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Portland town, Chautauqua County, NY

3,924 Population
34 square miles 115.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.9 ±3.9 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Chautauqua County: 42.9 ±0.3
  • about the same as the figure in New York: 39.8 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$28,929 ±$3,804 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Chautauqua County: $32,691 ±$800
  • about three-fifths of the amount in New York: $50,712 ±$237
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$66,333 ±$9,902 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Chautauqua County: $58,351 ±$1,736
  • about three-quarters of the amount in New York: $85,974 ±$402
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

19.8% ±6.4% (664  ±214) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Chautauqua County: 17.4% 21,053 (±1.1% / ±1,382)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in New York: 14% 2,711,742 (±0.2% / ±29,111)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

19 minutes ±2.7 (23,315  ±4,566) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Chautauqua County: 19.6 947,525 (±0.6 / ±36,119)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in New York: 32.6 258,262,370 (±0.1 / ±834,810)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,306 ±128 Number of households
  • Chautauqua County: 53,393 ±785
  • New York: 7,722,646 ±12,717
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.3 (3,337  ±47) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Chautauqua County: 2.3 120,484 (±0 / ±76)
  • a little higher than the figure in New York: 2.5 19,227,424
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

11.8% ±7.2% (76  ±48) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • nearly double the rate in Chautauqua County: 6.1% † 1,575 (±0.9% / ±232)
  • more than double the rate in New York: 4.9% 228,276 (±0.1% / ±4,383)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,747 ±167 Number of housing units
  • Chautauqua County: 66,476 ±257
  • New York: 8,585,241 ±652
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$139,500 ±$18,354 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Chautauqua County: $127,900 ±$4,463
  • about one-third of the amount in New York: $423,800 ±$1,627
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

20.8% ±6% (800  ±231.4) Moved since previous year
  • about double the rate in Chautauqua County: 10.3% 12,767 (±1% / ±1,179.5)
  • more than double the rate in New York: 9.9% 1,939,072 (±0.1% / ±17,964.9)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

80.4% ±6.5% (2,171  ±241.7) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Chautauqua County: 89.7% 79,135 (±2% / ±1,789.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New York: 88% 12,332,714 (±0.2% / ±30,517.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
25.3% ±5.7% (682  ±163.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Chautauqua County: 25.1% 22,167 (±1.2% / ±1,028.7)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New York: 40.2% 5,638,631 (±0.1% / ±20,283)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

0.8% ±0.9% (33  ±37) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in Chautauqua County: 2.6% 3,260
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in New York: 22.8% 4,526,014
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

8.4% ±2.6% (256  ±81) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Chautauqua County: 7.3% 7,295 (±0.6% / ±549)
  • more than double the rate in New York: 3.7% 581,776 (±0% / ±5,645)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
256 Total veterans ±81 244 Male ±79 12 Female ±13

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