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	2023	2028
Regional Profile	2,021,279	2,328,916	2,696,782	2,759,668

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Population by Age

Population	2010	2023	2028
0-4	151,932	151,871	156,375
5-9	152,910	160,406	157,911
10-14	154,564	165,023	164,293
15-19	150,743	160,483	155,721
20-24	144,640	163,472	165,056
25-29	172,573	189,577	192,573
30-34	174,744	198,020	200,020
35-39	171,002	194,138	200,633
40-44	165,529	189,212	188,266
45-49	167,206	164,865	182,559
50-54	167,144	167,552	162,043
55-59	157,281	166,868	162,179
60-64	130,574	172,285	155,401
65-69	88,427	155,941	156,011
70-74	58,659	123,668	136,696
75-79	44,061	79,107	103,514
80-84	36,578	46,761	64,728
85+	40,349	47,532	55,690
18+	1,776,794	2,122,727	2,187,371
Median Age	37	39	40

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Population by Race

Regional Profile	2023
Total	2,696,782.00
White Alone	70.78
Black Alone	3.01
American Indian Alone	1.13
Asian Alone	7.07
Pacific Islander Alone	0.64
Some Other Race	6.30
Two or More Races	11.08
Hispanic Origin	13.86
Diversity Index	60.20

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Growth Rate

Regional Profile	2023 - 2028
Population	0.46%
Households	0.61%
Families	0.57%
Median Household Income	3%
Per Capita Income	3%

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Housing

Households

Population	2000	2010	2023	2028
Households	781,570	908,247	1,055,978	1,088,568
Housing Units	829,731	968,783	1,117,259	1,149,382
Owner Occupied Units			661,345	684,344
Renter Occupied Units			394,633	404,225
Vacant Units			61,281	60,814

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Home Value

Regional Profile	2023	2028
Median Home Value	$516,943	$594,414
Average Home Value	$572,123	$664,397
<$50,000	14,336	5,413
$50,000 - $99,999	10,303	3,320
$100,000 - $149,999	4,773	984
$150,000 - $199,999	6,213	944
$200,000 - $249,999	11,179	1,569
$250,000 - $299,999	14,516	2,614
$300,000 - $399,999	87,296	51,813
$400,000 - $499,999	165,401	159,240
$500,000 - $749,999	245,685	307,872
$1,000,000 +	22,891	43,369

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Housing Year Built

Year Range	Houses Built
2010 or Later	95,848
2000-2009	148,397
1990-1999	183,533
1980-1989	119,072
1970-1979	178,854
1960-1969	88,615
1950-1959	75,125
1940-1949	49,504
1939 or Before	125,578

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Income

Regional Profile	2023	2028
Median Household	$87,038	$102,184
Average Household	$120,848	$140,055
Per Capita	$47,375	$55,298

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Household Income Base

Regional Profile	2023
<$15,000	79,166
$15,000 - $24,999	56,208
$25,000 - $34,999	60,831
$35,000 - $49,999	92,199
$50,000 - $74,999	159,691
$75,000 - $99,999	144,903
$100,000 - $149,999	212,309
$150,000 - $199,999	114,241
$200,000+	136,421

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Employees

Commute

Category	Commuters
Workers 16+	1,302,498
In-County Residents	939,429
Out-of-County Residents	273,065
Drive Alone	869,788
Carpooled	109,059
Public Transport	62,471
Work at Home	184,015
Less than 5 minutes	24,677
5-9 minutes	97,602
10-14 minutes	139,570
15-19 minutes	171,202
20-24 minutes	170,485
25-29 minutes	84,508
30-34 minutes	162,495
35-39 minutes	38,856
40-44 minutes	49,253
45-59 minutes	98,900
60-89 minutes	57,960
90+ minutes	22,974
Average Travel Time	0

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Employees by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Employees	1,263,757
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt	8,459
Mining	478
Utilities	4,096
Construction	69,873
Manufacturing	115,192
Wholesale Trade	55,900

Retail Trade	149,468
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers	18,396
Furn & Home Furnish Str	5,557
Electronics & Appl Store	3,370
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip	17,883
Food & Beverage Stores	37,290
Health/Pers Care Stores	10,614
Gasoline Stations	4,275
Clothing/Accessory Store	12,359
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music	18,849
General Merchandise Str	20,874
Misc Store Retailers	0
Nonstore Retailers	0

Transportation/Warehouse	36,454
Information	34,451

Finance & Insurance	42,409
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn	13,862
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv	11,810
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other	16,737

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing	39,078
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv	82,158
Legal Services	14,014
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises	2,051
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt	30,057
Educational Services	95,030
HealthCare/Social Assist	203,298
Arts/Entertainment/Rec	26,627

Accommodation/Food Srvcs	103,375
Accommodation	15,127
Food Srv/Drinking Places	88,249

Other Srv excl Pub Admin	96,500
Auto Repair/Maintenance	9,984
Public Administration Emp	60,483

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Educational Attainment (25+)

Regional Profile	2023
Some High School	69,239
Graduated High School	315,666
Associates Degree	181,546
Bachelor's Degree	515,184
Graduate Degree	295,772

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Businesses

Businesses by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Businesses	100,951
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt Bus	830
Mining Bus	57
Utilities Bus	96
Construction Bus	7,610
Manufacturing Bus	4,171
Wholesale Trade Bus	3,343

Retail Trade Bus	12,073
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers Bus	1,367
Furn & Home Furnish Str Bus	703
Electronics & Appl Store Bus	397
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip Bus	1,388
Food & Beverage Stores Bus	1,947
Health/Pers Care Stores Bus	923
Gasoline Stations Bus	565
Clothing/Accessory Store Bus	1,084
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music Bus	2,611
General Merchandise Str Bus	1,087
Misc Store Retailers Bus	0
Nonstore Retailers Bus	0

Transportation/Warehouse Bus	1,934
Information Bus	2,180

Finance & Insurance Bus	4,457
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn Bus	1,528
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv Bus	1,423
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other Bus	1,506

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing Bus	6,201
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv Bus	10,098
Legal Services Bus	2,128
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises Bus	209
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt Bus	3,154
Educational Services Bus	2,477
HealthCare/Social Assist Bus	9,836
Arts/Entertainment/Rec Bus	2,129

Accommodation/Food Srvcs Bus	8,052
Accommodation Bus	690
Food Srv/Drinking Places Bus	7,362

Other Srv excl Pub Admin Bus	10,690
Auto Repair/Maintenance Bus	1,780
Public Administration Bus	2,037

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17