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Multnomah County, OR

795,083 Population
431 square miles 1,844.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.8 ±0.3 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Oregon: 40.5 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$49,855 ±$1,514 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Oregon: $42,474 ±$544
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$79,909 ±$4,204 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Oregon: $75,657 ±$1,181
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

12.1% ±1% (94,559  ±8,084) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Oregon: 12.1% 503,935 (±0.4% / ±16,879)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

24.1 minutes ±0.8 (7,841,045  ±343,691) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Oregon: 22.8 37,985,776 (±0.3 / ±703,971)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

346,491 ±3,696 Number of households
  • Oregon: 1,726,340 ±6,662
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.2 ±0 (774,468  ±445) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Oregon: 2.4 4,143,098
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 325,134,660

3.3% ±0.8% (7,156  ±1,671) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Oregon: 4.5% 44,166 (±0.4% / ±3,533)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

371,441 ±193 Number of housing units
  • Oregon: 1,859,349 ±332
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$533,200 ±$9,427 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Oregon: $475,600 ±$3,783
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

16.7% ±1.2% (131,610  ±9,029.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Oregon: 14.5% 610,477 (±0.5% / ±21,877.8)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±,187,841.9)

Social

92.6% ±2.1% (549,583  ±12,165.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Oregon: 91.6% 2,789,334 (±0.9% / ±26,298.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±,272,504.5)
47.5% ±1.3% (282,188  ±7,839.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Oregon: 36.3% 1,106,239 (±0.5% / ±15,811.3)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±,175,321.9)

18.2% ±1.1% (138,140  ±8,510.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Oregon: 15.3% 618,834 (±0.4% / ±14,649.6)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 22% 69,241,800 (±0.1% / ±,203,206.2)

12.8% (101,411  ±7,051) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Oregon: 9.9% 420,943
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,182,176

5% ±0.4% (32,854  ±2,909) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Oregon: 7.4% 251,629 (±0.2% / ±7,349)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
32,854 Total veterans ±2,909 30,392 Male ±2,854 2,462 Female ±697

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