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Lake Oswego Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Lake Oswego Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

40,029

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.0%
5 - 17:
17.1%
18 - 24:
3.8%
25 - 34:
8.1%
35 - 54:
28.4%
55 - 64:
14.1%
Over 65 Years:
23.5%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
2.8%
2.8%
99.0%
99.0%
74.8%
74.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Lake Oswego
USA
$91,830
$91,830
$44,673
$44,673

Median household income

Lake Oswego
USA
$141,549
$141,549
$80,734
$80,734
Individuals Below Poverty Level

3.4%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Manufacturing
Finance
Education
Retail
Other
Wholesale
Construction
Accommodation
Public Service
Information Technology
Arts
Transportation
18.4%
18.4%
16.0%
16.0%
8.6%
8.6%
7.9%
7.9%
7.8%
7.8%
7.8%
7.8%
5.6%
5.6%
4.6%
4.6%
4.2%
4.2%
3.5%
3.5%
3.0%
3.0%
2.7%
2.7%
2.5%
2.5%
2.4%
2.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Asian
Other Race / Two or More Races
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
75.9%
75.9%
9.2%
9.2%
8.4%
8.4%
5.7%
5.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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English
German
Irish
French
Swedish
European
Scottish
Italian
Norwegian
Polish
British
Dutch
Russian
Scots-Irish
Northern European
Scandinavian
Danish
Welsh
Eastern European
Iranian
19.0%
19.0%
18.6%
18.6%
14.5%
14.5%
4.1%
4.1%
4.0%
4.0%
3.6%
3.6%
3.3%
3.3%
3.3%
3.3%
3.2%
3.2%
1.9%
1.9%
1.7%
1.7%
1.7%
1.7%
1.4%
1.4%
1.4%
1.4%
1.3%
1.3%
1.2%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Chinese
Spanish
Korean
German/Yiddish
Persian
Langs. of India
French
Tagalog
Japanese
Slavic languages
Arabic
Other Indo-European
West Germanic languages
Native American languages
Thai
Vietnamese
Serbo-Croatian
Hungarian
African languages
87.2%
87.2%
2.6%
2.6%
2.1%
2.1%
1.6%
1.6%
1.3%
1.3%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Lake Oswego Residents

11.5%