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Portland, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $460,700 (it was $125,200 in 2000)
Portland:

$460,700
Maine:

$290,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $362,100 - $641,600

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $521,820
Here:

$521,820
State:

$364,324

Townhouses or other attached units: $589,010
Here:

$589,010
State:

$496,775

In 2-unit structures: $654,221
Here:

$654,221
State:

$349,654

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $393,437
Here:

$393,437
State:

$366,418

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $593,442
Here:

$593,442
State:

$342,001

Mobile homes: $259,406
Here:

$259,406
State:

$142,980

Total population: 66,666 (Urban population: 63,205, Rural population: 1,052 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 39,405 (35,441 occupied: 14,956 owner occupied, 20,485 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

58%
State:

26%

Housing density: 1,858 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $359,421.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,304 (lower quartile is $912, upper quartile is $1,682)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $3,195


Median gross rent in Portland, ME in 2022: $1,371

Housing units in Portland with a mortgage: 10,377 (1,932 second mortgage, 73 home equity loan, 1,859 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 503

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $111,640

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $112,386

Median monthly housing costs: $1,461

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Portland, Maine Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1953

Median year apartment built: 1952

Household type by relationship:

Households: 68,420
  • Male householders: 16,302 (6,447 living alone), Female householders: 19,139 (8,040 living alone)
  • 10,695 spouses (10,616 opposite-sex spouses), 4,219 unmarried partners, (3,852 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 10,036 children (9,663 natural, 212 adopted, 161 stepchildren), 656 grandchildren, 466 brothers or sisters, 100 parents, 0 foster children, 211 other relatives, 4,676 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 1,920

Size of family households: 8,370 2-persons, 3,812 3-persons, 1,935 4-persons, 133 5-persons, 124 6-persons, 53 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 14,487 1-person, 5,343 2-persons, 523 3-persons, 661 4-persons.

6,683 married couples with children.
2,731 single-parent households (641 men, 2,090 women).

87.7% of residents of Portland speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
5.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
3.1% of residents speak other language at home (50% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 8,587 (12.6%)
(39.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.0
State:

6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.5
State:

4.0

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Portland, Maine
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Portland, Maine
  • 238no bedroom
  • 7921 bedroom
  • 4,2642 bedrooms
  • 6,1833 bedrooms
  • 2,5584 bedrooms
  • 9215+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Portland, Maine
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Portland, Maine
  • 2,649no bedroom
  • 7,3041 bedroom
  • 7,7362 bedrooms
  • 2,0823 bedrooms
  • 7144 bedrooms
  • 05+ 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
  • 329no vehicle
  • 6,4201 vehicle
  • 6,7532 vehicles
  • 9663 vehicles
  • 4274 vehicles
  • 615+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Portland in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Portland in renter-occupied apartments
  • 4,737no vehicle
  • 10,1821 vehicle
  • 4,3562 vehicles
  • 8423 vehicles
  • 3684 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Portland, Maine
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Portland, Maine
  • 01 room
  • 5342 rooms
  • 8463 rooms
  • 8354 rooms
  • 3,4585 rooms
  • 3,6576 rooms
  • 2,1607 rooms
  • 2,1588 rooms
  • 1,3089+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Portland, Maine
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Portland, Maine
  • 2,0911 room
  • 2,7192 rooms
  • 5,6093 rooms
  • 5,1164 rooms
  • 2,3925 rooms
  • 1,5836 rooms
  • 5637 rooms
  • 2368 rooms
  • 1769+ 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, ME
  • Portland, ME household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Portland, ME in 2022
  • 2,376Less than $10,000
  • 2,272$10,000 to $19,999
  • 2,651$20,000 to $29,999
  • 2,943$30,000 to $39,999
  • 2,455$40,000 to $49,999
  • 2,639$50,000 to $59,999
  • 3,644$60,000 to $74,999
  • 3,599$75,000 to $99,999
  • 3,669$100,000 to $124,999
  • 2,314$125,000 to $149,999
  • 3,203$150,000 to $199,999
  • 3,676$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Portland, ME

