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Portland Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 355,110
Land Area (2000): 5,917.236 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 143.520 square kilometers

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	569,214	79.94%
Rural, Farm	5,529	0.78%
Rural, Non-farm	137,320	19.28%

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Portland Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	132,710	126,452	6,258	4.72%	47
1991	131,648	123,343	8,305	6.31%	63
1992	134,360	124,973	9,387	6.99%	70
1993	139,191	131,292	7,899	5.68%	57
1994	146,159	139,491	6,668	4.56%	46
1995	156,610	150,246	6,365	4.06%	41
1996	167,858	161,286	6,573	3.92%	39
1997	179,478	173,418	6,060	3.38%	34
1998	188,490	180,907	7,583	4.02%	40
1999	191,799	184,525	7,274	3.79%	38
2000	184,179	175,363	8,816	4.79%	48
2001	186,073	173,217	12,856	6.91%	69
2002	192,087	174,389	17,698	9.21%	92
2003	193,887	175,263	18,624	9.61%	96
2004	201,330	186,332	14,999	7.45%	75
2005	208,239	194,898	13,340	6.41%	64
2006	211,357	199,128	12,230	5.79%	58
2007	216,228	204,103	12,125	5.61%	56
2008	219,304	204,226	15,078	6.88%	69

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	134,157	127,219	6,938	5.17%	52
Feb 1990	135,010	127,080	7,930	5.87%	59
Mar 1990	134,003	127,041	6,962	5.20%	52
Apr 1990	132,160	126,064	6,096	4.61%	46
May 1990	131,700	126,008	5,692	4.32%	43
Jun 1990	132,436	126,384	6,052	4.57%	46
Jul 1990	133,933	128,244	5,689	4.25%	42
Aug 1990	134,297	128,732	5,565	4.14%	41
Sep 1990	127,796	122,582	5,214	4.08%	41
Oct 1990	130,755	124,586	6,169	4.72%	47
Nov 1990	132,379	126,381	5,998	4.53%	45
Dec 1990	133,894	127,101	6,793	5.07%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	131,540	123,546	7,994	6.08%	61
Feb 1991	131,668	123,240	8,428	6.40%	64
Mar 1991	131,329	122,651	8,678	6.61%	66
Apr 1991	130,067	122,575	7,492	5.76%	58
May 1991	130,060	122,320	7,740	5.95%	60
Jun 1991	132,651	124,487	8,164	6.15%	62
Jul 1991	133,153	124,789	8,364	6.28%	63
Aug 1991	131,883	123,198	8,685	6.59%	66
Sep 1991	129,099	121,368	7,731	5.99%	60
Oct 1991	131,586	123,257	8,329	6.33%	63
Nov 1991	132,581	123,718	8,863	6.68%	67
Dec 1991	134,164	124,971	9,193	6.85%	69

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	133,776	123,260	10,516	7.86%	79
Feb 1992	134,887	123,491	11,396	8.45%	84
Mar 1992	133,148	122,762	10,386	7.80%	78
Apr 1992	132,521	123,522	8,999	6.79%	68
May 1992	132,617	123,913	8,704	6.56%	66
Jun 1992	131,585	122,268	9,317	7.08%	71
Jul 1992	135,649	126,579	9,070	6.69%	67
Aug 1992	133,313	124,541	8,772	6.58%	66
Sep 1992	130,401	122,201	8,200	6.29%	63
Oct 1992	136,855	128,457	8,398	6.14%	61
Nov 1992	138,721	129,201	9,520	6.86%	69
Dec 1992	138,846	129,477	9,369	6.75%	67

