Jury Pool Profile
Marion County, Oregon
- County seat
- Salem
- Judicial district
- 3rd Judicial District Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 355,777
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 349,244.
At a glance
Marion County is a 355,777-person venue. The county population is 66% White (Census race-alone categories). 29% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 60.7%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $80,192, $4,705 below the OR state median of $84,897; 26.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 25.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 25.4% of covered employment, average pay $66,987/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.05%, below the 5.24% state average. The county has not voted for the same party across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles . See Section 3 for cycle-by-cycle breakdowns.
- Population
- 349,244
- Median household income
- $77,351
- Unemployment
- 5.0%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 66% / 1%.
Marion County has a population of 349,244, with a median age of 37.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 66.3%; Black residents 1.2%. Independently, 29.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $80,192; 26.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Natural resources & mining' (oil & gas) is ≥5% of total covered employment. This county: 6.3%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 25.4% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 17.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.05%, below the Oregon state average.
Political composition
Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.
Marion County was carried by the Republican candidate with 49.5% of the vote in 2024; the Democratic candidate with 48.9% of the vote in 2020; the Republican candidate with 49.0% of the vote in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 67% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 25.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
25.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, Chinese. Veterans account for 7.3% of the adult civilian population (19,351 individuals).