Multnomah County vs. Skamania County

Multnomah County (OR)Skamania County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)811,88011,924
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)10.4%7.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)735,14811,070
Population, Census, April 1, 2010735,33411,066
Persons under 5 years, percent5.4%4.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent18.8%18.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent13.4%21.0%
Female persons, percent50.5%49.2%
White alone, percent79.0%93.0%
Black or African American alone, percent6.1%0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.4%1.9%
Asian alone, percent8.1%1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.7%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent4.7%3.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent11.7%6.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent69.3%87.6%
Veterans, 2014-201838,0371,238
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201814.0%4.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)353,8425,924
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201854.2%71.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$361,300$282,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,868$1,609
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$647$451
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,172$779
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201337.0%7.2%
Building permits, 20186,23863
Households, 2014-2018321,9684,685
Persons per household, 2014-20182.422.47
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201881.5%90.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201820.2%3.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201893.0%83.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201886.1%75.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201891.3%91.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201844.5%23.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.4%9.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent8.2%7.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201869.2%56.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201865.5%53.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,506,21332,890
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)7,703,6735,640
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)21,267,78010,747
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)9,982,93325,226
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,148$2,255
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201826.930.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$64,337$58,598
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$36,868$30,217
Persons in poverty, percent12.0%11.7%
Total employer establishments, 201727,628202
Total employment, 2017440,7741,671
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)23,580,88353,509
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.5%8.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201773,059752
All firms, 201285,366752
Men-owned firms, 201242,283326
Women-owned firms, 201233,046262
Minority-owned firms, 201213,82541
Nonminority-owned firms, 201267,269629
Veteran-owned firms, 20126,676111
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201274,013498
Black-owned firms, percent, 20073.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.8%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20076.2%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.2%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20073.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200731.6%46.3%
Population per square mile, 20101,704.96.7
Land area in square miles, 2010431.301,655.68

Source: United States Census Bureau

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