Oregon City city, OR

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 37,418 ( 5,559 from 2010 )
Land area: 10.0 square miles
Population density: 3724.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	32,833	87.75%	18.4%
Black:	213	0.57%	27.5%
Indian:	167	0.45%	18.9%
Asian:	667	1.78%	9.3%
2+ races:	1,491	3.98%	89.0%
Hispanic:	1,850	4.94%	20.9%

Total non-White:	4,585	12.25%	10.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	5,111	19.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	448	1.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
31,859
27,722	87.01%
167	0.52%
206	0.65%
610	1.91%
789	2.48%
2,339	7.34%
4,137	12.99%

2000
25,533
23,019	90.15%
111	0.43%
175	0.69%
292	1.14%
571	2.24%
1,365	5.35%
2,514	9.85%

1990
14,698
14,082	95.81%
29	0.20%
89	0.61%
152	1.03%
n/a
346	2.35%
616	4.19%

1980
14,673
14,031	95.62%
0	0.00%
140	0.95%
275	1.87%
n/a
208	1.42%
642	4.38%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
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n/a
n/a

4,703	18.4
1,623	6.4

Number	Rate
1990's
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8,937	60.8
1,898	12.9

Number	Rate
1980's
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n/a

51	0.3
-26	-0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Oregon City city, OR

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
37.1
8,205	21.9%
29,213	78.1%
5,428	14.5%

13,802
2.64

9,350	67.7%
7,216	77.2%
819	8.8%
4,452	32.3%

2010
Number	Percent
36.3
8,123	25.5%
23,736	74.5%
3,555	11.2%

11,973
2.61

8,206	68.5%
6,072	74.0%
907	11.1%
3,767	31.5%

2000
Number	Percent
33.0
6,729	26.4%
18,804	73.6%
2,514	9.8%

9,493
2.59

6,741	71.0%
5,053	75.0%
752	11.2%
2,752	29.0%

1990
Number	Percent
31.7
4,160	28.3%
10,538	71.7%
1,785	12.1%

5,522
2.60

3,933	71.2%
3,113	79.2%
418	10.6%
1,589	28.8%

1980
Number	Percent
28.6
4,377	29.8%
10,296	70.2%
1,648	11.2%

5,377
2.64

3,851	71.6%
3,142	81.6%
395	10.3%
1,526	28.4%

2022 Housing Data for Oregon City city, OR

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	347	2.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	367	2.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	196	1.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	353	2.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	280	2.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	367	2.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	305	2.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	472	3.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	408	3.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	1,134	8.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,317	9.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,164	15.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,606	11.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	1,177	8.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,810	13.1%
$200,000 or more	1,499	10.9%

Median Household Income	90,174
Per Capita Income	40,837

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	653	4.7%
Public Assistance	455	3.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,948	14.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	17,182	73.6%
Unemployed	935	4.0%
In Armed Forces	27	0.1%

Total Labor Force	18,144	77.7%
Not in Labor Force	5,215	22.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	7,828	5,441	59.0%
Non-Profit	572	1,064	35.0%
Self-Employed	861	716	54.6%

Local Government	643	672	48.9%
State Government	216	619	25.9%
Federal Government	126	151	45.5%

Total Private + Self	8,689	6,157	58.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,557	2,506	38.3%
Total	10,246	8,663	54.2%

Pct. Govt.	12.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	3,286	17.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	4,224	22.3%
Professional, Technical	3,978	21.0%
Service Occupations	2,801	14.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	85	0.4%
All others	4,632	24.5%

