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Multnomah County, OR


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
Designated Market Area: Portland, OR-WA
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Big Cities

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2022 population: 795,083   ( 59,749 from 2010 , 20,346 from 2020)
Land area: 431.2 square miles
Population density: 1844.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:536,646 67.50% 1.2%
Black:45,8035.76% 14.7%
Indian:5,6190.71% 1.7%
Asian:69,8958.79% 36.0%
2+ races:34,2884.31% 29.1%
Hispanic:102,83212.93% 28.3%
Total non-White:258,43732.50% 26.0%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:17,028 10.4
Deaths:15,1789.3
Net Migration: -24,824-15.2
Net Immigration: 2,6801.6
Change in White population:6,343 0.9
Change in Non-White pop.:53,406 7.3




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
735,334
530,30372.12%
39,9195.43%
5,5270.75%
51,3786.99%
26,5493.61%
80,13810.90%
205,03127.88%

2000
660,486
505,49276.53%
36,5925.54%
5,7540.87%
39,5505.99%
22,2753.37%
49,6077.51%
154,99423.47%

1990
583,887
498,78685.43%
34,3535.88%
6,3961.10%
26,9504.62%
n/a
17,4022.98%
85,10114.57%

1980
562,640
500,12688.89%
29,5065.24%
4,3110.77%
16,7022.97%
n/a
10,8181.92%
62,51411.11%

1970
556,667
515,64592.63%
21,8223.92%
2,6330.47%
6,9001.24%
n/a
8,3561.50%
41,022 7.37%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
89,735 13.6
51,8037.8
2,8080.4
29,8774.5
24,811 3.8
50,037 7.6
1990's
NumberRate
91,834 15.7
57,9579.9
-9,394-1.6
25,5564.4
6,706 1.1
69,893 12.0
1980's
NumberRate
88,129 15.7
56,705 10.1
-6,907 -1.2
n/a
-1,340 -0.2
22,587 4.0
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
-19,861 -3.6
n/a
-15,519 -2.8
21,492 3.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Multnomah County, 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
NumberPercent
38.2
145,546 18.3%
649,537 81.7%
114,187 14.4%
343,370
2.29
178,435 52.0%
133,467 74.8%
16,651 9.3%
164,935 48.0%

2010
NumberPercent
35.7
150,683 20.5%
584,651 79.5%
77,423 10.5%
304,540
2.35
163,539 53.7%
117,624 71.9%
18,632 11.4%
141,001 46.3%

2000
NumberPercent
35.0
147,007 22.3%
513,479 77.7%
73,828 11.2%
272,356
2.36
153,832 56.5%
114,313 74.3%
16,913 11.0%
118,524 43.5%

1990
NumberPercent
34.2
135,260 23.2%
448,627 76.8%
79,158 13.6%
242,320
2.35
144,503 59.6%
110,790 76.7%
14,844 10.3%
97,817 40.4%

1980
NumberPercent
31.4
132,811 23.6%
429,829 76.4%
75,000 13.3%
233,262
2.37
142,738 61.2%
114,899 80.5%
14,019 9.8%
90,524 38.8%

2022 Housing Data for Multnomah County, OR

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units363,661 
Median Value$492,100 
Occupied343,37094.4%
Vacant20,2915.6%
Owned187,08454.5%
Rented156,28645.5%
Median Rent$1,515 
Single-Family Units215,01759.1%
    Detached196,54254.0%
    Attached18,4755.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units111,46730.7%
Mobile Homes5,8491.6%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Multnomah County, OR

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00015,8794.6%
$10,000 to $14,99913,2583.9%
$15,000 to $19,9999,7552.8%
$20,000 to $24,99910,3383.0%
$25,000 to $29,99910,2183.0%
$30,000 to $34,99910,3103.0%
$35,000 to $39,99911,2953.3%
$40,000 to $44,99911,5183.4%
$45,000 to $49,99910,9483.2%
$50,000 to $59,99921,9626.4%
$60,000 to $74,99929,3808.6%
$75,000 to $99,99943,57312.7%
$100,000 to $124,99933,9739.9%
$125,000 to $149,99928,7618.4%
$150,000 to $199,99934,65010.1%
$200,000 or more47,55213.8%
Median Household Income83,668 
Per Capita Income49,713 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state115 
Compared to U.S.124 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI15,5584.5%
Public Assistance19,1765.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps54,97916.0%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed375,56775.9%
Unemployed21,2094.3%
In Armed Forces2260.0%
Total Labor Force397,00280.2%
Not in Labor Force98,09219.8%
Real Unemployment Rate 24.1%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector162,082126,85856.1%
Non-Profit19,20335,05035.4%
Self-Employed27,39822,89954.5%
Local Government11,25117,22839.5%
State Government6,54810,03839.5%
Federal Government4,4874,18651.7%
Total Private + Self189,480149,75755.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.41,48966,50238.4%
Total230,969216,25951.6%
Pct. Govt.12.0%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts87,64119.6%
Sales and Office Occupations80,17617.9%
Professional, Technical136,98330.6%
Service Occupations69,84315.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1,7880.4%
All others73,61316.4%
White Collar 68.0%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance69,39415.5%
Professional, scientific, technical53,75012.0%
Retail trade47,63810.6%
Manufacturing40,8289.1%
Educational services37,5308.4%
Accommodation and food services32,8357.3%
Construction22,9605.1%
Other services21,7234.8%
Transportation and warehousing20,4844.6%
Finance and insurance17,8204.0%
Public administration17,3193.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.15,9993.6%
Wholesale trade11,1742.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation11,0352.5%
Information9,9862.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing9,5992.1%
Utilities3,9270.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting3,2740.7%
Management8100.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction1710.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Multnomah County, OR