  • Distribution of house value in Portland, ME in 2022
  • 113Less than $10,000
  • 32$15,000 to $19,999
  • 23$20,000 to $24,999
  • 16$25,000 to $29,999
  • 13$30,000 to $34,999
  • 8$35,000 to $39,999
  • 64$40,000 to $49,999
  • 19$50,000 to $59,999
  • 15$60,000 to $69,999
  • 29$70,000 to $79,999
  • 9$90,000 to $99,999
  • 42$100,000 to $124,999
  • 27$125,000 to $149,999
  • 100$150,000 to $174,999
  • 89$175,000 to $199,999
  • 704$200,000 to $249,999
  • 1,478$250,000 to $299,999
  • 2,641$300,000 to $399,999
  • 4,028$400,000 to $499,999
  • 4,009$500,000 to $749,999
  • 1,626$750,000 to $999,999
  • 444$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 157$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 199$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Portland, ME

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Portland, ME in 2022
  • 162Less than $100
  • 35$100 to $149
  • 60$150 to $199
  • 988$200 to $249
  • 576$250 to $299
  • 39$350 to $399
  • 109$400 to $449
  • 141$450 to $499
  • 222$500 to $549
  • 180$600 to $649
  • 583$700 to $749
  • 478$750 to $799
  • 1,242$800 to $899
  • 1,087$900 to $999
  • 3,061$1,000 to $1,249
  • 4,339$1,250 to $1,499
  • 4,231$1,500 to $1,999
  • 1,466$2,000 to $2,499
  • 536$2,500 to $2,999
  • 70$3,000 to $3,499
  • 183$3,500 or more
  • 697No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 91.6%
Number of people working at home: 9,578 (24.5% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 1,137
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 4,005
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 6,977
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 8,284
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 4,213
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 1,588
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 2,191
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 494
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 217
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 1,007
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 1,172
  • 90 or more minutes: 685
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Portland

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 44,257 (66.6%)
  • Carpooled: 5,217 (7.9%)
  • Bus: 529 (0.8%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 82 (0.1%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 10 (0.0%)
  • Ferryboat: 240 (0.4%)
  • Taxi: 948 (1.4%)
  • Bicycle: 693 (1.0%)
  • Walked: 4,301 (6.5%)
  • Worked at home: 9,578 (14.4%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 2.1%Males
  • 1.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 2.7%Males
  • 6.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 5.0%Males
  • 1.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 2.7%Males
  • 8.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 2.4%Males
  • 2.0%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Portland, Maine
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Portland, Maine
  • 5,2042010 or later
  • 1,2412000 to 2009
  • 1,0621990 to 1999
  • 9361980 to 1989
  • 3261970 to 1979
  • 806Before 1970
Ancestries in Portland, ME

First ancestries reported:

  • English: 4,825 (16.1%)
  • Irish: 4,529 (15.1%)
  • Italian: 1,948 (6.5%)
  • American: 1,550 (5.2%)
  • French Canadian: 1,422 (4.8%)
  • German: 1,225 (4.1%)
  • Somali: 994 (3.3%)
  • French: 884 (3.0%)
  • European: 804 (2.7%)
  • African: 716 (2.4%)
  • Scottish: 555 (1.9%)
  • Polish: 387 (1.3%)
  • Eastern European: 314 (1.0%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 259 (0.9%)
  • Ethiopian: 178 (0.6%)
  • Sudanese: 174 (0.6%)
  • British: 163 (0.5%)
  • Greek: 161 (0.5%)
  • Austrian: 156 (0.5%)
  • Northern European: 149 (0.5%)
  • Swedish: 133 (0.4%)
  • Iranian: 115 (0.4%)
  • Russian: 115 (0.4%)
  • Czech: 108 (0.4%)
  • Syrian: 105 (0.4%)
  • Iraqi: 99 (0.3%)
  • Danish: 97 (0.3%)
  • Welsh: 97 (0.3%)
  • Scandinavian: 94 (0.3%)
  • South African: 92 (0.3%)
  • Finnish: 90 (0.3%)
  • Dutch: 88 (0.3%)
  • Lithuanian: 87 (0.3%)
  • Romanian: 83 (0.3%)
  • Brazilian: 77 (0.3%)
  • Portuguese: 75 (0.3%)
  • Canadian: 67 (0.2%)
  • Norwegian: 64 (0.2%)
  • Albanian: 60 (0.2%)
  • Ukrainian: 57 (0.2%)
  • Swiss: 48 (0.2%)
  • Jamaican: 46 (0.2%)
  • Lebanese: 37 (0.1%)
  • Turkish: 28 (0.09%)
  • Ugandan: 27 (0.09%)
  • Estonian: 27 (0.09%)
  • Haitian: 23 (0.08%)
  • Yugoslavian: 22 (0.07%)
  • Australian: 21 (0.07%)
  • Cajun: 19 (0.06%)
  • Hungarian: 15 (0.05%)
  • Nigerian: 14 (0.05%)
  • Serbian: 14 (0.05%)
  • U.S. Virgin Islander: 12 (0.04%)
  • Cape Verdean: 11 (0.04%)
  • Bulgarian: 10 (0.03%)
  • Israeli: 10 (0.03%)
  • Arab: 10 (0.03%)
  • Celtic: 9 (0.03%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 8 (0.03%)
  • Armenian: 7 (0.02%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 3 (0.01%)

