Portland, Oregon

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Demographics

City Avg.

County Avg.

State Avg.

National Avg.

Neighborhood type

Population

537,081

2,137,565

3,700,758

299,398,484

Pop. density

3,991.9

320.0

38.6

81.6

Percent male

49.7%

49.7%

49.4%

49.1%

Percent female

50.3%

50.3%

50.6%

50.9%

Median age

36.5

35.5

35.7

38.8

People per household

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.6

Median household income

$46,858

$54,648

$46,863

$45,937

Average income per capita

$26,855

$26,773

$24,516

$23,868

Crime

City Avg.

County Avg.

State Avg.

National Avg.

Violent crime risk index

7.0

4.0

2.0

3.0

Property crime risk index

8.0

5.0

4.0

3.0

Housing

City Avg.

County Avg.

State Avg.

National Avg.

Median home value

$387,400

$382,800

$344,100

$323,700

Median age of homes

50.0

28.0

30.0

27.0

Home appreciation

0.9%

0.4%

0.1%

-2.8%

Homes - owned

52.4%

59.5%

59.0%

64.7%

Homes - rented

41.7%

34.7%

32.4%

21.5%

Homes - vacant

5.7%

5.7%

8.2%

14.4%

Commuting by bus

12.2%

6.1%

4.1%

2.0%

Commuting by carpool

11.8%

11.3%

12.3%

14.4%

Commuting by auto

64.3%

73.5%

72.9%

71.0%

Working at home

4.3%

4.6%

5.0%

5.4%

Family Facts

City Avg.

County Avg.

State Avg.

National Avg.

Currently married

41.5%

52.5%

53.6%

57.5%

Never married

34.1%

26.5%

24.6%

24.6%

Divorced

13.3%

11.5%

11.5%

7.6%

Widowed

5.8%

5.2%

6.0%

7.4%

Separated

5.0%

4.1%

4.3%

2.8%

Married - w/ children

16.2%

24.3%

22.1%

28.1%

Married - no children

21.6%

26.9%

29.7%

31.0%

Single - w/ children

8.2%

8.4%

8.4%

9.4%

Single - no children

54.0%

40.5%

39.8%

30.3%


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