Portland

Population: 642,715
Median household income: $88,792
Median home value: $557,600

Located in Multnomah County, Oregon, Portland is a community with a population of 642,715. The median household income of $88,792 is in line with the Multnomah County median ($86,247).

From 2019 to 2023, Portland's population held roughly steady from 645,291 to 642,715, while its median home value rose 35.3% from $412,000 to $557,600.

The median gross rent is $1,596. 53.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 642,715
Median age: 38.6 yrs
Median household income: $88,792
Median home value: $557,600
Median gross rent: $1,596
Housing units: 304,113
Homeownership rate: 52.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 53.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

645,291642,715

Median household income

$71,005$88,792

Median home value

$412,000$557,600

Median gross rent

$1,248$1,596

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	645,291	$71,005	$412,000	$1,248
2020	650,380	$73,159	$438,500	$1,325
2021	647,176	$78,476	$462,800	$1,406
2022	646,101	$85,876	$523,100	$1,530
2023	642,715	$88,792	$557,600	$1,596

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

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1712.4%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3419.0%

35 to 4418.0%

45 to 5413.8%

55 to 6410.7%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	27,492	4.3%
5 to 17	79,979	12.4%
18 to 24	48,750	7.6%
25 to 34	122,102	19.0%
35 to 44	115,531	18.0%
45 to 54	88,950	13.8%
55 to 64	68,749	10.7%
65 to 74	56,685	8.8%
75 and over	34,477	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	430,596	67.0%
Black or African American	36,412	5.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2,855	0.4%
Asian	51,497	8.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3,150	0.5%
Some other race	3,442	0.5%
Two or more races	41,985	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	72,778	11.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.7%

High school graduate14.7%

Some college or associate's25.2%

Bachelor's degree32.1%

Graduate or professional degree21.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	32,554	6.7%
High school graduate	71,418	14.7%
Some college or associate's	122,409	25.2%
Bachelor's degree	155,943	32.1%
Graduate or professional degree	104,170	21.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone50.5%

Carpooled7.0%

Public transit7.3%

Walked4.8%

Bicycle3.7%

Worked from home25.3%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	180,799	50.5%
Carpooled	25,263	7.0%
Public transit	26,074	7.3%
Walked	17,105	4.8%
Bicycle	13,289	3.7%
Worked from home	90,522	25.3%
Other means	5,302	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	57,640	21.5%
15 to 29 min	120,026	44.8%
30 to 44 min	60,167	22.5%
45 to 59 min	16,243	6.1%
60+ min	13,756	5.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.18
Poverty rate: 12.8% (80,373 of 629,628)

	Count	Share
Family households	137,982	48.1%
Nonfamily households	149,048	51.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	287,030	94.4%
Vacant	17,083	5.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	151,684	52.8%
Renter-occupied	135,346	47.2%

1-unit, detached52.9%

1-unit, attached5.1%

2 to 4 units8.5%

5 to 19 units9.6%

20 or more units22.7%

Mobile home & other1.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	160,882	52.9%
1-unit, attached	15,415	5.1%
2 to 4 units	25,870	8.5%
5 to 19 units	29,098	9.6%
20 or more units	68,978	22.7%
Mobile home & other	3,870	1.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4159000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 133 sq mi
Water area: 12 sq mi
Center point: 45.5370, -122.6500