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Washington County, OR

598,865 Population
724.3 square miles 826.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.6 ±0.3 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Oregon: 40.7 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$52,765 ±$1,799 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Oregon: $44,623 ±$658
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$103,713 ±$2,889 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Oregon: $80,160 ±$1,045
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

8.1% ±1% (47,744  ±6,162) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Oregon: 12.2% 506,544 (±0.4% / ±17,185)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

24.6 minutes ±0.9 (6,241,195  ±283,532) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Oregon: 23.2 39,403,136 (±0.3 / ±692,341)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

237,507 ±2,247 Number of households
  • Oregon: 1,752,050 ±6,896
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.5 ±0 (590,616  ±163) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Oregon: 2.4 4,136,328
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

4.2% ±0.9% (6,192  ±1,270) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in Oregon: 4.3% 42,612 (±0.4% / ±3,743)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

246,408 ±82 Number of housing units
  • Oregon: 1,879,510 ±136
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$589,000 ±$9,079 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Oregon: $484,800 ±$3,384
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

11.5% ±1.1% (68,003  ±6,509.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Oregon: 13.5% 566,329 (±0.5% / ±21,326.1)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

93% ±2.3% (394,997  ±9,888.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Oregon: 92% 2,805,975 (±0.9% / ±26,754.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
49.7% ±1.6% (211,181  ±6,639.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Oregon: 37.7% 1,148,638 (±0.5% / ±16,108.9)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

24.9% ±1.1% (141,317  ±6,184.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Oregon: 15% 603,806 (±0.4% / ±15,199.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±222,236.2)

17.4% (104,084  ±5,289) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in Oregon: 9.6% 406,692
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

5.5% ±0.5% (25,795  ±2,217) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Oregon: 6.8% 232,653 (±0.2% / ±6,869)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
25,795 Total veterans ±2,217 23,414 Male ±2,160 2,381 Female ±796

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