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Portland, OR--WA Urban Area

2,115,140 Population
519.4 square miles 4,072.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.3 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$53,051 ±$921 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$98,547 ±$1,859 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

9.9% ±0.6% (205,777  ±12,881) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

24.7 minutes ±0.4 (22,053,990  ±510,472) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

870,562 ±5,694 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0 (2,078,259  ±10,891) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.1% ±0.6% (21,848  ±2,966) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

922,369 ±2,848 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$580,300 ±$5,583 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

13.8% ±0.7% (289,058  ±15,470.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

93.3% ±1.2% (1,438,433  ±20,080.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
46.2% ±0.8% (711,227  ±13,197.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

20.5% ±1% (412,052  ±19,480.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

14.6% ±0.5% (309,401  ±11,395) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.4% ±0.3% (91,489  ±4,695) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
91,489 Total veterans ±4,695 82,765 Male ±4,296 8,724 Female ±1,539

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