2024 population: 3,535,001 ( 47,894 from 2020)
Land area: 43733.4 square miles
Population density: 80.8 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	2,458,963	69.56%	2.8%
Black:	94,004	2.66%	11.8%
Indian:	32,968	0.93%	0.7%
Asian:	250,800	7.09%	15.2%
2+ races:	135,310	3.83%	10.0%
Hispanic:	562,956	15.93%	12.5%

Total non-White:	1,076,038	30.44%	12.3%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	145,804	10.5
Deaths:	137,327	9.8
Net Migration:	-11,227	-0.8
Net Immigration:	50,120	3.6

Change in White population:	-69,956	-2.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	117,850	3.4

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
3,487,107
2,528,919	72.52%
84,076	2.41%
33,184	0.95%
217,645	6.24%
123,050	3.53%
500,233	14.35%
958,188	27.48%

2010
3,113,086
2,394,854	76.93%
65,845	2.12%
30,652	0.98%
151,011	4.85%
92,280	2.96%
373,746	12.01%
718,232	23.07%

2000
2,735,137
2,250,865	82.29%
53,702	1.96%
28,849	1.05%
104,162	3.81%
68,256	2.50%
225,626	8.25%
484,272	17.71%

1990
2,206,193
1,992,696	90.32%
43,338	1.96%
27,322	1.24%
60,050	2.72%
n/a
82,787	3.75%
213,497	9.68%

1980
1,985,368
1,848,128	93.09%
35,839	1.81%
18,621	0.94%
34,914	1.76%
n/a
45,555	2.29%
137,240	6.91%

1970
1,598,747
1,526,180	95.46%
24,721	1.55%
9,302	0.58%
11,289	0.71%
n/a
24,055	1.50%
72,567	4.54%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
354,512	11.4
238,156	7.7
183,979	5.9
51,632	1.7

134,065	4.3
239,956	7.7

Number	Rate
2000's
373,112	13.6
211,344	7.7
155,489	5.7
94,055	3.4

143,989	5.3
233,960	8.6

Number	Rate
1990's
360,710	16.3
207,532	9.4
236,900	10.7
68,665	3.1

258,169	11.7
270,775	12.3

Number	Rate
1980's
315,136	15.9
174,874	8.8
85,577	4.3
n/a

144,568	7.3
76,257	3.8

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
260,877	16.3
n/a

321,948	20.1
64,673	4.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Portland, OR-WA Market 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
39.4
734,484	10.5%
2,800,517	79.2%
582,471	8.3%

1,359,944
2.51

858,113	63.1%
658,758	76.8%
71,552	8.3%
501,831	36.9%

2010
Number	Percent
37.5
741,064	23.8%
2,372,022	76.2%
389,022	12.5%

1,209,267
2.53

780,089	64.5%
593,962	76.1%
75,552	9.7%
429,178	35.5%

2000
Number	Percent
35.5
701,018	25.6%
2,034,119	74.4%
314,479	11.5%

1,052,598
2.55

702,666	66.8%
559,217	79.6%
64,083	9.1%
349,932	33.2%

1990
Number	Percent
34.1
573,872	26.0%
1,632,321	74.0%
286,093	13.0%

852,999
2.53

584,912	68.6%
480,682	82.2%
49,036	8.4%
268,087	31.4%

1980
Number	Percent
30.5
551,239	27.8%
1,434,129	72.2%
228,291	11.5%

752,170
2.59

529,993	70.5%
450,492	85.0%
42,836	8.1%
222,177	29.5%

2022 Housing Data for Portland, OR-WA Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	52,182	3.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	42,048	3.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	37,557	2.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	41,339	3.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	41,420	3.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	43,747	3.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	45,033	3.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	45,005	3.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	45,728	3.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	91,963	6.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	126,785	9.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	183,515	13.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	148,221	10.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	112,455	8.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	139,599	10.3%
$200,000 or more	163,347	12.0%

Median Household Income	84,665
Per Capita Income	44,206

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	114

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	61,665	4.5%
Public Assistance	56,157	4.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	202,823	14.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,397,457	72.4%
Unemployed	77,367	4.0%
In Armed Forces	2,346	0.1%

Total Labor Force	1,477,170	76.6%
Not in Labor Force	452,278	23.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	665,865	483,768	57.9%
Non-Profit	54,838	106,652	34.0%
Self-Employed	102,058	79,545	56.2%

Local Government	46,519	70,545	39.7%
State Government	31,443	48,169	39.5%
Federal Government	18,851	15,280	55.2%

Total Private + Self	767,923	563,313	57.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	151,651	240,646	38.7%
Total	919,574	803,959	53.4%

Pct. Govt.	13.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	305,878	17.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	338,290	19.6%
Professional, Technical	432,445	25.0%
Service Occupations	281,409	16.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	19,892	1.2%
All others	369,073	21.4%

White Collar		62.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	248,875	14.4%
Manufacturing	202,396	11.7%
Retail trade	197,550	11.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	143,669	8.3%
Educational services	131,792	7.6%
Construction	123,564	7.2%
Accommodation and food services	117,031	6.8%
Public administration	81,024	4.7%
Other services	76,905	4.5%
Transportation and warehousing	76,175	4.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	67,587	3.9%
Finance and insurance	65,945	3.8%
Wholesale trade	44,752	2.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	35,990	2.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	33,824	2.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	33,157	1.9%
Information	26,806	1.6%
Utilities	15,470	0.9%
Management	3,295	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	1,288	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	388,502	11.16%
Puerto Rican	12,695	0.36%
Cuban	7,249	0.21%
Dominican	1,722	0.05%

