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Washington County, OR


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

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2022 population: 600,176   ( 70,466 from 2010 , 207 from 2020)
Land area: 724.3 square miles
Population density: 828.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:372,982 62.15% 1.0%
Black:14,7892.46% 66.9%
Indian:2,7690.46% 8.2%
Asian:77,92812.98% 63.6%
2+ races:24,0884.01% 41.7%
Hispanic:107,62017.93% 29.2%
Total non-White:227,19437.85% 41.8%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:13,756 11.5
Deaths:9,2507.7
Net Migration: -8,919-7.4
Net Immigration: 3,5713.0
Change in White population:3,529 0.7
Change in Non-White pop.:66,937 12.6




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
529,710
369,45369.75%
8,8611.67%
2,5590.48%
47,6238.99%
17,0043.21%
83,27015.72%
160,25730.25%

2000
445,342
346,25177.75%
4,7781.07%
2,3350.52%
30,8016.92%
10,7922.42%
49,73511.17%
99,09122.25%

1990
311,554
280,81990.13%
1,9210.62%
1,7340.56%
12,8704.13%
n/a
14,2104.56%
30,7359.87%

1980
245,808
231,35894.12%
1,1500.47%
1,0440.42%
5,5022.24%
n/a
6,4772.63%
14,4505.88%

1970
157,920
153,74897.36%
1860.12%
3490.22%
9030.57%
n/a
2,4571.56%
4,172 2.64%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
70,962 15.9
25,5395.7
26,5416.0
22,8525.1
23,202 5.2
61,166 13.7
1990's
NumberRate
61,254 19.7
23,5297.6
51,66716.6
15,4925.0
65,432 21.0
68,356 21.9
1980's
NumberRate
43,651 17.8
16,380 6.7
38,403 15.6
n/a
49,461 20.1
16,285 6.6
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
68,453 43.3
n/a
77,610 49.1
10,278 6.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Washington 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
37.5
132,518 22.1%
467,658 77.9%
83,963 14.0%
230,122
2.57
151,860 66.0%
119,410 78.6%
11,302 7.4%
78,262 34.0%

2010
NumberPercent
35.3
135,838 25.6%
393,872 74.4%
53,109 10.0%
200,934
2.60
134,323 66.8%
104,912 78.1%
12,396 9.2%
66,611 33.2%

2000
NumberPercent
33.2
119,238 26.8%
326,104 73.2%
39,310 8.8%
169,287
2.61
115,005 67.9%
94,723 82.4%
9,032 7.9%
54,282 32.1%

1990
NumberPercent
32.6
83,351 26.8%
228,203 73.2%
31,511 10.1%
119,158
2.59
83,799 70.3%
71,037 84.8%
6,415 7.7%
35,359 29.7%

1980
NumberPercent
29.3
71,380 29.0%
174,428 71.0%
20,364 8.3%
91,118
2.67
65,999 72.4%
56,804 86.1%
5,082 7.7%
25,119 27.6%

2022 Housing Data for Washington County, OR

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units237,586 
Median Value$504,300 
Occupied230,12296.9%
Vacant7,4643.1%
Owned140,16860.9%
Rented89,95439.1%
Median Rent$1,695 
Single-Family Units157,87266.4%
    Detached137,69758.0%
    Attached20,1758.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units57,97424.4%
Mobile Homes4,8332.0%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Washington County, OR

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0006,8993.0%
$10,000 to $14,9994,2841.9%
$15,000 to $19,9995,0932.2%
$20,000 to $24,9995,0302.2%
$25,000 to $29,9995,7012.5%
$30,000 to $34,9996,1472.7%
$35,000 to $39,9996,0462.6%
$40,000 to $44,9996,6972.9%
$45,000 to $49,9996,1862.7%
$50,000 to $59,99912,9365.6%
$60,000 to $74,99920,1728.8%
$75,000 to $99,99929,71612.9%
$100,000 to $124,99926,25211.4%
$125,000 to $149,99920,8089.0%
$150,000 to $199,99929,71912.9%
$200,000 or more38,43616.7%
Median Household Income100,121 
Per Capita Income49,553 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state119 
Compared to U.S.128 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI7,0113.0%
Public Assistance7,2253.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps23,78310.3%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed248,86875.5%
Unemployed11,7483.6%
In Armed Forces5350.2%
Total Labor Force261,15179.3%
Not in Labor Force68,29920.7%
Real Unemployment Rate 24.3%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector134,60893,97958.9%
Non-Profit8,75817,97832.8%
Self-Employed15,58712,82054.9%
Local Government7,22410,90339.9%
State Government3,6105,99337.6%
Federal Government2,4312,23052.2%
Total Private + Self150,195106,79958.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.22,02337,10437.2%
Total172,218143,90354.5%
Pct. Govt.10.2%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts61,71219.5%
Sales and Office Occupations61,97019.6%
Professional, Technical93,44529.5%
Service Occupations45,08314.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1,6170.5%
All others54,24717.1%
White Collar 68.6%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing53,83817.0%
Health care and social assistance39,96512.6%
Retail trade36,58411.6%
Professional, scientific, technical30,9789.8%
Educational services22,5017.1%
Accommodation and food services20,0796.3%
Construction18,4385.8%
Finance and insurance15,3014.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.12,9894.1%
Other services12,4863.9%
Transportation and warehousing10,9433.5%
Public administration9,8903.1%
Wholesale trade9,2242.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation5,5781.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing5,5491.8%
Information5,1531.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting3,1191.0%
Utilities2,3370.7%
Management1,4730.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction320.0%

