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97236 Zip Code (Portland, OR) Detailed Profile




Cities: Portland, OR (89.11%), Gresham, OR (3.18%)
County: Multnomah County, OR
Estimated zip code population in 2022: 39,132
Zip code population in 2010: 36,852
Zip code population in 2000: 32,910

Houses and condos: 14,367
Renter-occupied apartments: 5,587
% of renters here:

40%
State:

37%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 97236: 103.9 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 7.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 5,066 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

Age and Sex of Residents in zip code 97236
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:

0.9% ($4,050)
Oregon:

0.8% ($3,646)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $4,102 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $3,864 (1.0%)

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Males: 19,338  (49.4%)
Females: 19,792  (50.6%)

For population 25 years and over in 97236:

  • High school or higher: 82.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.6%
  • Unemployed: 5.8%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 97236:

  • Never married: 36.7%
  • Now married: 46.4%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 4.3%
  • Divorced: 11.0%

Zip code 97236 compared to state average:

  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
  • Races in zip code 97236 (2022)
    • 20,94753.5%White
    • 7,22218.5%Hispanic or Latino
    • 5,40013.8%Asian
    • 2,8677.3%Black
    • 1,8184.6%Two or more races
    • 6801.7%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander
    • 1720.4%American Indian
    • 230.06%Some other race
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Urban population: 38,356
Rural population: 775

Estimated median house/condo value in 2022: $434,121
97236:

$434,121
Oregon:

$475,600



According to our research of Oregon and other state lists, there were 20 registered sex offenders living in 97236 zip code as of April 26, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 97236 is 1,990 to 1.
The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this zip code is near the state average.


Median resident age:
This zip code:

38.5 years
Oregon median age:

40.5 years
Average household size:
This zip code:

2.8 people
Oregon:

2.4 people

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 97236, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $49,474 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$49,474
State:

$76,001

Salary/wage: $43,099 (reported on 85.9% of returns)
Here:

$43,099
State:

$61,959
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1254.7% for AGIs below $25k, 3805.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7209.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10575.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18492.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 62002.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $714 (reported on 21.8% of returns)
This zip code:

$714
Oregon:

$1,628
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.8% for AGIs below $25k, 7.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 22.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 44.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 86.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 731.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,987 (reported on 9.6% of returns)
Here:

$2,987
State:

$7,165
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.1% for AGIs below $25k, 11.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 35.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 61.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 209.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1481.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$9,615 (reported on 9.8% of returns)
Here:

+$9,615
State:

+$23,403
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.6% for AGIs below $25k, 21.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 57.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 151.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 505.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 10738.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$12,087 (reported on 15.2% of returns)
Here:

+$12,087
State:

+$16,511
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 137.5% for AGIs below $25k, 180.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 339.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 444.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 740.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2441.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $15,945 (reported on 4.8% of returns)
97236:

$15,945
Oregon:

$20,730
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 27.0% for AGIs below $25k, 36.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 134.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 180.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 568.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2415.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Total itemized deductions: $24,875 (reported on 9.3% of returns)
Here:

$24,875
State:

$31,050
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 45.4% for AGIs below $25k, 144.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 502.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 851.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1363.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5458.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $5,198 (reported on 6.2% of returns)
Here:

$5,198
State:

$8,791
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs below $25k, 14.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 40.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 94.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 247.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1581.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $7,965 (reported on 9.3% of returns)
97236:

$7,965
State:

$8,487
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.8% for AGIs below $25k, 39.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 180.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 314.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 447.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1185.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,294 (reported on 21.2% of returns)
Here:

$2,294
State:

$1,977
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 110.2% for AGIs below $25k, 83.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 92.8%
Here:

93%
State:

93%
(% for various income ranges: 92.4% for AGIs below $25k, 93.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 92.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 92.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 93.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 92.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 97236, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $38,597 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$38,597
State:

$57,845

Salary/wage: $35,374 (reported on 85.9% of returns)
Here:

$35,374
State:

$47,723
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 77.6% for AGIs below $25k, 82.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 79.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 77.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 47.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $811 (reported on 19.2% of returns)
This zip code:

$811
Oregon:

$1,848
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,609 (reported on 9.3% of returns)
Here:

