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Portland, OR (Oregon) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $562,500 (it was $154,700 in 2000)
Portland:

$562,500
Oregon:

$475,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $424,500 - $731,700

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $616,638
Here:

$616,638
State:

$562,872

Townhouses or other attached units: $511,079
Here:

$511,079
State:

$463,029

In 2-unit structures: $673,050
Here:

$673,050
State:

$505,105

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $593,865
Here:

$593,865
State:

$419,673

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $500,919
Here:

$500,919
State:

$420,389

Mobile homes: $100,085
Here:

$100,085
State:

$214,044

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $647,209
Here:

$647,209
State:

$122,960

Total population: 619,360 (Urban population: 527,256, Rural population: 1,769 (16 farm, 1,753 nonfarm))

Houses: 305,077 (284,533 occupied: 144,708 owner occupied, 139,825 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

49%
State:

37%

Housing density: 2,271 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $756,216.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,369 (lower quartile is $1,058, upper quartile is $1,800)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,829


Median gross rent in Portland, OR in 2022: $1,480

Housing units in Portland with a mortgage: 105,573 (11,439 second mortgage, 205 home equity loan, 9,711 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,164

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $130,771

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $84,105

Median monthly housing costs: $1,659

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Portland, Oregon Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1955

Median year apartment built: 1977

Household type by relationship:

Households: 635,296
  • Male householders: 136,639 (50,245 living alone), Female householders: 147,894 (56,378 living alone)
  • 95,463 spouses (91,954 opposite-sex spouses), 36,389 unmarried partners, (32,024 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 131,226 children (121,110 natural, 5,527 adopted, 4,589 stepchildren), 4,615 grandchildren, 6,647 brothers or sisters, 7,536 parents, 2,171 foster children, 4,828 other relatives, 43,584 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 18,304

Size of family households: 60,060 2-persons, 33,956 3-persons, 24,947 4-persons, 7,606 5-persons, 2,785 6-persons, 1,219 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 106,623 1-person, 39,014 2-persons, 5,366 3-persons, 1,518 4-persons, 708 5-persons, 626 6-persons, 105 7-or-more-persons.

67,610 married couples with children.
30,075 single-parent households (9,562 men, 20,513 women).

83.1% of residents of Portland speak English at home.
6.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
3.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
5.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (45% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other language at home (63% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 77,231 (12.2%)
(55.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.1
State:

6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.4
State:

4.0

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Portland, Oregon
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Portland, Oregon
  • 1,208no bedroom
  • 8,4071 bedroom
  • 31,4082 bedrooms
  • 66,8903 bedrooms
  • 29,7894 bedrooms
  • 7,0065+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Portland, Oregon
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Portland, Oregon
  • 23,385no bedroom
  • 45,0331 bedroom
  • 44,6742 bedrooms
  • 21,0633 bedrooms
  • 4,7564 bedrooms
  • 9145+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Portland in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Portland in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 5,590no vehicle
  • 51,9821 vehicle
  • 61,6832 vehicles
  • 18,5483 vehicles
  • 4,7404 vehicles
  • 2,1655+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Portland in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Portland in renter-occupied apartments
  • 34,962no vehicle
  • 69,2921 vehicle
  • 25,5092 vehicles
  • 7,9503 vehicles
  • 1,3954 vehicles
  • 7175+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Portland, Oregon
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Portland, Oregon
  • 1,0561 room
  • 2,0272 rooms
  • 6,4733 rooms
  • 20,3764 rooms
  • 24,7885 rooms
  • 27,8756 rooms
  • 19,9247 rooms
  • 16,8758 rooms
  • 25,3149+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Portland, Oregon
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Portland, Oregon
  • 20,2421 room
  • 20,6282 rooms
  • 31,3033 rooms
  • 29,5644 rooms
  • 19,6845 rooms
  • 9,1696 rooms
  • 3,8127 rooms
  • 1,9758 rooms
  • 3,4489+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 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
  • Portland, OR household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Portland, OR in 2022
  • 14,944Less than $10,000
  • 20,419$10,000 to $19,999
  • 17,402$20,000 to $29,999
  • 18,788$30,000 to $39,999
  • 18,406$40,000 to $49,999
  • 17,315$50,000 to $59,999
  • 25,797$60,000 to $74,999
  • 33,668$75,000 to $99,999
  • 27,322$100,000 to $124,999
  • 22,394$125,000 to $149,999
  • 27,379$150,000 to $199,999
  • 40,699$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Portland, OR

