Portland, OR Profile

Portland, OR, population 566,143, is located in Oregon's Multnomah county, about 8.0 miles from Vancouver and 43.8 miles from Salem.

Through the 90's Portland's population has grown by about 21%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Portland has grown by about 1%. Since 2005 Portland's population has grown by about 6%.

Portland's property crime levels tend to be higher than Oregon's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Portland tend to be much higher than Oregon's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	49%
	Females	51%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	78%
	African American	7%
	Native American	1%
	Asian	6%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	8%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	9.99
	Males	9.99
	Females	9.99

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	9.99%	Under 20:	9.99%
20 to 40	9.99%	20 to 40:	9.99%
40 to 60	9.99%	40 to 60:	9.99%
Over 60	6.00%	Over 60:	9.00%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	529,160	N/A
2001	535,185	1.14%
2002	538,803	0.68%
2003	539,546	0.14%
2004	533,120	-1.19%
2005	534,112	0.19%
2006	538,091	0.74%
2007	546,747	1.61%
2008	556,442	1.77%
2009	566,143	1.74%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$40,146

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	848
2002	828
2003	814
2004	742
2005	714
2006	714
2007	688
2008	623
2009	554
2010	541

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	21	305	1,267	2,963
2002	20	354	1,294	2,844
2003	27	310	1,367	2,732
2004	29	313	1,287	2,405
2005	20	325	1,137	2,376
2006	20	293	1297	2262
2007	22	280	1289	2110
2008	26	250	1132	2037
2009	19	252	1037	1797
2010	22	230	1005	1794

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	7,192
2002	7,127
2003	7,694
2004	7,630
2005	6,966
2006	5,901
2007	5,870
2008	5,288
2009	4,724
2010	5,030

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	5,592	28,358	4,677
2002	5,702	27,933	5,180
2003	6,484	29,599	5,868
2004	7,237	28,322	5,936
2005	6,121	25,794	5,730
2006	5485	22033	4478
2007	4840	21978	4768
2008	4307	21597	3339
2009	3696	19624	3175
2010	4120	21026	3245