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Portland Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2021 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated May 2023.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Portland Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

20,536

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.8%
5 - 17:
19.7%
18 - 24:
9.5%
25 - 34:
16.1%
35 - 54:
25.4%
55 - 64:
9.1%
Over 65 Years:
13.3%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
3.6%
3.6%
92.2%
92.2%
26.6%
26.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Portland
USA
$36,315
$36,315
$37,638
$37,638

Median household income

Portland
USA
$82,439
$82,439
$69,021
$69,021
Individuals Below Poverty Level

7.9%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Construction
Retail
Education
Manufacturing
Public Service
Accommodation
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Transportation
Other
Finance
Administration
Mining
16.5%
16.5%
13.0%
13.0%
10.0%
10.0%
8.7%
8.7%
7.7%
7.7%
7.2%
7.2%
6.5%
6.5%
6.1%
6.1%
5.4%
5.4%
3.8%
3.8%
3.1%
3.1%
2.7%
2.7%
2.1%
2.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Black or African American
Asian
Other Race / Two or More Races
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
51.6%
51.6%
42.0%
42.0%
2.1%
2.1%
2.0%
2.0%
1.9%
1.9%
0.4%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
English
Irish
French
Scottish
Polish
Italian
Czech
European
Welsh
Dutch
Scots-Irish
Brazilian
Swedish
French Canadian
Ukrainian
Scandinavian
Finnish
Austrian
Norwegian
11.8%
11.8%
10.8%
10.8%
9.0%
9.0%
2.7%
2.7%
1.8%
1.8%
1.4%
1.4%
1.4%
1.4%
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
German/Yiddish
Chinese
Russian
Tagalog
Other Indo-European
Vietnamese
Scandinavian languages
African languages
Arabic
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Other Asian languages
Laotian
Thai
Miao/Hmong
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
78.8%
78.8%
18.3%
18.3%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Portland Residents

4.4%