Portland

In Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 5,970
Median household income: $91,522
Median home value: $267,600

Portland, a community in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, has 5,970 residents. At $91,522, its median household income sits below Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region's $101,117.

From 2019 to 2023, Portland's population grew 7.5% from 5,552 to 5,970, while its median home value rose 16.7% from $229,400 to $267,600.

74.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1953.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,970
Median age: 40.9 yrs
Median household income: $91,522
Median home value: $267,600
Median gross rent: $1,112
Housing units: 2,629
Homeownership rate: 75.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,5525,970

Median household income

$73,523$91,522

Median home value

$229,400$267,600

Median gross rent

$1,094$1,112

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,552	$73,523	$229,400	$1,094
2020	5,937	$76,908	$222,900	$1,112
2021	6,224	$88,164	$226,700	$1,152
2022	6,417	$94,923	$256,000	$1,192
2023	5,970	$91,522	$267,600	$1,112

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1714.4%

18 to 245.3%

25 to 3410.6%

35 to 4420.4%

45 to 5413.7%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 747.8%

75 and over10.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	372	6.2%
5 to 17	860	14.4%
18 to 24	318	5.3%
25 to 34	633	10.6%
35 to 44	1,220	20.4%
45 to 54	819	13.7%
55 to 64	682	11.4%
65 to 74	463	7.8%
75 and over	603	10.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,076	85.0%
Black or African American	120	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	233	3.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	49	0.8%
Two or more races	158	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	334	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.7%

High school graduate19.4%

Some college or associate's28.5%

Bachelor's degree27.1%

Graduate or professional degree14.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	474	10.7%
High school graduate	859	19.4%
Some college or associate's	1,258	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	1,200	27.1%
Graduate or professional degree	629	14.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone76.9%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit0.6%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,441	76.9%
Carpooled	238	7.5%
Public transit	20	0.6%
Walked	13	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	462	14.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	380	14.0%
15 to 29 min	858	31.6%
30 to 44 min	686	25.3%
45 to 59 min	636	23.5%
60+ min	152	5.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 7.2% (426 of 5,883)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,557	64.3%
Nonfamily households	865	35.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1953

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,422	92.1%
Vacant	207	7.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,819	75.1%
Renter-occupied	603	24.9%

1-unit, detached74.3%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units17.5%

5 to 19 units2.1%

20 or more units3.9%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,954	74.3%
1-unit, attached	59	2.2%
2 to 4 units	459	17.5%
5 to 19 units	55	2.1%
20 or more units	102	3.9%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0961870
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 6 sq mi
Water area: 0.63 sq mi
Center point: 41.5775, -72.6198