Portland, OR

Census Place

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2022 Population
646,101
0.166% 1-year decline
US Senator
Ron Wyden
Democratic Party
US Senator
Jeff Merkley
Democratic Party
2022 Median Age
38.3
1.06% 1-year increase
2022 Poverty Rate
12.2%
3.01% 1-year decrease
2022 Median Household Income
$85,876
9.43% 1-year growth
2022 Median Property Value
$523,100
13% 1-year growth
2022 Employed Population
367,733
0.147% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Portland, OR had a population of 646k people with a median age of 38.3 and a median household income of $85,876. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Portland, OR declined from 647,176 to 646,101, a −0.166% decrease and its median household income grew from $78,476 to $85,876, a 9.43% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Portland, OR are White (Non-Hispanic) (68.3%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (8.32%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (5.82%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (5.71%), and White (Hispanic) (3.83%).

None of the households in Portland, OR reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

94.7% of the residents in Portland, OR are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Portland, OR are Portland State University (7,148 degrees awarded in 2022), Portland Community College (4,737 degrees), and University of Portland (1,342 degrees).

In 2022, the median property value in Portland, OR was $523,100, and the homeownership rate was 53.3%.

Most people in Portland, OR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Portland, OR was 2 cars per household.

About the photo: The White Stag sign, also known as the “Portland Oregon” sign, is a lighted neon-and-incandescent-bulb sign located atop the White Stag Building, at 70 NW Couch Street in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States, facing the Burnside Bridge.

Population & Diversity

Portland, OR is home to a population of 646k people, from which 94.7% are citizens. As of 2022, 12.6% of Portland, OR residents were born outside of the country (81.3k people).

In 2022, there were 8.21 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (441k people) in Portland, OR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 53.7k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 37.6k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

94.7%
2022 Citizenship
94.4%
2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 94.7% of Portland, OR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Portland, OR was 94.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Portland, OR
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    441k ± 2.72k
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    53.7k ± 1.44k
  3. Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
    37.6k ± 2.07k
10.3%
Hispanic Population
66.4k people

In 2022, there were 8.21 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (441k people) in Portland, OR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 53.7k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 37.6k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

10.3% of the people in Portland, OR are hispanic (66.4k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Portland, OR as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    143,534 ± 9,142 people
  2. Vietnam
    22,912 ± 3,706 people
  3. China
    22,028 ± 3,634 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Oregon was Mexico, the natal country of 143,534 Oregon residents, followed by Vietnam with 22,912 and China with 22,028.

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Foreign-Born Population

12.6%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
81.3k people
13.1%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
84.6k people

As of 2022, 12.6% of Portland, OR residents (81.3k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Portland, OR was 13.1%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    9,039 ± 733
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    5,114 ± 537
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    3,374 ± 434

Portland, OR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.77 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Portland, OR employs 368k people. The largest industries in Portland, OR are Health Care & Social Assistance (57,141 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (49,718 people), and Retail Trade (38,093 people), and the highest paying industries are Management of Companies & Enterprises ($129,205), Utilities ($101,036), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($84,424).

Males in Oregon have an average income that is 1.28 times higher than the average income of females, which is $64,064. The income inequality in Oregon (measured using the Gini index) is 0.463, which is lower than than the national average.

Occupations

368k
2022 Value
± 5,166
0.147%
1 Year growth
± 1.95%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Portland, OR grew at a rate of 0.147%, from 367k employees to 368k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Portland, OR, are Management Occupations (48,450 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (33,844 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (29,741 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Portland, OR.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

368k
2022 Value
± 5,166
0.147%
1 Year growth
± 1.95%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Portland, OR grew at a rate of 0.147%, from 367k employees to 368k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Portland, OR, are Health Care & Social Assistance (57,141 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (49,718 people), and Retail Trade (38,093 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Portland, OR, though some of these residents may live in Portland, OR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$57,277
Median earning men ± $949
$47,896
Median earning women ± $1,242

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($86,971), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($84,784), and Public Administration ($77,377).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Public Administration ($69,792), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($64,736), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($60,818).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.87%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.97M people employed in Oregon. This represents a 2.87% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.1%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Oregon.

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Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Oregon went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 56.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (40.4%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.75%).

Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are the senators currently representing the state of Oregon. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Oregon is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Oregon

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Ron Wyden
Senator from Oregon3
Assumed office on February 5, 1996
Elected to the seat following the resignation of Bob Packwood.
Jeff Merkley
Senator from Oregon2
Assumed office on January 3, 2009

Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are the senators currently representing Oregon.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Oregon over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representatives from Oregon

Oregon is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Oregon have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

In 2022, universities in Portland, OR awarded 18,555 degrees. The student population of Portland, OR in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 23,380 male students and 36,563 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Portland, OR are White (10,769 and 60.5%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (2,633 and 14.8%), Asian (1,529 and 8.6%), and Two or More Races (1,081 and 6.08%).

The largest universities in Portland, OR by number of degrees awarded are Portland State University (7,148 and 38.5%), Portland Community College (4,737 and 25.5%), and University of Portland (1,342 and 7.23%).

The most popular majors in Portland, OR are Liberal Arts & Sciences (1,600 and 8.62%), Registered Nursing (924 and 4.98%), and General Studies (919 and 4.95%).

The median tuition costs in Portland, OR are $36,580 for private four year colleges, and $11,724 and $26,808 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2022 in Portland, OR, the percentage of applicants admitted was 71.7%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 15.4%. The number of students enrolled in 2022 was 59,943 (39% men and 61% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2022 there were 59,943 students enrolled in Portland, OR, 39% men and 61% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 31,187 records, of which 61% were women and 39% men.

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Concentrations

Most Common
  1. 491 degrees awarded
  2. 342 degrees awarded
  3. 803 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Portland, OR was General Psychology with 491 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Portland, OR according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. 7,148 degrees awarded
  2. 4,737 degrees awarded
  3. 1,342 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Portland State University with 7,148 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2022, 6,922 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Portland, OR, which is 0.595 times less than the 11,633 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 10,769 degrees mean that there were 4.09 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 2,633 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($36,580) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 4-year or above ($4,850) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,731) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.928% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.891% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were Some college (868k), High School or Equivalent (807k), and Bachelors Degree (693k).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Portland, OR was $523,100 in 2022, which is 1.86 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $462,800 to $523,100, a 13% increase. The homeownership rate in Portland, OR is 53.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Portland, OR have an average commute time of 24.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Portland, OR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Portland, OR is $85,876. In 2022, the place with the highest median household income in Portland, OR was Census Tract 25.01 with a value of $209,545, followed by Census Tract 69 and Census Tract 46.02, with respective values of $205,208 and $193,846.

Property

$523,100
Median Property Value 2022
±$6,700
$151,284
Median Property Taxes
±$2,616

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Portland, OR the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Portland, OR compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

53.3%
Homeownership
2022
63.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2022

In 2022, 53.3% of the housing units in Portland, OR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 53.4%.

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Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 25.01
  2. Census Tract 69
  3. Census Tract 46.02

In 2022, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Portland, OR was Census Tract 25.01 with a value of $209,545, followed by Census Tract 69 and Census Tract 46.02, with respective values of $205,208 and $193,846.

The following map shows all of the places in Portland, OR colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$85,876
Median Household Income
± $1,265
284k
Number of Households
± 4,329

In 2022, the median household income of the 284k households in Portland, OR grew to $85,876 from the previous year's value of $78,476.

The following chart displays the households in Portland, OR distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Portland, OR is from Oregon.
0.463
2022 Wage GINI in Oregon
0.462
2021 Wage GINI in Oregon

In 2022, the income inequality in Oregon was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.21% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Oregon was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Oregon in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022
  1. Drove Alone (51.9%)
  2. Worked At Home (22%)
  3. Public Transit (8.46%)

In 2022, 51.9% of workers in Portland, OR drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (22%) and those who used public transit to get to work (8.46%).

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Commute Time

24.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Portland, OR have a shorter commute time (24.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.47% of the workforce in Portland, OR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Portland, OR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Portland, OR have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

12.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Portland, OR (77.1k out of 633k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Portland, OR is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

94.3% of the population of Portland, OR has health coverage, with 54.7% on employee plans, 16.6% on Medicaid, 9.79% on Medicare, 12.3% on non-group plans, and 0.948% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Multnomah County, OR see 674 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.17% decrease from the previous year (682 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 985 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 100 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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674 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Multnomah County, OR

Primary care physicians in Multnomah County, OR see an average of 674 patients per year. This represents a 1.17% decrease from the previous year (682 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Multnomah County, OR in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18% under 18 years, 25.9% between 18 and 34 years, 42.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

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Uninsured People

5.67%
Uninsured
54.7%
Employer Coverage
16.6%
Medicaid
9.79%
Medicare
12.3%
Non-Group
0.948%
Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Portland, OR declined by 6.58% from 6.06% to 5.67%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Portland, OR changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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