Compare Multnomah County, OR vs Portland Metro Area, OR vs Oregon (OR) vs United States

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Metric Multnomah County, OR
County
Portland Metro Area, OR
Metro Area
Oregon (OR)
State
United States
Country
Overview
Total population 801,477 2,520,987 4,254,293 334,922,499
Rent $1,646 $1,724 $1,525 $1,413
Year built 1972 1984 1981 1980
Household income $88,766 $97,436 $83,011 $80,734
Per capita income $53,996 $51,936 $45,612 $44,673
Poverty rate 12.6% 9.5% 11.9% 12.5%
Unemployment rate 4.1% 4.0% 4.2% 4.0%
Household size 2.2 2.5 2.4 2.5
Rent over 30% of income 50.7% 49.7% 49.5% 47.6%
Demographics
Total population 801,477 2,520,987 4,254,293 334,922,499
Adults over 25 598,249 1,811,458 3,044,782 230,807,303
Total households 349,803 1,010,265 1,718,422 129,227,496
Household size 2.2 2.5 2.4 2.5
Income & Poverty
Household income $88,766 $97,436 $83,011 $80,734
Per capita income $53,996 $51,936 $45,612 $44,673
Poverty rate 12.6% 9.5% 11.9% 12.5%
Unemployment rate 4.1% 4.0% 4.2% 4.0%
Rent over 30% of income 50.7% 49.7% 49.5% 47.6%
Housing
Rent $1,646 $1,724 $1,525 $1,413
Year built 1972 1984 1981 1980
Households that rent 46.6% 38.3% 36.7% 34.8%
Households that own 53.4% 61.7% 63.3% 65.2%
Rooms per home (all homes) 4.9 5.4 5.4 5.5
Race
White 67.9% 71% 74.6% 61%
Black 5.5% 3% 1.9% 12.2%
Asian 7.5% 7.2% 4.5% 6%
Two or more races 13.1% 12.5% 12.3% 12.6%
Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino 13.5% 13.9% 14.7% 19.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino 86.5% 86.1% 85.3% 80.7%
Commute
Commute rate 73.9% 77.3% 81% 84.9%
Commute time to work 24.0 min 25.0 min 23.0 min 26.0 min
Work from home 26.1% 22.7% 19% 15.1%
Education
Less than high school 26.1% 27.8% 30.3% 27.5%
High school graduate or GED 16.6% 19.8% 22.4% 26%
Some college or associate degree 8.5% 9.9% 10.5% 10.7%
Bachelor’s degree or higher 48.9% 42.5% 36.8% 35.7%