City profile · Mid-size City
Salem, Oregon
Reviewed Oct 13, 2026Who leads Salem, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- Julie Hoy
- Role
- Mayor
- Form of government
- Mayor
- Population
- 136,924
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 13, 2026
- Confirmed by a reviewer against a source
- Last checked
- Oct 13, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourcecityofsalemnj.org ↗
- Official leadership pagecityofsalem.net/government/city-council-mayor ↗
- City websitecityofsalem.net ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- Julie Hoy CurrentMayor · added Jul 2, 2026 · verified Oct 13, 2026
- Chris Hoy FormerMayor (Ceremonial) · added May 4, 2026
Reviewed changes
No reviewer-published changes yet.
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 136,924
- Median household income
- $67,540
- Median age
- 35.9
- Land area
- 48.94 sq mi
- Population density
- 2,797.8 per sq mi
- County
- Polk County
- Metro area
- Salem, OR
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