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{{{ #!CSV -4 People QuickFacts;Portland;Oregon; Population, 2003 estimate ;538,544;3,559,596; Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 ;1.8%;4.0%; Population, 2000 ;529,121;3,421,399; Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 ;8.9%;20.4%; Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 ;6.1%;6.5%; Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 ;21.1%;24.7%; Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 ;11.6%;12.8%; Female persons, percent, 2000 ;50.6%;50.4%; White persons, percent, 2000 (a);77.9%;86.6%; Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a);6.6%;1.6%; American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a);1.1%;1.3%; Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a);6.3%;3.0%; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a);0.4%;0.2%; Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a);3.5%;4.2%; Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 ;4.1%;3.1%; Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 ;6.8%;8.0%; Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over ;45.0%;46.8%; Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 ;13.0%;8.5%; Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 ;16.9%;12.1%; High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 ;85.7%;85.1%; Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 ;32.6%;25.1%; Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 ;23.1;22.2; Housing units, 2000 ;237,307;1,452,709; Homeownership rate, 2000 ;55.8%;64.3%; Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 ;$154,900;$152,100; Households, 2000 ;223,737;1,333,723; Persons per household, 2000 ;2.30;2.51; Median household income, 1999 ;$40,146;$40,916; Per capita money income, 1999 ;$22,643;$20,940; Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 ;13.1%;11.6%; }}} {{{#!CSV -4 Business QuickFacts;Portland;Oregon; Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) ;23,728,912;53,679,098; Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) ;6,190,396;33,396,849; Retail sales per capita, 1997 ;$12,302;$10,297; Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) ;1,135,725;4,388,304; Total number of firms, 1997 ;52,862;291,596; Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 ;9.7%;6.2%; Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 ;31.2%;27.6%; }}} {{{#!CSV -4 Geography QuickFacts;Portland;Oregon; Land area, 2000 (square miles) ;134;95,997; Persons per square mile, 2000 ;3,939.2;35.6; }}} (a) Includes persons reporting only one race.[[BR]] (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.[[BR]] FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data[[BR]] NA: Not available[[BR]] D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information[[BR]] X: Not applicable[[BR]] S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards[[BR]] Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown[[BR]] F: Fewer than 100 firms[[BR]] Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts |
Headquarters for PersonalTelco, where the MonthlyMeetings take place. There's been talk of getting some PersonalTelcoRentalSpace in PDX (in case you didn't know, PDX is the portland airport's code, and the common abbreviation for the city). Portland's PioneerSquare is unwired by our first large-scale PublicAccessPoint.
[http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/41/4159000.html US Census Bureau Facts]
Vital Statistics: BR 2001 census population (rank): 529,121 (28) (this is obviously just Portland, not the PortlandMetroArea)BR population 18+: 78.9%; 65+: 11.6% BR median age: 35.2BR Land area: 147 sq mi. (380 sq km)BR Altitude: 1073ft - sea levelBR Average daily temp: Jan 38.9°F; July 67.7°F
Famous natives include Matt Groening (of the Simpsons, Futurama, and Life in Hell), Katie Harman (Miss America 2002), Linus Pauling (the Nobel Laureate Physicist) and Gus Van Sant (the director).
A Nielson Media Research [http://portland.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2001/04/02/daily12.html report] lists Portland as the most wired city in America, with 70% of households connected, tied approximately with Seattle. The report's from almost a year ago (03/02).
See Portland live "Sky Cams" here:BR http://www.koin.com/weather/koincams.shtml
This is quite a city.
(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.BR (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.BR
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of dataBR NA: Not availableBR D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential informationBR X: Not applicableBR S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standardsBR Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shownBR F: Fewer than 100 firmsBR
Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts