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Multnomah County, OR

Aggregated demographic, housing, and geographic context for the 33 ZIP codes inside Multnomah County, drawn from public Census ACS and SimpleMaps data.

ZIP codes
33
in this county
Total population
802,767
across all listed ZIPs
Cities
5
distinct city/town names
Avg density
2,118
people / sq mi
Avg median income
household, ACS
Avg home value
owner-occupied

ZIP codes in Multnomah County

ZIPCityPopulationDensityMedian income
97206 Portland 52,702 3,154
97080 Gresham 46,413 828
97219 Portland 44,374 1,464
97202 Portland 43,507 2,678
97230 Portland 41,563 1,153
97030 Gresham 39,757 2,049
97236 Portland 39,399 1,971
97233 Portland 38,497 3,201
97266 Portland 35,371 2,254
97217 Portland 35,049 1,214
97203 Portland 34,583 1,239
97211 Portland 34,148 1,847
97213 Portland 31,826 3,048
97214 Portland 28,630 3,803
97220 Portland 28,307 1,455
97212 Portland 28,263 3,998
97060 Troutdale 21,882 483
97209 Portland 19,632 7,359
97239 Portland 18,620 2,007
97216 Portland 17,770 2,727
97215 Portland 17,371 2,872
97201 Portland 17,015 3,434
97218 Portland 15,468 897
97232 Portland 14,780 3,052
97221 Portland 12,974 1,137
97210 Portland 11,410 495
97024 Fairview 11,195 1,254
97205 Portland 8,309 3,406
97227 Portland 5,994 1,621
97231 Portland 3,642 22
97019 Corbett 3,261 16
97204 Portland 1,055 1,652
97208 Portland

About Multnomah County

Counties are the workhorse unit of American local government — they administer property taxes, run the courts and sheriff’s office, manage many road and library systems, and in much of the country they collect public health and zoning data that ZIP codes don’t. Multnomah County in Oregon contains roughly 33 ZIP codes spread across 5 distinct cities and unincorporated communities, with an aggregate population of about 802,767. Reading those ZIPs together at the county level smooths over neighborhood-by-neighborhood noise and surfaces the broader economic and demographic shape of the area. For block-level detail, drill into any individual ZIP profile or compare against the wider Oregon index.

The average density across listed ZIPs sits at roughly 2,118, which classifies the county overall as a suburban environment. That label is a generalization — nearly every county contains both a relatively dense core and quieter outlying ZIPs, and the gap between them is often what determines where you actually want to live or open a business. Average median household income in our enriched ZIPs lands near —, with average owner-occupied home values around —; both numbers move dramatically as you cross from one ZIP to the next, so use the table above as a sorting tool, not a verdict.

If you’re moving into Multnomah County, the county itself is also where most of your real-life paperwork will land — vehicle registration, voter registration, property recording, and school district enrollment in many states. Knowing the county that contains your prospective ZIP makes it much easier to look up the right tax assessor, election office, or school district website. Our relocation guide walks through the order in which to tackle these handoffs after a move.

For service-area planning, the county is also where most US business licensing and many sales-tax rules are administered. Service businesses scoping Multnomah County should pair this aggregate view with the individual ZIP profiles to identify the densest, highest-income pockets first, then expand outward along whatever transportation corridor matches their delivery model. For a wider commuter-shed view that crosses county lines, see the Portland–Vancouver–Hillsboro metro hub.