Washington County vs. Columbia County
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Washington County (OR) Columbia County (OR)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 597,695 52,377
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 12.8% 6.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 529,860 49,353
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 529,710 49,351
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.0% 5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent 22.9% 21.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 13.4% 18.7%
Female persons, percent 50.5% 50.0%
White alone, percent 80.0% 92.5%
Black or African American alone, percent 2.5% 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 1.1% 1.5%
Asian alone, percent 11.4% 1.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.5% 0.2%
Two or More Races, percent 4.4% 3.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 17.0% 5.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 65.1% 88.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018 32,259 5,035
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 17.5% 2.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 232,451 21,413
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 61.1% 74.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $360,400 $240,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,902 $1,482
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $631 $461
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,270 $909
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 30.7% 11.9%
Building permits, 2018 1,889 146
Households, 2014-2018 216,507 19,296
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.66 2.61
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 82.5% 84.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 24.7% 3.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 95.5% 88.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 89.1% 82.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 91.6% 90.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 43.7% 17.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 6.8% 12.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 7.2% 7.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 68.9% 56.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 61.6% 51.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 970,572 42,862
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 3,238,074 62,169
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 13,525,848 458,268
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 8,389,744 318,072
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $15,319 $6,454
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 25.2 33.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $78,010 $59,714
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $37,657 $29,317
Persons in poverty, percent 8.8% 10.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017 15,651 942
Total employment, 2017 280,275 8,492
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 19,145,135 297,439
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 5.4% 3.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 39,547 2,861
All firms, 2012 43,536 3,032
Men-owned firms, 2012 21,357 1,286
Women-owned firms, 2012 16,207 1,065
Minority-owned firms, 2012 7,571 178
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 33,958 2,711
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 4,102 277
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 36,745 2,466
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 1.1%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 7.3% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.2% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 4.7% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 32.9% 27.5%
Population per square mile, 2010 731.4 75.1
Land area in square miles, 2010 724.23 657.36
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Washington county (OR) and Columbia county (OR) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.