Tillamook County, OR

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2024 Population

27,496

US Senator

Ron Wyden

Democratic Party

US Senator

Jeff Merkley

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

0.204% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

12.7%

6.17% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$69,105

3.84% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$430,200

5.29% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

10,955

0.21% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Tillamook County, OR reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96.3% of the residents in Tillamook County, OR are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Tillamook County, OR are Tillamook Bay Community College (83 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Tillamook County, OR was $430,200, and the homeownership rate was 74.3%.

Most people in Tillamook County, OR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Tillamook County, OR was 2 cars per household.

Tillamook County, OR borders Clatsop County, OR, Columbia County, OR, Lincoln County, OR, Polk County, OR, Washington County, OR, and Yamhill County, OR.

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United States Oregon

Population & Diversity

Tillamook County, OR is home to a population of 27.5k people, from which 96.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 5.14% of Tillamook County, OR residents were born outside of the country (1.41k people).

In 2024, there were 14.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (22.3k people) in Tillamook County, OR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.53k Other (Hispanic) and 984 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.3%

2024 Citizenship

96.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.3% of Tillamook County, OR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Tillamook County, OR was 96.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Tillamook County, OR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Tillamook County, OR

White (Non-Hispanic)
22.3k ± 231
Other (Hispanic)
1.53k ± 355
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
984 ± 101

11.4%

Hispanic Population

3.12k people

11.4% of the people in Tillamook County, OR are hispanic (3.12k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Tillamook County, OR as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Oregon.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
141,836 ± 9,090 people
Vietnam
22,252 ± 3,653 people
China
21,575 ± 3,597 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Oregon was Mexico, the natal country of 141,836 Oregon residents, followed by Vietnam with 22,252 and China with 21,575.

Foreign-Born Population

5.14%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.41k people

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.37k people

As of 2024, 5.14% of Tillamook County, OR residents (1.41k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Tillamook County, OR was 5%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Tillamook County, OR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
750 ± 147
Gulf War (2001-)
340 ± 124
Gulf War (1990s)
194 ± 127

Tillamook County, OR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.21 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Tillamook County, OR.

Economy

The economy of Tillamook County, OR employs 11k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Tillamook County, OR were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,400 people), Manufacturing (1,205 people), and Retail Trade (1,166 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($140,125), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($93,333), and Wholesale Trade ($77,000).

Employment

Occupations

11k

2024 Value

± 776

0.21%

1 Year growth

± 9.76%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Tillamook County, OR grew at a rate of 0.21%, from 10.9k employees to 11k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Tillamook County, OR, are Management Occupations (1,576 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,105 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,010 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Tillamook County, OR.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Oregon.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Oregon (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

11k

2024 Value

± 776

0.21%

1 Year growth

± 9.76%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Tillamook County, OR grew at a rate of 0.21%, from 10.9k employees to 11k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Tillamook County, OR, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,400 people), Manufacturing (1,205 people), and Retail Trade (1,166 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Tillamook County, OR, though some of these residents may live in Tillamook County, OR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$52,734

Median earning men ± $4,143

$37,839

Median earning women ± $3,462

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($104,798), Public Administration ($96,875), and Construction ($67,778).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($96,625), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($83,175), and Manufacturing ($55,504).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Oregon.

Y-Axis

2.87%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.97M people employed in Oregon. This represents a 2.87% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.1%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Oregon.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

79
Construction
52
Accommodation and Food Services
46
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$120k
Manufacturing
$61.7k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$39.9k
Accommodation and Food Services

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Oregon went to Kamala Harris with 55.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.5%).

Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are the senators currently representing the state of Oregon. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Oregon is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Tillamook County, OR. Showing the available data for Oregon.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (55.3%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (41%)
Republican Party
Robert Kennedy (1.5%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Oregon went to Kamala Harris with 55.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.5%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Oregon for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Oregon

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Oregon.

Ron Wyden

Senator from Oregon

Assumed office on February 5, 1996
Elected to the seat following the resignation of Bob Packwood.

