Multnomah County, Oregon

• White (non-Hispanic) 522,687 65.2%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 108,265 13.5%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 42,192 5.3%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 59,173 7.4%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 56,638 7.1%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 3,171 0.4%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 4,719 0.6%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 4,632 0.6%

• Under 18 141,135 17.6%
• 18–24 62,093 7.7%
• 25–44 281,985 35.2%
• 45–64 198,040 24.7%
• 65 and over 118,224 14.8%

Median household income

$90,423

90% interval $88,443–$92,403

+$5,526 vs OR · 6th of 36

Below poverty line

12.7%

90% interval 11.7%–13.7%

+1.0 pp vs OR · 22nd of 36

Unemployment (12-mo)

5.2%

−0.03 pp vs. state

County GDP

$90.6B

27.44% of state

Avg. annual pay

$84,123

Establishments

38,504

• Education & health services 132,183 26.7%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 98,677 20.0%
• Professional & business services 81,610 16.5%
• Leisure & hospitality 52,933 10.7%
• Manufacturing 28,155 5.7%
• Financial activities 25,118 5.1%
• Construction 24,081 4.9%
• Other services 19,146 3.9%
• Public administration 17,858 3.6%
• Information 10,926 2.2%
• Natural resources & mining 2,012 0.4%
• Unclassified 32 0.0%

Home ownership

53.4%

−9.9 pp vs OR · 36th of 36

Median gross rent

$1,646

+$121 vs OR · 4th of 36

Owner-occupied

186,699

Renter-occupied

163,104

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 63% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Wide wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Information, $170,633/yr) pays 4.2× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $40,156/yr). Stark intra-economy class divisions on the panel; calibrate damages and lost-wages framing to that range.

• Mixed business scale

  Average establishment employs 13 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

• Democratic 323,969 79.3%
• Republican 70,231 17.2%
• Other / third-party 14,274 3.5%

• Spanish 62,264 8.1%
• Vietnamese 14,196 1.9%
• Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 13,438 1.8%
• Chinese 10,220 1.3%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 3,814 0.5%
• German or other West Germanic 3,779 0.5%
• Arabic 2,932 0.4%
• Tagalog 2,833 0.4%
• Korean 1,410 0.2%

Households

349,803

Family households

177,166

50.6% of households

Married couples w/ children

50,374

28.4% of families

Single-mother families

17,699

10.0% of families

Veterans

31,614

4.8% of civilians 18+

• Catholic 132,460 16.2%
• Evangelical Protestant 83,105 10.2%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 35,577 4.4%
• Mainline Protestant 20,724 2.5%
• Black Protestant 8,912 1.1%
• Orthodox 5,485 0.7%

Health insured

94.4%

±0.3 pp

Uninsured

5.6%

±0.3 pp

24th of 36

With a disability

14.3%

±0.4 pp

31st of 36

Bachelor's or higher

48.9%

±0.7 pp

+12.1 pp vs OR · 2nd of 36

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

6.1%

90% interval 5.6%–6.6% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

Trial court

4th Judicial District Circuit Court

Judges

38 (Circuit Court judges per district (general civil + felony criminal jurisdiction); vintage 2026 courts.oregon.gov; cross-checked against ORS § 3.041. Justice Courts (limited jurisdiction: misdemeanors, traffic, small claims under $10K) operate per county and are not counted here. Multnomah County operates a separate County Court for probate / juvenile matters.)

Court seats

Portland

Traffic fatalities

78

11.81 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

71