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Washington County, OR

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

AI Overview

Washington County is Oregon's Silicon Forest hub, anchoring a semiconductor and electronics manufacturing cluster that supports a GDP per capita of $85,462—well above national norms—and a workforce of roughly 611,000 residents where 46.7% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The labor pool carries a median worker earnings figure of $54,699, a labor force participation rate of 68.9%, and an unemployment rate of 4.5%, with 18.3% of residents foreign-born, reflecting the county's internationally sourced technical talent. Population grew 3.2% over five years, median household income stands at $107,772, and a poverty rate of just 8.0% signals relative economic stability, though a median home value of $558,500 and median gross rent of $1,773/month indicate meaningful housing cost pressure.

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

Population

611,272

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$107,772

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+3.2% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone383,443 (63.5%)
  • Asian Alone69,474 (11.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone45,020 (7.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race43,887 (7.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races39,354 (6.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone13,996 (2.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish69,274
  2. 2.Other Indo-European16,842
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island15,031
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)8,901
  5. 5.Vietnamese6,988

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

63.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

14.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

18.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

26,398

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$85,462

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$52,136

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

8.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance64,135
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)56,438
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services46,638
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)37,328
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services24,661

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations162,765
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations60,115
  3. 3.Service Occupations45,276
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations30,670
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations21,264

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.77×)55,826
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.17×)45,696
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.16×)8,510
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.06×)36,694
  5. 5.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 0.95×)20,075

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$558,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,773/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

60.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,99959,966 (41.9%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99926,973 (18.8%)
  • $750,000 to $999,99923,126 (16.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,99911,891 (8.3%)
  • $1,000,000 to $1,499,9997,016 (4.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9992,890 (2.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

46.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

68.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$54,699

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone193,224 (61.2%)
  • Worked At Home77,099 (24.4%)
  • Carpooled23,404 (7.4%)
  • Public Transit9,847 (3.1%)
  • Walked7,221 (2.3%)
  • Other2,506 (0.8%)

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.