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Profile of General Demographic Characteristics
Portland-Vancouver Metropolitan Area, OR--WA*
|
1990
|
% of Total
|
2000
|
% of Total
|
|
| TOTAL POPULATION |
1,477,485
|
|
1,918,009
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| SEX AND AGE |
|
|
|
|
| Male |
723,521
|
49.0%
|
951,745
|
49.6%
|
| Female |
754,347
|
51.0%
|
966,264
|
50.4%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Under 5 Years |
108,936
|
7.4%
|
134,890
|
7.0%
|
| 5 to 9 Years |
109,748
|
7.4%
|
138,228
|
7.2%
|
| 10 to 14 Years |
103,578
|
7.0%
|
136,190
|
7.1%
|
| 15 to 19 Years |
95,522
|
6.5%
|
130,638
|
6.8%
|
| 20 to 24 Years |
98,215
|
6.6%
|
127,455
|
6.6%
|
| 25 to 34 Years |
256,289
|
17.4%
|
298,031
|
15.5%
|
| 35 to 44 Years |
262,227
|
17.7%
|
317,251
|
16.5%
|
| 45 to 54 Years |
155,289
|
10.5%
|
283,431
|
14.8%
|
| 55 to 59 Years |
55,278
|
3.7%
|
90,811
|
4.7%
|
| 60 to 64 Years |
55,378
|
3.7%
|
62,850
|
3.3%
|
| 65 to 74 Years |
99,693
|
6.7%
|
97,404
|
5.1%
|
| 75 to 84 Years |
58,204
|
3.9%
|
73,909
|
3.9%
|
| 85 Years and Over |
19,066
|
1.3%
|
26,921
|
1.4%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Under 18 Years |
379,171
|
25.7%
|
489,118
|
25.5%
|
| 65 Years and Over |
176,963
|
12.0%
|
198,234
|
10.3%
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| RACE AND HISPANIC ORGIN |
|
|
|
|
| White |
1,350,155
|
91.4%
|
1,621,090,
|
84.5%
|
| Black of African American |
41,671
|
2.8%
|
51,425
|
2.7%
|
| American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut |
13,603
|
0.9%
|
16,857
|
0.9%
|
| Asian or Pacific Islander |
52,030
|
3.5%
|
93,575
|
4.9%
|
| Other Race |
20,436
|
1.4%
|
71,941
|
3.8%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| One Race |
n.a
|
|
1,854,888
|
96.7%
|
| Two or More Races |
n.a
|
|
63,121
|
3.3%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Hispanic Orgin (of any race) |
49,921
|
3.4%
|
142,444
|
7.4%
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE |
|
|
|
|
| Total Households |
575,531
|
|
741,776
|
|
| Family Households (families) |
383,850
|
66.7%
|
482,340
|
65.0%
|
| Married-couple Families |
308,931
|
53.7%
|
378,196
|
51.0%
|
| Female Householder |
56,097
|
9.7%
|
73,638
|
9.9%
|
| Nonfamily Households |
191,681
|
33.3%
|
259,436
|
35.0%
|
| Householder Living Alone |
150,244
|
26.1%
|
195,234
|
26.3%
|
| Householder 65 and Over |
52,095
|
9.1%
|
57,251
|
7.7%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Average Household Size |
2.52
|
|
2.54
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| HOUSING OCCUPANCY |
|
|
|
|
| Total Housing Units |
605,513
|
|
786,300
|
|
| Occupied Housing Units |
575,531
|
95.0%
|
741,776
|
94.3%
|
| Vacant Housing Units |
29,982
|
5.0%
|
44,524
|
5.7%
|
| Owner Occupied |
352,564
|
61.3%
|
466,383
|
62.9%
|
| Renter Occupied |
222,967
|
38.7%
|
257,383
|
37.1%
|
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 and 2000 Census of Population and Housing
* Note: Data summarizes Clackamas, Columbia, Multnomah, Washington and Yamhill counties in Oregon and Clark county in Washington
Profile of Socioeconomic Characteristics
Portland-Vancouver Metropolitan Area, OR--WA*
| 1990 | % of Total | 2000 | % of Total | |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||||
| Persons 25 years and over | 961,896 | 1,250,608 | ||
| High School graduates or higher | 812,802 | 84.5% | 1,139,304 | 91.1% |
| Bachelor degrees of higher | 227,007 | 23.6% | 396,442 | 31.7% |
| LABOR FORCE | ||||
| Total | 842,507 | 1,069,316 | ||
| Unemployed | 37,066 | 4.4% | 41,703 | 3.9% |
| INCOME | 1990 | 1999 | ||
| Per capita income | $20,400 | $30,672 | ||
| POVERTY RATES | 1990 | 1995 | 1999 | |
| U.S. | 13.1% | 13.8% | 11.8% | |
| Oregon | 12.4% | 12.4% | 13.8% | |
| PVMA | 9.7% | 9.9% | N.A. |
Sources:
(1) U.S. Census Bureau,1990 Population and Housing Census
(2) U.S. Census Bureau,1997, 1999 and 2000 Current Population Surveys
(3) U.S. Census Bureau, State and County Income and Poverty Estimates for 1995
(4) Bureau of Economic Analysis, 1990 and 2000
(5) Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1990 and 2000
Notes:
* Data summarizes Clackamas, Columbia, Multnomah, Washington and Yamhill counties in Oregon and Clark county in Washington
** Poverty rates represent the percentage of the total population below the poverty threshold