Portland, OR Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	529,121	100.0

Male	261,565	49.4
Female	267,556	50.6

Under 5 years	32,300	6.1
5 to 9 years	31,184	5.9
10 to 14 years	30,031	5.7
15 to 19 years	32,046	6.1
20 to 24 years	40,454	7.6
25 to 34 years	97,000	18.3
35 to 44 years	86,604	16.4
45 to 54 years	78,367	14.8
55 to 59 years	23,195	4.4
60 to 64 years	16,777	3.2
65 to 74 years	28,215	5.3
75 to 84 years	23,829	4.5
85 years and over	9,119	1.7

Median age (years)	35.2	(X)

18 years and over	417,667	78.9
Male	204,515	38.7
Female	213,152	40.3
21 years and over	396,152	74.9
62 years and over	70,761	13.4
65 years and over	61,163	11.6
Male	23,951	4.5
Female	37,212	7.0

RACE
One race	507,166	95.9
White	412,241	77.9
Black or African American	35,115	6.6
American Indian and Alaska Native	5,587	1.1
Asian	33,470	6.3
Asian Indian	1,479	0.3
Chinese	7,181	1.4
Filipino	2,747	0.5
Japanese	2,731	0.5
Korean	1,897	0.4
Vietnamese	10,641	2.0
Other Asian ¹	6,794	1.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	1,993	0.4
Native Hawaiian	326	0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro	203	0.0
Samoan	235	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	1,229	0.2
Some other race	18,760	3.5
Two or more races	21,955	4.1

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	430,350	81.3
Black or African American	41,589	7.9
American Indian and Alaska Native	12,125	2.3
Asian	39,485	7.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	3,658	0.7
Some other race	25,836	4.9

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	529,121	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	36,058	6.8
Mexican	25,136	4.8
Puerto Rican	1,015	0.2
Cuban	1,329	0.3
Other Hispanic or Latino	8,578	1.6
Not Hispanic or Latino	493,063	93.2
White alone	399,351	75.5

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	529,121	100.0
In households	514,129	97.2
Householder	223,737	42.3
Spouse	85,277	16.1
Child	125,522	23.7
Own child under 18 years	98,647	18.6
Other relatives	26,001	4.9
Under 18 years	8,400	1.6
Nonrelatives	53,592	10.1
Unmarried partner	18,088	3.4
In group quarters	14,992	2.8
Institutionalized population	5,454	1.0
Noninstitutionalized population	9,538	1.8

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	223,737	100.0
Family households (families)	118,447	52.9
With own children under 18 years	54,740	24.5
Married-couple family	85,277	38.1
With own children under 18 years	36,193	16.2
Female householder, no husband present	24,102	10.8
With own children under 18 years	14,090	6.3
Nonfamily households	105,290	47.1
Householder living alone	77,336	34.6
Householder 65 years and over	20,160	9.0

Households with individuals under 18 years	60,433	27.0
Households with individuals 65 years and over	44,038	19.7

Average household size	2.30	(X)
Average family size	3.00	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	237,307	100.0
Occupied housing units	223,737	94.3
Vacant housing units	13,570	5.7
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	1,011	0.4

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.3	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	6.2	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	223,737	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	124,767	55.8
Renter-occupied housing units	98,970	44.2

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.47	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.08	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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