Demographic Profile for Clackamas County, Oregon
Clackamas County, Oregon had a population of 368,470 in 2005. The estimated population has increased sharply, since the population in 2000 of 339,657. This growth signifies an increase of 8.5 percent. Clackamas ranks 2 of 36 counties when calculating total change in population for Oregon and the county ranks 113 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.
The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Clackamas County, Oregon to be 38.4 years of age. The median age in Clackamas is greater than the median age in the State of Oregon of 37.0. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, when it was 37.5 years old. With a total of 23.6 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Clackamas can be understood as being made up of a medium-high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high representation within the population, making up 64.7 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 11.7 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low percent of the population base.
Clackamas County, Oregon has a population base that is comprised of 86.6 percent White, 0.8 percent African American, 3.2 percent Asian, and 6.5 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a modest level of diversity, with 10.5 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Oregon percent of 14.9. Since 2000, Clackamas has increased in diversity when 8.1 percent of the population were minorities.
Since the year 2000, a high amount of people have migrated to Clackamas from another country. The international migration into Clackamas makes up 7.2 percent of immigration into the State of Oregon. This level of international migration can be considered high when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.
When measuring the total land area, Clackamas covers a total land area of 1868 square miles. The county has a medium-low population density of 197 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Minnehaha, SD (198 per sq. mile ), Onslow, NC (199 per sq. mile ), Horry, SC (200 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Calhoun, MI (196 per sq. mile ), Dorchester, SC (196 per sq. mile ), Salem, NJ (196 per sq. mile ).
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Clackamas County, Oregon to be 38.4 years of age. The median age in Clackamas is greater than the median age in the State of Oregon of 37.0. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, when it was 37.5 years old. With a total of 23.6 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Clackamas can be understood as being made up of a medium-high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high representation within the population, making up 64.7 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 11.7 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low percent of the population base.
Clackamas County, Oregon has a population base that is comprised of 86.6 percent White, 0.8 percent African American, 3.2 percent Asian, and 6.5 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a modest level of diversity, with 10.5 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Oregon percent of 14.9. Since 2000, Clackamas has increased in diversity when 8.1 percent of the population were minorities.
Since the year 2000, a high amount of people have migrated to Clackamas from another country. The international migration into Clackamas makes up 7.2 percent of immigration into the State of Oregon. This level of international migration can be considered high when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.
When measuring the total land area, Clackamas covers a total land area of 1868 square miles. The county has a medium-low population density of 197 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Minnehaha, SD (198 per sq. mile ), Onslow, NC (199 per sq. mile ), Horry, SC (200 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Calhoun, MI (196 per sq. mile ), Dorchester, SC (196 per sq. mile ), Salem, NJ (196 per sq. mile ).
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
