Washington County, Oregon

27 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 600,266
Median household income: $104,434
Median home value: $558,500

Washington County is a county in Oregon with a population of 600,266. 27 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $104,434 runs above the Oregon figure of $80,426.

Between 2019 and 2023, Washington County's population grew 1.8% from 589,481 to 600,266, while its median household income rose 27.0% from $82,215 to $104,434.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.6% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 61.3% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 600,266
Median age: 37.8 yrs
Median household income: $104,434
Median home value: $558,500
Median gross rent: $1,773
Housing units: 240,409
Homeownership rate: 60.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	589,481	$82,215	$386,600	$1,359
2020	595,761	$86,626	$413,500	$1,440
2021	596,969	$92,025	$439,300	$1,541
2022	599,541	$100,121	$504,300	$1,695
2023	600,266	$104,434	$558,500	$1,773

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1716.6%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3415.6%

35 to 4415.5%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6411.3%

65 to 748.7%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	32,410	5.4%
5 to 17	99,616	16.6%
18 to 24	47,969	8.0%
25 to 34	93,499	15.6%
35 to 44	93,314	15.5%
45 to 54	79,566	13.3%
55 to 64	67,887	11.3%
65 to 74	52,184	8.7%
75 and over	33,821	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	367,788	61.3%
Black or African American	13,009	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,709	0.3%
Asian	66,365	11.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2,696	0.4%
Some other race	3,220	0.5%
Two or more races	36,268	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	109,211	18.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.1%

High school graduate17.0%

Some college or associate's29.2%

Bachelor's degree28.5%

Graduate or professional degree18.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	29,803	7.1%
High school graduate	71,509	17.0%
Some college or associate's	122,735	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	119,682	28.5%
Graduate or professional degree	76,542	18.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone63.4%

Carpooled7.4%

Public transit3.6%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home21.7%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	198,434	63.4%
Carpooled	23,290	7.4%
Public transit	11,162	3.6%
Walked	7,236	2.3%
Bicycle	1,649	0.5%
Worked from home	68,043	21.7%
Other means	3,270	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	66,117	27.0%
15 to 29 min	97,998	40.0%
30 to 44 min	52,360	21.4%
45 to 59 min	15,209	6.2%
60+ min	13,357	5.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 8.0% (47,458 of 594,672)

	Count	Share
Family households	153,801	66.2%
Nonfamily households	78,565	33.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	232,366	96.7%
Vacant	8,043	3.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	141,441	60.9%
Renter-occupied	90,925	39.1%

1-unit, detached57.9%

1-unit, attached8.6%

2 to 4 units7.0%

5 to 19 units13.3%

20 or more units11.2%

Mobile home & other2.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	139,104	57.9%
1-unit, attached	20,668	8.6%
2 to 4 units	16,711	7.0%
5 to 19 units	31,864	13.3%
20 or more units	26,936	11.2%
Mobile home & other	5,126	2.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 41067
State: Oregon
Land area: 724 sq mi
Water area: 2.36 sq mi
Center point: 45.5535, -123.0976