Portland vs Westmoreland

A side-by-side comparison of Portland and Westmoreland: population, income, housing, and more.

Portland and Westmoreland are places in Tennessee. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Portland has the higher population (13,325 vs 2,735 in Westmoreland). Portland has the higher median household income ($72,380 vs $58,750 in Westmoreland). Portland has the higher median home value ($256,400 vs $228,400 in Westmoreland).

Population, income & housing

	Portland	Westmoreland
Population	13,325	2,735
Median age	33.7 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$72,380	$58,750
Median home value	$256,400	$228,400
Median gross rent	$1,100	$971
Housing units	5,190	1,033
Homeownership rate	63.5%	56.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.2%	13.8%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Portland	Westmoreland
Population	12,729 → 13,325 (+4.7%)	2,874 → 2,735 (-4.8%)
Median household income	$55,722 → $72,380 (+29.9%)	$41,179 → $58,750 (+42.7%)
Median home value	$144,500 → $256,400 (+77.4%)	$132,400 → $228,400 (+72.5%)
Median gross rent	$850 → $1,100 (+29.4%)	$824 → $971 (+17.8%)

Portland

Population

12,72913,325

Median household income

$55,722$72,380

Median home value

$144,500$256,400

Median gross rent

$850$1,100

Westmoreland

Population

2,8742,735

Median household income

$41,179$58,750

Median home value

$132,400$228,400

Median gross rent

$824$971

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Portland	Westmoreland
Under 5	9.5%	9.9%
5 to 17	18.5%	15.9%
18 to 24	9.6%	7.9%
25 to 34	14.2%	13.3%
35 to 44	13.8%	15.6%
45 to 54	11.8%	10.1%
55 to 64	11.1%	12.3%
65 to 74	8.4%	9.1%
75 and over	3.1%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Portland	Westmoreland
White (non-Hispanic)	88.8%	93.6%
Black or African American	3.5%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.1%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	5.4%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Portland	Westmoreland
No high school diploma	11.4%	14.7%
High school graduate	42.3%	47.0%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	24.6%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Portland	Westmoreland
Drove alone	79.5%	76.8%
Carpooled	9.8%	11.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.3%	11.9%
Other means	1.5%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Portland	Westmoreland
1-unit, detached	71.3%	62.9%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	10.1%	7.7%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	7.6%
20 or more units	1.0%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	11.0%	16.5%

Poverty & households

	Portland	Westmoreland
Poverty rate	12.1%	13.1%
Average household size	2.70	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	28	31
Median year structure built	1995	1989