Washington County, Oregon

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

Washington County, Oregon is among the highest in the country for total population (114th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for median household income (111th of 3,221 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Washington County, Oregon	Oregon	United States	Rank
Total Population	603,947	4,254,293	334,922,499	114th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$107,772	$83,011	$80,734	111th of 3,221
Median Age	38.1	40.4	38.9	2569th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	47.5%	36.8%	35.7%	130th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$588,000	$477,600	$332,700	90th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,849	$1,525	$1,413	84th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	8.1%	11.9%	12.5%	2845th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.5%	5.4%	5.2%	1591st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	833.9	44.3	n/a	215th of 3,222
Foreign Born	18.3%	9.8%	14.1%	139th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	81.8	n/a	n/a	87th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	60.8%	63.3%	65.2%	2985th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	24.0	23.0	26.4	1675th of 3,221
Worked from Home	24.4%	19.0%	15.1%	52nd of 3,222
Uninsured	6.0%	n/a	n/a	2819th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	51.6%	46.7%	46.9%	1118th of 3,222
Broadband Access	94.1%	n/a	n/a	51st 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 Washington County, Oregon

Statistic	Washington County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	60.0%	71.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	18.6%	14.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	2.2%	1.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	11.4%	4.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	6.5%	6.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.4%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	58.7	46.3	61.4

Age in Washington County, Oregon

Statistic	Washington County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Median Age	38.1	40.4	38.9
Under 18 %	21.6%	19.9%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.9%	8.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	15.6%	14.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	15.7%	14.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.5%	24.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	14.8%	19.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Washington County, Oregon

Statistic	Washington County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Households	235,406	1,718,422	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	66.3%	61.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.3%	27.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.7%	15.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	24.2%	28.4%	28.7%
Never Married	32.0%	32.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Washington County, Oregon

Statistic	Washington County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Per Capita Income	$53,929	$45,612	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	8.8%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	12.7%	15.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	20.2%	18.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	19.6%	12.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	8.1%	11.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	18.9%	27.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	10.5%	16.0%	n/a

Housing in Washington County, Oregon

Statistic	Washington County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Housing Units	243,278	1,857,992	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	57.3%	62.7%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	24.7%	17.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	3.2%	7.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,990.0	1,981.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	39.2%	36.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.7%	31.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$4,929	$3,876	n/a

Education in Washington County, Oregon

Statistic	Washington County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Less than High School	7.3%	8.2%	10.4%
High School Graduate	16.6%	22.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.6%	32.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	29.0%	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	18.5%	14.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Washington County, Oregon

Statistic	Washington County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Labour Force Participation	68.6%	62.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	61.2%	64.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	3.1%	2.2%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.3%	3.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	26.4%	32.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.2%	5.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.6%	7.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Washington County, Oregon

Statistic	Washington County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Born in State of Residence	40.8%	45.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	9.1%	4.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	9.2%	5.0%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	74.2%	84.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	12.2%	9.0%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	21.9%	12.3%	16.7%

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