0× = the same share). Average pay is shown only where at least 20 employees are reported. ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023.

05 — About this data

How percentiles are calculated

Percentiles compare this ZIP Code with other ZIP Codes in the same county, the same state and the whole country. Only ZIP Codes with their own American Community Survey estimate, a population of at least 1,000 and a published median household income are compared, and only those with a value for the measure. A percentile of 64th means the value is higher than 64% of the other ZIP Codes in that group (0 is the lowest value, 100 the highest); it describes the size of a number, not a judgment about the area. County and state percentiles are left blank when the group has fewer than 5 ZIP Codes. The number of ZIP Codes compared is shown with each percentile.

Census figures are published for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which approximate USPS ZIP Code delivery areas; values shown as — are not published or are suppressed by the source.

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Sources

  1. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, ZIP Code Tabulation Areas. Estimates are survey-based and have margins of error.
  2. U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 (establishment counts by NAICS sector; employment and payroll totals).
  3. Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index for five-digit ZIP Codes, census tracts and counties — annual, developmental, not seasonally adjusted.
  4. IRS Statistics of Income, Individual Income Tax ZIP Code Data, tax year 2022.
  5. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files (ZCTA locations, used for nearby ZIP Codes).
  6. HUD USPS ZIP Code Crosswalk Files (ZIP-to-tract and ZIP-to-county assignment).

This product uses Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. This product uses the HUD User Data API but is not endorsed or certified by HUD User. ZIP Code Tabulation Areas are Census approximations of USPS ZIP Code delivery areas and may not match them exactly. ZIP Code is a trademark of the United States Postal Service.