$2,609
State:

$5,987
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,417 (reported on 7.9% of returns)
Here:

+$3,417
State:

+$13,095
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 8.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$10,833 (reported on 14.4% of returns)
Here:

+$10,833
State:

+$13,871
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.6% for AGIs below $25k, 4.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,673 (reported on 5.9% of returns)
97236:

$12,673
Oregon:

$16,036
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $19,062 (26% of AGI, reported on 29.3% of returns)
Here:

$19,062
State:

$24,430

Here:

26.4% of AGI
State:

23.2% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.3% for AGIs below $25k, 11.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 16.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 18.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 14.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $2,545 (reported on 22.4% of returns)
Here:

$2,545
State:

$3,648
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $7,136 (reported on 28.9% of returns)
97236:

$7,136
State:

$10,269
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 3.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 7.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,449 (reported on 27.6% of returns)
Here:

$2,449
State:

$2,021
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 49.6%
Here:

50%
State:

47%
(% for various income ranges: 46.3% for AGIs below $25k, 51.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 53.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 53.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 54.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 62.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 97236, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $43,760 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$43,760
State:

$46,788

Salary/wage: $40,691 (reported on 85.3% of returns)
Here:

$40,691
State:

$39,788
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 133.0% for AGIs below $10k, 76.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 82.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 71.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,527 (reported on 38.0% of returns)
This zip code:

$1,527
Oregon:

$2,126
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.5% for AGIs below $10k, 1.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,825 (reported on 18.3% of returns)
Here:

$1,825
State:

$3,427
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$8,533 (reported on 16.2% of returns)
Here:

+$8,533
State:

+$12,447
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$11,104 (reported on 16.1% of returns)
Here:

+$11,104
State:

+$11,682
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.1% for AGIs below $10k, 7.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.3% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,160 (reported on 2.6% of returns)
97236:

$3,160
Oregon:

$3,035
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Self-employed pension: $9,966 (reported on 0.8% of returns)
Here:

$9,966
Oregon:

$14,224
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Total itemized deductions: $20,705 (28% of AGI, reported on 44.9% of returns)
Here:

$20,705
State:

$20,209

Here:

27.9% of AGI
State:

24.7% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 24.4% for AGIs below $10k, 13.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 19.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 24.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 25.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,890 (4% of AGI, reported on 38.7% of returns)
Here:

$2,890
State:

$3,145

Here:

3.7% of AGI
State:

3.6% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $10k, 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $5,933 (reported on 72.3% of returns)
97236:

$5,933
State:

$7,148
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.9% for AGIs below $10k, 3.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,835 (reported on 18.5% of returns)
Here:

$1,835
State:

$1,605

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 57.3%
Here:

57%
State:

53%
(% for various income ranges: 49.8% for AGIs below $10k, 58.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 59.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 58.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 56.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Estimated median household income in 2022:
This zip code:

$67,010
Oregon:

$75,657
Portland, OR (97236) map Nearest zip codes: 97233, 97086, 97266, 97216, 97015, 97230.
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Percentage of family households:
This zip code:

48.8%
Oregon:

41.1%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:

8.8%
Oregon:

45.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 3,174
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 10,770


Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 415 (280 now married, 134 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 9,318 (3,633 now married, 5,697 unmarried)


Housing units in zip code 97236 with a mortgage: 5,983 (463 second mortgage, 19 home equity loan, 398 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 232

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,017
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $788

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:

15.4%
Whole state:

12.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:

9.3%
Whole state:

6.2%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.8
State:

6.2
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.2
State:

4.0
  • Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages

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  • Notable locations in zip code 97236: Portland Gun Club (A), Sycamore (B), Bellrose (C), Gilbert Station (D), Jenne (E), Portland Fire and Rescue Station 29 Gilbert (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Shopping Centers: Powell Villa Center Shopping Center (1), Highland Fair Shopping Center (2), Division Crossing Shopping Center (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Churches in zip code 97236 include: First Pentecostal Church of God (A), Living Waters Worship Center (B), Livinghope Baptist Church (C), Lynchwood Christian Church (D), Lynchwood Church of God (E), Midway Christian Church (F), Saint Timothy Lutheran Church (G), Iglesia de Dios (H), Greater Grace Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Creek: Kelley Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

    Parks in zip code 97236 include: Gilbert Primary Park (1), Clatsop Butte City Park (2), Eastridge City Park (3), Gates Park Property (4), Gilbert Heights City Park (5), Kingsley D Bundy City Park (6), Lower Powell Butte Floodplain (7), Powell Butte Nature Park (8). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Tourist attraction (not listed on the city page) : Archaeological Investigations Northwest Inc (Historical Places & Services; 2632 Southeast 162nd Avenue).

