Washington County, OR Demographic Data
Washington County, OR Summary
Washington County is located in Oregon
- Population: 547,672
- Area: 726.42 sq. miles
- Land Area: 724.23 sq. miles
- Water Area: 2.19 sq. miles
- Population Density: 753.93 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 193.57 ft
- Time Zone: Pacific Standard Time (GMT -8)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Washington County, OR Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
296,285
51%
50.8
Male
286,494
49%
49.2
Total Population
582,779
323,128,000
Washington County, OR Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
37,285
6.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
39,834
6.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
37,920
6.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
35,727
6.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
34,660
5.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
89,684
15.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
87,768
15.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
77,996
13.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
35,974
6.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
32,268
5.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
44,867
7.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
16,737
2.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
12,059
2.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
445,115
76.4%
77.2
Female
228,454
51.3%
51.3
Male
216,661
48.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
427,177
73.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
93,045
16.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
73,663
12.6%
15.2
Female
41,991
57.0%
55.8
Male
31,672
43.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
37
0.0%
0.0
Washington County, OR Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
546,815
93.8%
96.8
White
439,014
75.3%
72.6
Black or African American
10,846
1.9%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
2,252
0.4%
0.8
Asian
58,739
10.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
14,848
2.5%
1.2
Chinese
10,844
1.9%
1.3
Filipino
6,780
1.2%
0.9
Japanese
4,814
0.8%
0.2
Korean
4,399
0.8%
0.4
Vietnamese
8,352
1.4%
0.6
Other Asian
8,702
1.5%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
2,262
0.4%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
33,702
5.8%
5.1
Two or More Races
35,964
6.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
96,042
16.5%
17.8
Mexican
78,311
13.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
1,978
0.3%
1.7
Cuban
429
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
15,324
2.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
486,737
83.5%
82.2
Washington County, OR Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
15,733
4.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
17,947
4.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
70,767
17.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
86,348
21.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
35,578
9.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
103,384
26.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
67,596
17.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
33,680
8.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
363,673
91.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
170,980
43.0%
31.2
Washington County, OR Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
137,164
29.3%
33.7%
Now Married
250,325
53.5%
47.5
Divorced
52,683
11.3%
11.0%
Separated
6,048
1.3%
2.0
Widowed
21,520
4.6
5.8%
Washington County, OR Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
411,744
75.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
133,750
24.5%
21.6%
Spanish
65,217
12.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
23,049
4.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
38,668
7.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
6,816
1.2%
1.1%
Washington County, OR Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
7,344
3.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
5,493
2.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
15,125
7.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
16,044
7.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
24,308
11.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
37,373
17.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
31,626
14.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
37,888
17.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
19,906
9.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
18,713
8.8%
6.4
Median household income
75,634
57,617
Per capita income
35,786
31,128
Washington County, OR Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
3,416
1.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
25,088
8.3%
9.8
Construction
17,984
5.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
58,864
19.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
19,784
6.5%
6.6
Information
7,423
2.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
53,820
17.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
13,334
4.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
40,655
13.4%
11.4
Public administration
9,548
3.1%
4.6
Retail trade
35,079
11.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
10,406
3.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
8,592
2.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
19,999
6.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
136,774
45.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
29,414
9.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
71,005
23.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
46,801
15.4%
18.1%
Washington County, OR Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
297,282
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
219,735
73.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
30,292
10.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
17,444
5.9%
5.1
Walked
6,524
2.2%
2.7
Other means
5,516
1.9%
1.8
Worked at home
17,771
6.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
25.0
26.6
Washington County, OR Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
12,269
5.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
64,624
30.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
92,458
43.2%
37.1
3 or more
44,469
20.8%
21.0
Washington County, OR Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
213,820
94.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
130,374
61.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
83,446
39.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
11,653
5.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Washington County, OR Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
225,473
1 room
3,597
1.6%
2.4
2 rooms
10,269
4.6%
2.7
3 rooms
21,340
9.5%
9.1
4 rooms
36,112
16.0%
16.5
5 rooms
39,466
17.5%
19.8
6 rooms
35,469
15.7%
17.8
7 rooms
27,931
12.4%
12.0
8 rooms
18,940
8.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
32,349
14.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Washington County, OR Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
225,473
1-unit, detached
129,357
57.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
19,845
8.8%
5.9
2-units
4,010
1.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
12,196
5.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
14,822
6.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
14,960
6.6%
4.4
20 or more units
22,996
10.2%
9.0
Mobile home
7,261
3.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
26
0.0%
0.1
Washington County, OR Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
5,142
2.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
4,817
2.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
9,737
4.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
16,381
7.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
49,315
21.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
30,975
13.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
56,612
25.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
39,310
17.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
8,423
3.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
4,761
2.1%
1.4%
Washington County, OR Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
106,481
49.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2,366
1.1%
4.7
Electricity
98,869
46.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
1,664
0.8%
4.8
Coal or coke
32
0.0%
0.1
Wood
3,325
1.6%
1.9
Solar energy
273
0.1%
0.1
Other fuel
366
0.2%
0.5
No fuel used
444
0.2%
1.1
Washington County, OR Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
96,905
47295100.0
Less than $500
764
0.8%
1.6%
$500 to $999
4,951
5.1%
20.4%
$3,000 or more
7,818
8.1%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
10,446
10.8%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
19,551
20.2%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
22,769
23.5%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
30,606
31.6%
20.1%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
42,514
44.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
15,579
16.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
11,596
12.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
6,239
6.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
20,504
21.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
473
0.0%
0.0%
Washington County, OR Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
81,286
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
470
0.6%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
1,107
1.4%
1.8%
Less than $500
1,889
2.3%
10.7%
$2,000 to $2,499
3,474
4.3%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
17,310
21.3%
11.9%
$500 to $999
19,169
23.6%
41.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
37,867
46.6%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
2,160
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,250
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
9,103
11.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
11,058
13.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
12,041
15.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
10,211
12.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
7,588
9.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
30,210
37.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
3,235
0.0%
0.0%
Washington County, OR Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
130,374
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
3,777
2.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,060
0.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
2,506
1.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
6,164
4.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
30,419
23.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
59,192
45.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
24,967
19.2%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
2,289
1.8%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
361,400
205,000
