CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Milwaukie

Oregon · 18,692 residents · 4.98 sq mi

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Milwaukie is a city of 18,692 people in Oregon. Median home value sits at $65,500. Owners hold 58% of the housing stock. Poverty is uncommon here, at 8.3% of locals. There are 1,798 fewer people here than in 2000. 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.0

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 44%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

18,692

−9%vs 2000

vs 20,490 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.0

−7%vs 2000

vs 37.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.98 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202421K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.6%(1,237)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.4%(1,193)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.4%(1,205)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.6%(1,041)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.8%(1,271)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.2%(3,406)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.2%(3,024)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410%(1,868)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.8%(1,647)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.5%(1,591)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.6%(859)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(350)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$29,693

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $43,635 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,955

−35%vs 2000

vs $21,342 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.3%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$65,500

−44%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $153,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$438

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $646 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

58.1%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 60.2% in 2000

41.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic89.2%(18,271)

Black0.9%(182)

Hispanic / Latino4%(813)

Asian2.4%(483)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.9%(17,927)

Black0.5%(89)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(316)

Asian2.4%(450)

Other1.2%(226)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican5.6%(1,202)

Puerto Rican1.2%(265)

South American0.8%(176)

Central American0.6%(123)

Chilean0.4%(86)

Peruvian0.3%(59)

Guatemalan0.2%(49)

Cuban0.2%(45)

Salvadoran0.2%(44)

Venezuelan0.1%(23)

Panamanian0.1%(17)

Nicaraguan0.1%(13)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Spaniard0.1%(13)

Colombian0%(8)

Asian origin

Chinese0.7%(155)

Filipino0.5%(98)

Uzbek0.3%(54)

Vietnamese0.2%(39)

Japanese0.2%(34)

Asian Indian0.1%(13)

Mien0%(9)

Thai0%(9)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.5%(110)

Ancestry

German19.1%(4,090)

Irish17.1%(3,666)

English17.1%(3,660)

Scottish5.4%(1,164)

American3.8%(814)

Italian3.6%(775)

Swedish2.6%(563)

Norwegian2.6%(550)

Polish2.2%(468)

French1.7%(366)

Dutch1.5%(313)

Scotch-Irish1.4%(304)

+ 29 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh1.2%(257)

Swiss1.1%(236)

Russian1.1%(235)

Danish1%(220)

French Canadian1%(208)

Czech0.9%(193)

Ukrainian0.5%(110)

Hungarian0.5%(101)

British0.5%(97)

Subsaharan African0.4%(86)

Greek0.4%(77)

Canadian0.3%(70)

Finnish0.3%(68)

Belgian0.3%(63)

Arab0.3%(59)

Portuguese0.3%(57)

Lebanese0.1%(31)

Romanian0.1%(29)

West Indian0.1%(25)

Jamaican0.1%(25)

Austrian0.1%(20)

Iraqi0.1%(19)

Croatian0.1%(19)

Turkish0.1%(14)

Israeli0.1%(13)

Syrian0%(9)

Slovak0%(9)

Australian0%(8)

Lithuanian0%(8)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.6%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

84.9%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.6%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.5 min

+33%vs 2000

vs 14.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married35.6%(3,333)

Married48.6%(4,542)

Widowed1.3%(124)

Divorced14.5%(1,354)

Women 15+

Never married29.5%(2,699)

Married47.7%(4,365)

Widowed6.1%(562)

Divorced16.7%(1,524)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.7%

−8.1 ptssince 2013

from 12.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

60.9%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 64.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.3%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 13.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.8%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 15.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.2%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 17.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.2%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 2.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

70.7%

−4.9 ptssince 2020

from 75.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.4%

+6.4 ptssince 2020

from 32.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)23.7%(358)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)7.7%(116)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era42.2%(637)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.2%(63)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.8%(27)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,511 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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