Wilsonville, OR

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2023 Population

26,183

0.735% 1-year growth

US Senator

Ron Wyden

Democratic Party

US Senator

Jeff Merkley

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

38.7

1.04% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

8.82%

0.943% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$87,371

5% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$584,700

6.48% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

13,123

1.88% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Wilsonville, OR had a population of 26.2k people with a median age of 38.7 and a median household income of $87,371. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Wilsonville, OR grew from 25,992 to 26,183, a 0.735% increase and its median household income grew from $83,210 to $87,371, a 5% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Wilsonville, OR are White (Non-Hispanic) (70.3%), Two+ (Hispanic) (8.39%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (6.55%), White (Hispanic) (4.29%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (4.01%).

None of the households in Wilsonville, 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.

96.2% of the residents in Wilsonville, OR are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in N/A are Pioneer Pacific College (210076) (542 degrees awarded in 2019).

In 2023, the median property value in Wilsonville, OR was $584,700, and the homeownership rate was 50.1%.

Most people in Wilsonville, OR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25 minutes. The average car ownership in Wilsonville, OR was 2 cars per household.

United States Oregon Clackamas County, OR Washington County, OR Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Clackamas County (Northwest)--Lake Oswego, West Linn & Wilsonville Cities PUMA, OR Washington County (Southeast)--Tigard, Tualatin & Sherwood Cities PUMA, OR

Population & Diversity

Wilsonville, OR is home to a population of 26.2k people, from which 96.2% are citizens. As of 2023, 10.2% of Wilsonville, OR residents were born outside of the country (2.67k people).

In 2023, there were 8.38 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (18.4k people) in Wilsonville, OR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.2k Two+ (Hispanic) and 1.72k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.2%

2023 Citizenship

95.9%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 96.2% of Wilsonville, OR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Wilsonville, OR was 95.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Wilsonville, OR

White (Non-Hispanic)
18.4k ± 1.11k
Two+ (Hispanic)
2.2k ± 930
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
1.72k ± 473

16%

Hispanic Population

4.18k people

16% of the people in Wilsonville, OR are hispanic (4.18k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Wilsonville, OR as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Mexico
143,534 ± 9,142 people
Vietnam
22,912 ± 3,706 people
China
22,028 ± 3,634 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Oregon was Mexico, the natal country of 143,534 Oregon residents, followed by Vietnam with 22,912 and China with 22,028.

Foreign-Born Population

10.2%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.67k people

11%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

2.87k people

As of 2023, 10.2% of Wilsonville, OR residents (2.67k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Wilsonville, OR was 11%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
505 ± 152
Gulf War (2001-)
416 ± 157
Gulf War (1990s)
191 ± 127

Wilsonville, OR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.21 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Wilsonville, OR employs 13.1k people. The largest industries in Wilsonville, OR are Retail Trade (2,040 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,029 people), and Manufacturing (1,756 people), and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance ($117,969), Information ($107,899), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($101,000).

Males in Oregon have an average income that is 1.28 times higher than the average income of females, which is $64,064. The income inequality in Oregon (measured using the Gini index) is 0.463, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

13.1k

2023 Value

± 992

1.88%

1 Year growth

± 10.5%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Wilsonville, OR grew at a rate of 1.88%, from 12.9k employees to 13.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Wilsonville, OR, are Management Occupations (1,815 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,449 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,216 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Wilsonville, 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

13.1k

2023 Value

± 992

1.88%

1 Year growth

± 10.5%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Wilsonville, OR grew at a rate of 1.88%, from 12.9k employees to 13.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Wilsonville, OR, are Retail Trade (2,040 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,029 people), and Manufacturing (1,756 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Wilsonville, OR, though some of these residents may live in Wilsonville, OR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$57,464

Median earning men ± $10,277

$42,762

Median earning women ± $6,143

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Information ($108,715), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($104,702), and Public Administration ($80,000).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($85,139), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($80,521), and Public Administration ($78,083).

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.

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 Wilsonville, 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

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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 2019, universities in Wilsonville, OR awarded 542 degrees. The student population of Wilsonville, OR in 2019 is skewed towards women, with 205 male students and 535 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Wilsonville, OR are White (380 and 70.1%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (106 and 19.6%), Two or More Races (23 and 4.24%), and Black or African American (14 and 2.58%).

The largest universities in Wilsonville, OR by number of degrees awarded are Pioneer Pacific College (210076) (542 and 100%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2019 there were 740 students enrolled in Wilsonville, OR, 27.7% men and 72.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 495 records, of which 74.5% were women and 25.5% men.

Completions

Universities

Gender

Race

Pioneer Pacific College (210076)

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

542 degrees awarded

In 2019, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Pioneer Pacific College (210076) with 542 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2019, 122 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Wilsonville, OR, which is 0.29 times less than the 420 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2019 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 380 degrees mean that there were 3.58 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 106 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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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

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

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

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were Some college (868k), High School or Equivalent (807k), and Bachelors Degree (693k).

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

The median property value in Wilsonville, OR was $584,700 in 2023, which is 1.93 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $549,100 to $584,700, a 6.48% increase. The homeownership rate in Wilsonville, OR is 50.1%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Wilsonville, OR have an average commute time of 25 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Wilsonville, OR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Wilsonville, OR is $87,371. In 2023, the place with the highest median household income in Wilsonville, OR was Census Tract 227.07 with a value of $125,258, followed by Census Tract 227.08 and Census Tract 227.10, with respective values of $102,325 and $76,389.

Housing

Property

$584,700

Median Property Value 2023

±$20,051

$5,189

Median Property Taxes

±$454

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 Wilsonville, OR the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

50.1%

Homeownership

2023

64.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 50.1% of the housing units in Wilsonville, OR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 50.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Wilsonville, 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 227.07
Census Tract 227.08
Census Tract 227.10

In 2023, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Wilsonville, OR was Census Tract 227.07 with a value of $125,258, followed by Census Tract 227.08 and Census Tract 227.10, with respective values of $102,325 and $76,389.

The following map shows all of the places in Wilsonville, 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.

$87,371

Median Household Income

± $10,347

10.3k

Number of Households

± 804

In 2023, the median household income of the 10.3k households in Wilsonville, OR grew to $87,371 from the previous year's value of $83,210.

The following chart displays the households in Wilsonville, 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Wilsonville, 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 2023

Drove Alone (72%)
Worked At Home (12%)
Carpooled (11.2%)

In 2023, 72% of workers in Wilsonville, OR drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12%) and those who carpooled to work (11.2%).

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

25 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Wilsonville, OR have a shorter commute time (25 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0.648% of the workforce in Wilsonville, OR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.82% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Wilsonville, OR (2.2k out of 24.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Wilsonville, OR is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

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

93.9% of the population of Wilsonville, OR has health coverage, with 52.7% on employee plans, 12.8% on Medicaid, 13.1% on Medicare, 14.1% on non-group plans, and 1.18% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Clackamas County, OR see 1107 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.37% increase from the previous year (1092 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1170 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 270 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Clackamas County, OR.

1,107 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Clackamas County, OR

Primary care physicians in Clackamas County, OR see an average of 1,107 patients per year. This represents a 1.37% increase from the previous year (1,092 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.4% under 18 years, 23.6% between 18 and 34 years, 39% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

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

Uninsured People

6.12%

Uninsured

52.7%

Employer Coverage

12.8%

Medicaid

13.1%

Medicare

14.1%

Non-Group

1.18%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Wilsonville, OR grew by 6.02% from 5.78% to 6.12%.

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

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