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Tualatin, Oregon

Tualatin, city, mostly in Washington County (88.7% of its 2020 residents), with a part in Clackamas County, Oregon. Tualatin had 28,139 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 0.7% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 27,942 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 27,763 (±70). GEOID 4174950.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

28,139

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 27,942 · ACS 2020-2024: 27,763 ±70

Median household income

$104,043

±$5,448 (90% margin)
Oregon: $83,011

Median home value

$628,200

±$11,175 (90% margin)
Oregon: $477,600

Median gross rent

$1,806

±$41 (90% margin)
Oregon: $1,525

Where is Tualatin and what county is it in?

Tualatin is a city mostly in Washington County (88.7% of its 2020 residents), with a part in Clackamas County, Oregon. It covers 8.4 square miles of land, 3,319 residents per square mile in 2020.

Tualatin is in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metropolitan statistical area, which takes in 7 counties (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Tualatin's 2020 Census population by county (Census place-by-county parts)
County2020 residentsShare
Washington County24,78688.7%
Clackamas County3,15611.3%
Tualatin (marked with a dot) in Washington County, Oregon. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Tualatin, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 28,139 people lived in Tualatin on July 1, 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, in line with Oregon (+0.9%). The 2020 Census counted 27,942 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 27,763 (±70).

  • July 2020→2021 −282 (27,596)
  • 2021→2022 +195 (27,791)
  • 2022→2023 −247 (27,544)
  • 2023→2024 +386 (27,930)
  • 2024→2025 +209 (28,139)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
Measure TualatinWashington CountyOregon Change since 2015-2019
Total population 27,763 ±70 603,947 4,254,293 +236
Households 10,837 ±399 235,406 1,718,422 no clear change
Average household size 2.54 ±0.09 2.53 2.42 no clear change
Housing units 11,303 ±454 243,278 1,857,992 no clear change

Tualatin's population since 2000

From 22,791 in 2000 to 28,139 in 2025: up 23.5%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Tualatin as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 22,791
  • 2005 (estimate) 24,621
  • 2010 Census 26,054
  • 2015 (estimate) 27,086
  • 2020 Census 27,942
  • 2025 (estimate) 28,139

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Tualatin?

The median resident of Tualatin is 37.4 years old; 21.8% are under 18 and 14.6% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 62.0%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 23.4%. 15.5% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure TualatinWashington CountyOregon Change since 2015-2019
Median age 37.4 ±1.8 38.1 40.4 no clear change
Under 18 years 21.8% ±2.0 pts 21.6% 19.9% –
65 years and over 14.6% ±1.5 pts 14.8% 19.1% –
Male 51.0% ±1.8 pts 49.9% 49.9% –
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 23.4% ±3.9 pts 18.6% 14.7% +6.8 pts
White alone, not Hispanic 62.0% ±3.5 pts 60.0% 71.4% −10.3 pts
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic 1.0% ±0.6 pts 2.2% 1.8% no clear change
Asian alone, not Hispanic 3.5% ±1.2 pts 11.4% 4.4% no clear change
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±0.1 pts 0.3% 0.6% –
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic 2.5% ±1.6 pts 0.5% 0.4% –
Two or more races, not Hispanic 6.6% ±1.5 pts 6.5% 6.1% –
Some other race alone, not Hispanic 0.9% ±0.8 pts 0.6% 0.6% –
Born outside the United States 15.5% ±2.7 pts 18.3% 9.8% +5.6 pts
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) 25.6% ±3.1 pts 25.8% 15.2% –
Civilian veterans (age 18+) 5.8% ±1.3 pts 5.6% 7.2% –
With a disability 9.4% ±1.4 pts 11.6% 15.5% –
No health insurance coverage 7.2% ±1.9 pts 5.2% 5.9% no clear change
High school graduate or higher (age 25+) 92.4% ±2.3 pts 92.7% 91.8% –
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) 46.5% ±3.4 pts 47.5% 36.8% no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) 15.6% ±2.1 pts 18.5% 14.1% –
Lived in the same house a year earlier 82.4% ±3.1 pts 86.9% 86.0% –
Moved from another state in the past year 2.4% ±0.8 pts 2.8% 3.0% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Tualatin earn?

Half of Tualatin's 10,837 households earn less than $104,043 a year (±$5,448), against $107,772 in Washington County and $83,011 in Oregon. In 2015-2019 it was $105,559 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 10.0% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
Measure TualatinWashington CountyOregon Change since 2015-2019
Median household income $104,043 ±$5,448 $107,772 $83,011 no clear change
Mean household income $129,144 ±$5,902 $137,880 $111,542 –
Per capita income $50,864 ±$2,443 $53,929 $45,612 no clear change
People below the poverty line 10.0% ±3.0 pts 8.1% 11.9% no clear change
Children under 18 below the poverty line 11.9% ±5.7 pts 8.6% 13.2% no clear change
Households receiving SNAP 9.3% ±2.2 pts 10.5% 16.0% –
Households with a computer 97.7% ±1.9 pts 98.0% 96.6% –
Households with a broadband subscription 96.1% ±2.1 pts 95.4% 92.4% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Tualatin?

