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97216

Portland, OR · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
16,638
Median household income
$70,442
People below poverty
17.3%
Median home value
$450,800

Income

The median income of households in 97216 was $70,442. An estimated 4.2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 9.5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 97216 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4.2
$10,000 to $14,999 5.9
$15,000 to $24,999 7.9
$25,000 to $34,999 6.7
$35,000 to $49,999 10.3
$50,000 to $74,999 18.6
$75,000 to $99,999 13.1
$100,000 to $149,999 18.2
$150,000 to $199,999 5.7
$200,000 or more 9.5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 97216 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 63525
Female 58645

An estimated 75.2% of households received earnings. An estimated 31.8% of households received Social Security and an estimated 21.1 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $20,513. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 97216 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 75.2
Social Security 31.8
Retirement income 21.1
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 6.1
Cash public assistance income 6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 17.3 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 21.6% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 23.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 14.1% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 97216 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 17.3
Children under 18 years below poverty 21.6
People 65 years old and over below poverty 23.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 14.1

In 2020-2024, 22.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 37.7% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 34.5% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 29.8% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 97216 in 2020-2024, 89.6% had health insurance coverage and 10.4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 59.2% and public coverage was 39.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 12.9%.


In 2020-2024, 97216 had a total population of 16,638 - 8,758 (52.6%) females and 7,880 (47.4%) males. The median age was 39.5 years. An estimated 20.1% of the population was under 18 years, 36.3% was 19 to 44 years, 24.4% was 45 to 64 years, and 17.6 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 97216 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 398 233
5 to 9 686 479
10 to 14 500 442
15 to 19 473 398
20 to 24 191 358
25 to 29 455 704
30 to 34 742 787
35 to 39 806 820
40 to 44 569 602
45 to 49 709 394
50 to 54 550 543
55 to 59 399 727
60 to 64 330 410
65 to 69 378 406
70 to 74 298 418
75 to 79 169 219
80 to 84 90 322
85 and over 137 496

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 58.7% were White; 6.2% were Black or African American; 6.5% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 12.7% were Asian; 1.7% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 15.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 12.5% of the people in 97216 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 56.5% of the people in 97216 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 6,861 households in 97216. The average household size was 2.34 people.

Married-couple households made up 32.2% of the households in 97216 while cohabiting couple households made up 9.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 39.7% of all households, while 18.3% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 9.8% of households were male householders living alone, and 26.9% were female householders living alone, for a total of 36.7% of all households.

In 97216, 26.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 33.7% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 97216 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 32.2
Cohabiting Couples 9.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
18.3
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
39.7

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 39.1% of males and 34.3% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 46 39
Now married, except separated 39.1 34.3
Separated 0.6 1.8
Widowed 3 10.8
Divorced 11.3 14.1

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 97216, 253 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 0% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 83.3% of the people living in 97216 were U.S. natives. 41.3% of the 97216 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 16.7% of 97216 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 52.7% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 75.3 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 97216 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 97216.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 97216 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 24.7
Asia 50.7
Europe 17.4
Africa 4.4
Northern America 1.3
Oceania 1.4

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 97216 in 2020-2024, 25.7 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 8.1% of people at least five years old; 12.6% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 97216 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 8.1
Other Indo-European languages 4.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 12.1
Other languages 1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 83.8 % of the people at least one year old living in 97216 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 97216 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 83.8
Different house, same county 8
Different county, same state 4.6
Different state 1.7
Abroad 1.9

Education

In 2020-2024, 90.6 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 32.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 9.4% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 97216 was 3,176 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 169 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,317. College or graduate school enrollment was 690.

Educational Attainment of People in 97216 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 9.4
High school diploma or equivalency 23.3
Some college, no degree 25.4
Associate's degree 9.5
Bachelor's degree 22.4
Graduate or professional degree 9.9

Disability

In 97216, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 21.6 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 11.4% of people under 18 years old, to 16.7% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 51.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 97216, 63.8 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 33% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 78.8% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 14.4% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.3 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 6,838 78.8
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,254 14.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 544 6.3

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 97216 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 97216 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.4
Construction 3.4
Manufacturing 10.2
Wholesale trade 2.1
Retail trade 13.7
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.8
Information 2.9
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.1
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 9
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 25.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 10.7
Other Services, except public administration 7.9
Public administration 4.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 97216 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 3,645 42
Service occupations 1,606 18.5
Sales and office occupations 1,634 18.8
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 487 5.6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,307 15.1

Commuting to Work

An estimated 55.1% of 97216 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 7.1% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 25.9 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 97216 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 55.1
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 7.1
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 15.9
Walked 1.3
Other means 2.2
Worked from home 18.3

In 2020-2024, 97216 had a total of 7,100 housing units. Of these housing units, 60.8% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 38.2% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 1.1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 97216 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 60.8
Apartments in multi-unit structures 38.2
Mobile homes 1.1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

6.3% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 9.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 97216 was 4.4 rooms, and of these housing units 45.7% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 97216 had 6,861 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 239 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 50.7% while renters occupied 49.3%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.58 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.09.

10.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 5.9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 19% and another 12.5% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 97216:

House Heating Fuel Used in 97216 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 41.2
Electricity 55.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 2.1
All other fuels 1
No fuel used 0.5

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 97216 was $450,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 78 % had a mortgage. 22% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,109 and for owners without a mortgage it was $751.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 97216 was $1,467. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.