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Multnomah County

Oregon · 815,428 residents · 431 sq mi
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Multnomah County is home to 815,428 people in Oregon. 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 33% nationally. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $410,800. 51% of homes are owner-occupied. 154,942 more people live here than in 2000. Median household income is $71,425, close to the national figure.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $66,278
Mid-age
median age 37.7
US median: 38.8
More educated
47% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 33%
Less affordable
home values up 75%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $265,253
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
815,428
+23%since 2000
from 660,486 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Median age
37.7
+8%since 2000
from 34.9 in 2000
US average: 38.8
Land area
431 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
561K630K700K769K839K19902000201020202024Multnomah County
2024801K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 54.8%(39,144)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.2%(42,085)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 145.3%(43,023)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 195.2%(42,254)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.4%(52,181)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3418.4%(149,795)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 4416.5%(134,402)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 5412.9%(105,071)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 6411.1%(90,652)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 749.1%(73,974)
US avg: 10%
75 to 843.8%(31,049)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over1.4%(11,798)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$71,425
+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $41,278 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$41,612
+84%since 2000
from $22,606 in 2000
US average: $35,364
Households earning $100K+
47.9%
+17.7 ptssince 2009
from 30.2% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Poverty rate
13.2%
+0.5 ptssince 2000
from 12.7% in 2000
US average: 12.8%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Information10.3%
US avg: 11.1%
Retail trade9.4%
US avg: 10%
Other services6%
US avg: 6.6%
Finance & insurance5.4%
US avg: 5.5%
Wholesale trade5.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical4.5%
US avg: 4.7%
Public administration3.8%
US avg: 4.7%
Transportation & warehousing2.7%
US avg: 2.5%
Arts, entertainment, food2.4%
US avg: 2%
Education & health services0.9%
US avg: 0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.7%
US avg: 1.7%
Construction0.7%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$410,800
+75%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $156,600 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,309
+38%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $633 in 2000
US average: $1,124
Owner-occupied
51.3%
−5.6 ptssince 2000
from 56.9% in 2000
48.7% rent
Persons per household
2.36 people
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.35 people in 2009
US average: 2.61
Afford Score
5.8
+5%since 2009
from 5.5 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.
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%
2020
White, non-Hispanic65.7%(535,623)
Black5.4%(43,793)
Hispanic / Latino12.7%(103,753)
Asian7.5%(61,280)
Other6.4%(51,956)
Segregation Score
25
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
Mexican8.7%(70,639)
Central American0.8%(6,689)
South American0.5%(4,399)
Puerto Rican0.4%(3,592)
Cuban0.4%(3,374)
Salvadoran0.3%(2,679)
Spaniard0.3%(2,086)
Guatemalan0.3%(2,031)
Peruvian0.2%(1,243)
Colombian0.1%(997)
Ecuadorian0.1%(644)
Nicaraguan0.1%(614)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Honduran0.1%(541)
Argentine0.1%(479)
Chilean0.1%(466)
Panamanian0%(361)
Dominican0%(344)
Venezuelan0%(271)
Bolivian0%(164)
Uruguayan0%(41)
Asian origin
Vietnamese2.2%(17,958)
Chinese2%(15,836)
Filipino0.7%(5,380)
Asian Indian0.5%(4,031)
Japanese0.5%(4,007)
Korean0.4%(2,868)
Laotian0.3%(2,753)
Burmese0.2%(1,372)
Hmong0.2%(1,367)
Cambodian0.1%(1,117)
Thai0.1%(1,008)
Taiwanese0.1%(474)
+ 7 more asian origin groups with data
Pakistani0%(323)
Bhutanese0%(189)
Indonesian0%(182)
Nepalese0%(121)
Malaysian0%(96)
Mongolian0%(17)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.3%(2,300)
Samoan0.1%(1,063)
Fijian0.1%(961)