Year house built
  • Year house built (houses)
  • 1662020 or later
  • 8822010 to 2019
  • 2,4212000 to 2009
  • 2,3831990 to 1999
  • 1,4421980 to 1989
  • 2,1861970 to 1979
  • 2,0361960 to 1969
  • 1,2861950 to 1959
  • 7161940 to 1949
  • 5091939 or earlier

Zip code 97236 satellite photo by USGS

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Portland, OR (97236)
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Portland, OR (97236)
  • 38no bedroom
  • 2341 bedroom
  • 1,3382 bedrooms
  • 4,6203 bedrooms
  • 1,5514 bedrooms
  • 5065+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Portland, OR (97236)
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Portland, OR (97236)
  • 259no bedroom
  • 7011 bedroom
  • 2,8212 bedrooms
  • 1,4723 bedrooms
  • 2734 bedrooms
  • 255+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Portland, OR (97236) in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Portland, OR (97236) in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 237no vehicle
  • 2,2581 vehicle
  • 2,9262 vehicles
  • 1,7393 vehicles
  • 7554 vehicles
  • 3715+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Portland, OR (97236) in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Portland, OR (97236) in renter-occupied apartments
  • 1,244no vehicle
  • 2,6131 vehicle
  • 1,1292 vehicles
  • 4203 vehicles
  • 1754 vehicles
  • 435+ vehicles

  • Zip code 97236 household income distribution in 2022

  • Zip code 97236 household income distribution in 2022
  • 493Less than $10,000
  • 814$10,000 to $14,999
  • 502$15,000 to $19,999
  • 608$20,000 to $24,999
  • 262$25,000 to $29,999
  • 787$30,000 to $34,999
  • 602$35,000 to $39,999
  • 320$40,000 to $44,999
  • 541$45,000 to $49,999
  • 1,135$50,000 to $59,999
  • 1,723$60,000 to $74,999
  • 1,544$75,000 to $99,999
  • 1,198$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,171$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,213$150,000 to $199,999
  • 891$200,000 or more
  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 97236

  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 97236
  • 148Less than $10,000
  • 34$10,000 to $14,999
  • 34$15,000 to $19,999
  • 65$20,000 to $24,999
  • 25$25,000 to $29,999
  • 67$30,000 to $34,999
  • 89$40,000 to $49,999
  • 16$50,000 to $59,999
  • 112$60,000 to $69,999
  • 46$70,000 to $79,999
  • 83$80,000 to $89,999
  • 34$90,000 to $99,999
  • 54$100,000 to $124,999
  • 80$125,000 to $149,999
  • 175$150,000 to $174,999
  • 62$175,000 to $199,999
  • 198$200,000 to $249,999
  • 372$250,000 to $299,999
  • 1,882$300,000 to $399,999
  • 2,199$400,000 to $499,999
  • 1,916$500,000 to $749,999
  • 178$750,000 to $999,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 97236

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 97236
  • 76$100 to $149
  • 37$150 to $199
  • 3$200 to $249
  • 35$300 to $349
  • 58$400 to $449
  • 13$450 to $499
  • 26$550 to $599
  • 128$600 to $649
  • 34$700 to $749
  • 136$750 to $799
  • 296$800 to $899
  • 407$900 to $999
  • 1,345$1,000 to $1,249
  • 1,620$1,250 to $1,499
  • 667$1,500 to $1,999
  • 379$2,000 to $2,499
  • 31$2,500 to $2,999
  • 75$3,500 or more
  • 262No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,388.


