Marion County, Oregon: commercial real estate data.
Marion County, Oregon had an estimated 352,867 residents on July 1, 2024, up 2.0 percent since the 2020 census base of 345,905, across 1,182 square miles. County output reached $23.94 bn in 2024, 9,176 establishments operate here, and the SBA record carries 513 7(a) approvals worth $196.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Marion County
How many people live in Marion County
- Population, American Community Survey 2020-2024349,244
- Households126,870
- Average household size2.75
- Median household income$77,351
- Median age37.5
- Median gross rent$1,414 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$416,400
- Home value to household income5.4 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher26.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over234,674
- Population under 1882,196
- Share under 1823.5 percent
- Population 65 and over58,378
- Share 65 and over16.7 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 64208,670
- Civilian labor force171,540
- Unemployment rate5.3 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over64.2 percent
- Rank by population among Oregon counties5th of 36
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents, Puerto Rico included214th of 3,222
Marion County is the 5th largest of 36 Oregon counties by population. A median home costs 5.4 times median household income, which is severely unaffordable by national standards. Residents under 18 outnumber those 65 and over, at 23.5 percent against 16.7 percent, a household formation profile rather than a retirement one.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Marion County
Is Marion County's population growing?
- Population, July 1, 2024352,867
- Census 2020 base population345,905
- Population change since the 2020 census base2.01 percent
- Population change, 2023 to 20242,993
- Births, 20243,861
- Deaths, 20243,367
- Natural change, 2024494
- Net domestic migration, 2024-329
- Net international migration, 20242,821
- Total net migration, 20242,492
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 2024-1,122
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents1166th of 3,144
The county has grown 2.01 percent since the 2020 census base. The population grew in 2024 from both sources: births exceeded deaths and more people moved in than left.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
Marion County
Where are people moving to Marion County from?
- Tax returns filed by households arriving8,608
- People arriving, from those returns14,517
- Tax returns filed by households leaving8,845
- Net household movement-237
- Adjusted gross income arriving$525.7 m
- Net adjusted gross income movement$-31.9 m
- Average income of an arriving household$61,074
- Average income of a leaving household$63,039
- Largest single originPolk County (1,118 households)
- Largest single destinationPolk County (1,185 households)
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polk County | 1,118 | 1,891 | $58.9 m |
| Clackamas County | 838 | 1,582 | $69.1 m |
| Washington County | 721 | 1,259 | $45.9 m |
| Multnomah County | 595 | 926 | $37.9 m |
| Linn County | 542 | 998 | $43.0 m |
| Lane County | 268 | 390 | $16.8 m |
| Yamhill County | 263 | 454 | $11.9 m |
| Benton County | 223 | 326 | $9.7 m |
Households arriving report $1,965 less average income than households leaving, which drains spending power even where headcount holds up. The largest single source of arrivals is Polk County, which is the catchment a retail or multifamily study should look at first.
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Marion County
What is the Marion County economy?
- County GDP, 2024$23.94 bn
- County GDP, 2023$22.56 bn
- GDP change, 2023 to 20246.1 percent
- GDP change over five years33.8 percent
- Rank by GDP among the Oregon areas BEA publishes4th of 36
- Rank by GDP among the US county areas BEA publishes229th of 3,127
- GDP per resident$68,539
Output grew 6.1 percent in the latest year and 33.8 percent over five, which is the trend line a lender will read behind any single year figure.
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024.
Marion County
Employment by industry in Marion County
- Covered employment, annual average171,271
- Establishments reporting12,695
- Average annual pay$62,787
- Average weekly wage$1,207
- Health care and social assistance, employment27,595
- Health care and social assistance, average annual pay$66,285
- Retail trade, employment16,786
- Retail trade, average annual pay$39,430
- Accommodation and food services, employment12,277
- Accommodation and food services, average annual pay$25,806
- Construction, employment11,843
- Construction, average annual pay$73,202
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, employment10,591
- Manufacturing, employment10,101
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health care and social assistance | 27,595 | 1,819 | $66,285 |
| Retail trade | 16,786 | 1,102 | $39,430 |
| Accommodation and food services | 12,277 | 860 | $25,806 |
| Construction | 11,843 | 1,786 | $73,202 |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 10,591 | 565 | $46,454 |
| Manufacturing | 10,101 | 438 | $60,040 |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 9,232 | 776 | $40,152 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 6,374 | 280 | $58,970 |
Health care and social assistance is the largest private sector at 27,595 jobs, 16.1 percent of covered employment.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
Marion County
How many businesses are in Marion County?
