Portland: Population Profile

Metropolitan Area Residents

1980: 193,831

1990: 221,095

2000: 243,537

Percent change, 1990–2000: 10.2%

U.S. rank in 1990: 145th

U.S. rank in 2000: 147th

City Residents

1980: 61,572

1990: 64,157

2000: 64,249

2003 estimate: 63,635

Percent change, 1990–2000: 1.8%

U.S. rank in 1980: 327th

U.S. rank in 1990: 361st (State rank: 1st)

U.S. rank in 2000: 487th (State rank: 1st)

Density: 3,029.2 people per square mile (2000)

Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)

White: 58,638

Black or African American: 1,665

American Indian and Alaska Native: 302

Asian: 1,982

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 36

Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 974

Other: 1,626

Percent of residents born in state: 67.5

Age Characteristics (2000)

Population under 5 years old: 3,305

Population 5 to 9 years old: 3,216

Population 10 to 14 years old: 3,463

Population 15 to 19 years old: 3,535

Population 20 to 24 years old: 5,413

Population 25 to 34 years old: 12,408

Population 35 to 44 years old: 10,778

Population 45 to 54 years old: 8,516

Population 55 to 59 years old: 2,641

Population 60 to 64 years old: 2,065

Population 65 to 74 years old: 4,018

Population 75 to 84 years old: 3,410

Population 85 years and older: 1,481

Median age: 35.7 years old

Births (1998)

Total number: 759

Deaths (1998)

Total number: 637 (of which, 1 was an infant under the age of 1 year)

Money income (1999)

Per capita income: $22,698

Median household income: $35,650

Total number of households: 29,722

Number of households with income of . . .

less than $10,000: 3,582

$10,000 to $14,999: 2,178

$15,000 to $24,999: 4,359

$25,000 to $34,999: 4,473

$35,000 to $49,999: 5,118

$50,000 to $74,999: 5,382

$75,000 to $99,999: 2,553

$100,000 to $149,999: 1,258

$150,000 to $199,999: 324

$200,000 or more: 495

Percent of families below poverty level: 9.7% (56.6% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)

2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 3,525