Washington County vs. Multnomah County

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

Source: United States Census Bureau

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