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $983,877.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $454,739
  • Black or African American householders: $459,893
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $787,489
  • Asian householders: $487,670
  • Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $393,744
  • Some other race householders: $409,494
  • Two or more races householders: $429,539
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $397,467

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $434,121
97236:

$434,121
Oregon:

$475,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $331,253 - $532,887

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $467,659
Here:

$467,659
State:

$562,872

Townhouses or other attached units: $319,818
Here:

$319,818
State:

$463,029

In 2-unit structures: $582,851
Here:

$582,851
State:

$505,105

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $336,918
Here:

$336,918
State:

$419,673

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $100,472
Here:

$100,472
State:

$420,389

Mobile homes: $110,095
Here:

$110,095
State:

$214,044

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $112,314
Here:

$112,314
State:

$122,960
Owners and renters by unit type in zip code 97236
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 7,935
  • One, attached: 799
  • Two: 665
  • 3 or 4: 886
  • 5 to 9: 917
  • 10 to 19: 829
  • 20 to 49: 764
  • 50 or more: 476
  • Mobile homes: 1,060
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 14

Unemployment: 5.8%

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 97236

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 97236
  • 62.8%12,217Drove a car alone
  • 12.7%2,461Carpooled
  • 4.7%920Bus or trolley bus
  • 0.1%29Streetcar or trolley car
  • 0.3%62Railroad
  • 0.2%41Motorcycle
  • 0.4%76Bicycle
  • 1.1%216Walked
  • 2.0%398Other means
  • 13.6%2,637Worked at home
  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 97236

  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 97236
  • 351Less than 5 minutes
  • 7165 to 9 minutes
  • 1,12110 to 14 minutes
  • 2,18815 to 19 minutes
  • 2,68020 to 24 minutes
  • 1,50025 to 29 minutes
  • 3,57330 to 34 minutes
  • 67835 to 39 minutes
  • 73940 to 44 minutes
  • 1,98345 to 59 minutes
  • 82260 to 89 minutes
  • 18790 or more minutes

Neighborhoods in zip code 97236:

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 82.6%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 39,132
  • Male householders: 6,149 (1,543 living alone), Female householders: 7,733 (2,159 living alone)
  • 6,252 spouses (6,098 opposite-sex spouses), 1,273 unmarried partners, (1,141 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 11,964 children (10,896 natural, 216 adopted, 845 stepchildren), 556 grandchildren, 815 brothers or sisters, 1,000 parents, 143 foster children, 693 other relatives, 1,624 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 880 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,014 2-persons, 2,107 3-persons, 1,795 4-persons, 1,101 5-persons, 578 6-persons, 383 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 3,702 1-person, 902 2-persons, 108 3-persons, 16 4-persons, 96 6-persons

5,820 married couples with children.
2,353 single-parent households (203 men, 2,150 women).

62.4% of residents of 97236 zip code speak English at home.
15.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (45% very well, 15% well, 24% not well, 16% not at all).
9.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (59% very well, 21% well, 14% not well, 5% not at all).
11.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (36% very well, 28% well, 24% not well, 12% not at all).
1.4% of residents speak other language at home (54% very well, 23% well, 8% not well, 15% not at all).

Foreign born population: 10,200 (26.1%)
(50.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:

26.1%
Whole state:

9.9%
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents
  • 23%Honduras
  • 20%Thailand
  • 7%Serbia
  • 5%Barbados
  • 5%Guatemala
  • 2%Georgia
  • 2%Cameroon
Most common first ancestries reported in 97236
  • 6%American
  • 4%German
  • 4%English
  • 4%Ukrainian
  • 2%European
  • 2%Irish
  • 2%Russian
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 4,1662010 or later
  • 3,2242000 to 2009
  • 2,1631990 to 1999
  • 1,550Before 1990

Zip code 97236 topographic map

There are 194 Medical Specialists in Zip Code 97236.

Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

  • DAVID DOUGLAS SD 40 ALICE OTT MIDDLE SCHOOL (12500 SOUTHEAST RAMONA in PORTLAND, OR)
    AIR MONITORING SITE (Airborne pollution emission tracking)
    (Geographic Names Information System)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-980
    STATE MASTER (Oregon inspections and permits database) - OR-LUST-26-95-0099, LEAKING STORAGE TANK
    STATE MASTER (Oregon inspections and permits database) - HWMS-1254-, CESQG, LUST-26-95-0099-, LEAKING STORAGE TANK
    STATE MASTER (Oregon inspections and permits database) - OR-HWMS-1254, CESQG
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
    Organizations: DAVID DOUGLAS SCHOOL DISTRICT (CONTACT/GENERAL) , MULTNOMAH CO SD AKA DAVID DOUGLAS SD 40 (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , DAVID DOUGLAS SCH DIST 40 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
    Alternative names: DAVID DOUGLAS SD 40 ALICE OTT MID SCH, GILBERT GRADE SCHOOL, GILBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL D40, SCHOOL - ALICE OTT MIDDLE, SITE ID 410510024
  • ARCO PRODUCTS CO 4477 (16141 SE DIVISION ST in PORTLAND, OR)
    STATE MASTER (Oregon inspections and permits database) - OR-LUST-26-89-0251, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, OR-UST-BKECE, OR-UST-BKECF, OR-UST-BKECG, OR-UST-BKECH, OR-UST-BKECJ, OR-HWMS-771, CESQG
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS
    Organizations: BP WEST COAST PRODUCTS LLC (CONTACT/ HAZARDOUS WASTE) , ARCO PRODUCTS CO. (CONTACT/ HAZARDOUS WASTE) , ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO. (CONTACT/GENERAL) , JOHN BASKARON (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , BP WEST COAST PRODUCTS LLC (CONTACT/OWNER) , ESTATE OF WARREN G. ZANDELL (CONTACT/OWNER) , FLEMING AND ZANDELL (HAZARDOUS WASTE LAND OWNER) , BENFAR INC (HAZARDOUS WASTE OPERATOR) , ARCO PRODUCTS CO. (HAZARDOUS WASTE SITE CONTACT) , BENFOR INC (HAZARDOUS WASTE SITE CONTACT)
  • CENTENNIAL SD CENTENNIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL (17650 SE BROOKLYN in PORTLAND, OR)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-960
    STATE MASTER (Oregon inspections and permits database) - HWMS-3508-, CESQG
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
    Organizations: CENTENNIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (CONTACT/ HAZARDOUS WASTE) , CENTENNIAL SCHOOL DIST 28JT (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , CENTENNIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (HAZARDOUS WASTE SITE CONTACT) , CENTENNIAL SCH DIST 28J (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • GILBERT HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (12839 SOUTHEAST HOLGATE BOULEVARD in PORTLAND, OR)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-973
    STATE MASTER (Oregon inspections and permits database) - OR-HWMS-6325, CESQG
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
    Organizations: DAVID DOUGLAS SD 40 (CONTACT/ HAZARDOUS WASTE) , MULTNOMAH CO SD AKA DAVID DOUGLAS SD 40 (CONTACT/ HAZARDOUS WASTE) , DAVID DOUGLAS SD 40 (HAZARDOUS WASTE SITE CONTACT) , DAVID DOUGLAS SCH DIST 40 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
    Alternative names: DAVID DOUGLAS SD 40 GILBERT HEIGHTS ELEM, DAVID DOUGLAS SD 40 GILBERT HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY, GILBERT HEIGHTS SCHOOL
  • A MASTER TOUCH BODY AND PAINT (12738 SOUTHEAST FOSTER ROAD in PORTLAND, OR)
    STATE MASTER (Oregon inspections and permits database) - OR-LUST-26-94-0139, LEAKING STORAGE TANK
    STATE MASTER (Oregon inspections and permits database) - OR-HWMS-4864, CESQG
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Organizations: DICK SAPP BODY& PAINT (CONTACT/GENERAL) , WILLIAM A WHITLOCK (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , WILLIE WHITLOCK (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: DICK SAPP AUTO BODY AND PAINT, DICK SAPP BODY AND PAINT
  • CENTRAL OFFICE (2900 AND 2904 SOUTHEAST 122ND AVENUE in PORTLAND, OR)
    STATE MASTER (Oregon inspections and permits database) - OR-HWMS-4023, CESQG
