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Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area

2,509,925 Population
6,687.4 square miles 375.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.8 ±0.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$50,644 ±$908 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$94,925 ±$1,706 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

9.2% ±0.5% (227,516  ±12,176) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

25.2 minutes ±0.4 (26,086,136  ±536,383) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

1,028,651 ±5,802 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0 (2,465,347  ±1,795) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

4.3% ±0.6% (26,696  ±3,561) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

1,077,557 ±672 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$560,900 ±$6,174 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

13.5% ±0.7% (336,343  ±16,647.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

92.8% ±1.2% (1,680,852  ±21,637.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
43.8% ±0.7% (794,284  ±13,513.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

17.9% ±0.5% (427,863  ±12,822.9) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±222,236.2)

12.3% ±0.4% (309,270  ±10,175) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

6% ±0.3% (119,534  ±5,634) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
119,534 Total veterans ±5,634 107,540 Male ±5,217 11,994 Female ±1,708

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