  • Distribution of house value in Portland, OR in 2022
  • 882Less than $10,000
  • 158$10,000 to $14,999
  • 294$15,000 to $19,999
  • 223$20,000 to $24,999
  • 373$30,000 to $34,999
  • 219$35,000 to $39,999
  • 972$40,000 to $49,999
  • 268$50,000 to $59,999
  • 225$60,000 to $69,999
  • 340$70,000 to $79,999
  • 501$80,000 to $89,999
  • 72$90,000 to $99,999
  • 442$100,000 to $124,999
  • 702$125,000 to $149,999
  • 466$150,000 to $174,999
  • 519$175,000 to $199,999
  • 1,780$200,000 to $249,999
  • 2,608$250,000 to $299,999
  • 17,744$300,000 to $399,999
  • 30,202$400,000 to $499,999
  • 53,460$500,000 to $749,999
  • 21,932$750,000 to $999,999
  • 8,119$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 1,481$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 726$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Portland, OR

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Portland, OR in 2022
  • 191Less than $100
  • 709$100 to $149
  • 1,695$150 to $199
  • 1,131$200 to $249
  • 889$250 to $299
  • 630$300 to $349
  • 1,650$350 to $399
  • 834$400 to $449
  • 849$450 to $499
  • 864$500 to $549
  • 316$550 to $599
  • 847$600 to $649
  • 960$650 to $699
  • 1,310$700 to $749
  • 1,811$750 to $799
  • 5,434$800 to $899
  • 8,040$900 to $999
  • 26,159$1,000 to $1,249
  • 29,429$1,250 to $1,499
  • 31,348$1,500 to $1,999
  • 14,319$2,000 to $2,499
  • 4,109$2,500 to $2,999
  • 1,778$3,000 to $3,499
  • 1,432$3,500 or more
  • 3,091No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 83.7%
Number of people working at home: 101,430 (28.6% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 5,316
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 19,281
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 31,138
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 50,755
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 49,398
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 19,649
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 38,087
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 6,488
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 6,626
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 14,749
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 7,963
  • 90 or more minutes: 4,043
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Portland

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 258,618 (56.9%)
  • Carpooled: 32,570 (7.2%)
  • Bus: 20,015 (4.4%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 1,795 (0.4%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 297 (0.1%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 4,605 (1.0%)
  • Taxi: 6,002 (1.3%)
  • Bicycle: 10,954 (2.4%)
  • Walked: 18,012 (4.0%)
  • Worked at home: 101,430 (22.3%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 5.4%Males
  • 2.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 14.0%Males
  • 7.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 5.7%Males
  • 11.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 3.5%Males
  • 3.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 5.3%Males
  • 2.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 4.4%Males
  • 4.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 3.1%Males
  • 3.8%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Portland, Oregon
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Portland, Oregon
  • 22,9602010 or later
  • 17,7142000 to 2009
  • 16,8181990 to 1999
  • 16,6201980 to 1989
  • 7,0021970 to 1979
  • 7,730Before 1970
Ancestries in Portland, OR

First ancestries reported:

  • English: 22,160 (7.5%)
  • German: 20,164 (6.8%)
  • American: 19,929 (6.7%)
  • European: 17,714 (6.0%)
  • Irish: 16,620 (5.6%)
  • Italian: 7,182 (2.4%)
  • Norwegian: 5,331 (1.8%)
  • Scottish: 4,614 (1.6%)
  • Polish: 3,294 (1.1%)
  • Russian: 3,115 (1.0%)
  • Ukrainian: 3,048 (1.0%)
  • Swedish: 2,730 (0.9%)
  • Northern European: 2,694 (0.9%)
  • Dutch: 2,277 (0.8%)
  • Scandinavian: 2,262 (0.8%)
  • British: 2,026 (0.7%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 1,823 (0.6%)
  • Eastern European: 1,744 (0.6%)
  • Ethiopian: 1,703 (0.6%)
  • French: 1,519 (0.5%)
  • Somali: 1,514 (0.5%)
  • Romanian: 1,315 (0.4%)
  • French Canadian: 1,061 (0.4%)
  • Danish: 871 (0.3%)
  • Canadian: 847 (0.3%)
  • Greek: 812 (0.3%)
  • Turkish: 731 (0.2%)
  • African: 726 (0.2%)
  • Iranian: 701 (0.2%)
  • Finnish: 685 (0.2%)
  • Hungarian: 672 (0.2%)
  • Nigerian: 670 (0.2%)
  • Yugoslavian: 613 (0.2%)
  • Swiss: 562 (0.2%)
  • Czech: 505 (0.2%)
  • Haitian: 457 (0.2%)
  • Croatian: 452 (0.2%)
  • Welsh: 440 (0.1%)
  • Armenian: 437 (0.1%)
  • Lithuanian: 391 (0.1%)
  • Austrian: 382 (0.1%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 364 (0.1%)
  • Portuguese: 341 (0.1%)
  • Lebanese: 322 (0.1%)
  • Jamaican: 294 (0.10%)
  • Syrian: 293 (0.10%)
  • Afghan: 291 (0.10%)
  • Ghanaian: 284 (0.10%)
  • Liberian: 275 (0.09%)
  • Belgian: 271 (0.09%)
  • Arab: 255 (0.09%)
  • Latvian: 199 (0.07%)
  • Jordanian: 189 (0.06%)
  • Australian: 186 (0.06%)
  • Slavic: 171 (0.06%)
  • German Russian: 167 (0.06%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 149 (0.05%)
  • Kenyan: 146 (0.05%)
  • Bulgarian: 133 (0.04%)
  • Slovak: 128 (0.04%)
  • Celtic: 120 (0.04%)
  • Brazilian: 119 (0.04%)
  • Israeli: 116 (0.04%)
  • Basque: 115 (0.04%)
  • Serbian: 112 (0.04%)
  • Macedonian: 107 (0.04%)
  • Guyanese: 95 (0.03%)
  • Palestinian: 87 (0.03%)
  • Belizean: 79 (0.03%)
  • Iraqi: 78 (0.03%)
  • Cajun: 75 (0.03%)
  • Senegalese: 75 (0.03%)
  • Estonian: 69 (0.02%)
  • West Indian: 67 (0.02%)
  • Alsatian: 64 (0.02%)
  • Slovene: 59 (0.02%)
  • Icelander: 44 (0.01%)
  • Egyptian: 43 (0.01%)
  • Moroccan: 41 (0.01%)
  • Ugandan: 37 (0.01%)
  • South African: 34 (0.01%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 27 (0.01%)
  • New Zealander: 24 (0.01%)
  • Luxembourger: 15 (0.01%)

