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Washington County, OR

611,272 Population
724.3 square miles 844 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.5 ±0.3 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Oregon: 40.8 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$53,245 ±$1,269 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Oregon: $45,821 ±$605
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$107,378 ±$3,725 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Oregon: $85,220 ±$1,399
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

8.4% ±1.1% (51,100  ±6,356) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Oregon: 11.8% 493,796 (±0.5% / ±19,583)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

24.2 minutes ±0.5 (6,269,645  ±206,570) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Oregon: 23.2 40,038,940 (±0.3 / ±616,729)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

239,361 ±2,096 Number of households
  • Oregon: 1,744,270 ±7,249
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0 (603,172  ±443) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Oregon: 2.4 4,166,848
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.7% ±1.1% (7,234  ±1,609) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Oregon: 4.4% 43,778 (±0.4% / ±4,027)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

248,942 ±228 Number of housing units
  • Oregon: 1,896,851 ±179
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$610,700 ±$8,950 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Oregon: $497,500 ±$3,618
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

12.9% ±1.4% (78,046  ±8,454.5) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Oregon: 13% 550,507 (±0.5% / ±19,917.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

93.3% ±2.4% (407,618  ±10,405.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Oregon: 92.3% 2,847,453 (±0.9% / ±27,500.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
49.2% ±1.6% (215,012  ±7,166.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Oregon: 37.8% 1,167,445 (±0.6% / ±17,005.8)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

27.1% ±1.4% (157,217  ±8,119.6) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Oregon: 15.4% 627,333 (±0.4% / ±16,263)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

19.3% (117,752  ±5,031) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in Oregon: 10% 429,125
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.4% ±0.5% (26,352  ±2,542) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Oregon: 6.8% 233,276 (±0.2% / ±6,971)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
26,352 Total veterans ±2,542 24,228 Male ±2,329 2,124 Female ±769

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