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	137,593	128,442	9,151	6.65%	67
Feb 1993	138,458	128,860	9,598	6.93%	69
Mar 1993	137,067	128,010	9,057	6.61%	66
Apr 1993	136,640	128,742	7,898	5.78%	58
May 1993	136,942	129,434	7,508	5.48%	55
Jun 1993	136,966	129,358	7,608	5.55%	56
Jul 1993	139,698	131,984	7,714	5.52%	55
Aug 1993	139,083	131,369	7,714	5.55%	55
Sep 1993	135,680	129,009	6,671	4.92%	49
Oct 1993	141,840	134,566	7,274	5.13%	51
Nov 1993	143,952	136,636	7,316	5.08%	51
Dec 1993	146,375	139,091	7,284	4.98%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	146,177	137,583	8,594	5.88%	59
Feb 1994	145,758	137,214	8,544	5.86%	59
Mar 1994	143,458	135,387	8,071	5.63%	56
Apr 1994	142,665	135,771	6,894	4.83%	48
May 1994	141,841	136,081	5,760	4.06%	41
Jun 1994	142,712	135,423	7,289	5.11%	51
Jul 1994	145,140	139,010	6,130	4.22%	42
Aug 1994	147,062	140,932	6,130	4.17%	42
Sep 1994	143,566	138,460	5,106	3.56%	36
Oct 1994	148,592	143,295	5,297	3.56%	36
Nov 1994	152,604	146,535	6,069	3.98%	40
Dec 1994	154,330	148,204	6,126	3.97%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	155,159	147,779	7,380	4.76%	48
Feb 1995	156,441	148,720	7,721	4.94%	49
Mar 1995	153,685	146,700	6,985	4.55%	45
Apr 1995	154,619	147,911	6,708	4.34%	43
May 1995	154,737	148,758	5,979	3.86%	39
Jun 1995	154,362	148,259	6,103	3.95%	40
Jul 1995	156,635	150,282	6,353	4.06%	41
Aug 1995	156,844	150,339	6,505	4.15%	41
Sep 1995	153,268	148,012	5,256	3.43%	34
Oct 1995	158,270	152,701	5,569	3.52%	35
Nov 1995	161,598	155,818	5,780	3.58%	36
Dec 1995	163,705	157,668	6,037	3.69%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	166,193	158,968	7,225	4.35%	43
Feb 1996	166,432	159,285	7,147	4.29%	43
Mar 1996	165,864	159,087	6,777	4.09%	41
Apr 1996	165,896	158,730	7,166	4.32%	43
May 1996	166,806	159,760	7,046	4.22%	42
Jun 1996	167,823	161,193	6,630	3.95%	40
Jul 1996	169,675	162,806	6,869	4.05%	40
Aug 1996	166,701	160,176	6,525	3.91%	39
Sep 1996	164,730	159,167	5,563	3.38%	34
Oct 1996	166,990	161,180	5,810	3.48%	35
Nov 1996	172,649	166,683	5,966	3.46%	35
Dec 1996	174,542	168,393	6,149	3.52%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	177,173	170,103	7,070	3.99%	40
Feb 1997	177,317	170,048	7,269	4.10%	41
Mar 1997	177,178	170,129	7,049	3.98%	40
Apr 1997	176,783	170,452	6,331	3.58%	36
May 1997	177,451	172,065	5,386	3.04%	30
Jun 1997	178,089	172,218	5,871	3.30%	33
Jul 1997	180,650	174,837	5,813	3.22%	32
Aug 1997	181,075	174,384	6,691	3.70%	37
Sep 1997	178,194	172,893	5,301	2.97%	30
Oct 1997	179,775	174,673	5,102	2.84%	28
Nov 1997	184,355	179,083	5,272	2.86%	29
Dec 1997	185,701	180,135	5,566	3.00%	30

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	188,284	180,200	8,084	4.29%	43
Feb 1998	188,497	180,643	7,854	4.17%	42
Mar 1998	188,131	180,250	7,881	4.19%	42
Apr 1998	186,657	179,876	6,781	3.63%	36
May 1998	188,119	181,296	6,823	3.63%	36
Jun 1998	186,908	179,216	7,692	4.12%	41
Jul 1998	188,742	181,025	7,717	4.09%	41
Aug 1998	187,255	179,178	8,077	4.31%	43
Sep 1998	186,025	178,507	7,518	4.04%	40
Oct 1998	187,822	180,514	7,308	3.89%	39
Nov 1998	192,275	184,509	7,766	4.04%	40
Dec 1998	193,166	185,674	7,492	3.88%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	194,069	185,408	8,661	4.46%	45
Feb 1999	193,578	184,921	8,657	4.47%	45
Mar 1999	191,659	184,002	7,657	4.00%	40
Apr 1999	190,576	183,428	7,148	3.75%	38
May 1999	190,784	184,011	6,773	3.55%	36
Jun 1999	192,440	184,808	7,632	3.97%	40
Jul 1999	192,662	185,389	7,273	3.78%	38
Aug 1999	191,410	183,914	7,496	3.92%	39
Sep 1999	187,034	180,419	6,615	3.54%	35
Oct 1999	189,611	183,247	6,364	3.36%	34
Nov 1999	193,709	187,271	6,438	3.32%	33
Dec 1999	194,055	187,483	6,572	3.39%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	186,056	176,711	9,345	5.02%	50
Feb 2000	186,710	177,027	9,683	5.19%	52
Mar 2000	185,594	176,155	9,439	5.09%	51
Apr 2000	182,213	174,711	7,502	4.12%	41
May 2000	181,054	173,523	7,531	4.16%	42
Jun 2000	180,942	172,813	8,129	4.49%	45
Jul 2000	184,284	175,021	9,263	5.03%	50
Aug 2000	184,484	173,587	10,897	5.91%	59
Sep 2000	180,595	173,148	7,447	4.12%	41
Oct 2000	183,971	174,723	9,248	5.03%	50
Nov 2000	185,952	177,294	8,658	4.66%	47
Dec 2000	188,296	179,646	8,650	4.59%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	189,922	179,176	10,746	5.66%	57
Feb 2001	189,112	178,228	10,884	5.76%	58
Mar 2001	187,356	175,895	11,461	6.12%	61
Apr 2001	185,034	174,021	11,013	5.95%	60
May 2001	184,366	172,885	11,481	6.23%	62
Jun 2001	182,949	171,175	11,774	6.44%	64
Jul 2001	184,643	170,799	13,844	7.50%	75
Aug 2001	184,349	169,035	15,314	8.31%	83
Sep 2001	183,126	170,068	13,058	7.13%	71
Oct 2001	185,259	171,090	14,169	7.65%	76
Nov 2001	187,677	172,452	15,225	8.11%	81
Dec 2001	189,079	173,781	15,298	8.09%	81

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	191,696	172,040	19,656	10.25%	103
Feb 2002	194,419	174,198	20,221	10.40%	104
Mar 2002	192,112	174,014	18,098	9.42%	94
Apr 2002	193,196	173,168	20,028	10.37%	104
May 2002	190,566	173,427	17,139	8.99%	90
Jun 2002	191,162	173,463	17,699	9.26%	93
Jul 2002	190,199	172,255	17,944	9.43%	94
Aug 2002	191,711	173,245	18,466	9.63%	96
Sep 2002	189,702	174,907	14,795	7.80%	78
Oct 2002	192,280	176,467	15,813	8.22%	82
Nov 2002	193,750	177,280	16,470	8.50%	85
Dec 2002	194,248	178,205	16,043	8.26%	83

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	196,845	176,797	20,048	10.18%	102
Feb 2003	196,005	176,162	19,843	10.12%	101
Mar 2003	194,213	174,734	19,479	10.03%	100
Apr 2003	193,089	173,663	19,426	10.06%	101
May 2003	190,095	172,537	17,558	9.24%	92
Jun 2003	189,743	170,959	18,784	9.90%	99
Jul 2003	191,656	172,443	19,213	10.02%	100
Aug 2003	193,290	173,120	20,170	10.44%	104
Sep 2003	191,227	173,503	17,724	9.27%	93
Oct 2003	194,057	177,451	16,606	8.56%	86
Nov 2003	197,256	180,357	16,899	8.57%	86
Dec 2003	199,170	181,429	17,741	8.91%	89

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	201,846	182,664	19,182	9.50%	95
Feb 2004	203,534	184,159	19,375	9.52%	95
Mar 2004	201,984	184,085	17,899	8.86%	89
Apr 2004	199,323	184,565	14,758	7.40%	74
May 2004	197,747	184,703	13,044	6.60%	66
Jun 2004	197,066	183,125	13,941	7.07%	71
Jul 2004	200,579	186,189	14,390	7.17%	72
Aug 2004	201,510	185,957	15,553	7.72%	77
Sep 2004	199,037	185,759	13,278	6.67%	67
Oct 2004	201,625	189,182	12,443	6.17%	62
Nov 2004	205,050	192,268	12,782	6.23%	62
Dec 2004	206,662	193,322	13,340	6.45%	65

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	207,928	192,872	15,056	7.24%	72
Feb 2005	209,452	193,413	16,039	7.66%	77
Mar 2005	208,684	193,399	15,285	7.32%	73
Apr 2005	205,680	192,976	12,704	6.18%	62
May 2005	205,229	192,874	12,355	6.02%	60
Jun 2005	204,502	190,832	13,670	6.68%	67
Jul 2005	207,321	194,151	13,170	6.35%	64
Aug 2005	208,431	194,876	13,555	6.50%	65
Sep 2005	207,833	194,309	13,524	6.51%	65
Oct 2005	209,101	197,836	11,265	5.39%	54
Nov 2005	212,673	200,168	12,505	5.88%	59
Dec 2005	212,032	201,075	10,957	5.17%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	212,356	197,978	14,378	6.77%	68
Feb 2006	213,692	198,260	15,432	7.22%	72
Mar 2006	212,267	198,078	14,189	6.68%	67
Apr 2006	208,060	197,530	10,530	5.06%	51
May 2006	207,422	196,636	10,786	5.20%	52
Jun 2006	207,471	195,620	11,851	5.71%	57
Jul 2006	209,345	196,069	13,276	6.34%	63
Aug 2006	211,165	197,410	13,755	6.51%	65
Sep 2006	209,167	198,058	11,109	5.31%	53
Oct 2006	212,140	201,932	10,208	4.81%	48
Nov 2006	216,535	205,359	11,176	5.16%	52
Dec 2006	216,667	206,600	10,067	4.65%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	216,246	202,728	13,518	6.25%	63
Feb 2007	218,003	203,752	14,251	6.54%	65
Mar 2007	217,331	204,289	13,042	6.00%	60
Apr 2007	213,413	202,083	11,330	5.31%	53
May 2007	212,986	202,285	10,701	5.02%	50
Jun 2007	211,729	200,186	11,543	5.45%	55
Jul 2007	214,697	202,242	12,455	5.80%	58
Aug 2007	216,537	202,694	13,843	6.39%	64
Sep 2007	215,269	204,288	10,981	5.10%	51
Oct 2007	216,727	206,550	10,177	4.70%	47
Nov 2007	220,554	209,091	11,463	5.20%	52
Dec 2007	221,240	209,047	12,193	5.51%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	220,772	206,128	14,644	6.63%	66
Feb 2008	219,951	205,036	14,915	6.78%	68
Mar 2008	221,846	206,837	15,009	6.77%	68
Apr 2008	219,528	205,893	13,635	6.21%	62
May 2008	216,730	203,435	13,295	6.13%	61
Jun 2008	215,711	200,955	14,756	6.84%	68
Jul 2008	217,915	202,228	15,687	7.20%	72
Aug 2008	221,608	203,059	18,549	8.37%	84
Sep 2008	219,676	204,465	15,211	6.92%	69
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Portland Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	24,770	13.41%
2.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	8,646	4.68%
3.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	7,802	4.22%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	7,800	4.22%
5.	Public Administration	7,072	3.83%
6.	Educational Services	6,584	3.56%
7.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	6,364	3.44%
8.	Metal Manufactuing	5,942	3.22%
9.	Truck Transportation	5,938	3.21%
10.	Health Care	5,472	2.96%
11.	Repair and Maintenance	4,910	2.66%
12.	Other Transportation	4,808	2.60%
13.	Paper Manufacturing	4,520	2.45%
14.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	4,302	2.33%
15.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	4,148	2.25%
16.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	3,936	2.13%
17.	Finance and Insurance	3,912	2.12%
18.	Food and Beverage Stores	3,748	2.03%
19.	Air Transportation	3,278	1.77%
20.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	3,080	1.67%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	20,866	13.80%
2.	Educational Services	17,780	11.76%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	11,848	7.84%
4.	Finance and Insurance	8,660	5.73%
5.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	7,148	4.73%
6.	Public Administration	5,612	3.71%
7.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	5,522	3.65%
8.	Social Assistance	5,426	3.59%
9.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	4,722	3.12%
10.	Department and Other General Stores	4,348	2.88%
11.	Food and Beverage Stores	3,978	2.63%
12.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	3,672	2.43%
13.	Construction	3,248	2.15%
14.	Personal and Laundry Services	3,154	2.09%
15.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	2,384	1.58%
16.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	2,130	1.41%
17.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	2,030	1.34%
18.	Air Transportation	2,006	1.33%
19.	Other Transportation	1,796	1.19%
20.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	1,498	0.99%

Portland Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	10,444	5.65%
2.	Other Management Occupations	9,228	5.00%
3.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	9,110	4.93%
4.	Other Installation / Maintenance	9,106	4.93%
5.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	9,052	4.90%
6.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	6,480	3.51%
7.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	5,956	3.22%
8.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	5,842	3.16%
9.	Vehicle Mechanics	5,776	3.13%
10.	Engineers	5,766	3.12%
11.	Computer Specialists	5,636	3.05%
12.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	5,210	2.82%
13.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	4,990	2.70%
14.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	4,874	2.64%
15.	Other Construction Trades	4,866	2.63%
16.	Top Executives	4,216	2.28%
17.	Carpenters	4,204	2.28%
18.	Business Operations Specialists	3,196	1.73%
19.	Operations Managers Non Finance	2,776	1.50%
20.	Other Office and Admin Support	2,740	1.48%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	9,070	6.00%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	8,268	5.47%
3.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	6,360	4.21%
4.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	5,712	3.78%
5.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	5,614	3.71%
6.	Other Management Occupations	5,346	3.54%
7.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	5,110	3.38%
8.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	4,886	3.23%
9.	Customer Service Representatives	4,652	3.08%
10.	Registered Nurses	4,640	3.07%
11.	Business Operations Specialists	4,378	2.90%
12.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	4,216	2.79%
13.	Child Care Workers	3,980	2.63%
14.	Other Production Occupations	3,898	2.58%
15.	Cashiers	3,864	2.56%
16.	Health Technologists and Technicians	3,376	2.23%
17.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	3,290	2.18%
18.	Other Personal Care, Not child care	3,256	2.15%
19.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	3,134	2.07%
20.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	3,096	2.05%

Portland Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	301,654	56.97%
15-35 hours	67,884	12.82%
1-14 hours	15,549	2.94%
No regular hours	144,434	27.28%

Portland Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	12,358	3.89%
5 AM-5:29 AM	11,651	3.67%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	19,062	6.00%
6 AM-6:29 AM	29,462	9.28%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	36,289	11.43%
7 AM-7:29 AM	48,844	15.38%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	45,001	14.17%
8 AM-8:29 AM	28,045	8.83%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	14,604	4.60%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	16,061	5.06%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	6,843	2.16%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	3,279	1.03%
Noon-3:59 PM	22,541	7.10%
4 PM-11:59 PM	23,448	7.39%

Portland Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	8,246	2.60%
5-9	28,571	9.00%
10-14	44,250	13.94%
15-19	55,341	17.43%
20-24	54,618	17.20%
25-29	23,129	7.28%
30-34	43,227	13.62%
35-39	9,264	2.92%
40-44	10,857	3.42%
45-59	22,701	7.15%
60-89	10,836	3.41%
At least 90	6,448	2.03%

Portland Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	1,712	0.54%	212,443	66.91%
30-44	1,920	0.60%	61,428	19.35%
45-59	1,800	0.57%	20,901	6.58%
At least 60	3,066	0.97%	14,218	4.48%

Portland Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	1,066	0.32%
Car / truck / van, carpool	37,512	11.28%
Car / truck / van, solo	263,203	79.18%
Motorcycle	270	0.08%
Other	2,317	0.70%
Public transportation	8,498	2.56%
Walked	4,622	1.39%
Worked at home	14,920	4.49%

Portland Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Portland Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 262,102 (704,000 people)
: 188,484 (590,940 people)
: 75,676
: 292,417
Portland Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	15,612	5.94%
$10,000-$14,999	12,651	4.81%
$15,000-$19,999	13,284	5.06%
$20,000-$24,999	14,492	5.52%
$25,000-$29,999	15,807	6.02%
$30,000-$34,999	15,909	6.05%
$35,000-$39,999	17,301	6.58%
$40,000-$44,999	16,062	6.11%
$45,000-$49,999	16,081	6.12%
$50,000-$59,999	27,827	10.59%
$60,000-$74,999	34,929	13.29%
$75,000-$99,999	32,117	12.22%
$100,000-$124,999	15,281	5.82%
$125,000-$149,999	6,421	2.44%
$150,000-$199,999	5,131	1.95%
$200,000 or more	3,842	1.46%

Portland Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	28,560	21.81%
Family, 2 people	37,551	28.67%
Nonfamily, 2 people	7,009	5.35%
Family, 3 people	21,284	16.25%
Nonfamily, 3 people	1,128	0.86%
Family, 4 people	20,176	15.41%
Nonfamily, 4 people	373	0.28%
Family, 5 people	9,034	6.90%
Nonfamily, 5 people	113	0.09%
Family, 6 people	3,282	2.51%
Nonfamily, 6 people	44	0.03%
Family, 7 or more people	2,389	1.82%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	20	0.02%

Portland Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	222,292	30.40%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	100,558	13.75%
Public Assistance	11,558	1.58%
Retirement	42,358	5.79%
Self Employment	31,984	4.37%
Social Security	56,019	7.66%
Supplemental Security	9,557	1.31%
Wage / Salary	215,944	29.53%
Other	40,986	5.60%

Portland Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	76,291	50.66%
With children under 18	74,307	49.34%

Portland Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	30,663	11.57%
Married	162,105	61.16%
Never Married	67,095	25.32%
Widowed	5,167	1.95%

Portland Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	35,432	12.85%
Married	162,915	59.10%
Never Married	55,673	20.20%
Widowed	21,626	7.85%

Portland Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Portland Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Portland Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	15,859	3.12%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	56,100	11.03%
High school diploma or equivalent	141,088	27.75%
Some college, no degree	153,778	30.25%
Associate degree	39,948	7.86%
Bachelors degree	67,868	13.35%
Graduate or professional degree	33,781	6.64%

Portland Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	5,721	1.61%	6,422	1.81%	12,143	3.42%
Kindergarten	9,411	2.65%	1,618	0.46%	11,029	3.11%
Grades 1-4	43,627	12.29%	3,913	1.10%	47,540	13.39%
Grades 5-8	41,609	11.72%	3,280	0.92%	44,889	12.64%
Grades 9-12	39,653	11.17%	2,732	0.77%	42,385	11.94%
Undergrad college	23,934	6.74%	3,112	0.88%	27,046	7.62%
Graduate or professional school	3,160	0.89%	1,438	0.40%	4,598	1.29%
Total	167,115	47.06%	22,515	6.34%	189,630	53.40%

Portland Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Portland Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Portland Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	639,617	90.82%
Below Poverty Level	64,680	9.18%

Portland Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Portland Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 1,012

Portland Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Portland Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Portland Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	56,470	15.90%
10-19 Years	54,450	15.33%
20-29 Years	43,857	12.35%
30-39 Years	56,097	15.80%
40-49 Years	57,311	16.14%
50-59 Years	40,992	11.54%
60-69 Years	21,289	6.00%
70-79 Years	15,798	4.45%
80-89 Years	7,593	2.14%
90+ Years	1,253	0.35%

Portland Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	176,297	49.65%
Female	178,813	50.35%

Portland Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	308,056	86.75%
Hispanic/Latino	16,646	4.69%
Asian	11,046	3.11%
Multiracial	9,150	2.58%
African-American	5,658	1.59%
Amerindian	2,780	0.78%
Pacific Islander	1,230	0.35%
Other Race	544	0.15%

Portland Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	144,485	21.99%
2.	English	88,838	13.52%
3.	Irish	81,224	12.36%
4.	United States Or American	48,162	7.33%
5.	Norwegian	38,373	5.84%
6.	French Non-Basque	27,568	4.20%
7.	Swedish	25,464	3.88%
8.	Italian	21,861	3.33%
9.	Scottish	20,695	3.15%
10.	Dutch	16,880	2.57%

Portland Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	582,447	88.86%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	23,343	3.56%
3.	Russian	12,230	1.87%
4.	German	4,244	0.65%
5.	Vietnamese	3,996	0.61%
6.	Other Slavic	3,640	0.56%
7.	Chinese	3,176	0.48%
8.	Other Indo European	2,670	0.41%
9.	French	2,502	0.38%
10.	Tagalog	2,184	0.33%

Portland Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	652,605	91.65%
Naturalized immigrant	20,635	2.90%
Not a citizen	38,823	5.45%

Portland Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Portland Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Portland Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Clark County

Skamania County

Portland Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Amboy	Hazel Dell North	Orchards
Barberton	Hazel Dell South	Ridgefield
Battle Ground	Heisson	Salmon Creek
Bonneville	Hockinson	Stevenson
Brush Prairie	La Center	Underwood
Camas	Lake Shore	Vancouver
Carson	Lewisville	Venersborg
Cherry Grove	Meadow Glade	Walnut Grove
Dollar Corner	Mill Plain	Washougal
Felida	Minnehaha	Wind River
Five Corners	Mount Vista	Woodland
Gifford Pinchot	North Bonneville	Yacolt

Vancouver (147,415)	Lake Shore (6,670)	Meadow Glade (2,225)
Camas (24,627)	Hazel Dell South (6,605)	Carson (2,116)
Orchards (17,852)	Mount Vista (5,770)	Amboy (2,085)
Salmon Creek (16,767)	Felida (5,683)	Stevenson (1,788)
Battle Ground (16,492)	Hockinson (5,136)	Lewisville (1,688)
La Center (12,325)	Ridgefield (4,923)	Dollar Corner (1,039)
Five Corners (12,207)	Barberton (4,617)	Cherry Grove (663)
Hazel Dell North (9,261)	Yacolt (4,590)	North Bonneville (593)
Washougal (8,595)	Venersborg (3,274)	Gifford Pinchot (83)
Minnehaha (7,689)	Bonneville (2,893)	Woodland
Mill Plain (7,400)	Wind River (2,399)	Heisson
Walnut Grove (7,164)	Brush Prairie (2,384)	Underwood