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Business SIC classification: SCHOOL BUSES
    Organizations: DAVID DOUGLAS SD 40 (CONTACT/ HAZARDOUS WASTE) , DAVID DOUGLAS SD #40 (CONTACT/ HAZARDOUS WASTE) , DAVID DOUGLAS SCHOOL DIST #40 DAVID DOUG (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , MULTNOMAH COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES (HAZARDOUS WASTE LEGAL OWNER) , DAVID DOUGLAS SD #40 (HAZARDOUS WASTE SITE CONTACT)
    Alternative names: DAVID DOUGLAS SD 40
  • DIVISION CLEANERS (13110 SE DIVISION in PORTLAND, OR)
    CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
    STATE MASTER (Oregon inspections and permits database) - OR-HWMS-2087, CESQG
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Business SIC classification: POWER LAUNDRIES, FAMILY AND COMMERCIAL; DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING
    Business NAICS classification: DRYCLEANING AND LAUNDRY SERVICES (EXCEPT COIN-OPERATED).
    Organizations: RICHARD VUONG (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  • CENTENNIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT MAINT DEPARTMENT AND SERVICE CENTER (3424 SOUTHEAST 174TH AVENUE in PORTLAND, OR)
    STATE MASTER (Oregon inspections and permits database) - OR-LUST-26-94-0126, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, OR-HWMS-5663, CESQG
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
    Organizations: CENTENNIAL SCHOOL DIST 28JT (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
    Alternative names: CENTENNIAL SD MAINT DEPT & SVC CTR, CENTENNIAL SERVICE CENTER (BUS GARAGE)
  • DAVID DOUGLAS SD 40 GILBERT PARK ELEMENTARY (13132 SOUTHEAST RAMONA STREET in PORTLAND, OR)
    STATE MASTER (Oregon inspections and permits database) - OR-HWMS-827, CESQG
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
    Organizations: MULTNOMAH CO SD AKA DAVID DOUGLAS SD 40 (CONTACT/ HAZARDOUS WASTE)
    Alternative names: GILBERT PARK ELEM. SCHOOL, GILBERT PARK SCHOOL
  • FRED MEYER PDX DIVISION (14700 SE DIVISION ST in PORTLAND, OR)
    STATE MASTER (Oregon inspections and permits database) - OR-HWMS-529, CESQG
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Business SIC classification: DEPARTMENT STORES
    Organizations: FRED MEYER STORES INC (CONTACT/ HAZARDOUS WASTE) , METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE CO (HAZARDOUS WASTE LAND OWNER)
    Alternative names: FRED MEYER DIVISION
  • AUTO BODY CARE (12335 SE DIVISION ST in PORTLAND, OR)
    STATE MASTER (Oregon inspections and permits database) - OR-HWMS-6655, CESQG
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Business SIC classification: TOP, BODY, AND UPHOLSTERY REPAIR SHOPS AND PAINT SHOPS
    Business NAICS classification: AUTOMOTIVE BODY, PAINT, AND INTERIOR REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE.; AUTOMOTIVE BODY, PAINT, AND INTERIOR REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE.
    Organizations: AUTO BODY CARE, INC. (CONTACT/ HAZARDOUS WASTE)
  • CENTENNIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION OFFICE (18135 SOUTHEAST BROOKLYN STREET in PORTLAND, OR)
    COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
    STATE MASTER (Oregon inspections and permits database) - OR-HWMS-933, CESQG
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
    Organizations: CENTENNIAL SCHOOL DIST 28JT (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
    Alternative names: CENTENNIAL SD 28J, CENTENNIAL SD ADMINISTRATION OFFICE
  • CENTENNIAL SD LYNCH MEADOWS (18009 SE BROOKLYN in PORTLAND, OR)
    STATE MASTER (Oregon inspections and permits database) - HWMS-5303-, CESQG
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
    Organizations: CENTENNIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (CONTACT/ HAZARDOUS WASTE) , CENTENNIAL SCHOOL DIST 28JT (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , CENTENNIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (HAZARDOUS WASTE SITE CONTACT)
    Alternative names: LYNCH MEADOWS ELEM. SCHOOL

