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Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area

2,510,696 Population
6,687.5 square miles 375.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.1 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Oregon: 40.1 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.8 ±0.1

Economics

$44,343 ±$683 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Oregon: $38,975 ±$518
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $38,332 ±$79
$83,943 ±$1,164 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Oregon: $71,562 ±$1,058
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $69,717 ±$134

10% ±0.5% (247,359  ±12,104) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Oregon: 12.2% 507,829 (±0.4% / ±18,144)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,393,176 (±0.1% / ±243,679)

24.6 minutes ±0.2 (22,150,140  ±435,619) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Oregon: 22.6 34,485,404 (±0.2 / ±552,684)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 25.6 3,247,967,500 (±0 / ±6,621,416)

Families

1,001,984 ±4,930 Number of households
  • Oregon: 1,702,599 ±8,524
  • United States: 127,544,730 ±97,632
2.5 ±0 (2,474,495  ±3,207) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Oregon: 2.4 4,160,871 (±0)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 324,132,900

4.2% ±0.5% (26,055  ±3,043) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Oregon: 4.6% 45,138 (±0.4% / ±4,210)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 3,922,188 (±0.1% / ±46,069)

Housing

1,051,099 ±1,576 Number of housing units
  • Oregon: 1,837,009 ±316
  • United States: 142,148,050 ±4,219

$483,000 ±$4,500 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Oregon: $422,700 ±$3,559
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $281,400 ±$452

14.6% ±0.6% (362,257  ±14,959.5) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Oregon: 14.4% 606,450 (±0.5% / ±19,388.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,911,615 (±0.1% / ±181,549)

Social

93.1% ±1.1% (1,670,812  ±19,949.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Oregon: 91.9% 2,784,373 (±0.9% / ±26,378.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.4% 203,920,983 (±0.1% / ±264,625.2)
42.2% ±0.8% (757,145  ±13,915.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Oregon: 36.3% 1,101,061 (±0.5% / ±16,546.6)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35% 79,903,463 (±0.1% / ±166,943.4)

18.1% ±0.6% (430,694  ±14,377.9) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Oregon: 15.2% 612,791 (±0.4% / ±16,693.3)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 21.6% 67,754,440 (±0.1% / ±171,150.5)

12.5% ±0.5% (314,719  ±11,932) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Oregon: 9.7% 412,396 (±0.3% / ±11,375)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 13.6% 45,270,104 (±0% / ±140,397)

6.7% ±0.3% (133,964  ±5,229) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Oregon: 7.7% 259,207 (±0.2% / ±6,963)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,501,502 (±0% / ±78,614)
133,964 Total veterans ±5,229 119,552 Male ±4,865 14,412 Female ±2,115

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