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Portland, OR--WA Urban Area

2,095,808 Population
519.4 square miles 4,035.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.9 ±0.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$49,876 ±$786 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$88,759 ±$1,527 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

9.7% ±0.6% (201,181  ±11,627) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

23.9 minutes ±0.4 (20,111,490  ±520,736) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

860,416 ±5,825 Number of households
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.4 ±0 (2,060,472  ±10,353) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 325,134,660

4.2% ±0.6% (21,989  ±2,930) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

903,028 ±4,250 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$550,900 ±$5,600 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

14.7% ±0.7% (305,475  ±15,484.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±,187,841.9)

Social

92.9% ±1.2% (1,405,678  ±19,022.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±,272,504.5)
43.8% ±0.8% (663,318  ±12,076.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±,175,321.9)

20% ±0.9% (398,994  ±18,451.2) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 22% 69,241,800 (±0.1% / ±,203,206.2)

13.6% ±0.5% (285,124  ±10,893) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,182,176

6% ±0.3% (100,448  ±5,747) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
100,448 Total veterans ±5,747 89,764 Male ±5,063 10,684 Female ±2,020

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