Who is the Multnomah County County Auditor?

Jennifer McGuirk is the County Auditor of Multnomah County, Oregon. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Multnomah County District Attorney?

Nathan Vasquez is the District Attorney of Multnomah County, Oregon.

Who is the Multnomah County Sheriff?

Nicole Morrisey-O’Donnell is the Sheriff of Multnomah County, Oregon. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the Multnomah County commissioners?

Jessica Vega Pederson (County Commission Chair); Julia Brim-Edwards (County Commissioner); Vince Jones-Dixon (County Commissioner); Meghan Moyer (County Commissioner); Shannon Singleton (County Commissioner).

What is the population of Multnomah County?

About 801,477 people, with a median age of 38.7; the median household income is $88,766 and 12.6% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Multnomah County?

4.3% in September 2026 (preliminary): 20,107 people unemployed in a labor force of 469,250, against 5.3% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Multnomah County?

46 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 6 municipal, 11 school district and 28 special district governments.

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

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Multnomah County: 8 seats on 4 elected bodies. 3 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of Commissioners

Multnomah County Board of Commissioners

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Commission Chair	Jessica Vega Pederson source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner	Julia Brim-Edwards source
County Commissioner	Vince Jones-Dixon source
County Commissioner	Meghan Moyer source
County Commissioner	Shannon Singleton source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Auditor	Jennifer McGuirk source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
District Attorney	Nathan Vasquez source
Sheriff	Nicole Morrisey-O’Donnell source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Multnomah County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 46 local governments in Multnomah 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	6	0
School districts (school boards)	11	0
Special districts (elected boards)	28	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 Multnomah County

801,477people

38.7median ageU.S.: 38.9

$88,766 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

12.6%below the U.S.: 12.5%

48.9%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$552,700median home valueU.S.: $332,700

5.7%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

13%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

4.8%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

5.6%U.S.: 8.4%

53%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

30.5%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 13.5% · White 65.2% · Black 5.3% · Asian 7.4% · Other or more than one race 8.6% (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 Multnomah County

4.3%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 5.3%. Oregon: 4.3%.

20,107people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

449,143people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

469,250in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	4.3%	20,107	449,143	469,250
August 2026	5.0%	23,739	446,504	470,243
July 2026	5.3%	24,856	442,178	467,034
June 2026	5.2%	24,088	439,677	463,765
May 2026	4.7%	21,830	439,240	461,070
April 2026	4.8%	22,185	438,005	460,190
March 2026	5.3%	24,629	437,267	461,896
February 2026	5.5%	25,537	436,405	461,942
January 2026	5.7%	26,458	435,753	462,211
December 2025	4.9%	22,823	443,069	465,892
November 2025	5.0%	23,408	445,733	469,141
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	5.3%	24,863	444,002	468,865
August 2025	5.5%	26,060	445,829	471,889
July 2025	5.5%	25,834	445,162	470,996
June 2025	5.1%	23,878	443,844	467,722
May 2025	4.8%	22,473	444,541	467,014
April 2025	4.6%	21,629	446,538	468,167
March 2025	5.2%	24,533	444,683	469,216
February 2025	5.1%	24,013	444,565	468,578
January 2025	5.3%	25,034	444,923	469,957
December 2024	4.4%	20,613	445,736	466,349
November 2024	4.2%	19,700	446,525	466,225
October 2024	4.1%	19,088	447,414	466,502

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	5.1%	24,050	444,808	468,858
2024	4.2%	19,478	446,013	465,491
2023	3.6%	16,591	447,551	464,142
2022	3.7%	17,142	448,398	465,540
2021	5.4%	24,887	438,696	463,583
2020	8.4%	39,155	425,696	464,851
2019	3.2%	14,653	444,888	459,541
2018	3.5%	16,041	440,929	456,970
2017	3.5%	16,101	443,185	459,286
2016	4.1%	18,490	433,764	452,254

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 Multnomah County

395.6 per 100,0002025. Oregon: 311.2.

2,204.9 per 100,0002025. Oregon: 2,118.0.

10murders2025, 626 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	626	395.6	3,489	2,204.9
2024	743	448.4	4,022	2,427.2
2023	702	445.6	4,815	3,056.5
2022	740	466.0	4,990	3,142.1
2021	761	499.9	5,001	3,284.9
2020	703	454.4	4,528	2,926.8
2019	672	370.2	5,166	2,845.8
2018	640	342.0	5,370	2,869.6
2017	535	284.4	5,341	2,838.8

By police agency (2)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Gresham Police Department	2025	403	2,559	110,776
Multnomah County Sheriff's Office	2025	223	930	47,460

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

1.61 per 1,000 residents2025, 2 agencies serving 158,236 people.

255sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

662civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (2), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Multnomah County Sheriff's Office	132	628	47,460
Gresham Police Department	123	34	110,776

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	255	1.61	662	2
2024	244	1.47	654	2
2023	250	1.59	643	2
2022	239	1.50	647	2
2021	236	1.55	645	2
2020	258	1.67	673	2
2019	261	1.68	675	2
2018	263	1.63	675	2
2017	258	1.59	677	2

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 Multnomah County County Auditor?: Jennifer McGuirk is the County Auditor of Multnomah County, Oregon. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Multnomah County District Attorney?: Nathan Vasquez is the District Attorney of Multnomah County, Oregon.
Who is the Multnomah County Sheriff?: Nicole Morrisey-O’Donnell is the Sheriff of Multnomah County, Oregon. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Multnomah County commissioners?: Jessica Vega Pederson (County Commission Chair); Julia Brim-Edwards (County Commissioner); Vince Jones-Dixon (County Commissioner); Meghan Moyer (County Commissioner); Shannon Singleton (County Commissioner).
What is the population of Multnomah County?: About 801,477 people, with a median age of 38.7; the median household income is $88,766 and 12.6% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Multnomah County?: 4.3% in September 2026 (preliminary): 20,107 people unemployed in a labor force of 469,250, against 5.3% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Multnomah County?: 46 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 6 municipal, 11 school district and 28 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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