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    Portland, ME
    Demographic Data



    Portland Population Statistics

    Source & Methodology

    Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

    Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

    Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

    Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

    Portland Population & Age Distribution

    Total Population

    69,568

    Age

    Under 5 Years:
    4.3%
    5 - 17:
    11.0%
    18 - 24:
    8.7%
    25 - 34:
    20.7%
    35 - 54:
    26.3%
    55 - 64:
    12.0%
    Over 65 Years:
    16.9%

    Educational Attainment of Adults

    Attending College
    High School Graduates
    College Graduated
    4.0%
    4.0%
    96.5%
    96.5%
    59.7%
    59.7%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Income

    Per capita Income

    Portland
    USA
    $52,781
    $52,781
    $44,673
    $44,673

    Median household income

    Portland
    USA
    $79,540
    $79,540
    $80,734
    $80,734
    Individuals Below Poverty Level

    11.2%

    Employment Industries

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    Healthcare
    Professional, scientific, and technical services
    Education
    Retail
    Manufacturing
    Accommodation
    Finance
    Construction
    Other
    Administration
    Information Technology
    Arts
    Transportation
    16.6%
    16.6%
    13.5%
    13.5%
    11.0%
    11.0%
    10.0%
    10.0%
    8.8%
    8.8%
    7.4%
    7.4%
    6.5%
    6.5%
    4.5%
    4.5%
    4.2%
    4.2%
    2.9%
    2.9%
    2.7%
    2.7%
    2.7%
    2.7%
    2.1%
    2.1%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Race & Ethnic Diversity

    White
    Black or African American
    Other Race / Two or More Races
    Asian
    Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
    American Indian and Alaska Native
    Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
    77.5%
    77.5%
    9.1%
    9.1%
    6.3%
    6.3%
    3.9%
    3.9%
    3.1%
    3.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Ancestry

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    Irish
    English
    German
    Italian
    French
    French Canadian
    Other Subsaharan African
    Scottish
    Polish
    Swedish
    Scots-Irish
    European
    African
    Russian
    Norwegian
    Somalian
    Welsh
    Greek
    British
    Hungarian
    18.5%
    18.5%
    18.0%
    18.0%
    8.4%
    8.4%
    8.0%
    8.0%
    6.1%
    6.1%
    4.3%
    4.3%
    4.2%
    4.2%
    4.0%
    4.0%
    3.0%
    3.0%
    1.9%
    1.9%
    1.8%
    1.8%
    1.5%
    1.5%
    1.3%
    1.3%
    1.3%
    1.3%
    1.1%
    1.1%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Languages Spoken

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    English
    French
    African languages
    Spanish
    Arabic
    Langs. of India
    Tagalog
    Slavic languages
    Russian
    Vietnamese
    Serbo-Croatian
    German/Yiddish
    Portuguese
    Japanese
    Chinese
    Native American languages
    Other Asian languages
    Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
    Other Indo-European
    Urdu
    87.3%
    87.3%
    3.4%
    3.4%
    2.8%
    2.8%
    1.4%
    1.4%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents
    Foreign Born Portland Residents

    11.8%

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