Clackamas County, OR Population

Overview

418,577

Total Population

41.6

Median age

50.37%

Female population %

98.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

55.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

38,231

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Clackamas County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Clackamas County is 41.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Clackamas County's population under 18 was 21.56%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Clackamas County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.13% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Clackamas County, 17.61% were under the age of 15, 17.26% aged 15 to 29, 47.00% aged 30 to 64, 16.10% aged 65 to 84, and 2.03% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 3,115 more females than males in Clackamas County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.37% females and 49.63% males in Clackamas County, OR.
The Clackamas County, OR gender ratio is 98.5:100 i.e. 98.5 men to 100 women (0.985).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 14,554.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 15,217.

Clackamas County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Clackamas County population: 83.86% are White, 0.84% are Black or African American, 0.52% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 4.55% are Asian, 0.24% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 2.83% are some other race and 7.16% are multiracial.
Clackamas County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 38,231 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 380,346 (90.87% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Clackamas County is White with a population of 351,022 (83.86% of the total population).

Clackamas County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 423,763 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Clackamas County's population increased by 37,252 (10.97%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Clackamas County's population increased by 45,645 (12.11%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Clackamas County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 339,547.