Clackamas County vs. Multnomah County

	Clackamas County (OR)	Multnomah County (OR)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	416,075	811,880
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	10.7%	10.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	375,996	735,148
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	375,992	735,334
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.4%	5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.5%	18.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	18.1%	13.4%
Female persons, percent	50.7%	50.5%
White alone, percent	89.2%	79.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.2%	6.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.1%	1.4%
Asian alone, percent	4.7%	8.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.3%	0.7%
Two or More Races, percent	3.6%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	8.9%	11.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	81.6%	69.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	27,654	38,037
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	8.0%	14.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	169,240	353,842
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	70.5%	54.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$369,100	$361,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,931	$1,868
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$639	$647
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,205	$1,172
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	20.0%	37.0%
Building permits, 2018	1,754	6,238
Households, 2014-2018	155,456	321,968
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.59	2.42
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	84.9%	81.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	12.0%	20.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	93.5%	93.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	87.3%	86.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	93.3%	91.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	36.8%	44.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.6%	9.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	6.3%	8.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.9%	69.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.1%	65.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	637,512	2,506,213
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	2,424,207	7,703,673
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	5,371,545	10,278,074
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	5,388,581	21,267,780
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	5,125,309	9,982,933
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,352	$13,148
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	29.0	26.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$76,597	$64,337
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$39,619	$36,868
Persons in poverty, percent	7.3%	12.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	12,103	27,628
Total employment, 2017	146,934	440,774
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	7,259,282	23,580,883
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.8%	1.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	32,416	73,059
All firms, 2012	35,537	85,366
Men-owned firms, 2012	17,619	42,283
Women-owned firms, 2012	12,643	33,046
Minority-owned firms, 2012	3,367	13,825
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	30,740	67,269
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	3,250	6,676
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	30,021	74,013
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.6%	3.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.6%	0.8%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.6%	6.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.2%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.7%	3.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.9%	31.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	201.0	1,704.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,870.32	431.30

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Clackamas county (OR) and Multnomah county (OR) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.