Demographics of Clatsop County, Oregon

Clatsop County, Oregon had 40,926 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −230 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Clatsop County, in four figures

40,926
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.6%
Change since July 2020: −230 people.; 46.0 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $71,822 ±$4,774
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Clatsop County, Oregon's population shrank 0.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Clatsop County, Oregon's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Clatsop County, Oregon's population shrank 0.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Clatsop County, Oregon's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	41,156	100.0	100.0
2021	41,932	101.9	100.2
2022	41,597	101.1	100.7
2023	41,135	99.9	101.6
2024	41,206	100.1	102.5
2025	40,926	99.4	103.1

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Population of Clatsop County, Oregon on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	41,156	+83	0	0	+86
2021	41,932	+776	−115	+13	+921
2022	41,597	−335	−265	+54	−93
2023	41,135	−462	−185	+69	−338
2024	41,206	+71	−153	+174	+56
2025	40,926	−280	−170	+67	−173

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 46.0 ±0.6: for men 44.8 ±1.1 and for women 47.0 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Clatsop County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Oregon	United States
Under 5	1,815 ±161	4.4% ±0.4	4.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,574 ±400	13.5% ±1.0	15.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,636 ±291	6.4% ±0.7	8.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	10,231 ±567	24.7% ±1.4	28.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	10,736 ±570	26.0% ±1.4	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	10,371 ±544	25.1% ±1.3	19.1% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $71,822 ±$4,774, and income per person $42,825 ±$2,539, in 2024 dollars. The median is $83,011 ±$573 in Oregon and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Clatsop County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Oregon	United States
Under $25,000	2,774 ±438	15.4% ±2.4	13.9% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,696 ±538	20.6% ±2.9	16.2% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,975 ±458	16.5% ±2.5	15.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,463 ±372	13.7% ±2.0	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,697 ±400	15.0% ±2.2	18.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,985 ±342	11.0% ±1.9	10.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,394 ±245	7.8% ±1.3	12.7% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Clatsop County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Oregon	United States
All ages	5,036 ±744	12.3% ±1.8	11.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,145 ±275	15.7% ±3.6	13.2% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,476 ±487	12.6% ±2.4	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,415 ±261	10.2% ±1.8	10.8% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Clatsop County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Clatsop County	Oregon	United States
Housing units	23,395 ±47	1,857,992 ±637	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	76.9% ±2.2	92.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	23.1% ±2.3	7.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	63.2% ±2.3	63.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	36.8% ±3.1	36.7% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$468,300 ±$10,867	$477,600 ±$1,400	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,180 ±$39	$1,525 ±$10	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1975 ±2	1981 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Clatsop County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Oregon	United States
Hispanic or Latino	4,156 ±0	10.0% ±<0.1	14.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	33,275 ±595	80.4% ±1.4	71.4% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	383 ±90	0.9% ±0.2	1.8% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	514 ±149	1.2% ±0.4	4.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	44 to 196	0.1% to 0.5%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 61	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 159	0% to 0.4%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,814 ±613	6.8% ±1.5	6.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Clatsop County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Oregon	United States
Born in the state	18,149 ±897	43.9% ±2.2	45.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	21,053 ±827	50.9% ±2.0	43.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	335 ±126	0.8% ±0.3	1.3% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,826 ±360	4.4% ±0.9	9.8% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	831 ±264	2.0% ±0.6	4.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	995 ±336	2.4% ±0.8	5.0% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Clatsop County among the counties of Oregon

19th of 36 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Oregon page.

Counties of Oregon near Clatsop County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Umatilla County	81,119	+1.5%
Klamath County	70,274	+0.9%
Coos County	63,992	−1.5%
Columbia County	54,091	+2.6%
Lincoln County	50,636	+0.3%
Clatsop County	40,926	−0.6%
Malheur County	32,261	+1.9%
Crook County	27,564	+10.6%
Tillamook County	27,384	−0.3%
Wasco County	26,310	−1.1%
Union County	25,900	−1.0%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026