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Clark County, WA


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
Designated Market Area: Portland, OR-WA
USDA County Type (2015): Retirement Destination
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Urban Suburbs

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2022 population: 516,779   ( 91,416 from 2010 , 13,470 from 2020)
Land area: 628.5 square miles
Population density: 822.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:387,713 75.02% 11.5%
Black:12,0692.34% 50.4%
Indian:3,6190.70% 21.9%
Asian:33,2136.43% 67.2%
2+ races:21,2184.11% 52.6%
Hispanic:58,94711.41% 83.3%
Total non-White:129,06624.98% 66.4%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:12,327 12.2
Deaths:10,12510.1
Net Migration: 9,7109.6
Net Immigration: 1,6161.6
Change in White population:39,920 9.4
Change in Non-White pop.:51,496 12.1




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
425,363
347,79381.76%
8,0251.89%
2,9700.70%
19,8654.67%
13,9053.27%
32,1667.56%
77,57018.24%

2000
345,238
299,13486.65%
5,6281.63%
2,5750.75%
12,2183.54%
8,9602.60%
16,2484.71%
46,10413.35%

1990
238,053
221,85793.20%
2,6321.11%
2,2250.93%
5,6642.38%
n/a
5,6752.38%
16,1966.80%

1980
192,227
182,89095.14%
1,5910.83%
1,4030.73%
2,8261.47%
n/a
3,3691.75%
9,3374.86%

1970
128,454
125,96698.06%
5650.44%
3950.31%
3690.29%
n/a
1,0100.79%
2,488 1.94%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:

2000's
NumberRate
51,962 15.1
23,9776.9
48,83114.1
11,5923.4
48,659 14.1
31,466 9.1
1990's
NumberRate
44,937 18.9
20,1038.4
70,83029.8
6,5452.7
77,277 32.5
29,908 12.6
1980's
NumberRate
33,169 17.3
14,547 7.6
27,800 14.5
n/a
38,967 20.3
6,859 3.6
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
48,780 38.0
n/a
56,924 44.3
6,849 5.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Clark County, WA

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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
NumberPercent
38.8
116,721 22.6%
400,058 77.4%
81,124 15.7%
188,863
2.65
128,838 68.2%
99,825 77.5%
10,760 8.4%
60,025 31.8%

2010
NumberPercent
36.7
112,575 26.5%
312,788 73.5%
48,710 11.5%
158,099
2.67
110,672 70.0%
84,752 76.6%
10,636 9.6%
47,427 30.0%

2000
NumberPercent
34.1
98,944 28.7%
246,294 71.3%
33,058 9.6%
127,290
2.69
91,461 71.9%
72,764 79.6%
8,838 9.7%
35,829 28.1%

1990
NumberPercent
32.8
67,427 28.3%
170,626 71.7%
25,433 10.7%
88,571
2.66
64,233 72.5%
53,059 82.6%
5,689 8.9%
24,338 27.5%

1980
NumberPercent
28.8
60,362 31.4%
131,865 68.6%
17,392 9.0%
68,875
2.76
51,701 75.1%
44,411 85.9%
4,457 8.6%
17,174 24.9%

2022 Housing Data for Clark County, WA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units196,557 
Median Value$453,200 
Occupied188,86396.1%
Vacant7,6943.9%
Owned126,02466.7%
Rented62,83933.3%
Median Rent$1,572 
Single-Family Units144,70673.6%
    Detached133,82168.1%
    Attached10,8855.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units31,61716.1%
Mobile Homes7,8704.0%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Clark County, WA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0006,2093.3%
$10,000 to $14,9994,1522.2%
$15,000 to $19,9993,9032.1%
$20,000 to $24,9994,5082.4%
$25,000 to $29,9995,0092.7%
$30,000 to $34,9995,2202.8%
$35,000 to $39,9995,7003.0%
$40,000 to $44,9995,3392.8%
$45,000 to $49,9996,2693.3%
$50,000 to $59,99913,0656.9%
$60,000 to $74,99918,1809.6%
$75,000 to $99,99927,40414.5%
$100,000 to $124,99922,48611.9%
$125,000 to $149,99917,1089.1%
$150,000 to $199,99921,57911.4%
$200,000 or more22,73212.0%
Median Household Income90,115 
Per Capita Income43,872 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state100 
Compared to U.S.107 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI8,9134.7%
Public Assistance6,2503.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps23,91612.7%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed207,00772.2%
Unemployed11,4454.0%
In Armed Forces3700.1%
Total Labor Force218,82276.4%
Not in Labor Force67,75123.6%
Real Unemployment Rate 27.6%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector97,35768,14758.8%
Non-Profit6,19412,95932.3%
Self-Employed14,26310,28358.1%
Local Government6,6609,92440.2%
State Government2,9275,77633.6%
Federal Government4,3143,14857.8%
Total Private + Self111,62078,43058.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.20,09531,80738.7%
Total131,715110,23754.4%
Pct. Govt.13.5%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts41,72817.2%
Sales and Office Occupations49,71920.5%
Professional, Technical53,23621.9%
Service Occupations38,87916.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1,0110.4%
All others58,99024.3%
White Collar 59.7%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance34,00214.0%
Retail trade27,47811.3%
Manufacturing27,30311.3%
Construction22,3379.2%
Professional, scientific, technical18,3797.6%
Transportation and warehousing16,9597.0%
Educational services16,7336.9%
Accommodation and food services14,7176.1%
Public administration10,5984.4%
Other services10,5894.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.10,0714.2%
Finance and insurance9,4723.9%
Wholesale trade7,3333.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing4,4881.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation3,9131.6%
Information3,3881.4%
Utilities2,4971.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting1,8030.7%
Management2930.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction1990.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Clark County, WA