Zip code 97236 marital status for males
Zip code 97236 marital status for females

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.8%

Most commonly used house heating fuel
  • 54.5%Electricity
  • 40.8%Utility gas
  • 1.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.1%Wood

Population in 1990: 24,710. Population change in the 1990s: +8,200 (+33.2%).

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

  • This state: 17,172
  • Northeast: 1,224
  • Midwest: 2,232
  • South: 1,381
  • West: 6,344

46% of the 97236 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Oregon.

89% of the 97236 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 13% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 15% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 2% moved from abroad.

Year householders moved into unit in Portland, OR (97236)

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 358
Here:

8.5%
Oregon:

13.7%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 382
Here:

14.4%
Oregon:

8.8%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 118
Here:

7.1%
Oregon:

17.7%
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Class of Workers in 2022
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months
  • Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
  • 101,782Computer and mathematical occupations
  • 99,559Life, physical, and social science occupations
  • 75,650Architecture and engineering occupations
  • 73,017Law enforcement workers including supervisors
  • 69,239Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
  • 63,015Management occupations

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

  • Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49 employees: 6 establishments, 10-19 employees: 5 establishments, 5-9 employees: 3 establishments, 1-4 employees: 3 establishments)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 1, 50-99: 1)
  • Other Services (except Public Administration): Appliance Repair and Maintenance (100-249: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 10-19: 6, 5-9: 5, 1-4: 5)
  • Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Tax Preparation Services (50-99: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 6)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Individual and Family Services (20-49: 3)
  • Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (50-99: 1, 5-9: 2)
  • Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (20-49: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 4)

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

People in group quarters in 2010:

  • 253 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 189 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 68 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 58 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 10 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 3 people in in-patient hospice facilities

People in group quarters in 2000:

  • 357 people in nursing homes
  • 40 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 28 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 25 people in other group homes
  • 10 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Fatal accident statistics in 2014:

  • Fatal accident count: 2
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
  • Fatalities: 2
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 3
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 2

Fatal accident statistics in 2013:

  • Fatal accident count: 5
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 5
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
  • Fatalities: 5
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 8
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 6
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 7 full and 12 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED459$223,777524$242,5862,090$229,57672$139,1609$3,414,036143$229,17924$104,113
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED43$225,26068$223,055323$236,50212$100,5580$011$212,98611$46,094
APPLICATIONS DENIED118$228,314136$243,041775$248,67664$81,1634$1,741,80563$195,31332$78,001
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN66$229,171106$259,238512$242,75611$30,7860$031$176,61314$122,082
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS9$239,85734$347,759129$220,99822$82,7532$684,79512$105,6475$52,586
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 7 full and 12 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED54$242,80028$289,5182$122,965
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED31$236,02422$286,5574$169,955
APPLICATIONS DENIED16$268,6415$211,4220$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN8$164,3020$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS2$222,7300$00$0
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in zip code 97236
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in zip code 97236 - Value

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

    Fire incident distribution by year According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 94. The highest number of reported fires - 165 took place in 2003, and the least - 25 in 2017. The data has a decreasing trend.
    Fire incident types in Zip Code 97236 When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (46.3%), and Structure Fires (35.5%).

    • Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 97236
    • 73846.3%Outside Fires
    • 56735.5%Structure Fires
    • 25816.2%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
    • 322.0%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 97236, Oregon

Most common first names in zip code 97236 among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
William14774.6 years
John14575.5 years
Robert13069.3 years
Mary10979.2 years
James9773.1 years
Charles8875.4 years
George8075.3 years
Margaret7079.5 years
Helen6781.4 years
Dorothy6376.5 years
Most common last names in zip code 97236 among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith6673.5 years
Johnson5877.9 years
Anderson4280.7 years
Miller4072.0 years
Brown3576.2 years
Wilson2976.4 years
Jones2676.8 years
Wright2677.6 years
Nelson2677.9 years
Baker2578.7 years
Businesses in zip code 97236
NameCountNameCount
7-Eleven2KFC1
AT&T1Kroger2
Ace Hardware1Little Caesars Pizza1
AutoZone1Nike1
Baskin-Robbins1Papa John's Pizza1
Blockbuster1Rite Aid1
Burger King1Safeway2
Carl\s Jr.1Sears2
Cricket Wireless3Starbucks2
DHL1Taco Bell1
Dairy Queen3U-Haul2
FedEx1UPS1
GNC1Vons1
H&R Block1
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