Portland is a very small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 3,797 people and two associated neighborhoods, Portland is the 238th largest community in Michigan. Portland has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Also of interest is that Portland has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Being a small city, Portland does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

In terms of college education, Portland is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 26.11% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Portland in 2022 was $37,563, which is upper middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $150,252 for a family of four. However, Portland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Portland is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Portland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Portland residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Portland include German, Irish, English, Dutch, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Portland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.