2024 population: 571,534 ( 19,790 from 2020)
Land area: 2081.4 square miles
Population density: 274.6 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	513,182	89.79%	1.7%
Black:	18,572	3.25%	51.0%
Indian:	1,431	0.25%	8.6%
Asian:	11,991	2.10%	10.4%
2+ races:	10,865	1.90%	10.8%
Hispanic:	15,493	2.71%	21.4%

Total non-White:	58,352	10.21%	23.4%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	20,798	9.4
Deaths:	24,774	11.2
Net Migration:	15,497	7.0
Net Immigration:	8,200	3.7

Change in White population:	8,733	1.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	11,057	2.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
551,744
504,449	91.43%
12,298	2.23%
1,565	0.28%
10,862	1.97%
9,803	1.78%
12,767	2.31%
47,295	8.57%

2010
514,098
480,553	93.47%
7,850	1.53%
1,474	0.29%
8,168	1.59%
7,608	1.48%
7,976	1.55%
33,545	6.53%

2000
487,568
467,963	95.98%
3,749	0.77%
1,242	0.25%
5,399	1.11%
4,584	0.94%
4,218	0.87%
19,605	4.02%

1990
441,257
430,800	97.63%
2,467	0.56%
1,215	0.28%
3,540	0.80%
n/a
3,235	0.73%
10,457	2.37%

1980
384,250
378,536	98.51%
1,503	0.39%
627	0.16%
1,338	0.35%
n/a
2,116	0.55%
5,714	1.49%

1970
327,556
323,916	98.89%
1,220	0.37%
257	0.08%
536	0.16%
n/a
1,447	0.44%
3,640	1.11%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
45,771	8.9
45,009	8.8
17,487	3.4
6,493	1.3

23,896	4.6
13,750	2.7

Number	Rate
2000's
50,963	10.5
40,390	8.3
17,015	3.5
4,522	0.9

12,590	2.6
13,940	2.9

Number	Rate
1990's
57,641	13.1
39,755	9.0
12,613	2.9
3,314	0.8

37,163	8.4
9,148	2.1

Number	Rate
1980's
61,153	15.9
36,781	9.6
34,864	9.1
n/a

52,264	13.6
4,743	1.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
34,452	10.5
n/a

54,620	16.7
2,074	0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
43.6
100,780	17.6%
470,754	82.4%
112,778	19.7%

233,648
2.31

143,157	61.3%
115,957	81.0%
9,897	6.9%
90,491	38.7%

2010
Number	Percent
42.0
108,407	21.1%
405,691	78.9%
76,298	14.8%

213,436
2.35

133,783	62.7%
104,280	77.9%
12,439	9.3%
79,653	37.3%

2000
Number	Percent
37.9
117,175	24.0%
370,393	76.0%
65,251	13.4%

196,723
2.42

128,775	65.5%
104,945	81.5%
11,439	8.9%
67,948	34.5%

1990
Number	Percent
33.6
108,937	24.7%
332,320	75.3%
56,266	12.8%

169,101
2.55

118,267	69.9%
98,607	83.4%
9,122	7.7%
50,834	30.1%

1980
Number	Percent
30.9
106,988	27.8%
277,262	72.2%
48,556	12.6%

138,429
2.69

101,241	73.1%
85,818	84.8%
7,672	7.6%
37,188	26.9%

2022 Housing Data for Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	8,250	3.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	7,181	3.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	6,541	2.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	7,325	3.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	7,802	3.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	6,725	2.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	7,309	3.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	7,943	3.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	8,081	3.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	16,013	6.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	22,234	9.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	32,128	13.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	26,230	11.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	20,068	8.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	24,116	10.3%
$200,000 or more	25,702	11.0%

Median Household Income	83,965
Per Capita Income	47,107

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	109

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	9,952	4.3%
Public Assistance	4,948	2.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	20,967	9.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	270,096	78.6%
Unemployed	9,120	2.7%
In Armed Forces	1,122	0.3%

Total Labor Force	280,338	81.6%
Not in Labor Force	63,362	18.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	100,039	83,612	54.5%
Non-Profit	12,948	28,467	31.3%
Self-Employed	22,845	14,519	61.1%

Local Government	8,159	12,180	40.1%
State Government	3,471	4,424	44.0%
Federal Government	5,870	2,302	71.8%

Total Private + Self	122,884	98,131	55.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	30,448	47,373	39.1%
Total	153,332	145,504	51.3%

Pct. Govt.	12.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	55,947	18.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	60,402	20.2%
Professional, Technical	80,192	26.8%
Service Occupations	45,211	15.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,912	0.6%
All others	57,415	19.2%

