Population 3,494 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Southeast Mill Creek
Household size in Southeast Mill Creek
| Period | Southeast Mill Creek | Salem | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.61 | 2.53 | 2.50 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.65 | 2.63 | 2.55 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 3.25 | 2.69 | 2.56 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.93 | 2.64 | 2.50 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.32 | +0.11 | +0.00 | −0.03 |
Households in Southeast Mill Creek are large by national standards, averaging 2.93 people against 2.65 for the U.S. That usually means more families with children at home. Since 2006–10, household size has climbed from 2.61, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Southeast Mill Creek
| Period | Southeast Mill Creek | Salem | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 32.8 | 37.7 | 39.0 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 31.5 | 37.8 | 40.0 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 33.4 | 38.1 | 40.9 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 35.1 | 38.0 | 41.6 | 40.1 |
| Change | +2.2 | +0.3 | +2.5 | +2.3 |
Southeast Mill Creek is young: half of its residents are under 35.1, compared with a national median of 40.1. The population tilts toward young families with children.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Southeast Mill Creek
| Period | Southeast Mill Creek | Salem | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 13.6% | 11.5% | 10.5% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 28.9% | 12.9% | 10.8% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 15.9% | 11.9% | 9.9% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 17.5% | 13.4% | 10.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | +3.9 pts | +1.9 pts | −0.1 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head just over one in six households in Southeast Mill Creek (17.5%), well above the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Southeast Mill Creek
Renters in Southeast Mill Creek
| Period | Southeast Mill Creek | Salem | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 31.4% | 38.8% | 36.2% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 45.8% | 43.0% | 38.5% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 39.7% | 42.0% | 37.6% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 37.1% | 41.3% | 36.7% | 34.8% |
| Change | +5.8 pts | +2.4 pts | +0.5 pts | +1.5 pts |
More than a third of households in Southeast Mill Creek rent their homes (37.1%), close to the national share of 34.8%. Renters make up a smaller share here than in Salem overall (41.3%). Among homeowners, 43.2% have no mortgage at all, above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Southeast Mill Creek
| Period | Southeast Mill Creek | Salem | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 4.0% | 6.4% | 8.9% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 3.1% | 6.4% | 9.1% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 12.3% | 7.3% | 8.3% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 5.3% | 5.8% | 7.4% | 9.6% |
| Change | +1.3 pts | −0.6 pts | −1.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
Empty homes are scarce in Southeast Mill Creek: just 5.3% sit vacant, compared with 9.6% nationally, a sign of a tight housing market. That is in line with the rest of Salem.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Southeast Mill Creek
| Period | Southeast Mill Creek | Salem | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1985 | 1976 | 1976 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1988 | 1977 | 1977 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1988 | 1976 | 1978 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 2002 | 1982 | 1981 | 1980 |
| Change | +17 | +6 | +5 | +6 |
Much of the housing in Southeast Mill Creek is relatively new: half of its homes were built after 2002, compared with 1980 for the U.S. as a whole.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Southeast Mill Creek
| Period | Southeast Mill Creek | Salem | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $669 | $820 | $870 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $886 | $912 | $982 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $1,066 | $1,053 | $1,183 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,187 | $1,532 | $1,601 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$518 | +$711 | +$731 | +$606 |
Rent in Southeast Mill Creek runs $1,187 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 31.0% of household income on rent, just over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Southeast Mill Creek
Bachelor's degrees in Southeast Mill Creek
| Period | Southeast Mill Creek | Salem | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.5% | 26.3% | 29.0% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 15.5% | 27.4% | 30.2% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 10.3% | 28.9% | 33.5% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 16.5% | 31.3% | 36.4% | 35.6% |
| Change | +7.0 pts | +5.1 pts | +7.3 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Southeast Mill Creek have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 16.5%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Southeast Mill Creek
| Period | Southeast Mill Creek | Salem | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 77.0% | 85.2% | 88.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 83.7% | 86.8% | 89.4% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 78.6% | 88.0% | 90.5% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 89.2% | 88.1% | 91.5% | 89.3% |
| Change | +12.3 pts | +2.9 pts | +3.0 pts | +4.3 pts |
About as many adults in Southeast Mill Creek have finished high school as nationally: 89.2%, against 89.3%.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Southeast Mill Creek
| Period | Southeast Mill Creek | Salem | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.2% | 9.6% | 8.8% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 9.3% | 12.5% | 10.6% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 4.6% | 5.9% | 5.6% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 3.7% | 5.5% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| Change | −7.5 pts | −4.1 pts | −3.5 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Southeast Mill Creek runs below the national rate: 3.7% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 5.4% nationally. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Southeast Mill Creek compared with nearby neighborhoods
| Neighborhood | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Mill Creek | 2.93 | 35.1 | 17.5% | 37.1% | 5.3% | 2002 | $1,187 | 16.5% | 89.2% | 3.7% |
| Grant | 2.45 | 31.8 | 16.8% | 57.3% | 8.3% | 1950 | $1,283 | 26.7% | 88.7% | 7.2% |
| Oak Park | 3.00 | 29.0 | 28.7% | 73.2% | 5.2% | 1988 | $1,503 | 10.5% | 73.6% | 10.8% |
| East Albany | 2.43 | 37.7 | 7.3% | 31.1% | 3.6% | 2000 | $1,736 | 25.1% | 96.3% | 2.9% |
| North Albany | 2.58 | 44.2 | 4.4% | 21.8% | 2.5% | 2001 | $2,253 | 42.9% | 93.1% | 4.7% |
| Willamette | 2.91 | 32.1 | 27.4% | 56.4% | 14.6% | 1964 | $1,133 | 25.9% | 95.6% | 13.7% |
| Santiam | 2.38 | 42.9 | 7.5% | 47.3% | 7.4% | 1981 | $1,273 | 22.2% | 85.6% | 4.9% |
| Periwinkle | 2.40 | 43.2 | 15.7% | 40.6% | 8.9% | 1987 | $1,553 | 25.9% | 92.3% | 4.2% |
| South Albany | 2.57 | 40.0 | 9.2% | 35.1% | 3.9% | 1990 | $1,219 | 30.4% | 96.8% | 2.3% |
| Aurora-Butteville-Barlow | 2.23 | 54.9 | 3.4% | 36.5% | 3.9% | 1980 | $1,700 | 35.9% | 92.6% | 2.4% |
| South Corvallis Neighbors | 2.41 | 32.1 | 18.0% | 61.2% | 6.8% | 1990 | $1,576 | 53.2% | 95.0% | 9.1% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Southeast Mill Creek. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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