place

Portland, TX

Demographic and economic profile of Portland, TX, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

20,369

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$83,865

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

34.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+20.8% since 2018

Portland added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone13,297 (64.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race4,526 (22.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,141 (5.6%)
  • Asian Alone514 (2.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races495 (2.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone392 (1.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish3,389
  2. 2.Other Indo-European348
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)93
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)68
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic46

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

14.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

6.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

1,612

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Per Capita Income

$39,278

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

8.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care2,118
  2. 2.Construction1,372
  3. 3.Manufacturing978
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation890
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management761

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,012
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,725
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,699
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,121
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,052

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.07×)470
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 2.06×)1,372
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.21×)549
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.06×)890
  5. 5.Manufacturing (LQ 1.02×)978

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$226,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,492/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

63.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,387 (29.7%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999688 (14.7%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999546 (11.7%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999467 (10.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999338 (7.2%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999250 (5.4%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

24.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

63.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$43,133

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

20.7 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

3.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone8,091 (85.7%)
  • Worked at Home683 (7.2%)
  • Carpooled477 (5.0%)
  • Public Transit97 (1.0%)
  • Walked55 (0.6%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other43 (0.5%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.