Multnomah County vs. Clark County

Multnomah County (OR)Clark County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)811,880481,857
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)10.4%13.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)735,148425,360
Population, Census, April 1, 2010735,334425,363
Persons under 5 years, percent5.4%6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent18.8%23.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent13.4%15.5%
Female persons, percent50.5%50.6%
White alone, percent79.0%86.4%
Black or African American alone, percent6.1%2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.4%1.2%
Asian alone, percent8.1%4.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.7%0.9%
Two or More Races, percent4.7%4.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent11.7%10.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent69.3%78.0%
Veterans, 2014-201838,03733,035
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201814.0%10.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)353,842186,167
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201854.2%66.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$361,300$296,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,868$1,699
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$647$535
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,172$1,180
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201337.0%23.0%
Building permits, 20186,2383,598
Households, 2014-2018321,968171,522
Persons per household, 2014-20182.422.69
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201881.5%83.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201820.2%14.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201893.0%94.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201886.1%88.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201891.3%92.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201844.5%29.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.4%8.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent8.2%7.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201869.2%64.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201865.5%57.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,506,213550,699
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)7,703,6732,251,094
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)21,267,7804,395,399
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)9,982,9334,276,454
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,148$9,757
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201826.926.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$64,337$71,636
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$36,868$34,163
Persons in poverty, percent12.0%8.8%
Total employer establishments, 201727,62811,114
Total employment, 2017440,774138,535
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)23,580,8836,855,780
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.5%5.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201773,05932,306
All firms, 201285,36634,479
Men-owned firms, 201242,28316,650
Women-owned firms, 201233,04611,487
Minority-owned firms, 201213,8254,035
Nonminority-owned firms, 201267,26928,812
Veteran-owned firms, 20126,6762,559
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201274,01329,443
Black-owned firms, percent, 20073.0%1.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.8%0.7%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20076.2%4.3%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.2%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20073.0%2.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200731.6%26.4%
Population per square mile, 20101,704.9676.2
Land area in square miles, 2010431.30629.00

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