Washington County vs. Columbia County

Washington County (OR)Columbia County (OR)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)597,69552,377
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)12.8%6.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)529,86049,353
Population, Census, April 1, 2010529,71049,351
Persons under 5 years, percent6.0%5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.9%21.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent13.4%18.7%
Female persons, percent50.5%50.0%
White alone, percent80.0%92.5%
Black or African American alone, percent2.5%0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.1%1.5%
Asian alone, percent11.4%1.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.5%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent4.4%3.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent17.0%5.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent65.1%88.1%
Veterans, 2014-201832,2595,035
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201817.5%2.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)232,45121,413
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201861.1%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, 2009-201330.7%11.9%
Building permits, 20181,889146
Households, 2014-2018216,50719,296
Persons per household, 2014-20182.662.61
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201882.5%84.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201824.7%3.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201895.5%88.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201889.1%82.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201891.6%90.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201843.7%17.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20186.8%12.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent7.2%7.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201868.9%56.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.6%51.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)970,57242,862
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)3,238,07462,169
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)13,525,848458,268
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)8,389,744318,072
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$15,319$6,454
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201825.233.7
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, percent8.8%10.2%
Total employer establishments, 201715,651942
Total employment, 2017280,2758,492
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)19,145,135297,439
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20175.4%3.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201739,5472,861
All firms, 201243,5363,032
Men-owned firms, 201221,3571,286
Women-owned firms, 201216,2071,065
Minority-owned firms, 20127,571178
Nonminority-owned firms, 201233,9582,711
Veteran-owned firms, 20124,102277
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201236,7452,466
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.1%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20077.3%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.2%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20074.7%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200732.9%27.5%
Population per square mile, 2010731.475.1
Land area in square miles, 2010724.23657.36

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.