Portland, Texas demographics

Portland, TX demographics: median age 34.7; 25.7% 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, Texas · Incorporated city · GEOID 4858904. The survey estimates a population of 20,543 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Portland is 34.7 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.3 years. There are 7,554 households (±338). 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	34.7 ±2.3	35.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,543
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Under 18	5,290 ±604	25.8% ±2.9 pp	25.0%	22.0%
18–34	5,064 ±588	24.7% ±2.9 pp	24.2%	22.8%
35–64	7,324 ±652	35.7% ±3.2 pp	37.4%	38.0%
65 and older	2,865 ±392	13.9% ±1.9 pp	13.4%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,543
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Male	10,311 ±341	50.2% ±1.7 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	10,232 ±352	49.8% ±1.7 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: 20,543
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
White alone	13,297 ±1,141	64.7% ±5.6 pp	48.5%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	392 ±253 · low precision	1.9% ±1.2 pp · low precision	12.2%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	148 ±126 · low precision	0.7% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.9%
Asian alone	514 ±119	2.5% ±0.6 pp	5.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	30 ±40 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,141 ±374	5.6% ±1.8 pp	9.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	5,021 ±1,131	24.4% ±5.5 pp	23.5%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,543
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	11,624 ±756	56.6% ±3.7 pp	60.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	8,919 ±756	43.4% ±3.7 pp	39.7%	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: 7,554
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Married-couple family	3,900 ±411	51.6% ±4.9 pp	48.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	352 ±164	4.7% ±2.2 pp	5.4%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,231 ±349	16.3% ±4.6 pp	13.4%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,875 ±380	24.8% ±4.9 pp	26.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	196 ±86	2.6% ±1.1 pp	6.0%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,554
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,447 ±314	32.4% ±3.9 pp	34.7%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	5,107 ±562	67.6% ±6.8 pp	65.3%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,554
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,875 ±380	24.8% ±4.9 pp	26.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,496 ±438	33.0% ±5.6 pp	31.4%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,209 ±331	16.0% ±4.3 pp	16.3%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,071 ±249	14.2% ±3.2 pp	14.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	651 ±212	8.6% ±2.8 pp	7.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	129 ±97 · low precision	1.7% ±1.3 pp · low precision	2.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	123 ±154 · low precision	1.6% ±2.0 pp · low precision	1.7%	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: 20,543
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Native	18,317 ±796	89.2% ±3.9 pp	82.4%	85.9%
Foreign born	2,226 ±799	10.8% ±3.9 pp	17.6%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 19,089
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
English only	14,717 ±745	77.1% ±3.7 pp	64.9%	77.7%
Spanish	3,575 ±564	18.7% ±2.9 pp	28.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±28 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	16 ±19 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±28 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	362 ±337 · low precision	1.9% ±1.8 pp · low precision	1.7%	2.0%
Korean	48 ±50 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	92 ±89 · low precision	0.5% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.7%	1.1%
Vietnamese	53 ±46 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	158 ±88 · low precision	0.8% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±28 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±28 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	68 ±99 · low precision	0.4% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.7%	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: 13,150
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,139 ±395	8.7% ±3.0 pp	14.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	3,433 ±470	26.1% ±3.4 pp	24.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	3,959 ±658	30.1% ±4.9 pp	20.1%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,236 ±293	9.4% ±2.2 pp	7.7%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,136 ±335	16.2% ±2.5 pp	21.5%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,247 ±298	9.5% ±2.2 pp	12.3%	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: 20,252
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Same house	15,939 ±1,024	78.7% ±5.0 pp	86.0%	87.7%
Moved within same county	2,458 ±683	12.1% ±3.4 pp	7.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,064 ±545 · low precision	5.3% ±2.7 pp · low precision	3.9%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	287 ±225 · low precision	1.4% ±1.1 pp · low precision	2.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	504 ±524 · low precision	2.5% ±2.6 pp · low precision	0.8%	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

16.8% of Portland residents (±3.4 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 17.1% in Texas and 8.4% nationally. 95.5% 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	Texas	U.S.	Compared with Texas
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	16.8% ±3.4 pp	17.1%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	95.5% ±1.4 pp	91.4%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	10.3% ±2.3 pp	6.2%	6.2%	Higher

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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