Portland, TN (Tennessee) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 11,154 (Urban population: 10,204 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 950 (3 farm, 948 nonfarm))

Portland, Tennessee Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 3,511 (3,215 occupied: 2,186 owner occupied, 1,029 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	32%
State:	30%

Housing density: 307 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2008 in this state: $157,621.

Median contract rent in 2008: $537 (lower quartile is $455, upper quartile is $600)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2008: $642

Median gross rent in Portland, TN in 2008: $675

Housing units in Portland with a mortgage: 1,444 (161 second mortgage, 48 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 533

Portland,TN index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $120,689 (it was $85,400 in 2000)

Portland:	$120,689
Tennessee:	$138,600

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $97,159 - $160,723

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $139,060
Here: $139,060
State: $192,889

Townhouses or other attached units: $62,169
Here: $62,169
State: $164,171

Mobile homes: $60,685
Here: $60,685
State: $44,109

Household type by relationship

Households: 8,624

In family households: 7,597 (1,833 male householders, 606 female householders)
1,876 spouses, 2,647 children (2,421 natural, 43 adopted, 183 stepchildren), 287 grandchildren, 35 brothers or sisters, 30 parents, 136 other relatives, 147 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,027 (352 male householders (248 living alone)), 445 female householders (399 living alone)), 230 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 4 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 911 2-persons, 714 3-persons, 526 4-persons, 206 5-persons, 66 6-persons, 16 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 647 1-person, 111 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 13 6-persons.

1,566 married couples with children.
568 single-parent households (116 men, 452 women).

95.8% of residents of Portland speak English at home.
3.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (39% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 28% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 214 (2.5%)
(30.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Portland, Tennessee:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 45 4 rooms: 245 5 rooms: 554 6 rooms: 697 7 rooms: 343 8 rooms: 167 9 or more rooms: 135

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Portland, Tennessee:
	1 room: 23 2 rooms: 77 3 rooms: 122 4 rooms: 374 5 rooms: 220 6 rooms: 173 7 rooms: 12 8 rooms: 20 9 or more rooms: 8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 281
1995 to 1998: 610
1990 to 1994: 265
1980 to 1989: 610
1970 to 1979: 515
1960 to 1969: 445
1950 to 1959: 307
1940 to 1949: 214
1939 or earlier: 264

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Portland:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 43 2 bedrooms: 366 3 bedrooms: 1,475 4 bedrooms: 269 5 or more bedrooms: 33

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Portland:
	no bedroom: 34 1 bedroom: 230 2 bedrooms: 425 3 bedrooms: 290 4 bedrooms: 50 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Portland in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 103 1 vehicle: 562 2 vehicles: 1,005 3 vehicles: 409 4 vehicles: 83 5 or more vehicles: 24

Cars and other vehicles available in Portland in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 169 1 vehicle: 489 2 vehicles: 293 3 vehicles: 42 4 vehicles: 22 5 or more vehicles: 14

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2008 in Portland, TN:

Less than $10,000: 6
$10,000 to $14,999: 3
$15,000 to $19,999: 7
$20,000 to $24,999: 6
$25,000 to $29,999: 7
$30,000 to $34,999: 9
$35,000 to $39,999: 11
$40,000 to $49,999: 34
$50,000 to $59,999: 69
$60,000 to $69,999: 59
$70,000 to $79,999: 124
$80,000 to $89,999: 160
$90,000 to $99,999: 207
$100,000 to $124,999: 891
$125,000 to $149,999: 433
$150,000 to $174,999: 288
$175,000 to $199,999: 161
$200,000 to $249,999: 285
$250,000 to $299,999: 64
$300,000 to $399,999: 45
$400,000 to $499,999: 8
$500,000 to $749,999: 5
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Portland rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Portland:

