By Wikipedia Tigard (IPA: [ta?? g?rd]) is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States. The population was 41,223 at the 2000 census. According to the 2003 Oregon Blue Book, Tigard is the state's 11th largest city. [1] Located south of Beaverton and north of Tualatin, it is part of the Portland metropolitan area.
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 41,223 people, 16,507 households, and 10,746 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,465.6/km˛ (3,795.3/mi˛). There were 17,369 housing units at an average density of 617.5/km˛ (1,599.1/mi˛). The racial makeup of the city was 85.38% White, Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.94% of the population. 5.57% Asian, 1.14% African American, 0.61% Native American, 0.53% Pacific Islander, 3.76% from other races, and 3.00% from two or more races. There were 16,507 households out of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.0% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.9% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.03. In the city the population was spread out with 25.5% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 34.1% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 96.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.8 males. The median income for a household in the city was $51,581, and the median income for a family was $61,656. Males had a median income of $44,597 versus $31,351 for females. The per capita income for the city was $25,110. About 5.0% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.8% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over. North of McDonald street, Tigard, along with Metzger and the unincorporated Bull Mountain area, uses the 97223 ZIP code for incoming mail, while the southern half of the city uses 97224, as does the nearby city of King City and the community of Durham. All mail for both ZIP codes are processed in Portland. The Tigard Post Office on Main street has a ZIP code of 97281, which is used only for post office boxes. Local phone numbers may be within the 503 or 971 area codes.