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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Multnomah County is $31,047, which is higher than the state average of $27,173 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Multnomah County median household income is $52,845, which has grown by 28.02% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 23.47% and is about the same as the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Multnomah County residents spend 25.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 22.4 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #3

Multnomah County	31,047 USD
Oregon	27,173 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Multnomah County	30,047 USD
Oregon	27,230 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Multnomah County	32,957 USD
Oregon	32,599 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Multnomah County	26,737 USD
Oregon	22,655 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #6

Multnomah County	52,845 USD
Oregon	50,521 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Multnomah County	73,748 USD
Oregon	67,671 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #12

Multnomah County	28.02%
Oregon	23.47%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Multnomah County		Oregon		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	24.35%	$17,857, see rank	24.18%	$16,359	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	23.68%	$17,030, see rank	31.58%	$17,886	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.36%	$3,933, see rank	3.93%	$3,800	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	14.19%	$24,438, see rank	18.87%	$24,515	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Multnomah County	66,516 USD
Oregon	61,890 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Multnomah County	89,598 USD
Oregon	79,373 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Multnomah County	Oregon	U.S.
White	$56,250, see rank	$51,397	$56,900
Black	$27,314, see rank	$33,505	$35,600
Hispanic	$37,407, see rank	$39,723	$42,396
Asian	$53,631, see rank	$62,398	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$33,376, see rank	$36,332	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$27,732, see rank	$37,730	$53,370
One Race, Other	$37,203, see rank	$38,148	$40,300
Two or More Races	$43,008, see rank	$42,710	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Multnomah County	Oregon	U.S.
less than 25	$25,670, see rank	$23,345	$25,788
25 to 44	$57,220, see rank	$54,740	$58,398
45 to 64	$60,835, see rank	$60,785	$65,027
65 or over	$38,116, see rank	$38,519	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Multnomah County	Oregon	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	620,472, see rank	3,139,152	248,775,628
Male¹	304,360, 49.05%, see rank	49.04%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	222,049, 72.96%, see rank	67.17%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	187, 0.06%, see rank	0.15%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	221,862, 72.89%, see rank	67.02%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	198,459, 89.45%, see rank	88.60%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	23,403, 10.55%, see rank	11.40%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	82,311, 27.04%, see rank	32.83%	30.72%
Female¹	316,112, 50.95%, see rank	50.96%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	203,670, 64.43%, see rank	57.97%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	24, 0.01%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	203,646, 64.42%, see rank	57.94%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	185,175, 90.93%, see rank	90.44%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	18,471, 9.07%, see rank	9.56%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	112,442, 35.57%, see rank	42.03%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Multnomah County	Oregon	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	375,393, 100%	1,715,236	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	227,299, 60.55%, see rank	71.39%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	36,883, 9.83%, see rank	10.43%	9.59%
Public Transportation	40,771, 10.86%, see rank	4.32%	5.06%
Walked	19,376, 5.16%, see rank	4.08%	2.78%
Other Means	24,202, 6.45%, see rank	3.43%	1.79%
Worked at Home	26,862, 7.16%, see rank	6.35%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Multnomah County	25.1 minutes
Oregon	22.4 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Multnomah County	Oregon	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	383,634	1,752,414	143,435,233
Male¹	198,459, 51.73%, see rank	52.16%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	77,595, 39.10%, see rank	34.27%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	30,766, 15.50%, see rank	14.44%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	35,673, 17.97%, see rank	17.37%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,574, 0.79%, see rank	3.06%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	11,978, 6.04%, see rank	7.67%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	33,744, 17.00%, see rank	17.98%	17.94%
Female¹	185,175, 48.27%, see rank	47.84%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	85,699, 46.28%, see rank	39.32%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	40,691, 21.97%, see rank	23.12%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	48,590, 26.24%, see rank	30.89%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	460, 0.25%, see rank	0.79%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	393, 0.21%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	9,018, 4.87%, see rank	5.35%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Multnomah County	Oregon	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	383,634, 100%	1,752,414	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	3,408, 0.89%, see rank	3.43%	1.96%
Construction	16,970, 4.42%, see rank	5.50%	6.17%
Manufacturing	37,632, 9.81%, see rank	11.24%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	12,679, 3.30%, see rank	2.96%	2.75%
Retail Trade	42,116, 10.98%, see rank	12.13%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	17,003, 4.43%, see rank	4.19%	4.93%
Information	9,257, 2.41%, see rank	1.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	23,743, 6.19%, see rank	5.84%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	49,672, 12.95%, see rank	10.37%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	94,564, 24.65%, see rank	23.05%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	42,818, 11.16%, see rank	9.78%	9.49%
Public Administration	12,726, 3.32%, see rank	4.61%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	21,046, 5.49%, see rank	5.03%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Multnomah County	%	Oregon	U.S.
Population in Poverty	137,391	18.51%, see rank	16.71%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	21,499	12.80%, see rank	11.51%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.