Household Types in Multnomah County, Oregon (County)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Oregon and Multnomah County
Multnomah County
Oregon
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family240.032441%48.397504%40.032441%40.0%125,374125k10.568968%10.562544%10.568968%10.6%33,10033.1k4.175221%4.414570%4.175221%4.2%13,07613.1k32.459185%27.767323%32.459185%32.5%101,656102k12.764184%8.858059%12.764184%12.8%39,97540.0k
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Oregon and Multnomah County
Multnomah County
Oregon
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads67.347864%68.329568%67.347864%67.3%52,00452.0k24.109976%22.892355%24.109976%24.1%18,61718.6k8.542160%8.778078%8.542160%8.5%6,596

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Oregon and Multnomah County
Multnomah County
Oregon
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children224.655710%26.399050%24.655710%24.7%77,21777.2k74.793490%73.275281%74.793490%74.8%234,239234k
1with own children under the age of 18 in the household 2without own children under the age of 18 in the household

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Oregon and Multnomah County
Multnomah County
Oregon
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%CountAsian3White4Other3Hispanic5Mixed3Black3-9.320502%-5.418489%-23.972003%-8.801400%-8.857539%-4.694727%-22.328862%-8.778523%-47.512394%48%52.487606%55.340348%52.487606%52%17,14517.1k-8.698437%-3.301432%-33.810832%-13.347375%-9.446737%-3.800295%-29.136962%-8.826396%-59.158075%59%40.841925%48.789611%40.841925%41%243,561244k-16.086118%-11.140449%-21.925460%-10.774855%-17.291579%-10.556522%-16.313716%-7.680925%-59.926881%60%40.073119%48.157258%40.073119%40%9,847-19.996226%-7.774563%-22.009058%-11.655554%-18.627510%-8.624723%-14.809653%-8.591998%-61.435401%61%38.564599%49.346116%38.564599%39%15,89815.9k-14.953271%-4.291807%-31.503493%-17.793304%-16.084890%-5.732287%-25.856085%-12.771084%-68.541875%69%31.458125%39.555654%31.458125%31%11,02111.0k-24.858361%-8.275511%-38.614807%-6.887771%-21.481511%-6.946306%-37.333438%-6.839864%-78.636450%79%21.363550%27.398880%21.363550%21%15,70915.7k
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in Multnomah County

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
36.8%41.6%46.3%51.0%55.7%60.4%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
3.0%5.5%7.9%10.3%12.7%15.1%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%1.2%2.4%3.6%4.9%6.1%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
24.2%28.2%32.1%36.0%40.0%44.0%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
5.0%6.9%8.7%10.6%12.4%14.3%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
16.6%19.8%23.1%26.3%29.6%32.9%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Multnomah County

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
7%20%33%46%59%72%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%6%12%18%24%31%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.9%5.9%8.8%11.7%14.7%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
11%26%40%54%68%83%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
1%7%14%20%26%33%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
0%10%20%29%39%49%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Multnomah County

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
0%17%34%51%68%85%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%10%20%30%40%50%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0%5%11%16%22%27%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
3%22%41%60%79%98%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%12%24%37%49%61%
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Household Types by Place in Multnomah County

There are 10 places that are fully or partially contained within Multnomah County (5 fully and 5 partially). This section compares all 10 of those to each other, Multnomah County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Multnomah County.

Married by Place#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Multnomah County, selected places in Multnomah County, and entities that contain Multnomah County
0%20%40%60%Count#Maywood ParkCedar MillLake OswegoTroutdaleWestPacificW Hvn-SylvanPortland AreaOregonUnited StatesFairviewGreshamWood VillageMultnomahMilwaukiePortland65.116279%65.116279%65%224160.844200%60.844200%61%3,546255.500679%55.500679%56%8,990353.154681%53.154681%53%3,134449.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M49.130664%49.130664%49%1,865549.117024%49.117024%49%440,341440k48.397504%48.397504%48%748,102748k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M46.249662%46.249662%46%1,708645.291745%45.291745%45%17,62817.6k741.787440%41.787440%42%519840.032441%40.032441%40%125,374125k38.556794%38.556794%39%3,425938.227288%38.227288%38%98,02798.0k10
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 10 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in Multnomah County

