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Portland, TN
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Portland profile


Living in Portland



Portland is a somewhat small city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 13,482 people and eight constituent neighborhoods, Portland is the 48th largest community in Tennessee.

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

The percentage of adults in Portland with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 13.64% of adults in Portland have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Portland in 2018 was $23,996, which is middle income relative to Tennessee, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $95,984 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 Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Portland include Irish, German, English, European, and Italian.

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