Housing density: 2,088 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2016: $323,007.
Median contract rent in 2016: $562 (lower quartile is $454, upper quartile is $706)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2016: $1,701
Median gross rent in Portland, OR in 2016: $622
Housing units in Portland with a mortgage: 102,658 (2,584 second mortgage, 14,418 home equity loan, 356 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 34,453
Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $103,918
Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $61,210
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $395,100 (it was $154,700 in 2000)
Portland:
$395,100
Oregon:
$287,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $281,000 - $568,700
Mean price in 2016:
Detached houses: $440,072
Here:
$440,072
State:
$356,344
Townhouses or other attached units: $370,849
Here:
$370,849
State:
$286,898
In 2-unit structures: $423,251
Here:
$423,251
State:
$383,218
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $256,721
Here:
$256,721
State:
$210,872
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $464,017
Here:
$464,017
State:
$328,829
Mobile homes: $159,838
Here:
$159,838
State:
$145,227
Median year house/condo built: 1952
Median year apartment built: 1971
Household type by relationship:
Households: 639,635
In family households: 435,479 (66,033 male householders, 69,786 female householders)
100,845 spouses, 145,288 children (137,506 natural, 3,419 adopted, 4,363 stepchildren), 6,767 grandchildren, 6,910 brothers or sisters, 7,490 parents, 10,818 other relatives, 21,542 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 187,787 (57,483 male householders (38,574 living alone)), 70,472 female householders (51,527 living alone)), 59,832 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 16,369
Size of family households: 61,121 2-persons, 32,344 3-persons, 25,854 4-persons, 9,727 5-persons, 3,805 6-persons, 2,968 7-or-more-persons.
77,559 married couples with children.
29,064 single-parent households (7,621 men, 21,443 women).
80.8% of residents of Portland speak English at home.
7.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
4.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (52% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 17% don't speak English at all).
6.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other language at home (74% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
Foreign born population: 87,599 (13.7%)
(46.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Portland, Oregon:
1,1421 room
1,8152 rooms
6,1653 rooms
15,5904 rooms
24,7515 rooms
27,9486 rooms
18,5657 rooms
18,6698 rooms
22,4669+ rooms
Note: State values scaled to Portland population
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Portland, Oregon:
16,4031 room
17,7722 rooms
25,0813 rooms
27,0264 rooms
21,0835 rooms
9,9336 rooms
3,7057 rooms
2,4638 rooms
3,1979+ rooms
Note: State values scaled to Portland population
Year house built
Median 2016 house/condo value by year built ($)
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit ($)
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Portland, OR household income distribution
19,001Less than $10,000
12,103$10,000 to $14,999
9,730$15,000 to $19,999
11,615$20,000 to $24,999
11,580$25,000 to $29,999
12,141$30,000 to $34,999
9,419$35,000 to $39,999
11,430$40,000 to $44,999
10,767$45,000 to $49,999
19,651$50,000 to $59,999
25,209$60,000 to $74,999
30,067$75,000 to $99,999
25,490$100,000 to $124,999
17,067$125,000 to $149,999
17,287$150,000 to $199,999
21,217$200,000 or more
Home value of owner-occupied houses in 2016 in Portland, OR
735Less than $10,000
286$10,000 to $14,999
335$15,000 to $19,999
452$20,000 to $24,999
262$25,000 to $29,999
125$35,000 to $39,999
350$40,000 to $49,999
356$50,000 to $59,999
78$60,000 to $69,999
227$70,000 to $79,999
134$80,000 to $89,999
130$90,000 to $99,999
1,033$100,000 to $124,999
1,242$125,000 to $149,999
3,305$150,000 to $174,999
2,577$175,000 to $199,999
13,000$200,000 to $249,999
15,561$250,000 to $299,999
29,826$300,000 to $399,999
25,145$400,000 to $499,999
27,925$500,000 to $749,999
10,255$750,000 to $999,999
2,699$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
575$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
498$2,000,000 or more
Rent paid by renters in 2016 in Portland, OR
899Less than $100
896$100 to $149
1,457$150 to $199
1,428$200 to $249
870$250 to $299
1,737$300 to $349
529$350 to $399
695$400 to $449
1,097$450 to $499
2,520$500 to $549
2,615$550 to $599
3,559$600 to $649
2,991$650 to $699
4,721$700 to $749
4,843$750 to $799
13,604$800 to $899
15,007$900 to $999
23,373$1,000 to $1,249
16,270$1,250 to $1,499
16,408$1,500 to $1,999
4,523$2,000 to $2,499
2,202$2,500 to $2,999
534$3,000 to $3,499
666$3,500 or more
3,219No cash rent
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
24,7922010 or later
