Columbia County, Oregon QuickFacts

Select a County in Oregon   |  Select a state   |  USA QuickFacts

Follow the ? link for definition and source information.
People QuickFacts Columbia County Oregon
?  Population, 2000 43,5603,421,399
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 16.0%20.4%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 6.4%6.5%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 27.3%24.7%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 11.6%12.8%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 94.4%86.6%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.2%1.6%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.3%1.3%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.6%3.0%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1%0.2%
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 0.8%4.2%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 2.5%3.1%
?  Female population, percent, 2000 50.0%50.4%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 2.5%8.0%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 93.1%83.5%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 18,7761,511,760
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 2,636382,171
?  Housing units, 2000 17,5721,452,709
?  Homeownership rate, 2000 76.1%64.3%
?  Households, 2000 16,3751,333,723
?  Persons per household, 2000 2.652.51
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000 37.3%33.4%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate $42,924$37,284
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 8.6%11.6%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 11.1%16.3%

Business QuickFacts Columbia County Oregon
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998 83899,183
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998 9,0421,310,750
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998 5.3%28.9%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997 2,369209,846
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) 1,008,52847,665,990
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 199,80833,396,849
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997 $4,590$10,297
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992 NA10,160
?  Women-owned firms, 1992 86387,970
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999 33523,2491
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000) 137,38715,592,250
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 1,567117,999

Geography QuickFacts Columbia County Oregon
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles) 65795,997
?  Persons per square mile, 2000 66.335.6
?  Metropolitan Area Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA PMSA 

1: Includes data not distributed by county.

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown