Population

635,109

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$581,500

Owner-occupied units

Portland, OR

Oregon · 45.537° N, 122.650° W · 133 sq mi

Portland is the 28th largest city on this site, with a population of 635,109 and about 4,758 residents per square mile. The median household earns $90,919 a year, and the median home is worth $581,500.

Conditions

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Sunrise & sunset

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Local time

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Size & density

Land area

133 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

4,758

People per square mile

Rank by population

#28

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#63

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$90,919

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,655

Per month

Homeownership

52%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

24.1 min

One way

People

Median age

38.8

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

53.8%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

12.4%

Households

289,705

2.15 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 24.5^%

Professional & business services 17.4^%

Retail trade 10.8^%

Arts, food & hospitality 9.2^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Oregon

Name

Phil Knight & family

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$29B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Hillsboro

Source of wealth

Nike

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Oregon · private sector

Employer

Providence Health & Services

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Oregon

Company

Nike

Revenue

$51.4B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Beaverton

Ticker

NKE

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Oregon

State bird

Western Meadowlark

State flower

Oregon Grape

State capital

Salem

Nickname

The Beaver State

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Cities near Portland

Vancouver, WA7 mi · 199,698
Beaverton, OR9 mi · 97,842
Gresham, OR10 mi · 111,513
Tigard, OR10 mi · 57,929
Aloha, OR11 mi · 52,389
Hillsboro, OR14 mi · 111,126
Salem, OR46 mi · 181,779
Albany, OR67 mi · 56,894