Multnomah County vs. Hood River County

	Multnomah County (OR)	Hood River County (OR)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	811,880	23,428
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	10.4%	4.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	735,148	22,346
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	735,334	22,346
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.4%	6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	18.8%	24.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	13.4%	15.6%
Female persons, percent	50.5%	50.0%
White alone, percent	79.0%	93.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	6.1%	0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.4%	1.2%
Asian alone, percent	8.1%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.7%	0.3%
Two or More Races, percent	4.7%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	11.7%	32.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	69.3%	63.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	38,037	1,166
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	14.0%	16.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	353,842	10,011
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	54.2%	66.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$361,300	$355,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,868	$1,657
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$647	$479
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,172	$1,150
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	37.0%	15.8%
Building permits, 2018	6,238	140
Households, 2014-2018	321,968	8,539
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.42	2.59
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	81.5%	89.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	20.2%	28.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	93.0%	90.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	86.1%	83.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	91.3%	81.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	44.5%	31.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.4%	5.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.2%	11.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	69.2%	66.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.5%	58.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,506,213	62,118
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	7,703,673	130,751
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	10,278,074	304,290
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	21,267,780	110,485
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	9,982,933	315,357
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,148	$13,964
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	26.9	17.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$64,337	$62,935
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$36,868	$32,581
Persons in poverty, percent	12.0%	10.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	27,628	1,043
Total employment, 2017	440,774	10,933
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	23,580,883	375,189
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.5%	5.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	73,059	2,123
All firms, 2012	85,366	2,839
Men-owned firms, 2012	42,283	1,335
Women-owned firms, 2012	33,046	842
Minority-owned firms, 2012	13,825	260
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	67,269	2,454
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	6,676	153
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	74,013	2,464
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.0%	1.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.8%	0.0%
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%	6.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	31.6%	23.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	1,704.9	42.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	431.30	521.95

Source: United States Census Bureau

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