Jackson County vs Multnomah County

A side-by-side comparison of Jackson County and Multnomah County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Multnomah County has the higher population (803,863 vs 222,563 in Jackson County). Multnomah County has the higher median household income ($86,247 vs $71,443 in Jackson County). Multnomah County has the higher median home value ($528,000 vs $400,200 in Jackson County).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson County	Multnomah County
Population	222,563	803,863
Median age	42.7 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$71,443	$86,247
Median home value	$400,200	$528,000
Median gross rent	$1,310	$1,582
Housing units	97,083	367,704
Homeownership rate	65.0%	54.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.6%	48.6%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson County	Multnomah County
Population	216,574 → 222,563 (+2.8%)	804,606 → 803,863 (-0.1%)
Median household income	$53,412 → $71,443 (+33.8%)	$69,176 → $86,247 (+24.7%)
Median home value	$280,300 → $400,200 (+42.8%)	$386,200 → $528,000 (+36.7%)
Median gross rent	$993 → $1,310 (+31.9%)	$1,237 → $1,582 (+27.9%)

Jackson County

Population

216,574222,563

Median household income

$53,412$71,443

Median home value

$280,300$400,200

Median gross rent

$993$1,310

Multnomah County

Population

804,606803,863

Median household income

$69,176$86,247

Median home value

$386,200$528,000

Median gross rent

$1,237$1,582

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson County	Multnomah County
Under 5	5.0%	4.7%
5 to 17	15.4%	13.2%
18 to 24	7.4%	7.7%
25 to 34	12.4%	18.2%
35 to 44	12.5%	17.1%
45 to 54	11.2%	13.6%
55 to 64	13.2%	11.1%
65 to 74	13.6%	9.1%
75 and over	9.3%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson County	Multnomah County
White (non-Hispanic)	77.5%	66.2%
Black or African American	0.6%	5.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.5%
Asian	1.1%	7.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.6%
Some other race	0.5%	0.5%
Two or more races	5.5%	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino	14.2%	13.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson County	Multnomah County
No high school diploma	8.7%	7.7%
High school graduate	26.0%	16.5%
Some college or associate's	34.7%	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	18.7%	29.4%
Graduate or professional degree	11.8%	19.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson County	Multnomah County
Drove alone	73.8%	53.6%
Carpooled	8.4%	7.8%
Public transit	0.8%	6.5%
Walked	2.7%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.8%	3.1%
Worked from home	12.2%	23.1%
Other means	1.4%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson County	Multnomah County
1-unit, detached	64.6%	53.5%
1-unit, attached	5.4%	5.3%
2 to 4 units	8.2%	8.5%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	10.2%
20 or more units	5.7%	20.8%
Mobile home & other	10.9%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	Jackson County	Multnomah County
Poverty rate	12.4%	12.5%
Average household size	2.41	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	19	25
Median year structure built	1984	1971