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Overview for Washington County, OR
Part of: Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton OR-WA, Metropolitan Area
 
Map of Washington County Washington County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 723.7 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 742.5 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 182.0%. On the 2000 census form, 96.8% of the population reported only one race, with 1.1% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 11.2% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.61 persons compared to an average family size of 3.14 persons.

In 2008 manufacturing was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $79,652. Per capita income grew by 0.7% between 1998 and 2008 (adjusted for inflation).

 

People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value Industry Overview (2008)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2009) 537,318 Covered Employment 247,666
   Growth (%) since 1990 72.5%    Average wage per job $51,164
Households (2000) 169,162 Manufacturing - % all jobs in County 18.1%
Labor Force (persons) (2009) 288,884    Average wage per job $79,652
Unemployment Rate (2009) 9.3 Transportation & Warehousing - % all jobs in County 0.7%
Per Capita Personal Income (2008) $40,188    Average wage per job $45,907
Median Household Income (2008) $65,576 Health Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in County 9.0%
Poverty Rate (2008) 9.5    Average wage per job $45,056
H.S. Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 88.9 Finance and Insurance - % all jobs in County 4.2%
Bachelor's Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 34.5    Average wage per job $58,664

  

 

 
 
 

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