Washington County is located in northwest Oregon. The County Seat is Hillsboro and the largest city is Hillsboro. The Official Web Site is located at http://www.co.washington.or.us/. The 2014 population estimate is 562,998 and the 2010 census population was 529,712. The land area is 724.23 square miles and there are 731.4 persons per square mile.
82.7% of the population is White, 2.1% is Black or African American, 16.1% is Hispanic or Latino, 9.6% is Asian, 1.1% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.5% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 4% is two or more races. 90.8% have a high school degree or higher, and 39.4% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $282,400, there are 201,771 households, an average of 2.64 persons per household. The per capita income is $31,078, the median household income is $64,180, and 11.4% of the persons in Washington County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 43,601. Retail sales (in $1000) were $8,754,390, and sales per capita were $16,886. The percentage of black-owned firms is 0%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 32.9%.
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Washington County Home Page Washington County home page and resource for government information, contacts, departments, community services, business resources, events, facilities, and more. |
Adult Foster Homes Use this service from the Disability, Aging and Veterans Service from Washington County to search for adult foster homes. |
Codes Washington County code of ordinances and community development code. |
Genealogy | Oregon Historical Records Washington County genealogy records from the Oregon State Archives, including births, divorces, census records, tax rolls, pensions, naturalizations, Estate records, and more. |
Inmates Use this Washington County, Oregon Sheriff service to browse by name for current inmates. |
Inmates | Arrests & Releases Washington County Sheriff's Office arrest and release log. |
Inmates | Forced Releases Washington County of the 10 Highest Risk Assessment inmates that were released from prison early. |
Land Development Case Files Use this service from Washington County to search land development case files by case file/year, urban or rural or activity description. Click on Land Services then find casefiles. |
Land Use Ordinances Browse this Washington County Department of Land Use & Transportation page by year for Land Use Ordinances. |
Marriages Washington County marriages August 1842 to April 1858. |
Most Wanted Browse this list of most wanted fugitives issued by the Washington County Sheriff. |
Permits Use this service from Washington County to search for permits by permit number, address or parcel number. |
Property & GIS Maps Search for property information in Washington County by street number, taxlot number, R-number, or map and view interactive geographic information system (GIS) maps. |
Property | GIS GIS map property database for the Portland tri-county area, including Washington County. |
Restaurant Inspections Washington County Environmental Health Department food establishment inspection reports. |
Survey Maps Search for Washington County survey records, plats, public land corners, geodetic controls, tax maps, and county roads by survey number, surveyor name or T R Sect QtrSect. |
Tax Maps GIS search for Washington County tax maps in pdf format. |
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