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Portland OR - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	529,121	28 (of 25,150) (100%)	1 (of 309) (100%)
Average Income	$40,146	8,401 (67%)	88 (72%)
Median House Value	$154,900	3,422 (86%)	70 (77%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	77.9%	19,545 (of 25,150) (22%)	275 (of 309) (11%)
% Black Population	6.6%	5,050 (80%)	2 (99%)
% Hispanic Population	6.8%	4,909 (80%)	92 (70%)
% Asian Population	6.3%	956 (96%)	11 (96%)
% American Indian Population	1.1%	4,639 (82%)	188 (39%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	85.7%	7,540 (of 25,150) (70%)	98 (of 309) (68%)
% College Graduates	32.6%	3,097 (88%)	36 (88%)
% Never Married	34.6%	1,902 (92%)	13 (96%)
% Married	44.1%	22,757 (10%)	298 (4%)
% Seperated	2.0%	9,225 (63%)	118 (62%)
% Divorced	13.3%	4,775 (81%)	114 (63%)
% Foreign Born	13.0%	2,360 (91%)	35 (89%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	237,269	25 (of 25,150) (100%)	1 (of 309) (100%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	34.0%	7,274 (71%)	29 (91%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	7.3%	9,422 (63%)	67 (78%)
Average Rooms in House	5.0	20,069 (20%)	211 (32%)
% Households with No Car	14.0%	3,340 (87%)	11 (96%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	12.5%	19,766 (21%)	278 (10%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.3%	2,720 (89%)	30 (90%)
Median House Value	$154,900	3,422 (86%)	70 (77%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	4.6%	10,973 (56%)	114 (63%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	1.5%	3,535 (86%)	59 (81%)
Average Monthly Rent	$622	5,388 (79%)	89 (71%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	68.8%	5,739 (of 25,150) (77%)	64 (of 309) (79%)
% Drive Alone to Work	63.7%	22,798 (9%)	278 (10%)
% Take Public Transportation	12.3%	489 (98%)	1 (100%)
% Walk to Work	5.2%	5,891 (77%)	94 (70%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	23.1	13,644 (46%)	121 (61%)
% Households making less than $10,000	9.9%	12,424 (51%)	146 (53%)
% Households making over $200,000	2.0%	4,545 (82%)	33 (89%)
Median Household Income	$40,146	8,401 (67%)	88 (72%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	4.3%	7,482 (70%)	140 (55%)
Per Capita Income	$22,643	4,678 (81%)	42 (86%)
Male Worker Income	$35,279	8,467 (66%)	97 (69%)
Female Worker Income	$29,344	4,562 (82%)	43 (86%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	8.5%	11,598 (54%)	186 (40%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	13.1%	10,127 (60%)	149 (52%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	N/A	N/A
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.99

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Denver, Colorado	0.89
Las Vegas, Nevada	0.88
Nashville, Tennessee	0.87
Charlotte, North Carolina	0.86
Albuquerque, New Mexico	0.85
Seattle, Washington	0.84
Colorado Springs, Colorado	0.84
Boston, Massachusetts	0.83
Washington, District of Columbia	0.83
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	0.82

Portland OR Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Wood Fueled Households	1,909	2
Norwegian People	24,064	4
Swiss People	4,102	4
Ukrainian People	5,867	5
Fuel oil or Kerosene Fueled Households	38,264	5

Portland OR Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 309)
Population	529,121	1
Male Population	261,565	1
Female Population	267,556	1
Under 5 years Old Population	32,300	1
5 to 9 year Old Population	31,184	1

Portland OR Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent Family Households	52.9%	24,220
Percent Married Couple Family Households	38.1%	23,442
Percent Single Race Population	95.9%	23,156
Percent of People Who Drive Alone to Work	63.7%	22,798
Percent Owner-occupied housing units	55.8%	22,773

Portland OR Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 309)
Percent Married Couple Family Households	38.1%	302
Percent Family Households	52.9%	299
Percent Spouse in Household Population	16.1%	298
Percent Married People	44.1%	298
Percent of People Working in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining	0.4%	281

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Statistic	Portland OR	Denver, Colorado
Total Population	554,636	529,121
Average Age	33.1	35.2
Average Income	$39,500	$40,146
Median House Value	$165,800	$154,900
% White Population	65.3%	77.9%
% Black Population	11.1%	6.6%
% Asian Population	2.8%	6.3%
% Hispanic Population	31.7%	6.8%

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