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Portland, ME Urban Area

213,660 Population
123.8 square miles 1,725.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.7 ±1.3 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$52,418 ±$3,307 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$87,804 ±$4,761 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

8.8% ±2% (18,116  ±4,131) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

20.5 minutes ±0.4 (2,031,065  ±124,872) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

98,011 ±3,424 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.1 ±0.1 (205,912  ±6,755) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

4.4% ±1.7% (2,450  ±956) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

108,266 ±3,604 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$474,300 ±$14,103 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

13.6% ±1.8% (28,792  ±3,906) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

97.7% ±2.3% (155,343  ±6,494.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
55.1% ±2.3% (87,549  ±4,671.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

8.1% ±1.4% (17,301  ±3,117) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

5.3% ±0.7% (9,620  ±1,292) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
9,620 Total veterans ±1,292 8,847 Male ±1,291 773 Female ±408

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