Multnomah County vs. Washington County

	Multnomah County (OR)	Washington County (OR)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	811,880	597,695
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	10.4%	12.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	735,148	529,860
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	735,334	529,710
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.4%	6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	18.8%	22.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	13.4%	13.4%
Female persons, percent	50.5%	50.5%
White alone, percent	79.0%	80.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	6.1%	2.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.4%	1.1%
Asian alone, percent	8.1%	11.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.7%	0.5%
Two or More Races, percent	4.7%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	11.7%	17.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	69.3%	65.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	38,037	32,259
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	14.0%	17.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	353,842	232,451
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	54.2%	61.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$361,300	$360,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,868	$1,902
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$647	$631
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,172	$1,270
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	37.0%	30.7%
Building permits, 2018	6,238	1,889
Households, 2014-2018	321,968	216,507
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.42	2.66
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	81.5%	82.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	20.2%	24.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	93.0%	95.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	86.1%	89.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	91.3%	91.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	44.5%	43.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.4%	6.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.2%	7.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	69.2%	68.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.5%	61.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,506,213	970,572
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	7,703,673	3,238,074
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	10,278,074	13,525,848
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	21,267,780	8,667,640
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	9,982,933	8,389,744
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,148	$15,319
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	26.9	25.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$64,337	$78,010
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$36,868	$37,657
Persons in poverty, percent	12.0%	8.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	27,628	15,651
Total employment, 2017	440,774	280,275
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	23,580,883	19,145,135
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.5%	5.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	73,059	39,547
All firms, 2012	85,366	43,536
Men-owned firms, 2012	42,283	21,357
Women-owned firms, 2012	33,046	16,207
Minority-owned firms, 2012	13,825	7,571
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	67,269	33,958
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	6,676	4,102
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	74,013	36,745
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.8%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.2%	7.3%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.2%	0.2%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.0%	4.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	31.6%	32.9%
Population per square mile, 2010	1,704.9	731.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	431.30	724.23

Source: United States Census Bureau

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