Multnomah County, Oregon

8 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 803,863
Median household income: $86,247
Median home value: $528,000

Multnomah County, Oregon counts 803,863 residents. 8 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $86,247 runs above the Oregon figure of $80,426.

From 2019 to 2023, Multnomah County's population held roughly steady from 804,606 to 803,863, while its median household income rose 24.7% from $69,176 to $86,247.

The largest age group is 25 to 34, 18.2% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 66.2% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 803,863
Median age: 38.5 yrs
Median household income: $86,247
Median home value: $528,000
Median gross rent: $1,582
Housing units: 367,704
Homeownership rate: 54.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 48.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	804,606	$69,176	$386,200	$1,237
2020	809,869	$71,425	$410,800	$1,309
2021	810,011	$76,290	$437,600	$1,394
2022	808,098	$83,668	$492,100	$1,515
2023	803,863	$86,247	$528,000	$1,582

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1713.2%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 3418.2%

35 to 4417.1%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	37,913	4.7%
5 to 17	106,176	13.2%
18 to 24	62,246	7.7%
25 to 34	145,940	18.2%
35 to 44	137,395	17.1%
45 to 54	109,343	13.6%
55 to 64	89,189	11.1%
65 to 74	73,189	9.1%
75 and over	42,472	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	532,075	66.2%
Black or African American	43,024	5.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3,736	0.5%
Asian	59,221	7.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	4,710	0.6%
Some other race	4,223	0.5%
Two or more races	51,670	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	105,204	13.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.7%

High school graduate16.5%

Some college or associate's27.1%

Bachelor's degree29.4%

Graduate or professional degree19.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	46,289	7.7%
High school graduate	98,875	16.5%
Some college or associate's	161,856	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	175,476	29.4%
Graduate or professional degree	115,032	19.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone53.6%

Carpooled7.8%

Public transit6.5%

Walked4.4%

Bicycle3.1%

Worked from home23.1%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	233,498	53.6%
Carpooled	33,769	7.8%
Public transit	28,506	6.5%
Walked	19,130	4.4%
Bicycle	13,543	3.1%
Worked from home	100,749	23.1%
Other means	6,259	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	72,944	21.8%
15 to 29 min	145,267	43.4%
30 to 44 min	75,710	22.6%
45 to 59 min	21,779	6.5%
60+ min	19,005	5.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 12.5% (98,908 of 789,721)

	Count	Share
Family households	177,692	51.2%
Nonfamily households	169,700	48.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	347,392	94.5%
Vacant	20,312	5.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	187,953	54.1%
Renter-occupied	159,439	45.9%

1-unit, detached53.5%

1-unit, attached5.3%

2 to 4 units8.5%

5 to 19 units10.2%

20 or more units20.8%

Mobile home & other1.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	196,734	53.5%
1-unit, attached	19,388	5.3%
2 to 4 units	31,118	8.5%
5 to 19 units	37,663	10.2%
20 or more units	76,340	20.8%
Mobile home & other	6,461	1.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 41051
State: Oregon
Land area: 431 sq mi
Water area: 34 sq mi
Center point: 45.5477, -122.4174