Portland Population & Demographics

Portland Oregon is a rapidly growing city and the demographic breakdown of the city changes every year. Once named the "whitest" big city in America, Portland is rapidly becoming a diverse city, home to an ever increasing Asian and Hispanic community. The city is still not nearly as diverse as its neighbors Seattle or San Francisco, but as the city grows up and gains a more prominent national reputation, the diversity and growth of the city is following in spades. Below are the statistics from the 2000 National Census

Sex and Age
Male	261565	49.43%
Female	267556	50.57%
Under 5 years	32300	6.1%
5 to 9 years	31184	5.89%
10 to 14 years	30031	5.68%
15 to 19 years	32046	6.06%
20 to 24 years	40454	7.65%
25 to 34 years	97000	18.33%
35 to 44 years	86604	16.37%
45 to 54 years	78367	14.81%
55 to 59 years	23195	4.38%
60 to 64 years	16777	3.17%
65 to 74 years	28215	5.33%
75 to 84 years	23829	4.5%
85 years and over	9119	1.72%
Median age (years)	35.2
18 years and over	417667	78.94%
Male	204515	38.65%
Female	213152	40.28%
21 years and over	396152	74.87%
62 years and over	70761	13.37%
65 years and over	61163	11.56%
Male	23951	4.53%
Female	37212	7.03%
Race
One race	507166	95.85%
White	412241	77.91%
Black or African American	35115	6.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native	5587	1.06%
Asian	33470	6.33%
Asian indian	1479	0.28%
Chinese	7181	1.36%
Filipino	2747	0.52%
Japanese	2731	0.52%
Korean	1897	0.36%
Vietnamese	10641	2.01%
Other Asian	6794	1.28%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	1993	0.38%
Native Hawaiian	326	0.06%
Guamanian or Chamorro	203	0.04%
Samoan	235	0.04%
Other Pacific Islander	1229	0.23%
Some other race	18760	3.55%
Two or more races	21955	4.15%
Hispanic or Latino
Total Population	529121	100.00%
Hispanic or Latino(of any race)	36058	6.81%
Mexican	25136	4.75%
Puerto Rican	1015	0.19%
Cuban	1329	0.25%
Other Hispanic or Latino	8578	1.62%
Not Hispanic or Latino	493063	93.19%
White alone	399351	75.47%
Relationship
Total Population	529121	100.00%
In households	514129	97.17%
Householder	223737	42.28%
Spouse	85277	16.12%
Child	125522	23.72%
Own child under 18 years	98647	18.64%
Other relatives	26001	4.91%
Under 18 years	8400	1.59%
Nonrelatives	53592	10.13%
Unmarried partner	18088	3.42%
In group quarters	14992	2.83%
Institutionalized population	5454	1.03%
Non-Institutionalized population	9538	1.8%
Households by Type
Total Households	223737	100.0 %
Family households (families)	118447	52.94%
With own children under 18 years	54740	24.47%
Married-couple family	85277	38.11%
With own children under 18 years	36193	16.18%
Female householder, no husband present	24102	10.77%
With own children under 18 years	14090	6.3%
Non Family households	105290	47.06%
Householder living alone	77336	34.57%
Householder 65 years and over	20160	9.01%
Households with individuals under 18 years	60433	27.01%
Households with individuals 65 years and over	44038	19.68%
Average Household size	2.3
Average family size	3
Housing Occupancy
Total housing units	237307	100.00%
Occupied housing units	223737	94.28%
Vacant housing units	13570	5.72%
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	1011	0.43%
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.3
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	6.2
Housing Tenure
Occupied housing units	223737	100.00%
Owner-occupied housing units.	124767	55.77%
Renter-occupied housing units.	98970	44.23%
Average household size of owner-occupied units	2.47
Average household size of renter-occupied units	2.08