Multnomah County, Oregon

Interactive maps and statistics for Multnomah County, Oregon: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Oregon and the United States.

Multnomah County, Oregon is among the highest in the country for total population (80th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (115th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Multnomah County, Oregon	Oregon	United States	Rank
Total Population	801,477	4,254,293	334,922,499	80th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$88,766	$83,011	$80,734	334th of 3,221
Median Age	38.7	40.4	38.9	2449th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	48.9%	36.8%	35.7%	115th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$552,700	$477,600	$332,700	101st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,646	$1,525	$1,413	160th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	12.6%	11.9%	12.5%	1812th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.7%	5.4%	5.2%	855th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1,859.5	44.3	n/a	86th of 3,222
Foreign Born	13.0%	9.8%	14.1%	251st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.5	n/a	n/a	620th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	53.4%	63.3%	65.2%	3133rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	24.4	23.0	26.4	1571st of 3,221
Worked from Home	26.1%	19.0%	15.1%	36th of 3,222
Uninsured	6.9%	n/a	n/a	2551st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	37.1%	46.7%	46.9%	3011th of 3,222
Broadband Access	92.2%	n/a	n/a	157th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Multnomah County, Oregon

Statistic	Multnomah County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	65.2%	71.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13.5%	14.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	5.3%	1.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	7.4%	4.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	7.1%	6.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	54.3	46.3	61.4

Age in Multnomah County, Oregon

Statistic	Multnomah County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Median Age	38.7	40.4	38.9
Under 18 %	17.6%	19.9%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.7%	8.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	18.0%	14.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	17.2%	14.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.7%	24.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	14.8%	19.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Multnomah County, Oregon

Statistic	Multnomah County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Households	349,803	1,718,422	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	50.6%	61.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	23.7%	27.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.6%	15.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	35.1%	28.4%	28.7%
Never Married	41.7%	32.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Multnomah County, Oregon

Statistic	Multnomah County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Per Capita Income	$53,996	$45,612	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	14.0%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.2%	15.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.6%	18.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	16.4%	12.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	12.6%	11.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	26.5%	27.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	16.1%	16.0%	n/a

Housing in Multnomah County, Oregon

Statistic	Multnomah County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Housing Units	371,179	1,857,992	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	53.0%	62.7%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	31.8%	17.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	5.8%	7.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,972.0	1,981.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	46.6%	36.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.6%	31.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$5,301	$3,876	n/a

Education in Multnomah County, Oregon

Statistic	Multnomah County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Less than High School	7.5%	8.2%	10.4%
High School Graduate	16.6%	22.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.0%	32.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	29.3%	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	19.6%	14.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Multnomah County, Oregon

Statistic	Multnomah County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Labour Force Participation	69.6%	62.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	52.6%	64.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	5.5%	2.2%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.0%	3.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	22.6%	32.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.1%	5.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	12.6%	7.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Multnomah County, Oregon

Statistic	Multnomah County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Born in State of Residence	40.5%	45.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	7.3%	4.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	5.7%	5.0%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	81.2%	84.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	8.1%	9.0%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	17.4%	12.3%	16.7%

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