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District of Columbia vs Oregon Geography
Land area
- District of Columbia has a land area of 61 square miles (158 km²), while Oregon has 95,997 square miles (248,630 km²).
- Oregon's land area is 1,573.6 times larger than District of Columbia's.
Total area
- District of Columbia: 68 square miles (177 km²) vs Oregon: 98,379 square miles (254,799 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Oregon's total area is 1,439.5 times larger than District of Columbia's.
Length
- District of Columbia is 13 miles (22 km) long from north to south; Oregon is 453 miles (730 km).
- Oregon's north-south length is 34.8 times longer than District of Columbia's.
Width
- District of Columbia spans 12 miles (19 km) east to west; Oregon spans 445 miles (715 km).
- Oregon's east-west width is 37.1 times wider than District of Columbia's.
Highest point
- District of Columbia's highest point is Fort Reno at 429 feet (131 m); Oregon's is Mount Hood at 11,232 feet (3,424 m).
- Mount Hood is 10,803 feet higher than Fort Reno.
Lowest point
- District of Columbia's lowest point is Potomac River at 0 feet; Oregon's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
District of Columbia vs Oregon Population and History
Population
- District of Columbia has a population of 702,250 (2024), while Oregon has 4,272,371 (2024).
- Oregon's population is 6.1 times (508%) larger than District of Columbia's.
Population density
- District of Columbia: 11,493.5 people per square mile vs Oregon: 44.5.
- District of Columbia's population density is 258.3 times higher than Oregon's.
Biggest city
- District of Columbia's biggest city is Washington with 702,250 people; Oregon's is Portland with 635,749.
- Washington's population is 1.1 times (10%) larger than Portland's.
Largest metro area
- District of Columbia's largest metropolitan area is Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489 people) vs Oregon's Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area (2,537,904).
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's population is 2.5 times (154%) larger than Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area's.
History
- District of Columbia: The federal district, established by the Residence Act on July 16, 1790; not a state.
- Oregon: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1859, as the 33rd state.
- In its current form, District of Columbia is the older of the two by 69 years.
District of Columbia vs Oregon Economy
GDP
- District of Columbia's GDP is $184.3 billion (2024) vs Oregon's $330.2 billion.
- Oregon's economic output is 1.8 times (79%) larger than District of Columbia's.
GDP per capita
- District of Columbia: $262,439 per person vs Oregon: $77,299.
- District of Columbia's GDP per capita is 3.4 times (240%) higher than Oregon's.
Average income
- District of Columbia: $111,185 vs Oregon: $70,823 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- District of Columbia's average income is 1.6 times (57%) higher than Oregon's.
District of Columbia vs Oregon Counties
Number of counties
- District of Columbia has 1 counties, while Oregon has 36.
- Oregon's county count is 36.0 times higher than District of Columbia's.
Biggest county by area
- District of Columbia's largest county is District of Columbia at 61 square miles; Oregon's is Harney County at 10,134 square miles.
- Harney County's land area is 165.9 times larger than District of Columbia's.
Smallest county by area
- District of Columbia: District of Columbia (61 sq mi) vs Oregon: Multnomah County (431 sq mi).
- Multnomah County's land area is 7.1 times (605%) larger than District of Columbia's.
Most populous county
- District of Columbia: District of Columbia (702,250 people) vs Oregon: Multnomah County (795,897 people).
- Multnomah County's population is 1.1 times (13%) larger than District of Columbia's.
Least populous county
- District of Columbia: District of Columbia (702,250 people) vs Oregon: Wheeler County (1,456 people).
- District of Columbia's population is 482.3 times larger than Wheeler County's.
Richest county
- District of Columbia: District of Columbia ($111,185 per capita income) vs Oregon: Deschutes County ($86,176).
- District of Columbia's income is 1.3 times (29%) richer than Deschutes County's.
Poorest county
- District of Columbia: District of Columbia ($111,185 per capita income) vs Oregon: Malheur County ($42,974).
- District of Columbia's income is 2.6 times (159%) richer than Malheur County's.
District of Columbia vs Oregon Taxes
State income tax
- District of Columbia has a top income tax rate of 10.75%, while Oregon has a top income tax rate of 9.9%.
- District of Columbia's top rate is 0.85 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- District of Columbia: 0.63% effective rate vs Oregon: 0.78% of home value per year.
- Oregon's rate is 0.15 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- District of Columbia: 6% combined state and average local rate vs Oregon: 0%.
- District of Columbia's combined rate is 6 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
District of Columbia official website · Oregon official website
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