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%