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Multnomah County, OR

789,698 Population
431 square miles 1,832.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.2 ±0.4 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

$52,636 ±$1,526 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
$83,583 ±$2,869 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Oregon: $80,160 ±$1,045
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

12.9% ±1% (100,035  ±7,919) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in Oregon: 12.2% 506,544 (±0.4% / ±17,185)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

24.6 minutes ±0.7 (8,268,670  ±297,457) 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

354,646 ±3,037 Number of households
  • Oregon: 1,752,050 ±6,896
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.2 ±0 (768,278  ±204) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Oregon: 2.4 † 4,136,328 (±,317.1 / ±-555,555,600)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

3.7% ±0.9% (8,003  ±1,851) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Oregon: 4.3% 42,612 (±0.4% / ±3,743)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

373,973 ±135 Number of housing units
  • Oregon: 1,879,510 ±136
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$543,700 ±$13,483 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Oregon: $484,800 ±$3,384
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

17.7% ±1.4% (138,142  ±10,726.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Oregon: 13.5% 566,329 (±0.5% / ±21,326.1)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

92.4% ±2.1% (546,436  ±12,244.2) 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)
50.3% ±1.4% (297,493  ±8,245.4) 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)

18.4% ±0.9% (138,502  ±6,940.2) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Oregon: 15% 603,806 (±0.4% / ±15,199.6)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±,222,236.2)

12.9% ±9,093.8% (102,080  ±6,291) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Oregon: 9.6% † 406,692 (±1,260.7% / ±10,651)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

4.5% ±0.5% (29,133  ±2,989) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Oregon: 6.8% 232,653 (±0.2% / ±6,869)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
29,133 Total veterans ±2,989 25,675 Male ±2,900 3,458 Female ±935

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