Clackamas County, Oregon

Clackamas County has a population of 423,975 and has grown 1.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $611,000, about 5.9 times the county's median household income of $103,517.

Home price
$611,000
Income
$103,517
Population
423,975
Unemployment
4.4%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$611,000county
Median gross rent$1,758county
Median year homes here were built1985county
Share of homes built before 198043.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile6.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant6.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented29.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,896county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,922county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,677county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,619county
Home insurance / yr$1,572(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living111.8(statewide)
Median household income$103,517county
Family health premium / yr$24,688(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$19,064(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.656(statewide)
Poverty rate7.7%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home20.9%county
Unemployment rate4.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force63.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.8%county
Share of workers employed by government12.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.9%county
Economic output per resident$71,785county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.85%county
Top state income tax9.90%(statewide)
Capital gains tax9.90%(statewide)
Combined sales tax0.00%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time26.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service16 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport8639088county
Miles to nearest general aviation field10 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here3county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station1.0 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.8%county
Traffic deaths22.2county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.7(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher40.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher94.7%county
Public schools in the county117county
Public school enrollment57601county
Students per full-time teacher19.7county
Free lunch eligible49.7%county
Elementary schools67county
Middle schools21county
High schools22county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public33.3%county
Two-year institutions3county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution8.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians92county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county3county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter30.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.3%county
Frequent mental distress15.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity16.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes9.5%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population423,975county
Land area in square miles1,871county
People per square mile of land227.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores54county
Convenience stores62county
Share living far from a food store22.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract3.1%county
Population change since 2020+1.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age42.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.9%county
Share of households that are one person23.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States8.8%county
Second languages12.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls37.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents78county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2county
Households that moved in13,847county
Households that moved away14,228county
Average income of arriving households$90,944county
Average income of departing households$89,108county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes7county
Housing units authorised in the latest year1,235county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings22.3%county
Violent crime rate331(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature50.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation67.2 incounty
Annual snowfall28.6 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.59 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F6 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing45 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days174 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 1county
Average first fall frostOct 22county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$141county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh18.2¢county
Household electricity use777 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$18.45(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity46.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas45.4%county
Homes heated by propane2.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.1%county
Homes heated by wood3.9%county
Households with broadband94.0%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk93.7county
Coastal flood risk18.8county
Drought risk14.1county
Landslide risk95.8county
Hail risk31.6county
Earthquake risk98.6county
Tornado risk38.1county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk95.5county
Winter weather risk85.4county
Strong wind risk93.4county
Wildfire risk86.8county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Clackamas County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Oregon figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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