COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Multnomah County

Oregon · 583,887 residents · 431 sq mi

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Multnomah County is home to 583,887 people in Oregon. 55% of homes are owner-occupied. Median home value sits at $61,100. There are 76,599 fewer people here than in 2000. 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median household income is $26,928, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.2

US median: 33.0

More educated

24% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 49%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

583,887

−12%vs 2000

vs 660,486 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.2

−2%vs 2000

vs 34.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

431 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024801K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.1%(41,663)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(39,078)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146%(35,275)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.8%(33,852)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.3%(42,597)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.5%(108,305)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.8%(103,926)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.7%(56,483)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.5%(43,550)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.5%(43,639)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.6%(26,834)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(8,685)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,928

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $41,278 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,462

−36%vs 2000

vs $22,606 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.1%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$61,100

−49%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $156,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$407

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $633 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

55.3%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 56.9% in 2000

44.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic76.5%(505,492)

Black5.5%(36,592)

Hispanic / Latino7.5%(49,607)

Asian5.7%(37,344)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic87.2%(508,979)

Black6%(34,921)

Hispanic / Latino3%(17,402)

Asian4.6%(26,900)

Other2.2%(13,087)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican9.6%(77,101)

Central American1%(8,284)

South American0.7%(5,906)

Puerto Rican0.5%(4,174)

Cuban0.5%(3,777)

Guatemalan0.4%(3,177)

Spaniard0.3%(2,529)

Salvadoran0.3%(2,469)

Colombian0.2%(1,531)

Peruvian0.2%(1,386)

Argentine0.1%(808)

Nicaraguan0.1%(804)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Honduran0.1%(774)

Ecuadorian0.1%(752)

Chilean0.1%(665)

Panamanian0.1%(631)

Dominican0.1%(467)

Costa Rican0.1%(429)

Venezuelan0.1%(412)

Paraguayan0%(112)

Bolivian0%(86)

Uruguayan0%(41)

Asian origin

Vietnamese1.9%(15,537)

Chinese1.8%(14,201)

Filipino0.7%(5,311)

Asian Indian0.5%(3,793)

Japanese0.4%(3,465)

Korean0.3%(2,713)

Hmong0.3%(2,309)

Burmese0.2%(1,627)

Mien0.2%(1,226)

Laotian0.1%(1,127)

Cambodian0.1%(1,085)

Thai0.1%(1,083)

+ 12 more asian origin groups with data

Taiwanese0.1%(587)

Nepalese0.1%(582)

Kazakh0.1%(420)

Pakistani0%(375)

Indonesian0%(225)

Bangladeshi0%(148)

Bhutanese0%(129)

Malaysian0%(106)

Sri Lankan0%(45)

Uzbek0%(36)

Singaporean0%(17)

Mongolian0%(15)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.4%(2,994)

Samoan0.2%(1,224)

Fijian0.1%(1,145)

Tongan0.1%(770)

Chamorro0.1%(675)

Chuukese0.1%(641)

Guamanian0%(79)

Marshallese0%(55)

Ancestry

German15%(120,035)

English13%(104,556)

Irish11.5%(92,031)

Italian4.1%(32,942)

American3.9%(31,298)

Scottish3.1%(24,917)

Norwegian2.9%(23,595)

French2.4%(19,179)

Swedish2.3%(18,543)

Polish2.2%(17,793)

Dutch1.5%(12,160)

Russian1.4%(10,884)

+ 51 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African1.2%(10,006)

Ukrainian1.2%(9,465)

Scotch-Irish1%(8,325)

Welsh0.9%(7,188)

Arab0.9%(7,156)

British0.9%(7,031)

Danish0.9%(6,936)

Finnish0.6%(4,612)

Swiss0.6%(4,508)

Czech0.5%(4,119)

Hungarian0.4%(3,569)

Portuguese0.4%(3,195)

French Canadian0.4%(3,117)

Romanian0.4%(3,111)

Ethiopian0.4%(3,067)

West Indian0.3%(2,710)

Greek0.3%(2,690)

Canadian0.3%(2,348)

Austrian0.3%(2,235)

Lithuanian0.2%(1,811)

Croatian0.2%(1,695)

Iranian0.2%(1,672)

Lebanese0.2%(1,623)

Jamaican0.2%(1,343)

Syrian0.2%(1,281)

Egyptian0.1%(1,196)

Belgian0.1%(1,124)

Nigerian0.1%(1,062)

Brazilian0.1%(853)

Somali0.1%(821)

Turkish0.1%(818)

Armenian0.1%(777)

Slovak0.1%(668)

Latvian0.1%(653)

Slovene0.1%(651)

Palestinian0.1%(553)

Ghanaian0.1%(457)

Iraqi0.1%(434)

Australian0.1%(419)

Serbian0%(375)

Haitian0%(374)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(371)

Israeli0%(365)

Bulgarian0%(313)

Guyanese0%(292)

Moroccan0%(287)

Kenyan0%(276)

Macedonian0%(152)

Jordanian0%(95)

Cape Verdean0%(43)

Barbadian0%(30)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

23.7%

−7.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 30.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

82.9%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.2%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.1 min

+40%vs 2000

vs 15.0 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 married44.6%(151,178)

Married42.7%(144,939)

Widowed1.9%(6,440)

Divorced10.8%(36,586)

Women 15+

Never married38.8%(134,301)

Married41.7%(144,345)

Widowed5.6%(19,480)

Divorced13.9%(47,959)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.6%

−10.3 ptssince 2013

from 15.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.9%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 58.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.2%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 14.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.7%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 14.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.8%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 20.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.8%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.3%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 70.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.6%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 33.3% 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)22.2%(7,016)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.8%(6,256)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35.5%(11,227)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.4%(1,401)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.2%(374)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 31,614 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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