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican40,5088.04%
Puerto Rican1,9730.39%
Cuban7640.15%
Dominican1450.03%
Total Central American4,4300.88%
Costa Rican1640.03%
Guatemalan2,0760.41%
Honduran1710.03%
Nicaraguan3950.08%
Panamanian2480.05%
Salvadoran1,3640.27%
Other Central American120.00%
Total South American2,0540.41%
Argentinean1900.04%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean4100.08%
Colombian7280.14%
Ecuadorian1300.03%
Paraguayan90.00%
Peruvian3500.07%
Uruguayan1240.02%
Venezuelan1130.02%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic4,3020.85%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Chinese4,9200.98%
Vietnamese3,9260.78%
Filipino3,1890.63%
Indian2,6660.53%
Korean2,1880.43%
Japanese1,5450.31%
Cambodian7890.16%
Hmong6130.12%
Taiwanese5970.12%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English400,71684.3%
Spanish29,7116.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic16,7133.5%
Other Indo-European6,5671.4%
Other Asian5,4691.2%
Chinese4,1290.9%
Vietnamese3,2350.7%
Other1,6230.3%
Korean1,6140.3%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German83,54616.6%
English62,77312.5%
Irish51,58710.2%
Norwegian21,5164.3%
American21,5104.3%
Italian16,0183.2%
European14,8132.9%
Swedish14,5102.9%
French13,9092.8%
Scottish12,9662.6%
Ukrainian8,9851.8%
Dutch8,8331.8%
Finnish8,4631.7%
Russian8,3241.7%
Polish6,8021.3%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen480,57595.3%
Not a citizen23,5164.7%
Native449,77589.2%
Foreign-born54,31610.8%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Clark County, WA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
8,096 2.3%16,221 4.7%86,080 24.9%123,827 35.8%70,887 20.5%40,300 11.7%
  Average years of education: 13.7
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 8,096 2.3%
9-12 Years 16,221 4.7%
H.S. Grad or GED 86,080 24.9%
Some College 123,827 35.8%
Bach. Degree 70,887 20.5%
Grad Degree 40,300 11.7%
Average years of education: 13.7

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Clark County, WA

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force
EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate
State
Avg.
1990 128,425 122,398 6,027 4.7% 5.1%
1991 129,023 121,074 7,949 6.2% 6.1%
1992 132,033 122,743 9,290 7.0% 7.2%
1993 136,117 128,139 7,978 5.9% 7.3%
1994 142,835 136,263 6,572 4.6% 6.3%
1995 152,785 146,348 6,437 4.2% 6.2%
1996 165,400 158,659 6,741 4.1% 5.9%
1997 176,043 170,031 6,012 3.4% 4.9%
1998 184,901 177,015 7,886 4.3% 4.8%
1999 187,836 180,471 7,365 3.9% 4.8%
2000 181,951 172,641 9,310 5.1% 5.1%
2001 183,663 171,155 12,508 6.8% 6.0%
2002 186,784 169,891 16,893 9.0% 7.1%
2003 188,305 170,281 18,024 9.6% 7.2%
2004 194,933 179,881 15,052 7.7% 6.3%
2005 202,217 188,478 13,739 6.8% 5.6%
2006 206,025 193,197 12,828 6.2% 5.0%
2007 209,683 196,776 12,907 6.2% 4.6%
2008 214,879 199,107 15,772 7.3% 5.2%
2009 213,889 187,511 26,378 12.3% 8.3%
2010 211,568 186,782 24,786 11.7% 9.1%
2011 208,902 186,966 21,936 10.5% 8.5%
2012 208,427 190,460 17,967 8.6% 7.7%
2013 208,097 190,863 17,234 8.3% 6.6%
2014 208,941 194,712 14,229 6.8% 5.9%
2015 214,327 200,966 13,361 6.2% 5.4%
2016 220,996 207,736 13,260 6.0% 5.2%
2017 227,797 216,428 11,369 5.0% 4.6%
2018 233,167 222,162 11,005 4.7% 4.4%
2019 244,191 232,780 11,411 4.7% 4.1%
2020 242,578 221,896 20,682 8.5% 8.4%
2021 243,695 230,205 13,490 5.5% 5.2%
2022 249,056 237,315 11,741 4.7% 4.2%
2023 248,604 237,865 10,739 4.3% 4.1%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com