Less than $100: 18 people
$100 to $149: 33
$150 to $199: 57
$200 to $249: 31
$250 to $299: 72
$300 to $349: 50
$350 to $399: 56
$400 to $449: 100
$450 to $499: 105
$500 to $549: 170
$550 to $599: 172
$600 to $649: 143
$650 to $699: 99
$700 to $749: 33
$750 to $799: 36
$800 to $899: 45
$900 to $999: 12
$1,000 to $1,249: 52
$1,250 to $1,499: 4
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 47

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 100 1990 to 1994: 49 1985 to 1989: 20 1980 to 1984: 27 1975 to 1979: 8 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 6 1965 to 1969: 4

Portland, TN Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 67.8%
Number of people working at home: 43 (1.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 229
5 to 9 minutes: 872
10 to 14 minutes: 718
15 to 19 minutes: 368
20 to 24 minutes: 345
25 to 29 minutes: 220
30 to 34 minutes: 398
35 to 39 minutes: 58
40 to 44 minutes: 158
45 to 59 minutes: 422
60 to 89 minutes: 270
90 or more minutes: 50

Portland mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,436 (83%)
Carpooled: 514 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 12 (0%)
Walked: 108 (3%)
Other means: 38 (1%)
Worked at home: 43 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 314
$10,000 to $14,999: 168
$15,000 to $19,999: 248
$20,000 to $24,999: 314
$25,000 to $29,999: 252
$30,000 to $34,999: 279
$35,000 to $39,999: 255
$40,000 to $44,999: 165
$45,000 to $49,999: 191
$50,000 to $59,999: 342
$60,000 to $74,999: 331
$75,000 to $99,999: 261
$100,000 to $124,999: 77
$125,000 to $149,999: 25
$150,000 to $199,999: 6
$200,000 or more: 8

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 2423

Other groups: 780

Irish: 676

English: 615

German: 401

Scotch-Irish: 191

Italian: 103

French (except Basque): 99

Scottish: 93

Dutch: 78

European: 55

Swedish: 45

Norwegian: 37

Canadian: 31

Polish: 24

Romanian: 13

Subsaharan African:: 9

African: 9

Czechoslovakian: 8

Welsh: 8

Portuguese: 7

British: 6

French Canadian: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (77%)
Dominican Republic (5%)
Korea (4%)
Panama (4%)
Germany (3%)
United Kingdom (3%)
Netherlands (3%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 5597
Northeast: 175
Midwest: 842
South: 1484
West: 260

47% of Portland residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in Tennessee.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 51
Nursery to 4th grade: 36
5th and 6th grade: 67
7th and 8th grade: 261
9th grade: 114
10th grade: 115
11th grade: 95
12th grade, no diploma: 79
High school graduate (or equivalency): 949
Less than 1 year of college: 111
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 259
Associate degree: 68
Bachelor's degree: 239
Master's degree: 20
Professional school degree: 15
Doctorate degree: 2

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 28
Nursery to 4th grade: 18
5th and 6th grade: 94
7th and 8th grade: 249
9th grade: 140
10th grade: 176
11th grade: 70
12th grade, no diploma: 71
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,008
Less than 1 year of college: 175
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 346
Associate degree: 143
Bachelor's degree: 146
Master's degree: 75
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.7%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 28.6%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2008 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $43,585
Black householders: $71,160
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $8,234
Some other race householders: $41,147
Two or more races householders: $22,553
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $19,612

Portland household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Portland household income for Black householders

Portland household income for Two or more races householders

Portland household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Portland marital status for males

Portland marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $120,689
Black or African American householders: $95,392
Some other race householders: $120,123
Two or more races householders: $77,727
Hispanic or Latino householders: $101,752

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,592
One, attached: 24
Two: 197
3 or 4: 215
5 to 9: 109
10 to 19: 12
20 to 49: 17
50 or more: 70
Mobile homes: 275

Median worth of mobile homes: $50,875

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Portland:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (60%) Electricity (37%) Wood (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (53%) Utility gas (45%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 33

Here:	3.0%
Tennessee:	9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 38

Here:	8.5%
Tennessee:	10.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 25

Here:	13.4%
Tennessee:	22.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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