Who is the Clatsop County District Attorney?

Ron L. Brown is the District Attorney of Clatsop County, Oregon. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Clatsop County Sheriff?

Matt Phillips is the Sheriff of Clatsop County, Oregon.

Who are the Clatsop County commissioners?

Mark Kujala (County Commissioner); Courtney Bangs (County Commissioner); Anthony Huacuja (County Commissioner); Lianne Thompson (County Commissioner); Pamela Wev (County Commissioner).

What is the population of Clatsop County?

About 41,363 people, with a median age of 46; the median household income is $71,822 and 12.3% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Clatsop County?

4.1% in September 2026 (preliminary): 837 people unemployed in a labor force of 20,406, against 5.1% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Clatsop County?

42 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 5 municipal, 5 school district and 31 special district governments.

Clatsop County, OR elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Clatsop County: 7 seats on 3 elected bodies. 4 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of Commissioners

Clatsop County Board of Commissioners

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Commissioner	Mark Kujala source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner	Courtney Bangs source
County Commissioner	Anthony Huacuja source
County Commissioner	Lianne Thompson source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner	Pamela Wev source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
District Attorney	Ron L. Brown source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff	Matt Phillips source

How many local governments Clatsop County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 42 local governments in Clatsop County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	1	1
Cities, towns, villages and townships	5	0
School districts (school boards)	5	0
Special districts (elected boards)	31	0

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

About these counts

The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.

Who lives in Clatsop County

41,363people

46median ageU.S.: 38.9

$71,822 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

12.3%below the U.S.: 12.5%

28.7%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$468,300median home valueU.S.: $332,700

4.7%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

4.4%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

11%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

7.1%U.S.: 8.4%

50.7%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

33.8%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 10% · White 80.4% · Black 0.9% · Asian 1.2% · Other or more than one race 7.3% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in Clatsop County

4.1%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 5.1%. Oregon: 4.3%.

837people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

19,569people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

20,406in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	4.1%	837	19,569	20,406
August 2026	4.6%	965	19,867	20,832
July 2026	4.9%	1,022	19,704	20,726
June 2026	5.0%	1,033	19,551	20,584
May 2026	4.4%	909	19,647	20,556
April 2026	4.4%	881	19,367	20,248
March 2026	5.3%	1,062	18,932	19,994
February 2026	5.5%	1,088	18,612	19,700
January 2026	5.8%	1,130	18,335	19,465
December 2025	5.2%	1,022	18,497	19,519
November 2025	5.0%	1,010	19,358	20,368
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	5.1%	1,052	19,641	20,693
August 2025	5.2%	1,096	19,942	21,038
July 2025	5.2%	1,100	19,880	20,980
June 2025	4.8%	989	19,568	20,557
May 2025	4.6%	941	19,351	20,292
April 2025	4.3%	869	19,145	20,014
March 2025	5.4%	1,056	18,590	19,646
February 2025	5.5%	1,070	18,480	19,550
January 2025	5.6%	1,108	18,535	19,643
December 2024	4.8%	923	18,290	19,213
November 2024	4.3%	846	18,704	19,550
October 2024	4.0%	808	19,250	20,058

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	5.1%	1,028	19,181	20,209
2024	4.3%	860	19,069	19,929
2023	3.8%	747	18,906	19,653
2022	4.1%	809	18,717	19,526
2021	5.9%	1,150	18,275	19,425
2020	9.5%	1,824	17,367	19,191
2019	3.8%	721	18,457	19,178
2018	4.0%	765	18,179	18,944
2017	4.1%	776	18,142	18,918
2016	4.7%	885	17,887	18,772

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Oregon's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 5.0% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Crime reported in Clatsop County

212.4 per 100,0002025. Oregon: 311.2.

1,955.8 per 100,0002025. Oregon: 2,118.0.

0murders2025, 87 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	87	212.4	801	1,955.8
2024	113	272.3	926	2,231.4
2023	123	293.4	1,189	2,836.4
2022	120	282.8	1,394	3,285.2
2021	136	336.6	1,093	2,705.0
2020	161	398.6	1,067	2,641.9
2019	162	405.8	1,266	3,170.9
2018	118	298.7	1,157	2,928.4
2016	42	109.9	1,363	3,566.8

By police agency (6)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Clatsop County Sheriff's Office	2025	16	103	14,304
Astoria Police Department	2025	31	143	9,837
Seaside Police Department	2025	20	284	7,094
Warrenton Police Department	2025	19	233	6,334
Gearhart Police Department	2025	0	16	1,887
Cannon Beach Police Department	2025	1	22	1,499

Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Oregon · the U.S.

Police staffing

2.08 per 1,000 residents2025, 6 agencies serving 40,955 people.

85sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

85civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (6), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Clatsop County Sheriff's Office	25	61	14,304
Astoria Police Department	17	11	9,837
Seaside Police Department	20	8	7,094
Warrenton Police Department	11	2	6,334
Cannon Beach Police Department	9	3	1,499
Gearhart Police Department	3	0	1,887

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	85	2.08	85	6
2024	104	2.51	85	6
2023	86	2.05	83	6
2022	123	2.90	40	6
2021	115	2.85	49	6
2020	82	2.03	71	6
2019	83	2.08	72	6
2018	84	2.13	68	6
2017	79	2.03	48	6
2016	78	2.04	48	6

Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.

Quick answers

Who is the Clatsop County District Attorney?: Ron L. Brown is the District Attorney of Clatsop County, Oregon. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Clatsop County Sheriff?: Matt Phillips is the Sheriff of Clatsop County, Oregon.
Who are the Clatsop County commissioners?: Mark Kujala (County Commissioner); Courtney Bangs (County Commissioner); Anthony Huacuja (County Commissioner); Lianne Thompson (County Commissioner); Pamela Wev (County Commissioner).
What is the population of Clatsop County?: About 41,363 people, with a median age of 46; the median household income is $71,822 and 12.3% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Clatsop County?: 4.1% in September 2026 (preliminary): 837 people unemployed in a labor force of 20,406, against 5.1% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Clatsop County?: 42 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 5 municipal, 5 school district and 31 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Oregon Blue Book published by the Secretary of State; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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