Hood River County vs. Multnomah County

	Hood River County (OR)	Multnomah County (OR)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	23,428	811,880
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	4.8%	10.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	22,346	735,148
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	22,346	735,334
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.2%	5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.0%	18.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.6%	13.4%
Female persons, percent	50.0%	50.5%
White alone, percent	93.6%	79.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.8%	6.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.2%	1.4%
Asian alone, percent	1.6%	8.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.3%	0.7%
Two or More Races, percent	2.6%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	32.1%	11.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	63.0%	69.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,166	38,037
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	16.1%	14.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	10,011	353,842
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	66.0%	54.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$355,100	$361,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,657	$1,868
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$479	$647
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,150	$1,172
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	15.8%	37.0%
Building permits, 2018	140	6,238
Households, 2014-2018	8,539	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	89.9%	81.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	28.2%	20.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	90.7%	93.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	83.1%	86.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	81.1%	91.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	31.6%	44.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	5.2%	9.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.2%	8.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.6%	69.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.5%	65.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	62,118	2,506,213
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	130,751	7,703,673
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	304,290	10,278,074
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	110,485	21,267,780
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	315,357	9,982,933
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,964	$13,148
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	17.4	26.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$62,935	$64,337
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$32,581	$36,868
Persons in poverty, percent	10.9%	12.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,043	27,628
Total employment, 2017	10,933	440,774
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	375,189	23,580,883
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	5.2%	1.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,123	73,059
All firms, 2012	2,839	85,366
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,335	42,283
Women-owned firms, 2012	842	33,046
Minority-owned firms, 2012	260	13,825
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,454	67,269
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	153	6,676
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,464	74,013
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.7%	3.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.8%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	6.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.2%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.0%	3.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	23.2%	31.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	42.8	1,704.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	521.95	431.30

Source: United States Census Bureau

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