Portland

Population: 430
Median household income: $47,500
Median home value: $55,300

Portland is a community in Ashley County, Arkansas, home to 430 residents. Its median household income of $47,500 runs above the Ashley County figure of $44,481.

Between 2019 and 2023, Portland's population grew 21.1% from 355 to 430, while its median home value fell 27.9% from $76,700 to $55,300.

The median resident is 46.3 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 22.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 430
Median age: 46.3 yrs
Median household income: $47,500
Median home value: $55,300
Median gross rent: $620
Housing units: 170
Homeownership rate: 82.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.4%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

355430

Median household income

$38,214$47,500

Median home value

$76,700$55,300

Median gross rent

$452$620

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	355	$38,214	$76,700	$452
2020	375	$39,250	$55,300	$466
2021	457	$50,625	$56,400	$467
2022	509	$46,000	$63,500	$531
2023	430	$47,500	$55,300	$620

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.3%

5 to 1722.3%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 349.8%

35 to 445.8%

45 to 5416.3%

55 to 6410.0%

65 to 7415.8%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	14	3.3%
5 to 17	96	22.3%
18 to 24	36	8.4%
25 to 34	42	9.8%
35 to 44	25	5.8%
45 to 54	70	16.3%
55 to 64	43	10.0%
65 to 74	68	15.8%
75 and over	36	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	177	41.2%
Black or African American	157	36.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	1.9%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	10	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	78	18.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.9%

High school graduate31.7%

Some college or associate's43.0%

Bachelor's degree11.6%

Graduate or professional degree2.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	31	10.9%
High school graduate	90	31.7%
Some college or associate's	122	43.0%
Bachelor's degree	33	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8	2.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone90.9%

Carpooled4.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.7%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	160	90.9%
Carpooled	8	4.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	1	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	3	1.7%
Other means	4	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	80	46.2%
15 to 29 min	25	14.5%
30 to 44 min	45	26.0%
45 to 59 min	10	5.8%
60+ min	13	7.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.87
Poverty rate: 20.7% (89 of 430)

	Count	Share
Family households	107	71.3%
Nonfamily households	43	28.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	150	88.2%
Vacant	20	11.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	123	82.0%
Renter-occupied	27	18.0%

1-unit, detached78.2%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units12.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other8.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	133	78.2%
1-unit, attached	1	0.6%
2 to 4 units	21	12.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15	8.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0556750
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.07 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.2379, -91.5109