20,9232000 to 2009
20,7431990 to 1999
16,6201980 to 1989
7,0021970 to 1979
7,730Before 1970
Note: State values scaled to Portland population
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 4,230
5 to 9 minutes: 18,969
10 to 14 minutes: 32,468
15 to 19 minutes: 48,866
20 to 24 minutes: 58,712
25 to 29 minutes: 28,789
30 to 34 minutes: 54,485
35 to 39 minutes: 12,076
40 to 44 minutes: 12,414
45 to 59 minutes: 24,960
60 to 89 minutes: 16,462
90 or more minutes: 7,649
Percentage of workers working in this county: 79.0% Number of people working at home: 27,180 (7.8% of all workers)
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 303,685 (63%)
Carpooled: 39,916 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 46,595 (10%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 7,556 (2%)
Subway or elevated: 7,607 (2%)
Railroad: 2,448 (1%)
Taxi: 5,804 (1%)
Bicycle: 21,392 (4%)
Walked: 20,254 (4%)
Worked at home: 27,180 (6%)
First ancestries reported:
German: 22,365
American: 19,857
European: 17,061
Irish: 13,769
English: 13,436
Ukrainian: 7,313
Italian: 6,345
Norwegian: 5,602
Russian: 5,099
Scottish: 4,411
Swedish: 3,642
British: 3,354
Romanian: 2,655
Dutch: 2,565
Polish: 2,521
African: 2,470
Scotch-Irish: 2,331
Northern European: 2,312
Eastern European: 2,143
Ethiopian: 2,024
French (except Basque): 1,912
Scandinavian: 1,707
Somali: 1,593
French Canadian: 1,151
Welsh: 1,059
Greek: 943
Yugoslavian: 761
Turkish: 724
Danish: 702
Hungarian: 691
Croatian: 678
Arab: 670
Finnish: 656
Czech: 653
Iranian: 631
Canadian: 631
Swiss: 608
Portuguese: 477
Lithuanian: 402
Lebanese: 394
Israeli: 385
Austrian: 338
Brazilian: 274
Latvian: 274
Syrian: 257
Celtic: 218
Czechoslovakian: 213
Egyptian: 193
Slovak: 163
Pennsylvania German: 152
Australian: 150
Nigerian: 147
Haitian: 143
Estonian: 135
Iraqi: 130
Serbian: 129
Icelander: 127
Palestinian: 119
Moroccan: 118
Slavic: 116
Slovene: 114
Belgian: 110
Jamaican: 108
Armenian: 105
South African: 95
Afghan: 95
Cajun: 92
Bulgarian: 78
Ghanaian: 71
West Indian: 67
Senegalese: 63
New Zealander: 55
Jordanian: 54
Kenyan: 51
Zimbabwean: 50
Basque: 49
German Russian: 42
Macedonian: 39
Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 38
Maltese: 18
Belizean: 15
Luxemburger: 13
Albanian: 9
Sudanese: 1
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
17%Mexico
11%Vietnam
8%China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
8%Ukraine
3%Canada
3%Russia
3%Philippines
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 241,605
Other state: 301,270
Northeast: 41,979
Midwest: 63,854
South: 51,152
West: 144,285
79% of Portland residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 37% lived in Oregon.
Portland:
79.1%
State average:
81.6%
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 3,698
Nursery to 4th grade: 1,209
5th and 6th grade: 1,211
7th and 8th grade: 1,879
9th grade: 3,844
10th grade: 1,706
11th grade: 2,276
12th grade, no diploma: 4,158
High school graduate (or equivalency): 37,748
Less than 1 year of college: 12,403
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 36,742
Associate degree: 15,889
Bachelor's degree: 66,341
Master's degree: 26,410
Professional school degree: 10,135
Doctorate degree: 7,091
Educational Attainment for Males (%)
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 4,109
Nursery to 4th grade: 1,516
5th and 6th grade: 2,484
7th and 8th grade: 1,980
9th grade: 2,059
10th grade: 1,657
11th grade: 2,097
12th grade, no diploma: 3,226
High school graduate (or equivalency): 32,056
Less than 1 year of college: 13,289
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 35,410
Associate degree: 14,944
Bachelor's degree: 72,788
Master's degree: 35,006
Professional school degree: 10,178
Doctorate degree: 5,846
Educational Attainment for Females (%)
Class of Workers in 2016 (%)
Unemployment by race in 2016
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
4.4%Males
4.2%Females
Unemployment rate for Black residents
11.5%Males
21.2%Females
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
13.3%Males
20.0%Females
Unemployment rate for Asian residents
2.1%Males
6.5%Females
Unemployment rate for other race residents
3.8%Males
7.7%Females
Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
8.8%Males
3.2%Females
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
4.6%Males
6.6%Females
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 153,485
One, attached: 11,227
Two: 10,587
3 or 4: 14,693
5 to 9: 16,624
10 to 19: 15,915
20 to 49: 17,950
50 or more: 36,636
Mobile homes: 2,957
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 405
Median worth of mobile homes: $24,683
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2016: 1.0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2016: 2.0%
House/condo owner moved in on average 10 years ago
Renter moved in on average 2 years ago
Year Householders Moved Into Residence in Portland:
German: 22,365