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

Mexico
Portland:

14.1% (11,716)
Oregon:

33.9% (140,109)

Vietnam
Portland:

12.9% (10,736)
Oregon:

5.5% (22,563)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Portland:

8.7% (7,224)
Oregon:

5.2% (21,429)

Canada
Portland:

3.7% (3,072)
Oregon:

3.7% (15,229)

Ukraine
Portland:

3.4% (2,844)
Oregon:

2.1% (8,469)

Philippines
Portland:

3.2% (2,702)
Oregon:

3.5% (14,530)

India
Portland:

2.8% (2,361)
Oregon:

4.7% (19,604)

Ethiopia
Portland:

2.0% (1,695)
Oregon:

0.9% (3,555)

Germany
Portland:

1.9% (1,595)
Oregon:

1.9% (8,005)

United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
Portland:

1.7% (1,405)
Oregon:

1.2% (5,082)

Laos
Portland:

1.6% (1,316)
Oregon:

0.8% (3,218)

Russia
Portland:

1.5% (1,250)
Oregon:

1.3% (5,229)

Japan
Portland:

1.5% (1,249)
Oregon:

1.5% (6,259)

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

  • This state: 242,269
  • Other state: 306,238
  • Northeast: 42,673
  • Midwest: 63,366
  • South: 45,766
  • West: 154,433

82.6% of Portland residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35.7% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 43.8% lived in Oregon.


Portland:

82.6%
State average:

85.5%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 3,762
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 574
  • 5th and 6th grade: 1,387
  • 7th and 8th grade: 1,811
  • 9th grade: 1,452
  • 10th grade: 1,773
  • 11th grade: 2,596
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 4,656
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 43,060
  • Less than 1 year of college: 12,277
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 34,194
  • Associate degree: 15,431
  • Bachelor's degree: 67,499
  • Master's degree: 30,529
  • Professional school degree: 11,331
  • Doctorate degree: 5,576
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 4,494
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 1,064
  • 5th and 6th grade: 1,100
  • 7th and 8th grade: 608
  • 9th grade: 1,360
  • 10th grade: 1,683
  • 11th grade: 929
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 2,781
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 28,538
  • Less than 1 year of college: 12,431
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 34,143
  • Associate degree: 15,648
  • Bachelor's degree: 80,361
  • Master's degree: 38,650
  • Professional school degree: 10,914
  • Doctorate degree: 6,578
Educational Attainment for Females
Portland marital status for males
Portland marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 154,518
  • One, attached: 18,926
  • Two: 9,770
  • 3 or 4: 13,879
  • 5 to 9: 14,260
  • 10 to 19: 17,241
  • 20 to 49: 20,712
  • 50 or more: 51,056
  • Mobile homes: 4,494
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 221

Median worth of mobile homes: $61,600

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.8%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.3%

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
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Portland, OR
  • 67.5%Utility gas
  • 27.3%Electricity
  • 2.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.6%Wood
  • 0.4%Other fuel
  • 0.2%Solar energy
  • 0.1%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Portland, OR
  • 71.4%Electricity
  • 24.5%Utility gas
  • 1.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.0%No fuel used
  • 0.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.5%Other fuel
  • 0.3%Wood
  • 0.1%Solar energy

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5,569
Here:

12.6%
Oregon:

13.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3,026
Here:

12.3%
Oregon:

8.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9,020
Here:

30.5%
Oregon:

17.7%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
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