White Collar		65.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	49,413	16.5%
Retail trade	36,837	12.3%
Educational services	29,574	9.9%
Manufacturing	29,323	9.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	24,700	8.3%
Construction	19,877	6.6%
Finance and insurance	19,673	6.6%
Accommodation and food services	19,673	6.6%
Other services	12,949	4.3%
Public administration	10,328	3.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	9,457	3.2%
Transportation and warehousing	9,352	3.1%
Wholesale trade	6,294	2.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	5,862	2.0%
Information	5,721	1.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	4,661	1.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	3,243	1.1%
Utilities	1,813	0.6%
Management	250	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	167	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3,259	0.59%
Puerto Rican	2,883	0.52%
Cuban	423	0.08%
Dominican	295	0.05%

Total Central American	1,269	0.23%
Costa Rican	73	0.01%
Guatemalan	540	0.10%
Honduran	47	0.01%
Nicaraguan	90	0.02%
Panamanian	149	0.03%
Salvadoran	340	0.06%
Other Central American	30	0.01%

Total South American	1,471	0.27%
Argentinean	207	0.04%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	30	0.01%
Colombian	429	0.08%
Ecuadorian	305	0.06%
Paraguayan	4	0.00%
Peruvian	234	0.04%
Uruguayan	12	0.00%
Venezuelan	239	0.04%
Other South American	11	0.00%

Other Hispanic	2,186	0.40%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	1,985	0.36%
Filipino	1,459	0.26%
Indian	1,151	0.21%
Vietnamese	784	0.14%
Cambodian	751	0.14%
Korean	673	0.12%
Thai	477	0.09%
Japanese	370	0.07%
Indonesian	97	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	493,743	93.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	11,028	2.1%
Spanish	4,892	0.9%
Other Indo-European	4,339	0.8%
Other	4,275	0.8%
Other Asian	2,163	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	1,763	0.3%
German, other Germanic	1,361	0.3%
Chinese	1,084	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	110,245	19.9%
Irish	101,028	18.3%
French	58,354	10.6%
German	43,934	7.9%
Italian	39,700	7.2%
French Canadian	38,969	7.0%
American	27,146	4.9%
Scottish	23,417	4.2%
Polish	14,936	2.7%
European	10,192	1.8%
Swedish	9,206	1.7%
Scotch-Irish	8,174	1.5%
Norwegian	6,260	1.1%
British	5,461	1.0%
Welsh	5,338	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	540,170	97.7%
Not a citizen	12,746	2.3%

Native	524,928	94.9%
Foreign-born	27,988	5.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
6,071	1.5%	12,214	3.0%	101,390	24.8%	112,871	27.6%	106,947	26.2%	68,877	16.9%
Average years of education: 14.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	6,071	1.5%
9-12 Years	12,214	3.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	101,390	24.8%
Some College	112,871	27.6%
Bach. Degree	106,947	26.2%
Grad Degree	68,877	16.9%
Average years of education: 14.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	477,430	457,508	19,922	4.2%
1991	478,298	447,414	30,884	6.5%
1992	476,820	448,206	28,614	6.0%
1993	465,736	440,532	25,204	5.4%
1994	464,500	442,246	22,254	4.8%
1995	473,838	455,090	18,748	4.0%
1996	491,842	474,692	17,150	3.5%
1997	498,976	483,042	15,934	3.2%
1998	499,744	485,866	13,878	2.8%
1999	511,170	498,292	12,878	2.5%

2000	544,224	530,440	13,784	2.5%
2001	545,396	528,984	16,412	3.0%
2002	549,452	529,002	20,450	3.7%
2003	557,020	534,234	22,786	4.1%
2004	563,062	542,596	20,466	3.6%
2005	570,314	547,950	22,364	3.9%
2006	574,354	553,030	21,324	3.7%
2007	577,438	556,090	21,348	3.7%
2008	578,780	553,336	25,444	4.4%
2009	574,002	532,414	41,588	7.2%

2010	569,668	527,816	41,852	7.3%
2011	573,766	535,870	37,896	6.6%
2012	578,316	542,836	35,480	6.1%
2013	581,754	548,226	33,528	5.8%
2014	577,610	550,598	27,012	4.7%
2015	574,416	553,518	20,898	3.6%
2016	586,144	568,072	18,072	3.1%
2017	595,744	579,204	16,540	2.8%
2018	597,902	582,298	15,604	2.6%
2019	599,208	585,688	13,520	2.3%

2020	582,012	551,302	30,710	5.3%
2021	590,496	565,780	24,716	4.2%
2022	583,896	569,168	14,728	2.5%
2023	599,356	584,562	14,794	2.5%
2024	630,088	613,390	16,698	2.7%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	281,528
Median Value	$346,093

Occupied	233,648	83.0%
Vacant	47,880	17.0%

Owned	169,104	72.4%
Rented	64,544	27.6%
Median Rent	$1,273

Single-Family Units	200,437	71.2%
Detached	189,101	67.2%
Attached	11,336	4.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	32,547	11.6%
Mobile Homes	14,517	5.2%

Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area