Jury Pool Profile
Clackamas County, Oregon
- County seat
- Oregon City
- Judicial district
- 5th Judicial District Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 426,280
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 423,975.
At a glance
Clackamas County is a 426,280-person venue. The county population is 79% White (Census race-alone categories). 10% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $103,479, $18,582 above the OR state median of $84,897; 40.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 12.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 21.8% of covered employment, average pay $70,466/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.96%, below the 5.24% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 50% to 54% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 423,975
- Median household income
- $103,517
- Unemployment
- 5.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 79% / 1%.
Clackamas County has a population of 423,975, with a median age of 42.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 78.5%; Black residents 1.1%. Independently, 10.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $103,479; 40.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 8.1% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 21.8%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 21.8% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 19.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.96%, below the Oregon state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 52%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Clackamas County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 53.4% in 2024, 54.0% in 2020, 49.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 69% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 12.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
12.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, Chinese. Veterans account for 6.6% of the adult civilian population (22,296 individuals).