| People QuickFacts | Portland | Oregon |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 593,820 | 3,868,229 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 583,776 | 3,831,073 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 1.7% | 1.0% |
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Population, 2010 | 583,776 | 3,831,074 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 6.0% | 6.2% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 19.1% | 22.6% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 10.4% | 13.9% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 50.5% | 50.5% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 76.1% | 83.6% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 6.3% | 1.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.0% | 1.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 7.1% | 3.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.5% | 0.3% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 4.7% | 3.8% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 9.4% | 11.7% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 72.2% | 78.5% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 79.7% | 81.9% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 13.7% | 9.8% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 19.0% | 14.6% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 89.9% | 88.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 42.0% | 29.0% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 36,086 | 338,527 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 24.3 | 22.3 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 265,439 | 1,675,562 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 54.2% | 63.1% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 37.9% | 23.3% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $292,800 | $252,600 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 247,711 | 1,509,554 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.27 | 2.46 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $30,631 | $26,561 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $50,177 | $49,850 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 16.8% | 14.8% |
| Business QuickFacts | Portland | Oregon |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 65,465 | 348,154 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.1% | 1.2% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.8% | 1.2% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 6.7% | 3.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.2% | 0.2% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.0% | 3.3% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 31.9% | 29.8% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 8,434,554 | 66,880,653 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 20,566,437 | 51,910,777 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 8,174,115 | 50,370,919 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $14,950 | $13,494 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,842,443 | 7,555,764 |