Moving to Keizer, Oregon

Population: 32,203. Estimated population in July 2024: 34,644 (+7.6% change)
Males: 15,629 (48.5%), Females: 16,574 (51.5%)

Marion County

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.4 years
Median household income: $45,052
Median house value: $137,600

Population by Race

Races in Keizer:

  • White Non-Hispanic (81.7%)
  • Hispanic (12.3%)
  • Other race (7.2%)
  • Two or more races (3.4%)
  • American Indian (2.5%)
  • Black (0.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (25.2%), English (12.6%), Irish (11.6%), United States (7.9%), Norwegian (5.9%), French (4.2%).

Elevation: 134 feet

Land area: 7.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Keizer

  • High school or higher: 84.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 20.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
  • Unemployed: 7.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Keizer city

  • Never married: 21.8%
  • Now married: 57.4%
  • Separated: 2.1%
  • Widowed: 6.5%
  • Divorced: 12.2%

8.2% Foreign born (4.9% Latin America, 1.4% Europe, 1.4% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +10,194 (+46.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Keizer:

  • OREGON STATE HOSPITAL DISTINCT PART (about 6 miles; SALEM, OR)
  • SALEM HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; SALEM, OR)
  • SILVERTON HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; SILVERTON, OR)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Keizer:

  • MCNARY FLD (about 8 miles; SALEM, OR; Abbreviation: SLE)
  • MC MINNVILLE MUNI (about 15 miles; MC MINNVILLE, OR; Abbreviation: MMV)
  • CORVALLIS MUNI (about 40 miles; CORVALLIS, OR; Abbreviation: CVO)

Other public-use airports nearest to Keizer:

  • INDEPENDENCE STATE (about 15 miles; INDEPENDENCE, OR; Abbreviation: 7S5)
  • SPORTSMAN AIRPARK (about 21 miles; NEWBERG, OR; Abbreviation: 2S6)
  • CHEHALEM AIRPARK (about 22 miles; NEWBERG, OR; Abbreviation: 17S)

Amtrak station near Keizer:

  • 5 miles: SALEM (500 13TH ST. SE). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Keizer:

  • CHEMEKETA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 5 miles; SALEM, OR; Full-time enrollment: 5,253)
  • WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; SALEM, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,325)
  • GEORGE FOX UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; NEWBERG, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,032)
  • WESTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; MONMOUTH, OR; Full-time enrollment: 4,209)
  • LINN-BENTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; ALBANY, OR; Full-time enrollment: 3,057)
  • OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; CORVALLIS, OR; Full-time enrollment: 15,404)
  • LEWIS AND CLARK COLLEGE (about 39 miles; PORTLAND, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,795)

Schools

Public high school in Keizer:

  • MCNARY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,940; Location: 595 CHEMAWA RD N; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Keizer:

  • CLAGGETT CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 993; Location: 1810 ALDER DR NE; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • WHITEAKER MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 757; Location: 1605 LOCKHAVEN DR NE; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • GUBSER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 525; Location: 6610 14TH AVE NE; Grades: KG – 05)
  • KEIZER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 481; Location: 5600 MCCLURE ST N; Grades: KG – 05)
  • CUMMINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 460; Location: 613 CUMMINGS LN N; Grades: KG – 05)
  • KENNEDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 434; Location: 4912 NOREN AVE NE; Grades: KG – 05)
  • WEDDLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 429; Location: 1825 ALDER DR NE; Grades: KG – 05)
  • CLEAR LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 427; Location: 7425 MEADOWGLEN N; Grades: KG – 05)
  • FOREST RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 205; Location: 7905 JUNE REID PL NE; Grades: KG – 05)
  • OPTIMUM LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS CHARTER SCHOOL (Students: 125; Location: 1050 CLEAR LAKE RD NE; Grades: 01 – 05)