Portland

Population: 3,821
Median household income: $65,116
Median home value: $165,000

Located in Ionia County, Michigan, Portland is a community with a population of 3,821. The median household income of $65,116 is below the Ionia County median ($73,436).

From 2019 to 2023, Portland's population declined 2.6% from 3,923 to 3,821, while its median home value rose 32.3% from $124,700 to $165,000.

26.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 64.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,821
Median age: 39.4 yrs
Median household income: $65,116
Median home value: $165,000
Median gross rent: $1,016
Housing units: 1,590
Homeownership rate: 64.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,9233,821

Median household income

$56,458$65,116

Median home value

$124,700$165,000

Median gross rent

$925$1,016

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,923	$56,458	$124,700	$925
2020	3,931	$61,002	$125,000	$931
2021	3,940	$64,265	$138,600	$1,013
2022	3,816	$61,902	$153,400	$1,008
2023	3,821	$65,116	$165,000	$1,016

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

Age distribution

Under 52.1%

5 to 1712.2%

18 to 249.9%

25 to 3420.4%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 548.5%

55 to 6416.8%

65 to 7413.3%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	81	2.1%
5 to 17	467	12.2%
18 to 24	378	9.9%
25 to 34	778	20.4%
35 to 44	439	11.5%
45 to 54	324	8.5%
55 to 64	643	16.8%
65 to 74	510	13.3%
75 and over	201	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,301	86.4%
Black or African American	75	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	170	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	166	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	109	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.9%

High school graduate24.0%

Some college or associate's43.0%

Bachelor's degree20.9%

Graduate or professional degree5.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	199	6.9%
High school graduate	695	24.0%
Some college or associate's	1,245	43.0%
Bachelor's degree	605	20.9%
Graduate or professional degree	151	5.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone87.8%

Carpooled4.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,604	87.8%
Carpooled	77	4.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	33	1.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	113	6.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	440	25.7%
15 to 29 min	471	27.5%
30 to 44 min	526	30.7%
45 to 59 min	78	4.6%
60+ min	199	11.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 6.7% (256 of 3,821)

	Count	Share
Family households	923	58.1%
Nonfamily households	667	41.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,590	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,032	64.9%
Renter-occupied	558	35.1%

1-unit, detached64.9%

1-unit, attached2.8%

2 to 4 units5.9%

5 to 19 units13.4%

20 or more units9.3%

Mobile home & other3.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,032	64.9%
1-unit, attached	45	2.8%
2 to 4 units	94	5.9%
5 to 19 units	213	13.4%
20 or more units	148	9.3%
Mobile home & other	58	3.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2665860
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.63 sq mi
Water area: 0.14 sq mi
Center point: 42.8698, -84.8989