Owners occupy 55.1% of Tualatin's occupied homes and renters 44.9%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $628,200 by its owner (±$11,175). The median renter pays $1,806 a month including utilities, and 42.4% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
Measure TualatinWashington CountyOregon Change since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied) $628,200 ±$11,175 $588,000 $477,600 +$112,047
Median gross rent $1,806 ±$41 $1,849 $1,525 +$163
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent 42.4% ±6.4 pts 39.1% 43.1% no clear change
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage $2,604 ±$91 $2,475 $2,157 –
Owner-occupied homes 55.1% ±3.3 pts 60.8% 63.3% no clear change
Renter-occupied homes 44.9% ±3.3 pts 39.2% 36.7% –
Housing units 11,303 ±454 243,278 1,857,992 no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate 1.3% ±1.1 pts 0.5% 0.7% –
Rental vacancy rate 4.4% ±3.2 pts 4.1% 4.2% –
Single-family detached homes 50.5% ±2.8 pts 57.3% 62.7% –
Mobile homes 1.8% ±0.7 pts 1.9% 7.1% –
Built 2020 or later 0.8% ±0.7 pts 2.4% 2.1% –
Built 2010 to 2019 7.4% ±2.0 pts 12.0% 9.7% –
Built 1939 or earlier 0.9% ±0.8 pts 2.8% 10.7% –
Households with no vehicle 3.9% ±1.5 pts 5.6% 7.1% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How many new homes is Tualatin building?

Builders took permits for 147 new housing units in Tualatin in 2025 (147 in single-family houses), 5.2 per 1,000 residents against 3.5 across Oregon.

  • 2019 1 units
  • 2020 0 units
  • 2021 268 units
  • 2022 0 units
  • 2023 199 units
  • 2024 132 units
  • 2025 147 units

Counts of units in permits a local office issued; not every permitted unit is built. A year marked with months was reported for part of the year.

Source: Building Permits Survey, annual place files 2019-2025, U.S. Census Bureau · Census Building Permits Survey

How do people in Tualatin work and get to work?

66.6% of Tualatin's workers drive alone and 21.7% work from home. The average trip to work takes 21.4 minutes. The unemployment rate in 2020-2024 averaged 4.4%.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
Measure TualatinWashington CountyOregon Change since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+) 71.2% ±2.0 pts 68.6% 62.3% –
Unemployment rate 4.4% ±1.4 pts 4.5% 5.4% no clear change
Drove alone to work 66.6% ±3.4 pts 61.2% 64.5% –
Carpooled 6.0% ±1.9 pts 7.4% 8.5% –
Public transportation 2.1% ±1.0 pts 3.1% 2.2% –
Walked 2.0% ±1.0 pts 2.3% 3.3% –
Worked from home 21.7% ±2.5 pts 24.4% 19.0% +14.4 pts
Mean travel time to work 21.4 min ±1.1 24.0 min 23.0 min −1.9 min

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Tualatin?

7 census tracts lie mostly in Tualatin, and 5 more reach into it (2020 census blocks). Their median household incomes run from $62,115 (Tract 320.03) to $190,536 (Tract 321.09).

Census tracts in Tualatin, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Tualatin
Tract 320.01Washington County6,330 $108,256 $623,90070%
Tract 320.03Washington County4,109 $62,115 $379,80090%
Tract 321.08Washington County4,220 $124,079 $607,70070%
Tract 227.02Clackamas County7,085 $164,674 $925,00035%
Tract 320.05Washington County4,498 $65,817 $357,30055%
Tract 321.09Washington County2,766 $190,536 $804,20080%
Tract 320.04Washington County2,222 $122,212 $582,20092%
Tract 321.07Washington County2,059 $135,313 $581,90068%
Tract 321.10Washington County3,925 $112,484 $804,70015%
Tract 308.05Washington County3,953 $91,953 $552,1004%
Tract 204.01Clackamas County6,288 $150,603 $845,1002%
Tract 203.02Clackamas County4,875 $148,939 $836,2002%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Tualatin) · Census block assignment files

How does Tualatin compare with other places in Oregon?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Tualatin is the 1,429th-most populous of the 19,476 U.S. incorporated places that have one and the 21st-most populous of 240 in Oregon.

Tualatin ranks 30th of 223 places in Oregon with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.

Tualatin's rank in Oregon (1 = highest): by population among the state's incorporated places with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate21st240
Growth 2020-2025 (PEP)73rd162
Residents per square mile60th224
Median household income30th223
Per capita income34th224
Median home value27th224
Median gross rent28th207
Poverty rate111th175
Bachelor's degree or higher32nd219
Median age162nd224
Owner-occupied share193rd224
Work from home37th169
Travel time to work135th221

Tualatin's figures with every place in Oregon (CSV)

Every place in Oregon, sortable · Compare Tualatin with other places

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Tualatin?

6 of the 57 figures for Tualatin on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Tualatin are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' public schools in Tualatin.