Keizer is a city of 39,082 people in Oregon. There are 5,439 people per square mile. 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The population is up 21% since 2000. Poverty is uncommon here, at 8.1% of residents. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $434,100.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $84,813, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
27% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 78%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Keizer
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$152,404 → $434,100(+185%)US over the same years: +67%
Population21,884 → 39,082(+79%)US over the same years: +35%
Hispanic share5.6% → 23.3%(+17.8 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Keizer's population equals 11% of Marion County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 6.9% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 7.5% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)26.6%(735)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)28.3%(780)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.7%(874)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.5%(123)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.6%(17)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,761 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Keizer, decade by decade
Keizer population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
21,884
$74,553
$152,404
17.5%
21.3
2000
32,203
$82,069
$243,373
20.4%
39.4
2010
36,478
$74,653
$312,314
23.4%
50.1
2020
39,376
$78,384
$339,250
26.1%
62.3
2024
39,082
$84,813
$434,100
26.9%
59.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
