Multnomah County, Oregon

Multnomah County has a population of 801,477 and has shrunk 2.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $552,700, about 6.2 times the county's median household income of $88,766.

Home price
$552,700
Income
$88,766
Population
801,477
Unemployment
5.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$552,700county
Median gross rent$1,646county
Median year homes here were built1972county
Share of homes built before 198060.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile1.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant5.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented46.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,688county
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$88,766county
Family health premium / yr$24,688(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$19,064(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.656(statewide)
Poverty rate12.6%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 home26.1%county
Unemployment rate5.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force69.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.7%county
Share of workers employed by government12.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.1%county
Economic output per resident$113,063county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.96%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 time24.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service4.9 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport8639088county
Miles to nearest general aviation field7.8 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station4.2 micounty
Households without a vehicle12.6%county
Traffic deaths19.7county
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 higher48.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.5%county
Public schools in the county167county
Public school enrollment81096county
Students per full-time teacher17.6county
Free lunch eligible63.7%county
Elementary schools110county
Middle schools27county
High schools21county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above15county
Share of local colleges that are public20.0%county
Two-year institutions5county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution1.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians147county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county8county
Hospitals here with an emergency department7county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter10.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.6%county
Frequent mental distress18.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity17.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes8.7%county

Place

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

Population801,477county
Land area in square miles431county
People per square mile of land1860.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores143county
Convenience stores216county
Share living far from a food store6.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract3.2%county
Population change since 2020-2.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents3county
Median age38.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1817.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over14.8%county
Share of households that are one person35.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States13.0%county
Second languages18.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls35.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents79county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-2county
Households that moved in29,712county
Households that moved away30,713county
Average income of arriving households$68,968county
Average income of departing households$92,755county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes4county
Housing units authorised in the latest year1,594county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings37.8%county
Violent crime rate331(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature53.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation58.7 incounty
Annual snowfall3.5 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.52 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F10 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing28 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8bcounty
Frost-free days224 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 1county
Average first fall frostNov 10county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$124county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh14.0¢county
Household electricity use883 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$18.45(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity49.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas46.0%county
Homes heated by propane1.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.6%county
Homes heated by wood0.6%county
Households with broadband93.6%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk95.5county
Coastal flood risk43.4county
Drought risk12.5county
Landslide risk96.9county
Hail risk1.9county
Earthquake risk99.6county
Tornado risk47.4county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk96.8county
Winter weather risk85.2county
Strong wind risk65.5county
Wildfire risk67.3county

Sports

Major pro teams based here1county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here1county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here1county
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 Multnomah 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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