Total Central American	29,606	0.85%
Costa Rican	1,473	0.04%
Guatemalan	12,843	0.37%
Honduran	2,430	0.07%
Nicaraguan	2,140	0.06%
Panamanian	1,700	0.05%
Salvadoran	8,688	0.25%
Other Central American	332	0.01%

Total South American	16,542	0.48%
Argentinean	1,283	0.04%
Bolivian	728	0.02%
Chilean	1,529	0.04%
Colombian	4,306	0.12%
Ecuadorian	2,110	0.06%
Paraguayan	85	0.00%
Peruvian	3,739	0.11%
Uruguayan	658	0.02%
Venezuelan	2,035	0.06%
Other South American	69	0.00%

Other Hispanic	33,651	0.97%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	38,382	1.10%
Vietnamese	33,852	0.97%
Indian	29,690	0.85%
Filipino	21,062	0.61%
Korean	15,335	0.44%
Japanese	12,252	0.35%
Laotian	4,148	0.12%
Cambodian	4,041	0.12%
Hmong	3,208	0.09%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,724,410	82.7%
Spanish	304,472	9.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	46,736	1.4%
Other Asian	44,998	1.4%
Other Indo-European	40,229	1.2%
Chinese	29,729	0.9%
Vietnamese	29,545	0.9%
Other	17,943	0.5%
German, other Germanic	13,825	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	578,110	16.6%
English	430,904	12.4%
Irish	362,211	10.4%
American	155,537	4.5%
European	132,697	3.8%
Norwegian	119,970	3.4%
Italian	116,911	3.4%
Scottish	93,635	2.7%
French	88,499	2.5%
Swedish	83,420	2.4%
Dutch	59,233	1.7%
Polish	56,431	1.6%
Russian	39,420	1.1%
Scotch-Irish	36,855	1.1%
British	32,811	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,285,691	94.4%
Not a citizen	194,405	5.6%

Native	3,085,451	88.7%
Foreign-born	394,645	11.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
85,178	3.5%	118,184	4.8%	540,207	22.0%	814,352	33.1%	559,359	22.8%	340,430	13.9%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	85,178	3.5%
9-12 Years	118,184	4.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	540,207	22.0%
Some College	814,352	33.1%
Bach. Degree	559,359	22.8%
Grad Degree	340,430	13.9%
Average years of education: 13.8

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	1,186,324	1,128,140	58,184	4.9%
1991	1,205,987	1,137,006	68,981	5.7%
1992	1,240,597	1,153,637	86,960	7.0%
1993	1,275,772	1,192,716	83,056	6.5%
1994	1,312,698	1,248,184	64,514	4.9%
1995	1,340,903	1,282,979	57,924	4.3%
1996	1,391,180	1,322,326	68,854	4.9%
1997	1,429,808	1,360,870	68,938	4.8%
1998	1,461,640	1,388,759	72,881	5.0%
1999	1,472,532	1,399,238	73,294	5.0%

2000	1,481,486	1,408,277	73,209	4.9%
2001	1,484,341	1,390,512	93,829	6.3%
2002	1,494,456	1,378,370	116,086	7.8%
2003	1,497,348	1,373,780	123,568	8.3%
2004	1,497,877	1,387,886	109,991	7.3%
2005	1,506,031	1,413,428	92,603	6.1%
2006	1,533,806	1,451,552	82,254	5.4%
2007	1,561,755	1,481,352	80,403	5.1%
2008	1,598,728	1,501,815	96,913	6.1%
2009	1,614,427	1,444,440	169,987	10.5%

2010	1,640,006	1,469,159	170,847	10.4%
2011	1,642,669	1,490,216	152,453	9.3%
2012	1,625,345	1,489,521	135,824	8.4%
2013	1,599,166	1,479,775	119,391	7.5%
2014	1,620,831	1,517,816	103,015	6.4%
2015	1,649,097	1,560,657	88,440	5.4%
2016	1,701,016	1,620,164	80,852	4.8%
2017	1,735,756	1,665,445	70,311	4.1%
2018	1,745,939	1,676,738	69,201	4.0%
2019	1,774,574	1,708,800	65,774	3.7%

2020	1,770,463	1,633,356	137,107	7.7%
2021	1,798,877	1,705,166	93,711	5.2%
2022	1,831,049	1,755,606	75,443	4.1%
2023	1,818,033	1,750,568	67,465	3.7%
2024	1,854,236	1,777,886	76,350	4.1%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,454,705
Median Value	$446,588

Occupied	1,359,944	93.5%
Vacant	94,761	6.5%

Owned	859,795	63.2%
Rented	500,149	36.8%
Median Rent	$1,440

Single-Family Units	986,360	67.8%
Detached	912,577	62.7%
Attached	73,783	5.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	285,026	19.6%
Mobile Homes	79,532	5.5%

Portland, OR-WA Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Portland, OR-WA Market Area

2022 Housing Data for Portland, OR-WA Market Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Portland, OR-WA Market Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Portland, OR-WA Market Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Portland, OR-WA Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Portland, OR-WA Market Area