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

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican81,78113.64%
Puerto Rican2,4420.41%
Cuban1,4450.24%
Dominican5990.10%
Total Central American7,6351.27%
Costa Rican5830.10%
Guatemalan4,4020.73%
Honduran4070.07%
Nicaraguan2080.03%
Panamanian4640.08%
Salvadoran1,5220.25%
Other Central American490.01%
Total South American4,4490.74%
Argentinean1840.03%
Bolivian2400.04%
Chilean2460.04%
Colombian7390.12%
Ecuadorian6940.12%
Paraguayan270.00%
Peruvian9090.15%
Uruguayan4030.07%
Venezuelan1,0070.17%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic5,9010.98%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian18,9543.16%
Chinese9,9541.66%
Vietnamese8,4111.40%
Filipino7,3421.22%
Korean6,7361.12%
Japanese4,2130.70%
Cambodian1,4440.24%
Taiwanese1,0280.17%
Thai7090.12%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English422,79374.6%
Spanish68,15812.0%
Other Indo-European16,8613.0%
Other Asian14,8972.6%
Chinese8,2221.5%
Vietnamese7,5251.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic5,6871.0%
Other5,0140.9%
Korean4,8690.9%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German89,16214.9%
English70,31111.7%
Irish54,9889.2%
American27,5774.6%
European22,1573.7%
Italian18,7173.1%
Norwegian17,9233.0%
French14,3852.4%
Scottish14,1342.4%
Swedish12,8032.1%
Polish9,6321.6%
Dutch9,1951.5%
British6,0371.0%
Scotch-Irish5,6920.9%
Scandinavian5,0880.8%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen545,11490.9%
Not a citizen54,4279.1%
Native491,40482.0%
Foreign-born108,13718.0%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Washington County, OR

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
15,758 3.8%14,008 3.4%71,673 17.2%124,597 29.9%116,615 28.0%74,553 17.9%
  Average years of education: 14.3
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 15,758 3.8%
9-12 Years 14,008 3.4%
H.S. Grad or GED 71,673 17.2%
Some College 124,597 29.9%
Bach. Degree 116,615 28.0%
Grad Degree 74,553 17.9%
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 Washington County, OR

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 186,925 180,816 6,109 3.3% 5.4%
1991 191,794 183,116 8,678 4.5% 6.2%
1992 197,726 186,194 11,532 5.8% 7.3%
1993 204,895 194,514 10,381 5.1% 7.0%
1994 214,253 206,395 7,858 3.7% 5.3%
1995 220,869 214,192 6,677 3.0% 4.8%
1996 230,149 221,853 8,296 3.6% 5.6%
1997 238,306 229,605 8,701 3.7% 5.5%
1998 245,169 235,862 9,307 3.8% 5.7%
1999 249,088 239,422 9,666 3.9% 5.5%
2000 258,489 248,325 10,164 3.9% 5.2%
2001 262,667 248,432 14,235 5.4% 6.4%
2002 264,009 245,954 18,055 6.8% 7.5%
2003 264,805 245,563 19,242 7.3% 8.0%
2004 264,946 248,412 16,534 6.2% 7.4%
2005 268,780 254,903 13,877 5.2% 6.2%
2006 277,351 265,065 12,286 4.4% 5.4%
2007 282,376 270,191 12,185 4.3% 5.2%
2008 288,292 273,704 14,588 5.1% 6.2%
2009 289,903 263,525 26,378 9.1% 10.8%
2010 290,691 264,444 26,247 9.0% 10.7%
2011 294,534 271,637 22,897 7.8% 9.6%
2012 292,667 271,984 20,683 7.1% 8.8%
2013 289,282 271,317 17,965 6.2% 7.8%
2014 295,034 278,821 16,213 5.5% 6.7%
2015 301,910 288,084 13,826 4.6% 5.5%
2016 312,711 300,084 12,627 4.0% 4.7%
2017 319,253 308,269 10,984 3.4% 4.1%
2018 321,225 310,412 10,813 3.4% 4.0%
2019 325,772 315,863 9,909 3.0% 3.7%
2020 321,579 300,742 20,837 6.5% 7.6%
2021 327,552 313,117 14,435 4.4% 5.2%
2022 335,323 323,660 11,663 3.5% 4.2%
2023 332,643 321,932 10,711 3.2% 3.7%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com