Marion County vs. Wasco County

Marion County (OR)Wasco County (OR)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)346,86826,505
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)10.0%5.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)315,34325,211
Population, Census, April 1, 2010315,33525,213
Persons under 5 years, percent6.7%6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent24.6%22.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.7%20.6%
Female persons, percent50.2%49.7%
White alone, percent88.7%90.8%
Black or African American alone, percent1.5%0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent2.6%4.0%
Asian alone, percent2.5%1.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent1.0%0.8%
Two or More Races, percent3.6%2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent27.0%18.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent65.0%74.1%
Veterans, 2014-201821,3102,294
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201812.6%8.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)127,33211,729
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201859.5%62.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$225,800$199,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,495$1,326
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$502$467
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$941$788
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201323.6%15.8%
Households, 2014-2018116,86110,266
Persons per household, 2014-20182.782.41
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201883.9%86.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201825.3%15.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201891.1%85.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201883.2%74.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201885.3%85.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201822.8%20.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.9%12.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent10.2%11.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.4%58.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.1%53.9%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,786,967148,164
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)2,540,32993,565
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,190,000213,589
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,862,230389,437
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,070$15,280
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201823.717.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$56,097$50,973
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$26,143$26,249
Persons in poverty, percent14.5%13.4%
Total employer establishments, 20178,267704
Total employment, 2017107,1217,603
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)4,266,342290,774
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.2%8.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201717,6051,428
All firms, 201222,6211,967
Men-owned firms, 201211,071998
Women-owned firms, 20127,676551
Minority-owned firms, 20123,581156
Nonminority-owned firms, 201217,8981,689
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,932130
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201219,0031,671
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.6%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20073.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.2%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20076.6%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200727.2%22.0%
Population per square mile, 2010266.710.6
Land area in square miles, 20101,182.332,381.52

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Marion county (OR) and Wasco county (OR) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.