Nationwide Claims to Fame

Multnomah County is 50th out of 3,143 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Statewide Claims to Fame

Multnomah County is 1st in Oregon out of 36 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Multnomah County is 1st in Oregon out of 36 other counties in Current population (2012)

Multnomah County is 1st in Oregon out of 36 other counties in Households

Multnomah County is 1st in Oregon out of 36 other counties in Housing units

Multnomah County is 1st in Oregon out of 36 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Multnomah County is 1st in Oregon out of 36 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Multnomah County is 1st in Oregon out of 36 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Multnomah County is 1st in Oregon out of 36 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Multnomah County is 1st in Oregon out of 36 other counties in Race - Two or More

Multnomah County is 1st in Oregon out of 36 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Multnomah County is 1st in Oregon out of 36 other counties in Retail sales

Multnomah County is 1st in Oregon out of 36 other counties in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Multnomah County is 1st in Oregon out of 36 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Main Cities Within Multnomah County, Oregon

Multnomah County, Oregon Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Multnomah County Rank Oregon US
Current population (2012) 759,256 1st 3,899,353 313,914,040
Size in square miles 431.3 36th 95,988.0 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 1,704.9 1st 39.9 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Multnomah County Rank Oregon US
Residents younger than 5 6.2% 11th 6.0% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 20.2% 20th 22.1% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 11.2% 35th 14.9% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Multnomah County Rank Oregon US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 89.3% 12th 88.9% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 38.3% 3rd 29.0% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Multnomah County Rank Oregon US
Race - White 80.9% 35th 88.3% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 5.8% 1st 2.0% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 1.5% 18th 1.8% 1.2%
Race - Asian 6.9% 2nd 4.0% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.6% 5th 0.4% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 4.4% 1st 3.5% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 11.1% 13th 12.2% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 71.9% 29th 77.8% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Multnomah County Rank Oregon US
Female residents 50.6% 14th 50.5% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 14.0% 4th 9.8% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Multnomah County Rank Oregon US
Housing units 326,227 1st 1,684,193 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 36.9% 1st 23.3% 25.9%
Households 302,224 1st 1,509,554 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 55.2% 36th 63.1% 66.1%
Home median value $281,900 5th $252,600 $186,200
People per household 2.3 22nd 2.5 2.6
Building permits (last year) 2,377 1st 10,608 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Multnomah County Rank Oregon US
Income per capita $29,544 3rd $26,561 $27,915
Income per household $50,726 8th $49,850 $52,762
Income below poverty line 16.5% 15th 14.8% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Multnomah County Rank Oregon US
Non-farm private establishments 24,664 1st 106,340 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 375,965 1st 1,341,841 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 75,230 1st 348,154 27,092,908
Retail sales $9,868,453 1st $50,370,919 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $14,157 8th $13,494 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $2,048,635 1st $7,555,764 $613,795,732

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