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97227

Portland, OR · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
5,665
Median household income
$93,293
People below poverty
14.5%
Median home value
$662,000

Income

The median income of households in 97227 was $93,293. An estimated 8.8% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 16.2% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 97227 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 8.8
$10,000 to $14,999 5
$15,000 to $24,999 6
$25,000 to $34,999 4.1
$35,000 to $49,999 5.7
$50,000 to $74,999 16.7
$75,000 to $99,999 7.9
$100,000 to $149,999 21
$150,000 to $199,999 8.7
$200,000 or more 16.2

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 97227 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 102330
Female 66458

An estimated 88.1% of households received earnings. An estimated 9% of households received Social Security and an estimated 9 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $19,336. 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 97227 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 88.1
Social Security 9
Retirement income 9
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 6.3
Cash public assistance income 2.9

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 14.5 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 0% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 12.9% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 15.9% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 97227 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 14.5
Children under 18 years below poverty 0
People 65 years old and over below poverty 12.9
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 15.9

In 2020-2024, 16.9 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 3.6% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 18.5% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 0% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 97227 in 2020-2024, 97% had health insurance coverage and 3% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 66.3% and public coverage was 36.9%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.3%.


In 2020-2024, 97227 had a total population of 5,665 - 2,819 (49.8%) females and 2,846 (50.2%) males. The median age was 36.3 years. An estimated 6.8% of the population was under 18 years, 56.1% was 19 to 44 years, 24.6% was 45 to 64 years, and 10.6 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 97227 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 6 55
5 to 9 30 86
10 to 14 49 50
15 to 19 47 170
20 to 24 130 182
25 to 29 348 350
30 to 34 400 680
35 to 39 429 319
40 to 44 159 181
45 to 49 167 280
50 to 54 158 112
55 to 59 295 160
60 to 64 170 49
65 to 69 367 56
70 to 74 43 71
75 to 79 39 0
80 to 84 9 0
85 and over 0 18

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 67.3% were White; 10% were Black or African American; 6.2% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 5.8% were Asian; 0.1% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 14.2% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 8.7% of the people in 97227 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 66.5% of the people in 97227 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 3,288 households in 97227. The average household size was 1.67 people.

Married-couple households made up 14.3% of the households in 97227 while cohabiting couple households made up 16.1% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 37.9% of all households, while 31.7% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 27.5% of households were male householders living alone, and 33.3% were female householders living alone, for a total of 60.8% of all households.

In 97227, 7.3% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 8.5% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 97227 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 14.3
Cohabiting Couples 16.1
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
31.7
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
37.9

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 20.2% of males and 20% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 59.7 61.3
Now married, except separated 20.2 20
Separated 0.5 0
Widowed 0.9 0.3
Divorced 18.8 18.5

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 97227, 0 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, NaN% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.

Note: The presence of NaN means that the estimate could not be calculated or cannot be published for this topic or geography.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 91% of the people living in 97227 were U.S. natives. 23.1% of the 97227 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 9% of 97227 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 40.3% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 61.5 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 97227 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 97227.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 97227 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 38.5
Asia 37.9
Europe 14.1
Africa 6.1
Northern America 3.3
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 97227 in 2020-2024, 13.4 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 5.8% of people at least five years old; 3.9% 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 97227 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 5.8
Other Indo-European languages 2.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 3.7
Other languages 1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 67.4 % of the people at least one year old living in 97227 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 97227 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 67.4
Different house, same county 18.1
Different county, same state 3
Different state 10.6
Abroad 1

Education

In 2020-2024, 95.2 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 63.5% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 4.8% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 97227 was 750 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 0 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 309. College or graduate school enrollment was 441.

Educational Attainment of People in 97227 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 4.8
High school diploma or equivalency 13
Some college, no degree 14.3
Associate's degree 4.5
Bachelor's degree 42.4
Graduate or professional degree 21.1

Disability

In 97227, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 20.4 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 1.6% of people under 18 years old, to 16.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 63% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 97227, 75 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 19.3% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 76.3% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 18.8% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.9 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 3,059 76.3
Federal, state, or local government workers 754 18.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 196 4.9

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 97227 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 97227 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 4.8
Manufacturing 6.5
Wholesale trade 0.6
Retail trade 8.7
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 10.4
Information 6.6
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 15.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 21.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.1
Other Services, except public administration 5.5
Public administration 8.1

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 97227 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 2,221 55.4
Service occupations 490 12.2
Sales and office occupations 919 22.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 190 4.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 189 4.7

Commuting to Work

An estimated 40.1% of 97227 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 4.3% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 22.1 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 97227 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 40.1
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 4.3
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 10.4
Walked 2.3
Other means 2.9
Worked from home 40.1

In 2020-2024, 97227 had a total of 3,673 housing units. Of these housing units, 30.1% 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"). 70% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 97227 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 30.1
Apartments in multi-unit structures 70
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

46.3% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 31.6% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 97227 was 2.8 rooms, and of these housing units 22% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 97227 had 3,288 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 385 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 26.1% while renters occupied 73.9%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.43 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.4.

12.1% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 0.5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 28.2% and another 5.9% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 97227:

House Heating Fuel Used in 97227 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 34.1
Electricity 65.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.5
No fuel used 0.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 97227 was $662,000.

Of the owner-occupied households, 85.4 % had a mortgage. 14.6% 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 $2,271 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,022.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 97227 was $1,629. 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.