Jeff Merkley

Senator from Oregon

Assumed office on January 3, 2009

Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are the senators currently representing Oregon.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Oregon over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Tillamook County, OR awarded 83 degrees. The student population of Tillamook County, OR in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 225 male students and 334 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Tillamook County, OR are White (57 and 74%), Hispanic or Latino (9 and 11.7%), American Indian or Alaska Native (8 and 10.4%), and Unknown (2 and 2.6%).

The largest universities in Tillamook County, OR by number of degrees awarded are Tillamook Bay Community College (83 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Tillamook County, OR are Liberal Arts & Sciences (37 and 44.6%), Truck, Bus, & Commercial Vehicle Operator & Instructor (26 and 31.3%), and Criminal Justice - Safety Studies (5 and 6.02%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 559 students enrolled in Tillamook County, OR, 40.3% men and 59.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 361 records, of which 56.5% were women and 43.5% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
37 degrees awarded
Criminal Justice - Safety Studies
3 degrees awarded
Welding Technology
3 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Tillamook County, OR was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 37 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Tillamook County, OR according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Tillamook Bay Community College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

83 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Tillamook Bay Community College with 83 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 46 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Tillamook County, OR, which is 1.24 times more than the 37 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 57 degrees mean that there were 6.33 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 9 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($3,888) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($792) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,146) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Tillamook County, OR was $430,200 in 2024, which is 1.29 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $408,600 to $430,200, a 5.29% increase. The homeownership rate in Tillamook County, OR is 74.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Tillamook County, OR have an average commute time of 19.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Tillamook County, OR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 16.7% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Tillamook County, OR. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.66%.

Housing

Property

$430,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$18,751

$8,867

Median Property Taxes

±$614

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Tillamook County, OR the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Tillamook County, OR compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

74.3%

Homeownership

2024

63%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 74.3% of the housing units in Tillamook County, OR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 73.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Tillamook County, OR compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$69,105

Median Household Income

± $3,363

11.9k

Number of Households

± 796

In 2024, the median household income of the 11.9k households in Tillamook County, OR grew to $69,105 from the previous year's value of $66,551.

The following chart displays the households in Tillamook County, OR distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Tillamook County, OR is from Oregon.

0.461

2023 Wage GINI in Oregon

0.463

2022 Wage GINI in Oregon

In 2023, the income inequality in Oregon was 0.461 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.437% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Oregon was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Oregon in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Oregon across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (65.9%)
Worked At Home (19.3%)
Carpooled (7.21%)

In 2024, 65.9% of workers in Tillamook County, OR drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (19.3%) and those who carpooled to work (7.21%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

19.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Tillamook County, OR have a shorter commute time (19.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.78% of the workforce in Tillamook County, OR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Tillamook County, OR compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Tillamook County, OR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Tillamook County, OR have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 16.7% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Tillamook County, OR. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.66%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

12.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Tillamook County, OR (3.38k out of 26.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Tillamook County, OR is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 16.2% of the children was living in poverty in Tillamook County, OR. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 8.5%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 97.4 in Tillamook County, OR. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 8.93 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

95.2% of the population of Tillamook County, OR has health coverage, with 34.6% on employee plans, 22.1% on Medicaid, 21.5% on Medicare, 14.9% on non-group plans, and 2.11% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Tillamook County, OR see 1,850 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,850 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1532 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 301 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,850 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Tillamook County, OR

Primary care physicians in Tillamook County, OR see an average of 1,850 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,850 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Tillamook County, OR in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.5% under 18 years, 14.3% between 18 and 34 years, 37.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 28.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

4.8%

Uninsured

34.6%

Employer Coverage

22.1%

Medicaid

21.5%

Medicare

14.9%

Non-Group

2.11%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Tillamook County, OR grew by 1.68% from 4.72% to 4.8%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Tillamook County, OR changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 58.6 in Tillamook County, OR.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Tillamook County, OR.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 30.8% in Tillamook County, OR.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Tillamook County, OR.