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People QuickFacts |
Washington County |
Oregon |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
514,269 | 3,700,758 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
15.5% | 8.2% |
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Population, 2000 |
445,342 | 3,421,399 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
7.5% | 6.2% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
26.1% | 23.1% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
8.9% | 12.9% |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
49.8% | 50.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
86.3% | 90.5% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
1.7% | 1.9% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.8% | 1.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
8.5% | 3.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.3% | 0.3% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
2.4% | 2.4% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
14.5% | 10.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
72.6% | 81.0% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
41.2% | 46.8% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
14.2% | 8.5% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
18.6% | 12.1% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
88.9% | 85.1% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
34.5% | 25.1% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
60,418 | 593,301 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
23.7 | 22.2 |
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Housing units, 2006 |
201,346 | 1,586,498 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
60.6% | 64.3% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
32.8% | 23.1% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$184,800 | $152,100 |
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Households, 2000 |
169,162 | 1,333,723 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.61 | 2.51 |
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Median household income, 2004 |
$55,933 | $42,568 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$24,969 | $20,940 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
9.3% | 12.9% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Washington County |
Oregon |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
13,578 | 108,5711 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
217,451 | 1,409,5761 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
1.4% | 4.0%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2005 |
30,290 | 246,129 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
36,916 | 299,505 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
0.5% | 0.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
0.7% | 1.0% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
5.5% | 3.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
2.4% | 2.1% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
32.6% | 29.5% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
13,289,807 | 45,864,552 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
15,387,986 | 56,855,958 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
6,047,548 | 37,896,022 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$12,809 | $10,756 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
585,218 | 5,527,223 |
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Building permits, 2006 |
4,281 | 26,6231 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
1,240,010 | 21,870,8961 |