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Multnomah County, OR

Demographic and economic profile of Multnomah County, OR, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Multnomah County, Oregon's most populous county at 803,863 residents, has grown just 0.7% over five years and carries a GDP per capita of $89,925 against median worker earnings of $49,244, reflecting a wide productivity-to-wage gap. Nearly half the adult population (48.6%) holds a bachelor's degree or higher, supporting a skilled labor pool with a 69.6% labor force participation rate, though unemployment sits at 5.4%. Housing costs are substantial—median home value of $528,000 and median gross rent of $1,582/month—with a homeownership rate of 54.1% and a poverty rate of 12.5%.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

795,897

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$88,766

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.7% since 2018

Multnomah County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone544,065 (67.9%)
  • Asian Alone60,157 (7.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races53,931 (6.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race51,180 (6.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone44,061 (5.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone35,363 (4.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish63,606
  2. 2.Vietnamese13,939
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island13,908
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic12,106
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)10,611

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

17.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

67.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

14.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

13.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

31,614

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$89,925

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$52,354

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance107,308
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services70,926
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)49,228
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)40,386
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services40,222

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations228,590
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations77,653
  3. 3.Service Occupations65,917
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations48,353
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations23,872

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.29×)71,100
  2. 2.Information (LQ 1.25×)10,468
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.05×)41,173
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.05×)21,980
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.03×)106,841

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$528,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,582/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

53.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,99963,252 (33.9%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99943,749 (23.4%)
  • $750,000 to $999,99928,122 (15.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,99919,489 (10.4%)
  • $1,000,000 to $1,499,99911,433 (6.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9994,038 (2.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

48.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

69.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$49,244

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

12.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone228,421 (52.6%)
  • Worked At Home113,226 (26.1%)
  • Carpooled32,577 (7.5%)
  • Public Transit23,931 (5.5%)
  • Walked17,555 (4.0%)
  • Bicycle12,290 (2.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.