Multnomah County vs. Columbia County
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Multnomah County (OR) Columbia County (OR)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 811,880 52,377
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 10.4% 6.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 735,148 49,353
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 735,334 49,351
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.4% 5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent 18.8% 21.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 13.4% 18.7%
Female persons, percent 50.5% 50.0%
White alone, percent 79.0% 92.5%
Black or African American alone, percent 6.1% 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 1.4% 1.5%
Asian alone, percent 8.1% 1.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.7% 0.2%
Two or More Races, percent 4.7% 3.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 11.7% 5.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 69.3% 88.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018 38,037 5,035
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 14.0% 2.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 353,842 21,413
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 54.2% 74.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $361,300 $240,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,868 $1,482
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $647 $461
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,172 $909
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 37.0% 11.9%
Building permits, 2018 6,238 146
Households, 2014-2018 321,968 19,296
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.42 2.61
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 81.5% 84.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 20.2% 3.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 93.0% 88.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 86.1% 82.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 91.3% 90.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 44.5% 17.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 9.4% 12.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 8.2% 7.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 69.2% 56.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 65.5% 51.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 2,506,213 42,862
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 7,703,673 62,169
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 10,278,074 458,268
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 9,982,933 318,072
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $13,148 $6,454
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 26.9 33.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $64,337 $59,714
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $36,868 $29,317
Persons in poverty, percent 12.0% 10.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017 27,628 942
Total employment, 2017 440,774 8,492
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 23,580,883 297,439
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 1.5% 3.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 73,059 2,861
All firms, 2012 85,366 3,032
Men-owned firms, 2012 42,283 1,286
Women-owned firms, 2012 33,046 1,065
Minority-owned firms, 2012 13,825 178
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 67,269 2,711
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 6,676 277
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 74,013 2,466
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.0% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.8% 1.1%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 6.2% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.2% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.0% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 31.6% 27.5%
Population per square mile, 2010 1,704.9 75.1
Land area in square miles, 2010 431.30 657.36
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Multnomah county (OR) and Columbia county (OR) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.