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Tillamook County, OR

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

AI Overview

Tillamook County is a small coastal community of 27,471 residents with an economy rooted in agriculture and natural resource industries, reflected in a GDP per capita of $41,759 and median worker earnings of $37,227. The labor pool is limited—labor force participation sits at just 49.9%, partly a function of a median age of 49.0 years—and only 25.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, signaling a workforce oriented toward trades and manual occupations. The county grew 5.3% over five years, but a median home value of $408,600 against a median household income of $69,105 points to notable housing cost pressure relative to local earnings.

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

Population

27,471

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$69,105

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

49.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+5.3% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone23,046 (83.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,610 (5.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,234 (4.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,013 (3.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone218 (0.8%)
  • Asian Alone212 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,994
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island152
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic99
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)53
  5. 5.Other Indo-European50

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

18.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

54.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

27.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

5.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,943

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$41,759

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$37,336

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,190
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,233
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)1,205
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)1,166
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services832

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,144
  2. 2.Service Occupations2,297
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,115
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,243
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,156

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.90×)680
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.35×)697
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.27×)1,220
  4. 4.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.13×)821
  5. 5.Manufacturing (LQ 1.08×)1,178

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$408,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,169/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

74.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,9992,064 (23.3%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,471 (16.6%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,448 (16.3%)
  • $750,000 to $999,999960 (10.8%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999636 (7.2%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999570 (6.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

25.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

49.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,227

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

19.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone7,100 (65.9%)
  • Worked At Home2,081 (19.3%)
  • Carpooled777 (7.2%)
  • Walked334 (3.1%)
  • Other268 (2.5%)
  • Public Transit186 (1.7%)

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.