Clackamas County vs Washington County

A side-by-side comparison of Clackamas County and Washington County: population, income, housing, and more.

Clackamas County and Washington County are counties in Oregon. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Washington County has the higher population (600,266 vs 422,308 in Clackamas County). Washington County has the higher median household income ($104,434 vs $100,360 in Clackamas County). Clackamas County has the higher median home value ($577,900 vs $558,500 in Washington County).

Population, income & housing

	Clackamas County	Washington County
Population	422,308	600,266
Median age	42.1 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$100,360	$104,434
Median home value	$577,900	$558,500
Median gross rent	$1,693	$1,773
Housing units	172,599	240,409
Homeownership rate	71.3%	60.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.7%	46.7%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clackamas County	Washington County
Population	410,463 → 422,308 (+2.9%)	589,481 → 600,266 (+1.8%)
Median household income	$80,484 → $100,360 (+24.7%)	$82,215 → $104,434 (+27.0%)
Median home value	$395,100 → $577,900 (+46.3%)	$386,600 → $558,500 (+44.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,295 → $1,693 (+30.7%)	$1,359 → $1,773 (+30.5%)

Clackamas County

Population

410,463422,308

Median household income

$80,484$100,360

Median home value

$395,100$577,900

Median gross rent

$1,295$1,693

Washington County

Population

589,481600,266

Median household income

$82,215$104,434

Median home value

$386,600$558,500

Median gross rent

$1,359$1,773

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clackamas County	Washington County
Under 5	4.9%	5.4%
5 to 17	16.1%	16.6%
18 to 24	7.2%	8.0%
25 to 34	12.1%	15.6%
35 to 44	13.9%	15.5%
45 to 54	13.1%	13.3%
55 to 64	13.3%	11.3%
65 to 74	11.7%	8.7%
75 and over	7.7%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clackamas County	Washington County
White (non-Hispanic)	77.7%	61.3%
Black or African American	1.0%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.3%
Asian	4.9%	11.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.4%
Some other race	0.5%	0.5%
Two or more races	5.6%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	9.8%	18.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clackamas County	Washington County
No high school diploma	5.3%	7.1%
High school graduate	21.3%	17.0%
Some college or associate's	33.7%	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	25.5%	28.5%
Graduate or professional degree	14.2%	18.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clackamas County	Washington County
Drove alone	68.3%	63.4%
Carpooled	6.9%	7.4%
Public transit	1.9%	3.6%
Walked	2.4%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.5%
Worked from home	19.0%	21.7%
Other means	1.1%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clackamas County	Washington County
1-unit, detached	68.1%	57.9%
1-unit, attached	4.6%	8.6%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	8.4%	13.3%
20 or more units	8.2%	11.2%
Mobile home & other	6.1%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Clackamas County	Washington County
Poverty rate	7.5%	8.0%
Average household size	2.57	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	27	24
Median year structure built	1985	1990