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Portland, ME Urban Area

210,907 Population
123.8 square miles 1,703 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.4 ±1.3 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$55,514 ±$2,813 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$86,924 ±$6,433 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

10.1% ±1.7% (20,592  ±3,560) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

21.9 minutes ±1.3 (2,148,770  ±181,721) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

97,165 ±3,037 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.1 (203,925  ±6,385) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

3.7% ±1.8% (1,892  ±934) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

109,047 ±3,353 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$531,500 ±$26,246 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

14.8% ±2.4% (30,937  ±5,031) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

96.6% ±2.7% (154,283  ±6,497.7) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
54.3% ±2.4% (86,741  ±4,708.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

10.4% ±1.6% (21,867  ±3,507) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.2% ±0.7% (7,353  ±1,252) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
7,353 Total veterans ±1,252 6,265 Male ±1,281 1,088 Female ±404

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