Portland

Population: 68,505
Median household income: $76,174
Median home value: $452,600

Portland, a community in Cumberland County, Maine, has 68,505 residents. At $76,174, its median household income sits below Cumberland County's $92,983.

From 2019 to 2023, Portland's population grew 2.9% from 66,595 to 68,505, while its median home value rose 56.6% from $289,000 to $452,600.

59.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 46.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 68,505
Median age: 37.5 yrs
Median household income: $76,174
Median home value: $452,600
Median gross rent: $1,487
Housing units: 35,957
Homeownership rate: 46.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 59.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

66,59568,505

Median household income

$60,467$76,174

Median home value

$289,000$452,600

Median gross rent

$1,124$1,487

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	66,595	$60,467	$289,000	$1,124
2020	66,706	$61,695	$302,700	$1,204
2021	68,063	$66,109	$341,700	$1,278
2022	68,280	$71,498	$411,600	$1,377
2023	68,505	$76,174	$452,600	$1,487

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1710.9%

18 to 249.2%

25 to 3420.8%

35 to 4414.2%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,052	4.5%
5 to 17	7,494	10.9%
18 to 24	6,291	9.2%
25 to 34	14,259	20.8%
35 to 44	9,749	14.2%
45 to 54	7,795	11.4%
55 to 64	8,244	12.0%
65 to 74	6,850	10.0%
75 and over	4,771	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	54,461	79.5%
Black or African American	6,045	8.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	62	0.1%
Asian	2,173	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	12	0.0%
Some other race	257	0.4%
Two or more races	3,392	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,103	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.3%

High school graduate15.1%

Some college or associate's21.4%

Bachelor's degree35.4%

Graduate or professional degree23.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,200	4.3%
High school graduate	7,795	15.1%
Some college or associate's	11,064	21.4%
Bachelor's degree	18,286	35.4%
Graduate or professional degree	12,323	23.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone56.1%

Carpooled5.9%

Public transit2.7%

Walked11.5%

Bicycle1.2%

Worked from home21.5%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	21,964	56.1%
Carpooled	2,328	5.9%
Public transit	1,059	2.7%
Walked	4,497	11.5%
Bicycle	472	1.2%
Worked from home	8,429	21.5%
Other means	397	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	12,480	40.6%
15 to 29 min	12,428	40.5%
30 to 44 min	3,100	10.1%
45 to 59 min	1,424	4.6%
60+ min	1,285	4.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.05
Poverty rate: 11.2% (7,542 of 67,043)

	Count	Share
Family households	13,951	43.1%
Nonfamily households	18,442	56.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1946

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	32,393	90.1%
Vacant	3,564	9.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	15,113	46.7%
Renter-occupied	17,280	53.3%

1-unit, detached36.9%

1-unit, attached4.7%

2 to 4 units26.0%

5 to 19 units16.2%

20 or more units16.0%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,267	36.9%
1-unit, attached	1,678	4.7%
2 to 4 units	9,358	26.0%
5 to 19 units	5,817	16.2%
20 or more units	5,764	16.0%
Mobile home & other	73	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2360545
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 22 sq mi
Water area: 48 sq mi
Center point: 43.6332, -70.1853