Marion County, OR

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2022 Population

345,815

0.517% 1-year growth

US Senator

Ron Wyden

Democratic Party

US Senator

Jeff Merkley

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

0% 1-year change

2022 Poverty Rate

13%

3.06% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$70,926

9.32% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Marion County, OR had a population of 346k people with a median age of 37 and a median household income of $70,926. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Marion County, OR grew from 344,037 to 345,815, a 0.517% increase and its median household income grew from $64,880 to $70,926, a 9.32% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Marion County, OR are White (Non-Hispanic) (62.7%), Other (Hispanic) (9.66%), White (Hispanic) (8.9%), Two+ (Hispanic) (8.49%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.38%).

None of the households in Marion 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.

91.7% of the residents in Marion County, OR are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Marion County, OR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Marion County, OR was 2 cars per household.

Marion County, OR borders Clackamas County, OR, Jefferson County, OR, Linn County, OR, Polk County, OR, Wasco County, OR, and Yamhill County, OR.

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Economy

The economy of Marion County, OR employs 158k people. The largest industries in Marion County, OR are Health Care & Social Assistance (23,159 people), Retail Trade (18,766 people), and Manufacturing (15,852 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($84,479), Public Administration ($67,637), and Finance & Insurance ($61,145).

Employment

Occupations

158k

2022 Value

± 3,489

1.46%

1 Year growth

± 3.06%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Marion County, OR grew at a rate of 1.46%, from 156k employees to 158k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Marion County, OR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (17,405 people), Sales & Related Occupations (15,259 people), and Management Occupations (14,262 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Marion County, OR.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

158k

2022 Value

± 3,489

1.46%

1 Year growth

± 3.06%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Marion County, OR grew at a rate of 1.46%, from 156k employees to 158k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Marion County, OR, are Health Care & Social Assistance (23,159 people), Retail Trade (18,766 people), and Manufacturing (15,852 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Marion County, OR, though some of these residents may live in Marion County, OR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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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

998
Construction
539
Health Care and Social Assistance
488
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

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

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Marion County, OR went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 48.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (47.7%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.98%).

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

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (48.9%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (47.7%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.98%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Marion County, OR for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Oregon

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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.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Oregon

Oregon is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Oregon have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Marion County, OR awarded 3,020 degrees. The student population of Marion County, OR in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 4,899 male students and 6,172 female students.

The median tuition cost in N/A for private four year colleges is $34,699.

Completions

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.928% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.891% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in false were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Marion County, OR have an average commute time of 24.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Marion County, OR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Marion County, OR is $70,926. In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Marion County, OR was Census Tract 24 with a value of $119,153, followed by Census Tract 108.01 and Census Tract 101, with respective values of $108,102 and $105,536.

Rent vs Own

61.8%

Homeownership

2022

66.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 61.8% of the housing units in Marion County, OR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 61.2%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 24
Census Tract 108.01
Census Tract 101

In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Marion County, OR was Census Tract 24 with a value of $119,153, followed by Census Tract 108.01 and Census Tract 101, with respective values of $108,102 and $105,536.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Marion County, OR colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$70,926

Median Household Income

± $1,756

123k

Number of Households

± 2,834

In 2022, the median household income of the 123k households in Marion County, OR grew to $70,926 from the previous year's value of $64,880.

The following chart displays the households in Marion 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 Marion County, OR is from Oregon.

0.463

2022 Wage GINI in Oregon

0.462

2021 Wage GINI in Oregon

In 2022, the income inequality in Oregon was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.21% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Oregon was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2022

Drove Alone (73.3%)
Worked At Home (10.5%)
Carpooled (10.4%)

In 2022, 73.3% of workers in Marion County, OR drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.5%) and those who carpooled to work (10.4%).

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

24.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Marion County, OR have a shorter commute time (24.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.59% of the workforce in Marion County, OR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Marion 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 Marion County, OR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Marion County, OR have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Marion County, OR (43.7k out of 336k 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 25 - 34, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Marion 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.

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.

Health

91.3% of the population of Marion County, OR has health coverage, with 44.5% on employee plans, 22.7% on Medicaid, 12.3% on Medicare, 10.8% on non-group plans, and 1.14% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Marion County, OR see 1473 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.0678% decrease from the previous year (1474 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1185 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 243 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.3% were men and 51.7% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,473 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Marion County, OR

Primary care physicians in Marion County, OR see an average of 1,473 patients per year. This represents a 0.0678% decrease from the previous year (1,474 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.9% under 18 years, 21.8% between 18 and 34 years, 36.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 16% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.3% were men and 51.7% were women.

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

Uninsured People

8.65%

Uninsured

44.5%

Employer Coverage

22.7%

Medicaid

12.3%

Medicare

10.8%

Non-Group

1.14%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Marion County, OR grew by 2.62% from 8.43% to 8.65%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 40.2 in Marion County, OR.

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

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, 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 35.5% in Marion County, OR.

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