Regional Profile

Greater Portland is home to a deep pool of skilled workers across diverse industry sectors. Combined with its global connections and the best business value on the West Coast, the region has critical elements your company needs to access talent, scale at speed and best the competition.

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Population

Population	2000	2010	2025	2030
Regional Profile	2,021,343	2,328,965	2,719,088	2,790,503

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Population by Age

Population	2025
0-4	137,240
5-9	150,313
10-14	158,745
15-19	160,984
20-24	164,284
25-29	187,607
30-34	206,340
35-39	204,253
40-44	203,808
45-49	182,593
50-54	172,058
55-59	156,042
60-64	152,081
65-69	145,307
70-74	130,013
75-79	99,737
80-84	59,822
85+	47,861
18+	2,176,578
Median Age	40

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Population by Race

Regional Profile	2025
Total	2,719,088.00
White Alone	69.53%
Black Alone	3.16%
American Indian Alone	1.13%
Asian Alone	7.62%
Pacific Islander Alone	0.7%
Some Other Race	6.46%
Two or More Races	11.4%
Hispanic Origin	14.18%
Diversity Index	61.60

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Growth Rate

Regional Profile	2025 - 2030
Population	0.52%
Households	0.59%
Families	0.48%
Median Household Income	3%
Per Capita Income	2%

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Housing

Households

Population	2000	2010	2025	2030
Households	781,578	908,248	1,065,398	1,097,200
Housing Units	829,732	968,778	1,128,316	1,163,119
Owner Occupied Units			655,653	680,486
Renter Occupied Units			409,745	416,714
Vacant Units			62,918	65,919

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Home Value

Regional Profile	2025	2030
Median Home Value	$616,326	$684,139
Average Home Value	$666,441	$754,548
<$50,000	12,326	7,016
$50,000 - $99,999	6,826	4,457
$100,000 - $149,999	5,415	2,320
$150,000 - $199,999	4,488	1,031
$200,000 - $249,999	6,787	1,714
$250,000 - $299,999	9,532	2,914
$300,000 - $399,999	42,580	19,309
$400,000 - $499,999	111,779	81,515
$500,000 - $749,999	275,175	298,563
$1,000,000 +	40,655	63,582

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Housing Year Built

Year Range	Houses Built
2010 or Later	120,063
2000-2009	152,509
1990-1999	178,125
1980-1989	118,624
1970-1979	175,558
1960-1969	88,882
1950-1959	74,817
1940-1949	47,584
1939 or Before	125,449

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Income

Regional Profile	2025	2030
Median Household	$100,204	$113,400
Average Household	$132,064	$148,433
Per Capita	$51,816	$58,431

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Household Income

Regional Profile	2025
<$15,000	66,408
$15,000 - $24,999	48,726
$25,000 - $34,999	49,883
$35,000 - $49,999	80,303
$50,000 - $74,999	148,915
$75,000 - $99,999	137,183
$100,000 - $149,999	214,786
$150,000 - $199,999	127,275
$200,000+	191,911

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Employees

Commute

Category	Commuters
Workers 16+	1,318,789
In-County Residents	988,557
Out-of-County Residents	246,516
Drive Alone	835,504
Carpooled	100,965
Public Transport	46,831
Work at Home	262,534
Motorcycle	1,692
Bicycle	17,340
Walked	39,303
Other	13,372
Less than 5 minutes	26,457
5-9 minutes	96,378
10-14 minutes	139,003
15-19 minutes	169,810
20-24 minutes	165,763
25-29 minutes	81,251
30-34 minutes	146,638
35-39 minutes	37,095
40-44 minutes	43,600
45-59 minutes	80,819
60-89 minutes	49,196
90+ minutes	20,245
Average Travel Time	0

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Employees by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Employees	1,214,832
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt	8,810
Mining	609
Utilities	4,026
Construction	68,958
Manufacturing	109,464
Wholesale Trade	48,456

Retail Trade	140,651
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers	18,076
Furn & Home Furnish Str	4,857
Electronics & Appl Store	2,989
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip	16,988
Food & Beverage Stores	36,967
Health/Pers Care Stores	9,691
Gasoline Stations	5,379
Clothing/Accessory Store	10,228
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music	16,819
General Merchandise Str	18,657

Transportation/Warehouse	28,330
Information	29,379

Finance & Insurance	32,891
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn	11,401
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv	8,124
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other	13,366

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing	35,991
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv	79,087
Legal Services	12,761
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises	2,220
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt	31,738
Educational Services	97,892
HealthCare/Social Assist	215,901
Arts/Entertainment/Rec	24,849

Accommodation/Food Srvcs	99,659
Accommodation	14,685
Food Srv/Drinking Places	84,974

Other Srv excl Pub Admin	94,086
Auto Repair/Maintenance	9,664
Public Administration Emp	60,771

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Educational Attainment (25+)

Regional Profile	2025
<9th Grade	47,808
Some High School	77,568
GED	78,258
Graduated High School	320,923
Some College/No Degree	372,913
Associates Degree	195,830
Bachelor's Degree	542,686
Graduate Degree	311,536

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Businesses

Businesses by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Businesses	101,254
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt Bus	944
Mining Bus	65
Utilities Bus	117
Construction Bus	7,952
Manufacturing Bus	4,518
Wholesale Trade Bus	3,249

Retail Trade Bus	11,788
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers Bus	1,322
Furn & Home Furnish Str Bus	683
Electronics & Appl Store Bus	360
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip Bus	1,301
Food & Beverage Stores Bus	1,952
Health/Pers Care Stores Bus	921
Gasoline Stations Bus	644
Clothing/Accessory Store Bus	1,053
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music Bus	2,521
General Merchandise Str Bus	1,029

Transportation/Warehouse Bus	1,927
Information Bus	2,181

Finance & Insurance Bus	4,342
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn Bus	1,495
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv Bus	1,441
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other Bus	1,406

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing Bus	6,212
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv Bus	10,522
Legal Services Bus	2,067
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises Bus	203
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt Bus	3,316
Educational Services Bus	2,553
HealthCare/Social Assist Bus	10,915
Arts/Entertainment/Rec Bus	2,262

Accommodation/Food Srvcs Bus	8,258
Accommodation Bus	728
Food Srv/Drinking Places Bus	7,530

Other Srv excl Pub Admin Bus	12,200
Auto Repair/Maintenance Bus	1,748
Public Administration Bus	2,045

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25