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Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area

2,493,221 Population
6,686.8 square miles 372.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.4 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Oregon: 39.7 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$40,526 ±$586 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Oregon: $35,531 ±$407
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $35,672 ±$76
$78,439 ±$1,786 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Oregon: $67,058 ±$873
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $65,712 ±$118

9.6% ±0.6% (236,844  ±15,553) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Oregon: 11.4% 470,643 (±0.4% / ±17,376)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 39,490,096 (±0.1% / ±242,000)

26.8 minutes ±0.3 (31,266,430  ±441,584) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Oregon: 24.2 45,196,360 (±0.2 / ±582,844)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 27.6 4,078,708,605 (±0.1 / ±8,965,849)

Families

964,554 ±4,818 Number of households
  • Oregon: 1,649,352 ±8,550
  • United States: 122,802,852 ±137,327
2.5 ±0 (2,453,623  ±3,465) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Oregon: 2.5 4,128,526 (±0)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.6 320,155,161

4.3% ±0.5% (26,341  ±2,760) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Oregon: 4.3% 42,254 (±0.4% / ±4,195)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,877,882 (±0% / ±31,847)

Housing

1,021,843 ±1,382 Number of housing units
  • Oregon: 1,808,482 ±203
  • United States: 139,686,209 ±6,973

$408,600 ±$4,677 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Oregon: $354,600 ±$2,994
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $240,500 ±$451

14.9% ±0.7% (367,212  ±16,832.1) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Oregon: 15.6% 651,400 (±0.5% / ±20,752.8)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,322,377 (±0.1% / ±198,054.6)

Social

92.7% ±1.2% (1,640,637  ±20,683) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Oregon: 91.4% 2,729,719 (±0.9% / ±26,323.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 88.6% 199,280,027 (±0.1% / ±269,390.9)
40.3% ±0.7% (713,350  ±12,726.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Oregon: 34.6% 1,032,316 (±0.5% / ±15,257.2)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 33.1% 74,501,651 (±0.1% / ±162,862.7)

18.5% ±0.6% (436,919  ±14,657.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Oregon: 15.6% 620,927 (±0.4% / ±16,488.8)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 22% 67,802,345 (±0.1% / ±214,346.6)

12.9% ±0.5% (320,782  ±13,211) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Oregon: 9.7% 410,552 (±0.3% / ±12,865)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,932,901 (±0.1% / ±177,477)

6.6% ±0.3% (130,207  ±5,378) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Oregon: 7.9% 263,885 (±0.2% / ±7,037)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,418,351 (±0% / ±77,987)
130,207 Total veterans ±5,378 119,169 Male ±4,888 11,038 Female ±1,617

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