Compare Portland, OR vs Oregon (OR) vs United States

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Metric Portland, OR
City
Oregon (OR)
State
United States
Country
Overview
Total population 641,165 4,254,293 334,922,499
Rent $1,655 $1,525 $1,413
Year built 1966 1981 1980
Household income $90,919 $83,011 $80,734
Per capita income $57,029 $45,612 $44,673
Poverty rate 12.7% 11.9% 12.5%
Unemployment rate 4.1% 4.2% 4.0%
Household size 2.2 2.4 2.5
Rent over 30% of income 50.3% 49.5% 47.6%
Demographics
Total population 641,165 4,254,293 334,922,499
Adults over 25 487,562 3,044,782 230,807,303
Total households 289,705 1,718,422 129,227,496
Household size 2.2 2.4 2.5
Income & Poverty
Household income $90,919 $83,011 $80,734
Per capita income $57,029 $45,612 $44,673
Poverty rate 12.7% 11.9% 12.5%
Unemployment rate 4.1% 4.2% 4.0%
Rent over 30% of income 50.3% 49.5% 47.6%
Housing
Rent $1,655 $1,525 $1,413
Year built 1966 1981 1980
Households that rent 48% 36.7% 34.8%
Households that own 52% 63.3% 65.2%
Rooms per home (all homes) 4.7 5.4 5.5
Race
White 68.1% 74.6% 61%
Black 5.7% 1.9% 12.2%
Asian 8.1% 4.5% 6%
Two or more races 12.7% 12.3% 12.6%
Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino 12% 14.7% 19.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino 88% 85.3% 80.7%
Commute
Commute rate 71.5% 81% 84.9%
Commute time to work 24.0 min 23.0 min 26.0 min
Work from home 28.5% 19% 15.1%
Education
Less than high school 24.1% 30.3% 27.5%
High school graduate or GED 14.6% 22.4% 26%
Some college or associate degree 7.6% 10.5% 10.7%
Bachelor’s degree or higher 53.8% 36.8% 35.7%