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Clackamas County

Oregon · 426,280 residents (2025 est.) · 1,871 sq mi
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With 423,975 people, Clackamas County is a county in Oregon. That puts it in the top 1% of US counties for household income. The typical home is worth $611,000, having roughly tripled since 2000. 85,584 more people live here than in 2000. The median age is 42.3, about 3 years above the US median. That is roughly 25% ahead of the Oregon median.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.3
US median: 38.9
More educated
41% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 73%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
423,975
+25%since 2000
from 338,391 in 2000
426,280 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
227 / sq mi
+13%since 2009
from 201 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
42.3
+13%since 2000
from 37.5 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
1,871 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
264K308K351K395K438K19902000201020202024Clackamas County
2024424K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.8%(20,325)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96%(25,307)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.1%(25,855)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196%(25,350)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.1%(21,640)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412%(51,081)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4414%(59,416)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413.1%(55,530)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413%(55,148)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7411.8%(49,893)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.8%(24,723)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.3%(9,707)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$103,517
+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $52,080 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$53,728
+107%since 2000
from $25,973 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
64.2%
+23.6 ptssince 2009
from 40.6% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
7.7%
+1.2 ptssince 2000
from 6.6% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.452
+3%since 2010
from 0.440 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information12%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade11%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade9.5%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services6.5%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance4.9%
US avg: 5.9%
Public administration4.4%
US avg: 4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical3.9%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing3.1%
US avg: 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.5%
US avg: 1.6%
Arts, entertainment, food1.4%
US avg: 1.9%
Construction1.4%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services1.1%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$611,000
+73%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $193,700 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,758
+37%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $702 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
70.7%
−0.4 ptssince 2000
from 71.1% in 2000
29.3% rent
Vacancy rate
6.0%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 7.1% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.56 people
−4%since 2009
from 2.66 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
26.0%
−9.0 ptssince 2009
from 35.0% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
50.5%
+4.1 ptssince 2009
from 46.5% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
5.9
+13%since 2009
from 5.2 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
79
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic89.1%(301,548)
Black0.6%(2,056)
Hispanic / Latino4.9%(16,744)
Asian2.4%(8,216)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic76.5%(324,526)
Black1%(4,293)
Hispanic / Latino10.1%(42,768)
Asian5.1%(21,434)
Other7.3%(30,954)
Diversity Score
49
+51%since 2009
from 33 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
20
−13%since 2020
from 23 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican7.3%(31,086)
South American0.6%(2,694)
Central American0.6%(2,389)
Spaniard0.4%(1,585)
Puerto Rican0.3%(1,188)
Colombian0.2%(890)
Cuban0.2%(812)
Peruvian0.2%(764)
Salvadoran0.2%(666)
Guatemalan0.1%(551)
Chilean0.1%(446)
Honduran0.1%(395)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Nicaraguan0.1%(302)
Dominican0.1%(270)
Panamanian0.1%(264)
Ecuadorian0.1%(231)
Argentine0%(148)
Venezuelan0%(124)
Bolivian0%(34)
Uruguayan0%(32)
Asian origin
Chinese1.3%(5,631)
Filipino0.7%(3,133)
Vietnamese0.7%(3,108)
Korean0.6%(2,492)
Asian Indian0.5%(2,003)
Japanese0.3%(1,236)
Laotian0.1%(583)
Nepalese0.1%(497)
Thai0.1%(438)
Taiwanese0.1%(268)
Cambodian0%(181)
Hmong0%(161)
+ 8 more asian origin groups with data
Kazakh0%(142)
Indonesian0%(136)
Pakistani0%(120)
Mien0%(78)
Uzbek0%(61)
Malaysian0%(28)
Burmese0%(11)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.4%(1,666)
Chamorro0.1%(251)
Samoan0%(186)
Fijian0%(181)
Chuukese0%(87)
Guamanian0%(22)
Ancestry
German18.8%(79,552)
English14.9%(63,277)
Irish11.7%(49,733)
American4.4%(18,444)
Italian3.6%(15,340)
Norwegian3.5%(14,947)
Scottish3.3%(13,822)
French2.6%(10,973)
Swedish2.6%(10,967)
Dutch1.7%(7,346)
Polish1.7%(7,286)
Russian1.1%(4,797)
+ 46 more ancestry groups with data
