Portland, Oregon demographics

Portland, OR demographics: median age 38.8; 53.8% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Portland city, Oregon · Incorporated city · GEOID 4159000. The survey estimates a population of 641,165 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Portland is 38.8 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.2 years. There are 289,705 households (±1,863). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	38.8 ±0.2	40.4 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 641,165
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
Under 18	104,728 ±1,913	16.3% ±0.3 pp	19.9%	22.0%
18–34	169,799 ±2,030	26.5% ±0.3 pp	22.5%	22.8%
35–64	273,668 ±2,997	42.7% ±0.5 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	92,970 ±2,156	14.5% ±0.3 pp	19.1%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 641,165
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
Male	318,773 ±1,310	49.7% ±0.2 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	322,392 ±1,380	50.3% ±0.2 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 641,165
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
White alone	436,321 ±3,285	68.1% ±0.5 pp	74.6%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	36,785 ±1,580	5.7% ±0.2 pp	1.9%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	5,263 ±819	0.8% ±0.1 pp	1.1%	0.9%
Asian alone	52,055 ±1,426	8.1% ±0.2 pp	4.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	3,754 ±524	0.6% ±0.1 pp	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	25,326 ±2,040	3.9% ±0.3 pp	5.2%	7.1%
Two or more races	81,661 ±2,886	12.7% ±0.4 pp	12.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 641,165
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	564,404 ±2,175	88.0% ±0.3 pp	85.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	76,761 ±2,200	12.0% ±0.3 pp	14.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 289,705
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
Married-couple family	101,844 ±2,160	35.2% ±0.7 pp	46.7%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	11,900 ±1,006	4.1% ±0.3 pp	4.9%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	23,476 ±1,050	8.1% ±0.4 pp	10.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	108,048 ±2,535	37.3% ±0.8 pp	28.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	44,437 ±1,806	15.3% ±0.6 pp	9.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 289,705
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
Households with people under 18	63,740 ±1,391	22.0% ±0.5 pp	27.2%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	225,965 ±2,297	78.0% ±0.6 pp	72.8%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 289,705
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	108,048 ±2,535	37.3% ±0.8 pp	28.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	100,766 ±2,628	34.8% ±0.9 pp	36.7%	33.8%
Three-person households	38,906 ±1,451	13.4% ±0.5 pp	15.0%	15.3%
Four-person households	27,885 ±1,286	9.6% ±0.4 pp	11.8%	12.6%
Five-person households	8,967 ±673	3.1% ±0.2 pp	5.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	2,858 ±555	1.0% ±0.2 pp	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	2,275 ±329	0.8% ±0.1 pp	1.2%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 641,165
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
Native	561,751 ±3,022	87.6% ±0.5 pp	90.2%	85.9%
Foreign born	79,414 ±2,846	12.4% ±0.4 pp	9.8%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 614,933
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
English only	507,597 ±3,466	82.5% ±0.5 pp	84.8%	77.7%
Spanish	41,273 ±2,282	6.7% ±0.4 pp	9.0%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	3,601 ±700	0.6% ±0.1 pp	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	3,160 ±466	0.5% ±0.1 pp	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	8,822 ±1,773	1.4% ±0.3 pp	0.8%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	6,641 ±825	1.1% ±0.1 pp	1.0%	2.0%
Korean	1,180 ±281	0.2% ±0.0 pp	0.3%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	9,697 ±1,161	1.6% ±0.2 pp	0.8%	1.1%
Vietnamese	13,332 ±1,285	2.2% ±0.2 pp	0.6%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	1,957 ±522	0.3% ±0.1 pp	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	10,270 ±1,122	1.7% ±0.2 pp	1.1%	1.1%
Arabic	1,555 ±441	0.3% ±0.1 pp	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	5,848 ±973	1.0% ±0.2 pp	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 487,562
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	32,337 ±1,810	6.6% ±0.4 pp	8.2%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	71,138 ±2,136	14.6% ±0.4 pp	22.4%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	89,497 ±2,562	18.4% ±0.5 pp	23.5%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	32,512 ±1,539	6.7% ±0.3 pp	9.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	155,985 ±3,400	32.0% ±0.7 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	106,093 ±2,640	21.8% ±0.5 pp	14.1%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 636,272
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
Same house	526,683 ±3,893	82.8% ±0.6 pp	86.0%	87.7%
Moved within same county	59,713 ±3,404	9.4% ±0.5 pp	7.0%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	19,067 ±1,394	3.0% ±0.2 pp	3.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	26,316 ±1,832	4.1% ±0.3 pp	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	4,493 ±1,077	0.7% ±0.2 pp	0.5%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

5.2% of Portland residents (±0.3 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.9% in Oregon and 8.4% nationally. 93.9% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Portland	Oregon	U.S.	Compared with Oregon
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	5.2% ±0.3 pp	5.9%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	93.9% ±0.2 pp	92.4%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	4.4% ±0.2 pp	7.2%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Portland . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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