White Collar		60.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	3,173	16.8%
Construction	2,231	11.8%
Retail trade	2,066	10.9%
Manufacturing	1,830	9.7%
Educational services	1,276	6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,194	6.3%
Transportation and warehousing	1,029	5.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	925	4.9%
Other services	918	4.9%
Public administration	910	4.8%
Finance and insurance	857	4.5%
Accommodation and food services	846	4.5%
Wholesale trade	471	2.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	344	1.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	277	1.5%
Information	247	1.3%
Utilities	158	0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	133	0.7%
Management	36	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,396	3.73%
Puerto Rican	139	0.37%
Cuban	8	0.02%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	43	0.11%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	20	0.05%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	23	0.06%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	124	0.33%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	13	0.03%
Chilean	18	0.05%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	55	0.15%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	38	0.10%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	140	0.37%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	273	0.73%
Filipino	211	0.56%
Laotian	77	0.21%
Japanese	41	0.11%
Thai	29	0.08%
Korean	28	0.07%
Vietnamese	27	0.07%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	32,400	91.9%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	947	2.7%
Spanish	750	2.1%
Other Indo-European	390	1.1%
Other Asian	241	0.7%
Chinese	159	0.5%
Tagalog	112	0.3%
Other	88	0.2%
German, other Germanic	82	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	8,512	22.7%
English	5,200	13.9%
Irish	4,245	11.3%
American	1,778	4.8%
Norwegian	1,635	4.4%
Scottish	1,568	4.2%
European	1,475	3.9%
Ukrainian	1,300	3.5%
Italian	1,268	3.4%
Swedish	1,041	2.8%
French	734	2.0%
Polish	534	1.4%
Dutch	487	1.3%
Swiss	448	1.2%
Danish	434	1.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	36,912	98.6%
Not a citizen	506	1.4%

Native	35,478	94.8%
Foreign-born	1,940	5.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
429	1.6%	925	3.5%	7,314	28.0%	9,584	36.6%	5,924	22.7%	1,977	7.6%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	429	1.6%
9-12 Years	925	3.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	7,314	28.0%
Some College	9,584	36.6%
Bach. Degree	5,924	22.7%
Grad Degree	1,977	7.6%
Average years of education: 13.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +1,491	D +1,224	D + 5.7%
D +2,715
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	70%	Joe Biden (D)	10,728	52.0%	Donald Trump* (R)	9,200	44.6%	706	3.4%	20,634	4	-2	0.87%
2016	66%	Hillary Clinton (D)	8,013	44.7%	Donald Trump (R)	7,709	43.0%	2,216	12.4%	17,938	4	-3	0.90%

2020 President, Oregon City city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

10,728

52.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

9,200

44.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

423

2.1%

Other

283

1.4%

TOTAL

20,634

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): -2

2016 President, Oregon City city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

8,013

44.7%

Donald Trump (R)

7,709

43.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1,093

6.1%

Jill Stein (Grn)

375

2.1%

Other

748

4.2%

TOTAL

17,938

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): -3

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Oregon City city, OR

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	68%	Jeff Merkley* (D)	10,521	52.6%	Jo Rae Perkins (R)	8,701	43.5%	788 [+]	3.9%	20,010	4	0.86%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Gary Dye (Libertarian) 414 (2.1%); Ibrahim Taher (Green) 360 (1.8%); Other (Write-in) 14 (0.1%);
2018	G	59%	Knute Buehler (R)	8,192	49.1%	Kate Brown* (D)	7,353	44.1%	1,128 [+]	6.8%	16,673	5	0.89%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Patrick Starnes (I) 511 (3.1%); Other (Write-in) 334 (2.0%); Nick Chen (Libertarian) 283 (1.7%);
2016	S3	65%	Ron Wyden* (D)	9,195	52.4%	Mark Callahan (R)	6,653	37.9%	1,693 [+]	9.7%	17,541	8	0.90%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Other (Write-in) 576 (3.3%); Steven Reynolds (I) 576 (3.3%); Shanti Lewallen (Working Families) 541 (3.1%);
2016	G	62%	Kate Brown* (D)	9,195	54.4%	Bud Pierce (R)	6,653	39.3%	1,061 [+]	6.3%	16,909	-4	0.87%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Cliff Thomason (I) 443 (2.6%); James Foster (Libertarian) 424 (2.5%); Other (Write-in) 194 (1.1%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	14,260
Median Value	$473,900

Occupied	13,802	96.8%
Vacant	458	3.2%

Owned	9,010	65.3%
Rented	4,792	34.7%
Median Rent	$1,527

Single-Family Units	10,864	76.2%
Detached	9,775	68.5%
Attached	1,089	7.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,954	13.7%
Mobile Homes	294	2.1%

Oregon City city, OR

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Oregon City city, OR

2022 Housing Data for Oregon City city, OR

2022 Income & Employment Data for Oregon City city, OR

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Oregon City city, OR

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Oregon City city, OR

Historical Presidential Election Results for Oregon City city, OR

Historical Statewide Election Results for Oregon City city, OR