- Establishments, all industries9,176
- Employment at those establishments117,012
- Annual payroll$6.06 bn
- Establishments per 1,000 residents26.3
These are counts of establishments physically operating in the county, not listings, so they are the supply side a feasibility study measures demand against. County Business Patterns counts private establishments with paid employees in March 2023, while the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages above counts every unemployment-insured employer, public ones included, as a 2024 annual average, so the two establishment and employment counts differ.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Marion County
Building permits in Marion County
- Housing units authorized by permit, 20241,682
- Declared construction value permitted$396.4 m
- Single family units authorized843
- Multifamily units authorized839
- Multifamily share of units49.9 percent
- Average declared value per unit$235,685
- Units authorized per 1,000 households13.3
Multifamily is 49.9 percent of units authorized, so the pipeline is being built for renters rather than buyers.
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Marion County
SBA loans in Marion County (7(a) and 504)
- 7(a) approvals recorded513
- 7(a) gross approval dollars$196.3 m
- Average 7(a) approval$382,650
- Median 7(a) approval$50,000
- 10th percentile approval$25,000
- 90th percentile approval$1,040,000
- Largest single approval$5,000,000
- Jobs reported supported, 7(a)3,454
- Jobs per approval6.7
- Distinct 7(a) lenders active57
- Distinct industries receiving approvals211
- Median 7(a) term120 months
- Share of loans on real estate terms, 240 months or longer11.9 percent
- Loans on real estate terms61
- Loans on working capital terms, 120 months or shorter450
- Franchise loans35
- Franchise share of approvals6.8 percent
- Leading industry by approval countFull-Service Restaurants (19)
- Most active lenderColumbia Bank (200)
- 504 approvals recorded81
- 504 gross approval dollars$76.5 m
- Average 504 approval$944,074
- Median 504 approval$543,000
- Distinct CDCs active6
- 504 jobs per approval8.5
- 504 jobs per million dollars approved9.0
- Most active CDCCascade Capital Funding (34)
- Combined SBA approval dollars, 7(a) FY2020 to FY2026 and 504 FY2010 to FY2026$272.8 m
The average approval of $382,650 sits well above the median of $50,000, pulled up by a few larger deals, so the median is the better guide to what a typical borrower here gets. Only 11.9 percent of approvals run on real estate terms, so SBA credit here is mostly working capital and equipment rather than property acquisition.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30. US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Marion County
SBA loan default and charge-off rates in Marion County
Do SBA loans in Marion County get paid back?
- Loans with a final outcome recorded121
- Paid in full113
- Charged off8
- Charge-off rate on resolved loans6.6 percent
- Status: Exempt from disclosure294
- Status: Cancelled79
- Status: Paid in full113
- Status: Charged off8
- Status: Committed, not yet disbursed19
Of the 121 loans that have reached a final outcome, 6.6 percent were charged off. This is computed only over resolved loans, because a loan still running has not yet succeeded or failed and counting it either way would be wrong.
Compare against the national and state SBA charge-off rates, computed the same way over resolved loans only.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Marion County
SBA lending by place in Marion County
- Borrower cities with recorded lending20
- Salem, approvals277
- Woodburn, approvals58
- Silverton, approvals26
- Hubbard, approvals25
- Stayton, approvals24
- Keizer, approvals19
| Borrower city | Approvals | Gross approval dollars |
|---|---|---|
| Salem | 277 | $120,575,000 |
| Woodburn | 58 | $19,054,900 |
| Silverton | 26 | $3,886,800 |
| Hubbard | 25 | $20,477,500 |
| Stayton | 24 | $8,170,000 |
| Keizer | 19 | $4,486,300 |
| Aumsville | 16 | $3,930,400 |
| Mount Angel | 15 | $1,891,200 |
| 12 other borrower cities | 53 | $13,827,200 |
Salem accounts for 277 approvals against 58 in Woodburn. County level figures average over that gap, which is why a site decision is made at the submarket rather than the county.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Marion County
How large is Marion County?
- Land area1,182 sq mi
- Rank by land area among Oregon counties25th of 36
- Width, east to west70.8 mi
- Height, north to south41.5 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary6
- Residents per square mile of land295
- Establishments per square mile7.76
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year. US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Marion County
Flood risk in Marion County
- Participation of the county's own NFIP community Marion County, unincorporated areasParticipating, community 410154
- Community Rating System class of the county's own communityClass 10
- Communities in the county in the NFIP Community Status Book17
- Of those, participating in the NFIP17
- NFIP participation rate100.0 percent
- Best Community Rating System class in the county A lower CRS class is a larger flood insurance premium discount.Class 3
- Communities carrying a CRS class2
- Radon levels in Marion County, EPA zone predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/LZone 3
The county's own community in the status book, unincorporated Marion County (community 410154), participates in the National Flood Insurance Program and carries Community Rating System class 10, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there. The EPA places Marion County in radon zone 3, a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L. The zone is a screening prediction for the county and does not substitute for a test at an address. The best Community Rating System class among the county's communities is 3, which carries a flood insurance premium discount for policies written in that community. 100.0 percent of the county's listed communities participate in the National Flood Insurance Program, per Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26. US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Traffic counts, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Feasibility studies
When a Marion County site needs a document a lender will accept.