There are 5 county subdivisions in Multnomah County. This section compares all 5 of those to each other, Multnomah County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Multnomah County.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Multnomah County, selected county subdivisions in Multnomah County, and entities that contain Multnomah County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Count#CorbettSkylineWestPacificPortland AreaOregonUnited StatesGreshamMultnomahPortland EastPortland West60.387812%60.387812%60%872154.479638%54.479638%54%602249.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M49.117024%49.117024%49%440,341440k48.397504%48.397504%48%748,102748k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.224998%47.224998%47%24,57424.6k340.032441%40.032441%40%125,374125k38.929810%38.929810%39%75,31475.3k436.864973%36.864973%37%24,01224.0k5
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 5 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the Portland Area

There are 7 counties in the Portland Area. This section compares Multnomah County to all of the counties in the Portland Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Multnomah County.

Married by County#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Multnomah County, selected other counties in the Portland Area, and entities that contain Multnomah County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#YamhillClackamasClarkWashingtonColumbiaSkamaniaWestPacificPortland AreaOregonUnited StatesMultnomah55.325410%55.325410%55%19,36519.4k154.648363%54.648363%55%82,60182.6k254.075350%54.075350%54%88,87588.9k353.380409%53.380409%53%111,730112k452.800802%52.800802%53%10,00110.0k552.326852%52.326852%52%2,395649.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M49.117024%49.117024%49%440,341440k48.397504%48.397504%48%748,102748k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M40.032441%40.032441%40%125,374125k7
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 7 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in Oregon

There are 36 counties in Oregon. This section compares Multnomah County to all of the counties in Oregon and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Multnomah County.

Married by County#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Multnomah County, selected other counties in Oregon, and entities that contain Multnomah County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Count#MorrowWheelerHarneyYamhillGrantClackamasPolkCrookWashingtonGilliamDeschutesColumbiaLinnUnionBakerWascoWallowaMarionHood RiverDouglasTillamookUmatillaWestPacificJeffersonPortland AreaOregonJacksonUnited StatesJosephineCoosKlamathLakeClatsopMalheurCurryLincolnBentonLaneShermanMultnomah61.226611%61.226611%61%2,356157.327586%57.327586%57%399257.110167%57.110167%57%1,747355.325410%55.325410%55%19,36519.4k455.030149%55.030149%55%1,734554.648363%54.648363%55%82,60182.6k654.134030%54.134030%54%15,55015.6k753.697433%53.697433%54%4,916853.380409%53.380409%53%111,730112k953.172589%53.172589%53%4191052.853565%52.853565%53%35,87735.9k1152.800802%52.800802%53%10,00110.0k1251.959099%51.959099%52%23,57823.6k1351.892479%51.892479%52%5,2511450.877193%50.877193%51%3,5671550.723465%50.723465%51%5,0131650.477131%50.477131%50%1,5341750.376749%50.376749%50%58,03258.0k1850.115670%50.115670%50%4,1161949.973826%49.973826%50%21,95722.0k2049.842427%49.842427%50%5,0612149.814391%49.814391%50%13,28513.3k2249.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M49.280718%49.280718%49%3,7342349.117024%49.117024%49%440,341440k48.397504%48.397504%48%748,102748k48.274959%48.274959%48%40,53640.5k2448.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.981483%47.981483%48%16,68716.7k2547.711124%47.711124%48%12,28812.3k2647.437602%47.437602%47%12,84812.8k2747.227926%47.227926%47%1,6102846.951373%46.951373%47%7,4542946.920536%46.920536%47%4,8303046.200462%46.200462%46%4,8033146.187726%46.187726%46%9,4383246.032814%46.032814%46%15,74015.7k3343.849017%43.849017%44%64,32364.3k3443.283582%43.283582%43%3483540.032441%40.032441%40%125,374125k36
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 36 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Multnomah County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Multnomah County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Multnomah County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Multnomah County
0%20%40%60%Count#NassauFairfaxSuffolkSanta ClaraOrangeSalt LakeContra CostaMontgomeryRiversideFairfieldHonoluluWestchesterWakeSan BernardinoMiddlesexOaklandSan DiegoTarrantWestPacificAlamedaPortland AreaOregonUnited StatesMaricopaKingHarrisFresnoSt. LouisPalm BeachBexarSacramentoQueensLos AngelesHennepinHillsboroughOrangeClarkPimaBrowardMecklenburgMiami-DadeDallasAlleghenyTravisCookMultnomahFranklinKingsWayneCuyahogaFultonMilwaukeePhiladelphiaBronxNew York60.784590%60.784590%61%267,592268k158.073053%58.073053%58%228,435228k257.466749%57.466749%57%281,448281k356.519609%56.519609%57%354,140354k454.863463%54.863463%55%557,968558k554.829088%54.829088%55%195,225195k654.144604%54.144604%54%209,832210k753.958245%53.958245%54%198,439198k853.850274%53.850274%54%380,030380k953.520639%53.520639%54%179,406179k1052.951400%52.951400%53%163,910164k1151.544935%51.544935%52%176,161176k1251.452263%51.452263%51%192,043192k1351.349928%51.349928%51%317,816318k1451.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k1550.587546%50.587546%51%251,282251k1649.872091%49.872091%50%550,153550k1749.775611%49.775611%50%339,951340k1849.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M49.233820%49.233820%49%277,823278k1949.117024%49.117024%49%440,341440k48.397504%48.397504%48%748,102748k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.135363%47.135363%47%690,929691k2047.130452%47.130452%47%392,123392k2146.758587%46.758587%47%718,333718k2246.510005%46.510005%47%139,277139k2346.377789%46.377789%46%186,307186k2445.755354%45.755354%46%246,415246k2545.572827%45.572827%46%284,065284k2645.025648%45.025648%45%237,436237k2744.870295%44.870295%45%349,676350k2844.647965%44.647965%45%1,465,2771.47M2944.010311%44.010311%44%217,337217k3043.936060%43.936060%44%217,853218k3143.830757%43.830757%44%194,982195k3243.561100%43.561100%44%320,381320k3343.498318%43.498318%43%171,988172k3443.305081%43.305081%43%291,438291k3543.282903%43.282903%43%167,420167k3643.247261%43.247261%43%369,169369k3743.118601%43.118601%43%385,714386k3842.200631%42.200631%42%224,117224k3941.793066%41.793066%42%182,983183k4040.962571%40.962571%41%799,428799k4140.032441%40.032441%40%125,374125k39.660948%39.660948%40%193,946194k4237.611831%37.611831%38%353,101353k4336.979917%36.979917%37%247,548248k4436.700533%36.700533%37%196,186196k4535.948564%35.948564%36%138,439138k4634.891765%34.891765%35%133,558134k4727.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4827.543506%27.543506%28%135,167135k4927.118406%27.118406%27%204,306204k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in Multnomah County. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

