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   People QuickFactsMultnomah CountyOregon
Population definition and source info Population, 2011 estimate 748,0313,871,859
Population definition and source info Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 735,3343,831,074
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1 definition and source info Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 1.7%1.1%
Population definition and source info Population, 2010 735,3343,831,074
Persons under 5 years, percent definition and source info Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 6.3%6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent definition and source info Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 20.4%22.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent definition and source info Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 10.7%14.3%
Female persons, percent definition and source info Female persons, percent, 2011 50.5%50.5%
 
White persons, percent definition and source info White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 81.2%88.6%
Black persons, percent definition and source info Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 5.7%2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent definition and source info American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 1.5%1.8%
Asian persons, percent definition and source info Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 6.7%3.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent definition and source info Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.6%0.4%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent definition and source info Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 4.3%3.4%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent definition and source info Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 11.1%12.0%
White persons not Hispanic, percent definition and source info White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 72.1%78.1%
 
Living in same house 1 year & over definition and source info Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 80.2%81.5%
Foreign born persons, percent definition and source info Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 13.7%9.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+ definition and source info Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 19.1%14.3%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+ definition and source info High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 89.0%88.6%
Bachelor Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 37.5%28.6%
Veterans definition and source info Veterans, 2006-2010 49,244345,700
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+ definition and source info Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 24.322.1
 
Housing units definition and source info Housing units, 2011 326,2271,684,193
Homeownership rate definition and source info Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 56.2%63.8%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent definition and source info Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 36.3%23.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units definition and source info Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $281,600$252,600
Households definition and source info Households, 2006-2010 298,3981,499,267
Persons per household definition and source info Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.332.45
definition and source info Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $28,883$26,171
definition and source info Median household income 2006-2010 $49,618$49,260
Persons below poverty level, percent definition and source info Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 16.0%14.0%
   Business QuickFactsMultnomah CountyOregon
Private nonfarm establishments definition and source info Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 24,645107,3971
Private nonfarm employment definition and source info Private nonfarm employment, 2010 370,1751,351,1641
Private nonfarm employment, percent change definition and source info Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 -8.6-0.31
Nonemployer establishments definition and source info Nonemployer establishments, 2010 59,381258,805
 
Total number of firms definition and source info Total number of firms, 2007 75,230348,154
Black-owned firms, percent definition and source info Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.0%1.2%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent definition and source info American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.8%1.2%
Asian-owned firms, percent definition and source info Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 6.2%3.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent definition and source info Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.2%0.2%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent definition and source info Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.0%3.3%
Women-owned firms, percent definition and source info Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 31.6%29.8%
 
Manufacturers shipments definition and source info Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 10,527,63366,880,653
Merchant wholesaler sales definition and source info Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 22,043,82851,910,777
Retail sales definition and source info Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 9,868,45350,370,919
Retail sales per capita definition and source info Retail sales per capita, 2007 $14,157$13,494
Accommodation and food services sales definition and source info Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 2,048,6357,555,764
Building permits definition and source info Building permits, 2011 1,4177,663
   Geography QuickFactsMultnomah CountyOregon
Land area in square miles definition and source info Land area in square miles, 2010 431.3095,988.01
Persons per square mile definition and source info Persons per square mile, 2010 1,704.939.9
Persons per square mile definition and source info FIPS Code 05141
Persons per square mile definition and source info Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area 

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(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
F: Fewer than 100 firms
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
X: Not applicable
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown

Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report
Last Revised: Tuesday, 18-Sep-2012 17:19:23 EDT