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

Other Eastern Africa
Portland:

12.0% (909)
Maine:

5.2% (2,702)

Other Middle Africa
Portland:

11.5% (866)
Maine:

2.9% (1,521)

Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire)
Portland:

9.6% (728)
Maine:

2.0% (1,020)

Somalia
Portland:

7.0% (526)
Maine:

2.8% (1,472)

Vietnam
Portland:

6.0% (457)
Maine:

2.0% (1,031)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Portland:

5.5% (419)
Maine:

4.6% (2,392)

South Africa
Portland:

5.3% (402)
Maine:

1.2% (612)

Congo
Portland:

3.9% (292)
Maine:

0.8% (421)

Canada
Portland:

3.7% (283)
Maine:

18.9% (9,810)

Cambodia
Portland:

2.8% (208)
Maine:

1.2% (603)

United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
Portland:

2.7% (201)
Maine:

2.5% (1,305)

Korea
Portland:

2.3% (171)
Maine:

2.2% (1,146)

Philippines
Portland:

1.8% (133)
Maine:

4.0% (2,054)

Spain
Portland:

1.7% (125)
Maine:

0.8% (406)

Sudan
Portland:

1.5% (117)
Maine:

0.4% (198)

Kenya
Portland:

1.5% (115)
Maine:

1.1% (590)

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

  • This state: 29,464
  • Other state: 29,680
  • Northeast: 18,929
  • Midwest: 4,049
  • South: 4,295
  • West: 2,407

83.8% of Portland residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 24.8% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 31.2% lived in Maine.


Portland:

83.8%
State average:

89.7%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 524
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 142
  • 9th grade: 198
  • 10th grade: 49
  • 11th grade: 55
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 74
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,414
  • Less than 1 year of college: 628
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,798
  • Associate degree: 1,259
  • Bachelor's degree: 9,581
  • Master's degree: 3,698
  • Professional school degree: 1,660
  • Doctorate degree: 740
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 82
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 35
  • 5th and 6th grade: 354
  • 7th and 8th grade: 191
  • 9th grade: 39
  • 10th grade: 0
  • 11th grade: 365
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 45
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,921
  • Less than 1 year of college: 563
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,802
  • Associate degree: 1,720
  • Bachelor's degree: 10,133
  • Master's degree: 4,660
  • Professional school degree: 1,683
  • Doctorate degree: 735
Educational Attainment for Females
Portland marital status for males
Portland marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 13,166
  • One, attached: 1,890
  • Two: 3,169
  • 3 or 4: 7,123
  • 5 to 9: 4,444
  • 10 to 19: 2,786
  • 20 to 49: 2,173
  • 50 or more: 4,543
  • Mobile homes: 111
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.7%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.9%

House/condo owner moved in on average 11 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, ME
  • 39.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 36.6%Utility gas
  • 14.4%Electricity
  • 6.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.7%Other fuel
  • 0.7%Solar energy
  • 0.6%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Portland, ME
  • 39.5%Utility gas
  • 24.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 24.7%Electricity
  • 6.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.2%Other fuel
  • 2.0%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 61
Here:

2.1%
Maine:

12.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 735
Here:

27.1%
Maine:

12.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 570
Here:

36.8%
Maine:

34.5%
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