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Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area

2,537,070 Population
6,687.4 square miles 379.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.7 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$52,102 ±$799 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$98,994 ±$1,710 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

9.6% ±0.5% (240,945  ±13,575) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

25.4 minutes ±0.3 (26,717,216  ±473,618) 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

1,026,663 ±5,444 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0 (2,491,652  ±1,731) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.5% ±0.5% (28,092  ±3,024) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

1,087,272 ±840 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$584,800 ±$5,498 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

12.9% ±0.7% (324,592  ±16,324) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

93.1% ±1.2% (1,717,452  ±21,386.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
43.5% ±0.8% (802,334  ±13,840.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

18.7% ±0.7% (451,366  ±16,137.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

13.2% ±0.5% (333,542  ±11,508) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.6% ±0.2% (114,418  ±4,964) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
114,418 Total veterans ±4,964 103,689 Male ±4,669 10,729 Female ±1,622

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