Compare Portland Metro Area, OR vs Oregon (OR) vs Washington State (WA) vs United States
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| Metric |
Portland Metro Area, OR Metro Area |
Oregon (OR) State |
Washington State (WA) State |
United States Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||||
| Total population | 2,520,987 | 4,254,293 | 7,816,116 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $1,724 | $1,525 | $1,760 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1984 | 1981 | 1985 | 1980 |
| Household income | $97,436 | $83,011 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $51,936 | $45,612 | $53,744 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 9.5% | 11.9% | 9.9% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 4.0% | 4.2% | 4.5% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 49.7% | 49.5% | 47.5% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | ||||
| Total population | 2,520,987 | 4,254,293 | 7,816,116 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 1,811,458 | 3,044,782 | 5,484,391 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 1,010,265 | 1,718,422 | 3,064,820 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | ||||
| Household income | $97,436 | $83,011 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $51,936 | $45,612 | $53,744 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 9.5% | 11.9% | 9.9% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 4.0% | 4.2% | 4.5% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 49.7% | 49.5% | 47.5% | 47.6% |
| Housing | ||||
| Rent | $1,724 | $1,525 | $1,760 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1984 | 1981 | 1985 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 38.3% | 36.7% | 36.2% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 61.7% | 63.3% | 63.8% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| Race | ||||
| White | 71% | 74.6% | 65.8% | 61% |
| Black | 3% | 1.9% | 4% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 7.2% | 4.5% | 9.8% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 12.5% | 12.3% | 12.8% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 13.9% | 14.7% | 14.4% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 86.1% | 85.3% | 85.6% | 80.7% |
| Commute | ||||
| Commute rate | 77.3% | 81% | 80.2% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 25.0 min | 23.0 min | 27.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 22.7% | 19% | 19.8% | 15.1% |
| Education | ||||
| Less than high school | 27.8% | 30.3% | 27.5% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 19.8% | 22.4% | 21.6% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 9.9% | 10.5% | 11.2% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 42.5% | 36.8% | 39.6% | 35.7% |