Marion County, Oregon QuickFacts

Select a County in Oregon   |  Select a state   |  USA QuickFacts

Follow the ? link for definition and source information.
People QuickFacts Marion County Oregon
?  Population, 2000 284,8343,421,399
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 24.7%20.4%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 7.7%6.5%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 27.4%24.7%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 12.4%12.8%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 81.6%86.6%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.9%1.6%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.4%1.3%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.8%3.0%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.4%0.2%
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 10.6%4.2%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 3.4%3.1%
?  Female population, percent, 2000 49.7%50.4%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 17.1%8.0%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 76.5%83.5%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 115,3121,511,760
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 25,708382,171
?  Housing units, 2000 108,1741,452,709
?  Homeownership rate, 2000 62.9%64.3%
?  Households, 2000 101,6411,333,723
?  Persons per household, 2000 2.702.51
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000 37.6%33.4%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate $36,853$37,284
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 13.2%11.6%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 19.0%16.3%

Business QuickFacts Marion County Oregon
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998 7,32899,183
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998 91,6911,310,750
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998 35.8%28.9%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997 14,175209,846
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) 2,232,77247,665,990
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 2,672,47933,396,849
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997 $10,089$10,297
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992 45710,160
?  Women-owned firms, 1992 5,91687,970
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999 1,77623,2491
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000) 1,543,93415,592,250
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 9,899117,999

Geography QuickFacts Marion County Oregon
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles) 1,18495,997
?  Persons per square mile, 2000 240.635.6
?  Metropolitan Area Salem, OR PMSA 

1: Includes data not distributed by county.

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown