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Portland, OR

642,218 Population
133.5 square miles 4,812.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.3 ±0.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 39.1 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in Oregon: 40.1 ±0.2

Economics

$49,003 ±$1,434 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: $44,343 ±$683
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Oregon: $38,975 ±$518
$79,057 ±$2,831 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: $83,943 ±$1,164
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Oregon: $71,562 ±$1,058

12% ±1% (75,858  ±6,458) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 10% 247,359 (±0.5% / ±12,104)
  • about the same as the rate in Oregon: 12.2% 507,829 (±0.4% / ±18,144)

23.6 minutes ±0.1 (5,424,500  ±205,089) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 24.6 22,150,140 (±0.2 / ±435,619)
  • a little higher than the figure in Oregon: 22.6 34,485,404 (±0.2 / ±552,684)

Families

286,734 ±4,101 Number of households
  • the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 1,001,984 ±4,930
  • Oregon: 1,702,599 ±8,524
2.2 ±0 (626,907  ±3,200) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 2.5 2,474,495 (±0 / ±3,207)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Oregon: 2.4 4,160,871 (±0)

2.7% ±0.7% (4,908  ±1,187) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 4.2% † 26,055 (±0.5% / ±3,043)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Oregon: 4.6% 45,138 (±0.4% / ±4,210)

Housing

303,483 ±3,047 Number of housing units
  • the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 1,051,099 ±1,576
  • Oregon: 1,837,009 ±316

$520,200 ±$11,493 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: $483,000 ±$4,500
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Oregon: $422,700 ±$3,559

18.7% ±1.2% (119,070  ±7,941.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 14.6% 362,257 (±0.6% / ±14,959.5)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Oregon: 14.4% 606,450 (±0.5% / ±19,388.6)

Social

93.3% ±2% (452,051  ±10,209) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 93.1% 1,670,812 (±1.1% / ±19,949.5)
  • about the same as the rate in Oregon: 91.9% 2,784,373 (±0.9% / ±26,378.4)
54.3% ±1.5% (263,232  ±7,375.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 42.2% 757,145 (±0.8% / ±13,915.9)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Oregon: 36.3% 1,101,061 (±0.5% / ±16,546.6)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2021 5-year data

12.7% ±1% (81,498  ±6,392) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 12.5% 314,719 (±0.5% / ±11,932)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Oregon: 9.7% 412,396 (±0.3% / ±11,375)

5% ±0.6% (26,891  ±3,031) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 6.7% 133,964 (±0.3% / ±5,229)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Oregon: 7.7% 259,207 (±0.2% / ±6,963)
26,891 Total veterans ±3,031 22,593 Male ±2,583 4,298 Female ±1,190

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