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People QuickFactsMarion CountyOregon
Population, 2003 estimate 296,995 3,559,596
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 4.3% 4.0%
Population, 2000 284,834 3,421,399
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 24.7% 20.4%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 79.3% 85.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 19.8% 25.1%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 23.5 22.2 
Housing units, 2002 111,220 1,495,582
Homeownership rate, 2000 62.9% 64.3%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 23.5% 23.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $132,600 $152,100 
Households, 2000 101,641 1,333,723
Persons per household, 2000 2.70 2.51
Median household income, 1999 $40,314 $40,916
Per capita money income, 1999 $18,408 $20,940

Business QuickFactsMarion CountyOregon
Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2001 7,495 101,003
Private nonfarm employment, 2001 94,980 1,364,924
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2001 0.4% 0.7%
Nonemployer establishments, 2000 14,419 212,165
Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) 2,232,772 47,665,990
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 2,672,479 33,396,849
Retail sales per capita, 1997 $10,089 $10,297
Housing units authorized by building permits, 2002 1,700 22,186
Federal funds and grants, 2002 ($1000) 2,022,154 19,839,214

Geography QuickFactsMarion CountyOregon
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 1,184 95,997
Persons per square mile, 2000 240.6 35.6
Metropolitan Area Salem, OR PMSA  
FIPS Code 047 41

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