COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Washington County

Oregon · 445,342 residents · 724 sq mi

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With 445,342 people, Washington County is a county in Oregon. The population is up 43% since 1990. About 35% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $180,400, having more than doubled since 1990. That is roughly 27% ahead of the Oregon median. The poverty rate is 7.4%, under the national 12.4%.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $42,589

Younger

median age 33.0

US median: 35.2

More educated

35% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Less affordable

home values up 61%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

445,342

+43%since 1990

from 311,554 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.0

+1%since 1990

from 32.7 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

724 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024604K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 57.9%(35,111)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 97.7%(34,317)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.1%(31,715)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 196.6%(29,553)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 246.8%(30,254)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3417.1%(76,375)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4416.9%(75,433)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5413.8%(61,343)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 647.2%(31,890)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 744.3%(19,218)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 843.3%(14,645)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.2%(5,488)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$52,122

+11%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $35,554 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$24,969

+53%since 1990

from $16,351 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

7.4%

+0.8 ptssince 1990

from 6.6% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$180,400

+61%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $85,100 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$720

+12%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $489 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

60.6%

−0.2 ptssince 1990

from 60.8% in 1990

39.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic92.1%(286,862)

Black0.6%(1,998)

Hispanic / Latino4.6%(14,210)

Asian4.1%(12,891)

2000

White, non-Hispanic77.7%(346,251)

Black1.1%(4,778)

Hispanic / Latino11.2%(49,735)

Asian6.6%(29,552)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican13.8%(83,387)

Central American1.6%(9,453)

South American1%(5,798)

Guatemalan0.9%(5,251)

Puerto Rican0.5%(3,052)

Spaniard0.4%(2,624)

Salvadoran0.3%(2,045)

Venezuelan0.3%(1,537)

Cuban0.2%(1,361)

Colombian0.2%(1,068)

Ecuadorian0.2%(948)

Costa Rican0.1%(889)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Peruvian0.1%(862)

Dominican0.1%(611)

Nicaraguan0.1%(485)

Panamanian0.1%(435)

Uruguayan0.1%(424)

Chilean0.1%(370)

Honduran0.1%(343)

Argentine0%(275)

Bolivian0%(253)

Paraguayan0%(17)

Asian origin

Asian Indian3.3%(20,194)

Chinese1.6%(9,956)

Vietnamese1.2%(7,447)

Filipino1.2%(7,415)

Korean1.1%(6,595)

Japanese0.8%(4,652)

Taiwanese0.3%(1,696)

Cambodian0.2%(1,180)

Bangladeshi0.2%(1,176)

Nepalese0.2%(1,173)

Thai0.2%(968)

Kazakh0.2%(919)

+ 10 more asian origin groups with data

Hmong0.1%(892)

Pakistani0.1%(473)

Sri Lankan0.1%(440)

Laotian0.1%(395)

Burmese0.1%(348)

Indonesian0%(257)

Mien0%(160)

Uzbek0%(27)

Malaysian0%(22)

Okinawan0%(11)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.6%(3,543)

Chamorro0.2%(1,153)

Samoan0.2%(941)

Marshallese0.1%(677)

Tongan0.1%(312)

Fijian0%(286)

Guamanian0%(117)

Chuukese0%(71)

Ancestry

German14.2%(85,459)

English12.8%(77,377)

Irish9.1%(55,228)

American5.1%(30,628)

Italian3.1%(18,816)

Norwegian2.9%(17,504)

Scottish2.6%(15,971)

French2.2%(13,392)

Swedish2%(11,918)

Polish1.6%(9,665)

Dutch1.5%(8,851)

Arab1.1%(6,591)

+ 51 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.9%(5,278)

Subsaharan African0.9%(5,255)

Russian0.8%(4,581)

Danish0.8%(4,580)

Welsh0.7%(4,303)

British0.6%(3,811)

Swiss0.6%(3,479)

Finnish0.5%(3,131)

Ukrainian0.5%(3,015)

Iranian0.4%(2,469)

Portuguese0.4%(2,468)

Greek0.4%(2,352)

Hungarian0.4%(2,159)

Canadian0.4%(2,148)

French Canadian0.3%(2,010)

Czech0.3%(1,994)

Romanian0.3%(1,819)

West Indian0.3%(1,533)

Lebanese0.2%(1,484)

Iraqi0.2%(1,287)

Austrian0.2%(1,173)

Israeli0.2%(993)

Lithuanian0.2%(963)

Croatian0.1%(874)

Nigerian0.1%(834)

Armenian0.1%(767)

Jamaican0.1%(740)

Belgian0.1%(694)

Turkish0.1%(644)

Serbian0.1%(456)

Slovene0.1%(452)

Egyptian0.1%(436)

Somali0.1%(426)

Slovak0.1%(414)

Haitian0.1%(411)

Ghanaian0.1%(399)

Brazilian0.1%(388)

Kenyan0.1%(369)

Palestinian0.1%(316)

Ethiopian0%(290)

Moroccan0%(248)

Jordanian0%(246)

Bulgarian0%(220)

Australian0%(162)

Syrian0%(160)

Macedonian0%(152)

Latvian0%(130)

Guyanese0%(92)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(23)

Cape Verdean0%(12)

Barbadian0%(9)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

34.5%

+4.7 ptssince 1990

from 29.8% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

88.9%

+0.8 ptssince 1990

from 88.2% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

10.8%

+1.7 ptssince 1990

from 9.2% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.5 min

−29%since 1990

from 21.9 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 married29%(49,323)

Married61%(103,662)

Widowed1.6%(2,638)

Divorced8.4%(14,273)

Women 15+

Never married21.8%(38,030)

Married59.2%(103,175)

Widowed7.3%(12,739)

Divorced11.7%(20,434)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.2%

−8.7 ptssince 2013

from 13.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

65.4%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 66.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.3%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 13.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.3%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 13.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.3%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 15.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.6%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

75.7%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 77.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

29.8%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 28.1% 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)25.9%(6,835)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24.6%(6,488)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era30.1%(7,934)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.3%(1,402)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.2%(325)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 26,398 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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