Ukrainian1.1%(4,704)
Scotch-Irish1%(4,200)
Welsh1%(4,126)
Danish1%(4,030)
Swiss0.8%(3,367)
British0.8%(3,314)
Finnish0.5%(2,325)
French Canadian0.5%(1,950)
Portuguese0.4%(1,904)
Czech0.4%(1,800)
Romanian0.4%(1,742)
Arab0.4%(1,688)
Hungarian0.4%(1,576)
Greek0.4%(1,570)
Austrian0.2%(883)
Croatian0.2%(822)
Canadian0.2%(786)
Iranian0.2%(778)
Lithuanian0.2%(676)
Belgian0.1%(577)
Ethiopian0.1%(570)
West Indian0.1%(495)
Lebanese0.1%(401)
Armenian0.1%(395)
Iraqi0.1%(307)
Slovak0.1%(307)
Syrian0.1%(279)
Nigerian0.1%(233)
Brazilian0.1%(216)
Australian0%(202)
Serbian0%(200)
Moroccan0%(193)
Jamaican0%(183)
Slovene0%(143)
Bulgarian0%(142)
Kenyan0%(127)
Latvian0%(116)
Turkish0%(111)
Israeli0%(89)
Haitian0%(84)
Barbadian0%(60)
Egyptian0%(24)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
40.5%
+12.2 ptssince 2000
from 28.4% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
94.7%
+5.8 ptssince 2000
from 88.9% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
14.6%
+5.2 ptssince 2000
from 9.5% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
26.5 min
+50%since 2000
from 17.6 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
66.8%
−8.6 ptssince 2009
from 75.5% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
6.9%
−3.4 ptssince 2009
from 10.3% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.4%
−2.0 ptssince 2009
from 3.4% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
20.9%
+14.1 ptssince 2009
from 6.8% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.5%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 2.8% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.5%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.8%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 5.3% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.4%
−4.2 ptssince 2011
from 8.7% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
63.5%
−2.9 ptssince 2011
from 66.4% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
75.4%
+2.0 ptssince 2020
from 73.4% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
12.2%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 12.0% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
44.9%
+8.7 ptssince 2009
from 36.2% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.7%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 49.7% in 2009
Female
50.3%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 50.3% in 2009
Foreign born
8.8%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 8.1% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.6%
−5.0 ptssince 2009
from 11.7% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
13.0%
+1.7 ptssince 2012
from 11.3% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
4.3%
−7.8 ptssince 2013
from 12.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
94.0%
+8.6 ptssince 2017
from 85.4% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.2%
+2.3 ptssince 2020
from 94.9% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
88.4%
+2.2 ptssince 2020
from 86.2% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
87.7%
−0.1 ptssince 2016
from 87.9% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
5.5%
−0.1 ptssince 2016
from 5.7% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married31%(53,782)
Married57.2%(99,281)
Widowed2.4%(4,207)
Divorced9.5%(16,421)
Women 15+
Never married24.7%(44,241)
Married54.6%(97,583)
Widowed7.9%(14,074)
Divorced12.8%(22,899)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
4.3%
−7.8 ptssince 2013
from 12.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
61.7%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 62.1% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
14.9%
−1.5 ptssince 2020
from 16.4% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
20.4%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 18.9% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
16.8%
+2.0 ptssince 2020
from 14.8% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.1%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 2.3% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
74.4%
−2.5 ptssince 2020
from 76.9% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
35.3%
+3.5 ptssince 2020
from 31.8% 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)22.7%(5,070)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21%(4,676)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.4%(8,344)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.9%(865)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.5%(335)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 22,296 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Clackamas County, Oregon?

Clackamas County, Oregon has about 423,975 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Clackamas County, Oregon?

The typical household in Clackamas County, Oregon earns about $103,517 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Clackamas County, Oregon expensive?

In Clackamas County, Oregon, the median home is worth about $611,000, and the typical rent is about $1,758 a month.

How educated are people in Clackamas County, Oregon?

About 40.5% of adults age 25 and over in Clackamas County, Oregon hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Clackamas County, Oregon?

About 7.7% of people in Clackamas County, Oregon live below the federal poverty line.

Has Clackamas County, Oregon grown since 1990?

Yes, Clackamas County, Oregon has grown since 1990. The population has added about 145,125 residents, a change of about 52 percent over that period.

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