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican71,8828.90%
Puerto Rican3,9370.49%
Cuban3,0680.38%
Dominican4020.05%
Total Central American7,0380.87%
Costa Rican3340.04%
Guatemalan2,5030.31%
Honduran7170.09%
Nicaraguan5320.07%
Panamanian3880.05%
Salvadoran2,3360.29%
Other Central American2280.03%
Total South American4,9620.61%
Argentinean6900.09%
Bolivian2410.03%
Chilean3880.05%
Colombian1,3130.16%
Ecuadorian6500.08%
Paraguayan340.00%
Peruvian1,1420.14%
Uruguayan450.01%
Venezuelan4090.05%
Other South American500.01%
Other Hispanic8,2091.02%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Vietnamese17,1132.12%
Chinese14,9111.85%
Filipino5,6030.69%
Indian4,2420.52%
Japanese3,5760.44%
Korean2,6450.33%
Laotian2,2580.28%
Hmong1,4440.18%
Thai1,0730.13%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English620,98680.7%
Spanish60,7887.9%
Vietnamese15,4412.0%
Other Asian14,2521.9%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic13,8401.8%
Chinese10,7501.4%
Other Indo-European8,9741.2%
Other7,4881.0%
French, Haitian, Cajun4,2370.6%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German121,55815.0%
English96,83412.0%
Irish88,73611.0%
American34,6214.3%
Italian34,1934.2%
European30,7823.8%
Norwegian24,9933.1%
Scottish22,6222.8%
French21,1102.6%
Swedish19,2202.4%
Polish17,0022.1%
Dutch13,1201.6%
Russian12,2971.5%
British9,0641.1%
Ukrainian8,9271.1%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen760,23094.1%
Not a citizen47,8685.9%
Native701,43986.8%
Foreign-born106,65913.2%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Multnomah County, OR

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
21,142 3.5%24,688 4.1%100,725 16.8%166,211 27.8%171,363 28.6%114,059 19.1%
  Average years of education: 14.3
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 21,142 3.5%
9-12 Years 24,688 4.1%
H.S. Grad or GED 100,725 16.8%
Some College 166,211 27.8%
Bach. Degree 171,363 28.6%
Grad Degree 114,059 19.1%
Average years of education: 14.3

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


Historical Labor Force Data for Multnomah County, OR

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 320,558 304,601 15,957 5.0% 5.4%
1991 326,589 308,474 18,115 5.5% 6.2%
1992 337,249 313,614 23,635 7.0% 7.3%
1993 342,887 321,306 21,581 6.3% 7.0%
1994 348,910 332,340 16,570 4.7% 5.3%
1995 351,220 336,913 14,307 4.1% 4.8%
1996 359,388 341,749 17,639 4.9% 5.6%
1997 366,990 349,687 17,303 4.7% 5.5%
1998 369,209 351,924 17,285 4.7% 5.7%
1999 369,766 351,207 18,559 5.0% 5.5%
2000 379,811 361,811 18,000 4.7% 5.2%
2001 378,280 354,750 23,530 6.2% 6.4%
2002 377,527 347,455 30,072 8.0% 7.5%
2003 373,670 342,527 31,143 8.3% 8.0%
2004 365,272 337,936 27,336 7.5% 7.4%
2005 360,967 339,048 21,919 6.1% 6.2%
2006 365,933 346,995 18,938 5.2% 5.4%
2007 377,019 358,612 18,407 4.9% 5.2%
2008 386,798 365,102 21,696 5.6% 6.2%
2009 391,875 352,178 39,697 10.1% 10.8%
2010 420,658 379,568 41,090 9.8% 10.7%
2011 425,218 389,284 35,934 8.5% 9.6%
2012 421,947 389,862 32,085 7.6% 8.8%
2013 414,728 387,011 27,717 6.7% 7.8%
2014 422,171 397,764 24,407 5.8% 6.7%
2015 430,032 409,444 20,588 4.8% 5.5%
2016 442,861 424,464 18,397 4.2% 4.7%
2017 451,727 435,571 16,156 3.6% 4.1%
2018 450,380 434,317 16,063 3.6% 4.0%
2019 453,933 439,230 14,703 3.2% 3.7%
2020 457,372 418,070 39,302 8.6% 7.6%
2021 461,480 436,178 25,302 5.5% 5.2%
2022 469,056 450,658 18,398 3.9% 4.2%
2023 465,029 448,461 16,568 3.6% 3.7%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com