COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Tillamook County

Oregon · 24,262 residents · 1,103 sq mi

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Tillamook County is home to 24,262 people in Oregon. The median age is 43.5, about 8 years above the US median. About 18% of adults have finished a four-year degree. That trails the Oregon median by roughly 16%. 72% of homes are owner-occupied. The population is up 12% since 1990.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 43.5

US median: 35.2

Less educated

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Less affordable

home values up 67%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

24,262

+12%since 1990

from 21,570 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

43.5

+6%since 1990

from 40.9 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

1,103 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202427K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 54.8%(1,164)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 96.1%(1,491)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.7%(1,636)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 196.8%(1,645)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 244.2%(1,029)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 349.5%(2,316)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4414%(3,387)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5415.7%(3,820)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6412.3%(2,977)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 7411.2%(2,723)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 846.6%(1,592)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over2%(482)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$34,269

+18%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $21,965 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$19,052

+65%since 1990

from $11,550 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

11.4%

−3.6 ptssince 1990

from 15.0% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$135,600

+67%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $61,800 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$532

+18%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $341 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

71.8%

+0.5 ptssince 1990

from 71.3% in 1990

28.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.4%(21,004)

Black0.4%(82)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(337)

Asian0.5%(106)

2000

White, non-Hispanic91%(22,086)

Black0.2%(42)

Hispanic / Latino5.1%(1,244)

Asian0.6%(154)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican10.6%(2,928)

Puerto Rican0.1%(34)

South American0.1%(29)

Central American0.1%(26)

Guatemalan0.1%(21)

Spaniard0.1%(17)

Colombian0.1%(16)

Ecuadorian0%(13)

Cuban0%(12)

Panamanian0%(5)

Asian origin

Thai0.3%(94)

Japanese0.1%(41)

Filipino0.1%(38)

Chinese0.1%(25)

Korean0%(9)

Taiwanese0%(1)

Laotian0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.7%(185)

Guamanian0.1%(41)

Samoan0%(5)

Ancestry

German16.8%(4,619)

English16.4%(4,522)

Irish12.2%(3,368)

Italian3.9%(1,079)

Norwegian3.9%(1,065)

American3.5%(957)

French2.7%(743)

Polish2.2%(595)

Scottish2.1%(566)

Dutch1.8%(492)

Swiss1.7%(472)

Swedish1.6%(453)

+ 29 more ancestry groups with data

Portuguese1.1%(314)

British1.1%(289)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(238)

Danish0.8%(219)

French Canadian0.7%(201)

Welsh0.7%(197)

Czech0.6%(167)

Finnish0.6%(154)

Russian0.5%(135)

Arab0.5%(125)

Syrian0.2%(68)

Lithuanian0.2%(61)

Canadian0.2%(58)

Belgian0.2%(56)

Subsaharan African0.2%(54)

Hungarian0.2%(43)

Romanian0.1%(39)

Lebanese0.1%(29)

Greek0.1%(28)

Egyptian0.1%(20)

Slovak0.1%(20)

Austrian0%(12)

Brazilian0%(12)

Ukrainian0%(4)

Croatian0%(3)

Latvian0%(3)

Ethiopian0%(3)

West Indian0%(1)

Haitian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.6%

+4.4 ptssince 1990

from 13.1% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

84.1%

+7.8 ptssince 1990

from 76.3% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

6.1%

+1.5 ptssince 1990

from 4.6% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.9 min

−31%since 1990

from 21.7 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married21.7%(2,148)

Married61.8%(6,110)

Widowed3.5%(349)

Divorced13%(1,282)

Women 15+

Never married15.2%(1,529)

Married61.2%(6,153)

Widowed12.2%(1,232)

Divorced11.4%(1,147)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.8%

−11.8 ptssince 2013

from 16.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

45.3%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 47.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.5%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 18.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

31.5%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 30.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

28.5%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 26.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.9%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 5.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.3%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 64.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

54.9%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 52.3% 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)17.5%(340)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15.3%(297)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era39.5%(768)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.3%(44)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,943 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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