The same data layer behind this page is the one the studies are written from. A study for a Marion County site starts with the figures you are reading, carrying the same source and period into the credit file.
- Population, American Community Survey 2020-2024349,244
- Households126,870
- Average household size2.75
- Median household income$77,351
- Median age37.5
Common questions
Marion County questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Marion County, Oregon?
The Census Bureau estimates 352,867 residents on July 1, 2024 (US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024). The American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimate is 349,244, in 126,870 households, ranking 5th of 36 Oregon counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Marion County's population growing?
The population has grown 2.01 percent since the 2020 census base of 345,905, to 352,867 on July 1, 2024. In 2024 there were 3,861 births against 3,367 deaths, with net migration of 2,492. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Marion County?
$77,351. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $416,400, which is 5.4 times income, and median gross rent is $1,414 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are in Marion County?
9,176 establishments, employing 117,012 people with an annual payroll of $6.06 bn. These are establishments physically operating in the county, not listings. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
What is employment by industry in Marion County?
Health care and social assistance is the largest private sector at 27,595 jobs, 16.1 percent of covered employment. Covered employment averages 171,271 jobs at an average annual pay of $62,787, or $1,207 a week. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
How much SBA lending happens in Marion County?
513 7(a) approvals totaling $196.3 m since FY2020, across 57 lenders, with a median approval of $50,000, plus 81 504 approvals worth $76.5 m since FY2010. These are approvals recorded in the release, not loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans in Marion County get paid back?
Of the 121 loans that have reached a final outcome, 113 were paid in full and 8 charged off, a charge-off rate of 6.6 percent. Loans still running are excluded, because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
How many building permits were issued in Marion County?
1,682 housing units were authorized by permit in 2024, with a declared construction value of $396.4 m. Multifamily was 49.9 percent of units. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
What is the radon zone for Marion County?
Zone 3, a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L. Source: US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Where do people moving to Marion County come from?
The largest single origin is Polk County, with 1,118 households. Arriving households report an average income of $61,074 against $63,039 for those leaving. Source: US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Are traffic counts available for Marion County on this page?
No. Annual average daily traffic resolves in the platform rather than in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here. It is a gap we know about rather than a figure we estimated.
Is zoning published for Marion County?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning, and where a statutory framework applies it is marked as the statewide frame, to be confirmed locally.
Marion County
Cities and places in Marion.
27 Census places lie wholly or partly in Marion County. All 27 carry enough published place level data for a page of their own and are linked.
| Place | Type | Population | SBA 7(a) approvals, projects in this county | Lies in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salem | city | 178,865 | 277 | 86.2 percent here, 13.8 percent Polk County |
| Keizer | city | 39,082 | 19 | Wholly in this county |
| Woodburn | city | 27,875 | 58 | Wholly in this county |
| Hayesville | CDP | 21,246 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Four Corners | CDP | 16,275 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Silverton | city | 10,456 | 26 | Wholly in this county |
| Stayton | city | 8,292 | 24 | Wholly in this county |
| Aumsville | city | 4,230 | 16 | Wholly in this county |
| Hubbard | city | 3,406 | 25 | Wholly in this county |
| Mount Angel | city | 3,393 | 15 | Wholly in this county |
| Jefferson | city | 3,301 | 10 | Wholly in this county |
| Sublimity | city | 2,919 | 7 | Wholly in this county |
| Turner | city | 2,792 | 7 | Wholly in this county |
| Gervais | city | 2,581 | 7 | Wholly in this county |
| Mill City | city | 1,920 | None recorded | 29.1 percent here, 70.9 percent Linn County |
| Donald | city | 1,133 | 1 | Wholly in this county |
| Aurora | city | 1,030 | 10 | Wholly in this county |
| Brooks | CDP | 664 | 2 | Wholly in this county |
| St. Paul | city | 469 | 4 | Wholly in this county |
| Gates | city | 452 | 2 | 93.5 percent here, 6.5 percent Linn County |
| Mehama | CDP | 425 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Scotts Mills | city | 337 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Labish Village | CDP | 238 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Butteville | CDP | 226 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Idanha | city | 201 | None recorded | 80.9 percent here, 19.1 percent Linn County |
| Marion | CDP | 154 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Detroit | city | 111 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
A further 3 of the county's 513 SBA 7(a) approvals are to borrowers in cities that match no Census place in Marion County, the largest being Portland (1), Clackamas (1), Grants Pass (1). Those are postal cities, unincorporated areas and cities outside the county, so no place row claims them; they are counted in the county total above.
Nearby