Clark County vs. Multnomah County

Clark County (WA)Multnomah County (OR)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)481,857811,880
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)13.3%10.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)425,360735,148
Population, Census, April 1, 2010425,363735,334
Persons under 5 years, percent6.1%5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.9%18.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.5%13.4%
Female persons, percent50.6%50.5%
White alone, percent86.4%79.0%
Black or African American alone, percent2.3%6.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.2%1.4%
Asian alone, percent4.9%8.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.9%0.7%
Two or More Races, percent4.3%4.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent10.0%11.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent78.0%69.3%
Veterans, 2014-201833,03538,037
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201810.4%14.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)186,167353,842
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201866.5%54.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$296,800$361,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,699$1,868
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$535$647
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,180$1,172
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201323.0%37.0%
Building permits, 20183,5986,238
Households, 2014-2018171,522321,968
Persons per household, 2014-20182.692.42
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201883.0%81.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201814.8%20.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201894.3%93.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201888.7%86.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201892.3%91.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201829.8%44.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.4%9.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent7.0%8.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201864.2%69.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.4%65.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)550,6992,506,213
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)2,251,0947,703,673
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)4,395,39921,267,780
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)4,276,4549,982,933
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$9,757$13,148
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201826.826.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$71,636$64,337
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$34,163$36,868
Persons in poverty, percent8.8%12.0%
Total employer establishments, 201711,11427,628
Total employment, 2017138,535440,774
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)6,855,78023,580,883
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20175.6%1.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201732,30673,059
All firms, 201234,47985,366
Men-owned firms, 201216,65042,283
Women-owned firms, 201211,48733,046
Minority-owned firms, 20124,03513,825
Nonminority-owned firms, 201228,81267,269
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,5596,676
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201229,44374,013
Black-owned firms, percent, 20071.1%3.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.7%0.8%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20074.3%6.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.2%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.5%3.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.4%31.6%
Population per square mile, 2010676.21,704.9
Land area in square miles, 2010629.00431.30

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