Chamorro0.1%(956)
Tongan0.1%(760)
Ancestry
German15.6%(126,736)
English10.8%(87,209)
Irish10.8%(87,081)
American4.3%(35,182)
Italian4.2%(33,953)
Norwegian3.1%(25,393)
French2.7%(22,039)
Scottish2.7%(21,596)
Swedish2.5%(20,010)
Polish2.1%(17,168)
Dutch1.8%(14,505)
Russian1.8%(14,322)
+ 50 more ancestry groups with data
British1.3%(10,403)
Subsaharan African1.2%(10,117)
Scotch-Irish1.2%(9,416)
Ukrainian1.2%(9,367)
Welsh1%(8,477)
Danish0.9%(7,629)
French Canadian0.6%(5,186)
Swiss0.6%(5,029)
Finnish0.6%(4,731)
Czech0.5%(4,396)
Greek0.5%(3,679)
Romanian0.4%(3,484)
Hungarian0.4%(3,148)
Austrian0.4%(2,835)
Canadian0.3%(2,788)
Ethiopian0.3%(2,688)
Portuguese0.3%(2,678)
West Indian0.3%(2,210)
Somali0.3%(2,136)
Croatian0.3%(2,032)
Lithuanian0.2%(1,886)
Lebanese0.2%(1,683)
Iranian0.2%(1,528)
Egyptian0.2%(1,450)
Belgian0.2%(1,223)
Arab0.1%(1,173)
Turkish0.1%(947)
Brazilian0.1%(847)
Slovak0.1%(842)
Syrian0.1%(793)
Jamaican0.1%(722)
Haitian0.1%(625)
Armenian0.1%(609)
Latvian0.1%(543)
Australian0.1%(456)
Israeli0%(390)
Kenyan0%(354)
Slovene0%(285)
Bulgarian0%(248)
Macedonian0%(241)
Moroccan0%(225)
Iraqi0%(217)
Guyanese0%(217)
Nigerian0%(214)
Ghanaian0%(205)
Serbian0%(185)
Jordanian0%(120)
Barbadian0%(33)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
46.5%
+15.9 ptssince 2000
from 30.7% in 2000
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
92.0%
+6.3 ptssince 2000
from 85.6% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
18.4%
+7.8 ptssince 2000
from 10.6% in 2000
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
26.7 min
+77%since 2000
from 15.0 min in 2000
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
58.5%
−4.9 ptssince 2009
from 63.4% in 2009
US average: 75.1%
No vehicle available
12.9%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 13.0% in 2009
US average: 8.4%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.2%
−4.4 ptssince 2011
from 9.7% in 2011
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
69.8%
+0.3 ptssince 2011
from 69.5% in 2011
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
79.2%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
47.8%
+7.9 ptssince 2009
from 39.9% in 2009
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.5%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 49.4% in 2009
Female
50.5%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 50.6% in 2009
Foreign born
13.8%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 13.3% in 2009
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
6.5%
−9.4 ptssince 2013
from 15.9% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Computer in household
95.1%
US average: 91.9%
Same house as last year
82.5%
US average: 86.2%
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)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
6.5%
−9.4 ptssince 2013
from 15.9% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Employer-based
58.6%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
14.0%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
14.6%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
20.9%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
1.9%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
70.5%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
33.3%
US average: 35.2%

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, 2020
Gulf War (2001 or later)18.6%(6,775)
US avg: 20.6%
Gulf War (1990s)19.4%(7,063)
US avg: 21.4%
Vietnam era36.9%(13,473)
US avg: 35.2%
Korean War7%(2,554)
US avg: 7.6%
World War II3.3%(1,215)
US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 36,468 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 Multnomah County, Oregon?

Multnomah County, Oregon has about 815,428 residents according to the 2020 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Multnomah County, Oregon earns about $71,425 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Multnomah County, Oregon expensive?

In Multnomah County, Oregon, the median home is worth about $410,800, and the typical rent is about $1,309 a month.

How educated are people in Multnomah County, Oregon?

About 46.5% of adults age 25 and over in Multnomah County, Oregon hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Multnomah County, Oregon?

About 13.2% of people in Multnomah County, Oregon live below the federal poverty line.

Has Multnomah County, Oregon grown since 1990?

Yes, Multnomah County, Oregon has grown since 1990. The population has added about 231,541 residents, a change of about 40 percent over that period.

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