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Demographics
The Portland Metropolitan Area hosts approximately 2 million people. Portland
is ranked as the 25th largest city nationally and is the 8th largest
metropolitan area in the 11 western states.
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Portland |
| Clackamas
County |
182,165 |
| Multnomah County |
512,808 |
| Washington
County |
93,728 |
| Quick Facts Multnomah County Oregon |
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Portland |
Oregon |
| Population, 2003 estimate |
677,813 |
3,559,596 |
| Population, percent change, April 1, 2000
to July 1, 2003 |
2.6% |
4.0% |
| Population, 2000 |
660,486 |
3,421,399 |
| Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
13.1% |
20.4% |
| Persons under 5 years
old, percent, 2000 |
6.4% |
6.5% |
| Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
22.3% |
24.7% |
| Persons 65 years old and
over, percent, 2000 |
11.1% |
12.8% |
| Female persons, percent, 2000 |
50.5% |
50.4% |
| White persons, percent,
2000 |
79.2% |
86.6% |
| Black or African American persons, percent,
2000 |
5.7% |
1.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska
Native persons, percent, 2000 |
1.0% |
1.3% |
| Asian persons, percent, 2000 |
5.7% |
3.0% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 |
0.4% |
0.2% |
| Persons reporting some other race, percent,
2000 |
4.0% |
4.2% |
| Persons reporting two
or more races, percent, 2000 |
4.1% |
3.1% |
| Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent,
2000 |
7.5% |
8.0% |
| White persons, not of
Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 |
76.5% |
83.5% |
| Living in same house in 1995 and 2000',
pct age 5+, 2000 |
44.9% |
46.8% |
| Foreign born persons,
percent, 2000 |
12.7% |
8.5% |
| Language other than English spoken at home,
pct age 5+, 2000 |
16.6% |
12.1% |
| High school graduates,
percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
85.6% |
85.1% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons
age 25+, 2000 |
30.7% |
25.1% |
| Persons with a disability,
age 5+, 2000 |
114,674 |
593,301 |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers
age 16+, 2000 |
23.8 |
22.2 |
| Housing units, 2002 |
292,696 |
1,495,582 |
| Homeownership rate, 2000 |
56.9% |
64.3% |
| Housing units in multi-unit
structures, percent, 2000 |
34.8% |
23.1% |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units,
2000 |
$157,900 |
$152,100 |
| Households, 2000 |
272,098 |
1,333,723 |
| Persons per household, 2000 |
2.37 |
2.51 |
| Median household income,
1999 |
$41,278 |
$40,916 |
| Per capita money income, 1999 |
$22,606 |
$20,940 |
| Persons below poverty,
percent, 1999 |
12.7% |
11.6% |
| General Portland Demographics |
| Race/Ethnicity |
Portland |
| Whites |
80% |
| Hispanic/Latino |
8% |
| Blacks/African
Americans |
3% |
| American Indian or
Alaska Native |
1% |
| Asian |
5% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific
Islander |
.03% |
| Smaller
racial groups |
3% |
| Birthplace |
Portland |
| Western
and Eastern Europe |
20% |
| Latin America and
South America |
37% |
| Asia |
35% |
Ancestry:
- Approximately 20% are German,
- more than 13% English,
- 12% Irish;
- 5% Norwegian,
- almost 4% Swedish.
Housing:
- more than 60% live in owner-occupied housing
- approximately 40%
of Portland’s residents rent.
Age:
- The median age is 35.
- Approximately 25% are 19 and under.
- 10% are 65 or older.
Nativity and Place of Birth:
- Approximately 85% of Portland’s residents were born in USA,
while more than 11% were foreign born.
Education Attainment:
- More than 20% of Portland’s people hold a Bachelor's degree.
- Over 85% have graduated from high school and beyond.
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