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Portland, ME
Demographic Data




Portland Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Portland Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

68,424

Age

Under 5 Years:
4.2%
5 - 17:
10.7%
18 - 24:
9.1%
25 - 34:
21.2%
35 - 54:
25.4%
55 - 64:
12.5%
Over 65 Years:
16.8%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
4.2%
4.2%
95.2%
95.2%
57.7%
57.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Portland
USA
$48,806
$48,806
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Portland
USA
$71,498
$71,498
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

11.8%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Education
Retail
Accommodation
Manufacturing
Finance
Other
Construction
Transportation
Information Technology
Arts
Wholesale
Administration
Public Service
16.6%
16.6%
12.1%
12.1%
11.4%
11.4%
11.0%
11.0%
8.3%
8.3%
8.0%
8.0%
6.7%
6.7%
4.5%
4.5%
3.2%
3.2%
2.7%
2.7%
2.7%
2.7%
2.6%
2.6%
2.5%
2.5%
2.4%
2.4%
2.2%
2.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
81.8%
81.8%
8.6%
8.6%
3.9%
3.9%
3.4%
3.4%
2.3%
2.3%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Irish
English
Italian
German
French
French Canadian
Scottish
Other Subsaharan African
Polish
Swedish
European
Scots-Irish
Somalian
African
Russian
Norwegian
Welsh
British
Greek
Lithuanian
20.1%
20.1%
18.4%
18.4%
9.0%
9.0%
8.6%
8.6%
7.4%
7.4%
5.0%
5.0%
3.9%
3.9%
3.3%
3.3%
2.7%
2.7%
1.7%
1.7%
1.7%
1.7%
1.6%
1.6%
1.5%
1.5%
1.3%
1.3%
1.2%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
French
African languages
Spanish
Arabic
Langs. of India
Slavic languages
Russian
Vietnamese
Serbo-Croatian
German/Yiddish
Tagalog
Chinese
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
Portuguese
Japanese
Native American languages
Other Asian languages
Thai
Other Indo-European
87.8%
87.8%
3.3%
3.3%
2.8%
2.8%
1.4%
1.4%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Portland Residents

10.9%


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