Population
27,384
2025
−0.3% since 2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (Vintage 2025), 2025. Resident population, July 1 estimate.
Tillamook County, OR: population growth, jobs and income
Tillamook County lost 38 residents between 2024 and 2025 (−0.1%).
Tillamook County had an estimated 27,384 residents in 2025, down 0.3% (72 fewer people) since 2020. That is slower than Oregon as a whole (+0.7%), and the 22nd fastest growth of 36 counties in Oregon.
Data as of 2025 · updated
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- Median gross rent$1,246/mo2020–24
- Vacant homes, incl. seasonal and second homes37.9%2020–24
- New homes permitted, last 12 months752025-10/2026-09
- Rent growth, 5 yearsIn the report
- Permits in 5+ unit buildingsIn the report
- IRS income moving in (net AGI)In the report
- Neighbouring-county comparison tableIn the report
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- 2 Ranks and the neighbouring-county table
- 3 Migration, with IRS mover and income flows
- 4 Rent, vacant homes, permits and employers
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Headline numbers
Net domestic migration
+71
2025
2.6 per 1,000 residents
+624 in total, 2021–2025
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (Vintage 2025), 2025. People moving in from other U.S. counties minus people moving out.
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2025
+1.2 pts since 2019
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2025. Annual average unemployment rate.
New homes permitted
77
2025
−43.8% since 2021
2.8 per 1,000 residents
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025. Housing units authorized by building permits in the year.
Median household income
$69,105
2020–24
+27.3% since 2016–20
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–24. American Community Survey 5-year estimate.
Private-sector employment
8,076
2023
+11.3% since 2018
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. Paid employees of private employers in mid-March (County Business Patterns).
What the numbers say
Net domestic migration added 71 people in 2025: more people moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out.
Private employers had 8,076 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +11.3% since 2018 (County Business Patterns).
Unemployment averaged 5.3% in 2025, 1.2 points higher than in 2019 (before the pandemic).
Builders were authorized to start 77 new homes in 2025, or 2.8 per 1,000 residents.
Median household income was $69,105 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey, +27.3% since 2016–20.
Across the 3,107 U.S. counties with a comparable estimate, its population growth ranks 1,963rd.
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Tillamook County population by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27,384 | −38 |
| 2024 | 27,422 | −37 |
| 2023 | 27,459 | −54 |
| 2022 | 27,513 | −294 |
| 2021 | 27,807 | +351 |
| 2020 | 27,456 | – |
Census Bureau population estimates, July 1 of each year.
What drove the change in Tillamook County
Tillamook County lost 72 people since 2020 even though 624 more people moved in from other U.S. counties than left: deaths outnumbered births by 835, and net international migration added 183.
| Component | 2025 | 2020–25 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural changebirths minus deaths | −152 | −835 | |
| International migrationfrom and to other countries | +44 | +183 | |
| Domestic migrationfrom and to other U.S. counties | +71 | +624 | |
| Census adjustmentbalancing residual | −1 | −44 | |
| Total change | −38 | −72 |
Census Bureau population estimates, components of change, each year July 1 to June 30. The components add up to the change in the estimate; the Census adjustment is the small balancing figure the Bureau publishes.
How it ranks
| Measure | In Oregon | Among U.S. counties |
|---|---|---|
| Population growth | 22nd of 36 | 1,963rd of 3,107 |
| Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents | 14th of 36 | 1,455th of 3,108 |
| Private-sector job growth | 4th of 36 | 584th of 3,092 |
| Median household income | 18th of 36 | 1,249th of 3,107 |
| Lowest unemployment rate | 19th of 36 | 2,686th of 3,108 |
| New homes permitted per 1,000 residents | 16th of 34 | 1,187th of 3,005 |
1st = highest (lowest for unemployment). Counties are ranked only against others with a figure for the same period.
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Neighbouring counties
Over 2020–25, Tillamook County's population change (−0.3%) was ahead of 1 of its 6 neighbouring counties and behind 5.
5 of its 6 neighbouring counties had a higher median household income than Tillamook County's $69,105 (2020–24).
| County | Population2025 | Population change2020–25 | Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2025 | Homes permitted per 1,000 residents2025 | Median household income2020–24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tillamook County, OR This county | 27,384 | −0.3% | 2.6 | 2.8 | $69,105 |
| Yamhill County, OR | 110,024 | +2.2% | −2.4 | 1.9 | $90,063 |
| Polk County, OR | 90,037 | +2.3% | −1.5 | 1.1 | $85,118 |
| Clatsop County, OR | 40,926 | −0.6% | −4.2 | 5.8 | $71,822 |
| Washington County, OR | 611,708 | +1.8% | −3.4 | 3.1 | $107,772 |
| Lincoln County, OR | 50,636 | +0.3% | 5.2 | 4.1 | $63,165 |
| Columbia County, OR | 54,091 | +2.6% | 4.9 | 1.6 | $87,458 |
Census Bureau population estimates and building permits, American Community Survey 5-year income. Rates per 1,000 residents. – means no figure, or a base too small for a change or rate (it would swing on a few people). A figure from another period shows its year and is left out of the comparison.
Questions
Is Tillamook County growing?
No. Its population fell 0.3% between 2020 and 2025, about 72 fewer people (Census Bureau population estimates). Oregon as a whole changed +0.7% over the same years. That ranks 22nd of 36 counties in Oregon for population growth.
How many people moved to Tillamook County?
On net, about 71 people in 2025: that many more moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out (Census Bureau net domestic migration estimate).
What is the unemployment rate in Tillamook County?
It averaged 5.3% in 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, annual average).
What is the population of Tillamook County?
About 27,384 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2025.
How many jobs are in Tillamook County?
Private employers there had 8,076 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +11.3% since 2018 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns; government jobs and the self-employed are not counted).
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Sources and method
- U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (Vintage 2025)
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics
- U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns
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