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Maine·Cumberland County
21 tracts·68K people·$490K median·3,144/mi²
White 78 · Black 9 · Multiracial 6 · Asian 4 · Hispanic 3 · Other 0
Living alone 42 · Married couple 33 · Other 25
Professional 33 · Health 33 · Retail 13 · Manufacturing 8 · Leisure 7 · Public admin 2 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 56 · Sales · office 17 · Service 13 · Production · transport 8 · Construction · maintenance 5
Drive alone 54 · Work from home 25 · Carpool 11 · Walk 10 · Transit 2 · Bike 1
Rep-tract reading · same station-interpolated source as address reports
Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Portland is $489,600 (Census ACS) — 1.1× the US median of $458,812.
Portland has 68,854 residents across 20 census tracts and 13 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 37.8; the population is 77.5% White, 9.1% Black, 5.9% Multiracial, 3.9% Asian, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino and 0.5% Other; the average household has 2.0 people; 59.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 11.2% (Census ACS).
Harrison Lyseth Elem School (74%), Ocean Avenue (72%) and Amanda C Rowe School (66%) lead the elementary schools; Lincoln Middle School (64%), Lyman Moore Middle School (63%) and King Middle School (54%) lead the middle schools; Casco Bay High School (51%), Deering High School (50%) and Portland High School (44%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,577/month, in line with the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Portland is $79,540 a year, 8% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Portland, median rent is $1,577/month and the median home value is $489,600 (Census ACS).
Portland reported 2.3 violent crimes and 17.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 76°F; winter lows average 19°F; there are 99 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 50 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Portland are winter weather (95), ice storm (90) and hail (50), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.23g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Portland, 10.1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).