1as defined by the US Census Bureau (please direct comments and complaints to them)

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Principal City:
Portland
Cities:
Fairview, Gresham, Lake Oswego, Maywood Park, Milwaukie, Portland, Troutdale, Wood Village
Unincorporated Places:
Cedar Mill, West Haven-Sylvan
ZIP Codes:
97009, 97014, 97019, 97024, 97030, 97034, 97035, 97056, 97060, 97080, 97133, 97201, 97202, 97203, 97204, 97205, 97206, 97208, 97209, 97210, 97211, 97212, 97213, 97214, 97215, 97216, 97217, 97218, 97219, 97220, 97221, 97222, 97225, 97227, 97229, 97230, 97231, 97232, 97233, 97236, 97239, 97266, 98648, 98671
Unified School Districts:
Beaverton 48J, Centennial 28J, Corbett 39, David Douglas 40, Gresham-Barlow 1J, Hillsboro 1J, Lake Oswego 7J, Parkrose 3, Portland 1J, Rainier 13, Reynolds 7, Riverdale 51J, Scappoose 1J
Congressional Districts:
OR-1, OR-3, OR-5
State Senate Districts:
OR-14, OR-16, OR-17, OR-18, OR-19, OR-21, OR-22, OR-23, OR-24, OR-25, OR-26
State House Districts:
OR-27, OR-31, OR-33, OR-35, OR-36, OR-38, OR-41, OR-42, OR-43, OR-44, OR-45, OR-46, OR-47, OR-48, OR-49, OR-50, OR-51, OR-52
Neighboring Counties:
Clackamas, Clark, Columbia, Hood River, Skamania, Washington
Nearby Counties:
Cowlitz, Marion, Yamhill