Portland

  1. Portland Legal Resources
  2. Portland Statistics
  3. Portland Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Portland Employment Information
  5. Portland Family Information
  6. Portland Education Information
  7. Portland Business Information
  8. Portland Public Benefits Information
  9. Portland Criminal Information
  10. Portland Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  11. Portland Zip Codes


Portland Legal Resources Back to top

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Portland Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 8,732
  • Land Area (2000): 60.615 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 3.849 square kilometers
  • Local Time(s):
  • Area Code(s): 860
  • Alias(es) (2003): PORTLAND
Portland Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
2001 8,782 2003 9,185 2005 9,345
2002 8,872 2004 Not Available 2006 Not Available

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Houses (2000): 3,528
Portland Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 6,465 74.04%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 38 0.44%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 2,229 25.53%

Portland Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Portland Employment Information Back to top
Employment (2003): 2,725
Payroll (2003) / (1Q 2003): $86,460,000 / $21,006,000
Portland Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 4,751 4,567 183 3.85% 39
1991 4,792 4,529 263 5.48% 55
1992 4,747 4,446 301 6.34% 64
1993 4,730 4,438 293 6.19% 62
1994 4,690 4,434 256 5.46% 54
1995 4,672 4,448 225 4.81% 48
1996 4,700 4,454 246 5.24% 53
1997 4,708 4,476 232 4.93% 49
1998 4,631 4,485 146 3.14% 32
1999 4,631 4,521 110 2.36% 24
2000 4,800 4,700 100 2.08% 21
2001 4,867 4,740 127 2.61% 26
2002 4,962 4,785 176 3.55% 35
2003 5,038 4,783 255 5.07% 51
2004 5,031 4,813 218 4.33% 43
2005 5,205 4,986 219 4.20% 42
2006 5,297 5,105 191 3.61% 36
2007 5,410 5,185 225 4.15% 42
2008 5,482 5,214 268 4.90% 49
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 5,430 5,170 260 4.79% 48
Feb 2008 5,438 5,168 270 4.97% 50
Mar 2008 5,466 5,194 272 4.98% 50
Apr 2008 5,419 5,223 196 3.62% 36
May 2008 5,455 5,207 248 4.55% 45
Jun 2008 5,525 5,255 270 4.89% 49
Jul 2008 5,598 5,282 316 5.64% 56
Aug 2008 5,537 5,224 313 5.65% 57
Sep 2008 5,474 5,203 271 4.95% 50
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Portland Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 205 8.46%
2. Construction 184 7.59%
3. Finance and Insurance 176 7.26%
4. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 169 6.97%
5. Public Administration 149 6.15%
6. Metal Manufactuing 125 5.16%
7. Utilities 109 4.50%
8. Health Care 105 4.33%
9. Educational Services 95 3.92%
10. Repair and Maintenance 93 3.84%
11. Accommodation and Food Services 86 3.55%
12. Food and Beverage Stores 80 3.30%
13. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 74 3.05%
14. Machinery Manufacturing 64 2.64%
15. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 53 2.19%
16. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 45 1.86%
17. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 45 1.86%
18. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 41 1.69%
19. Fuel Dealers 36 1.49%
20. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 33 1.36%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 475 21.76%
2. Educational Services 305 13.97%
3. Finance and Insurance 242 11.09%
4. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 160 7.33%
5. Public Administration 123 5.63%
6. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 86 3.94%
7. Social Assistance 72 3.30%
8. Accommodation and Food Services 67 3.07%
9. Food and Beverage Stores 48 2.20%
10. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 44 2.02%
11. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 34 1.56%
12. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 33 1.51%
13. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 31 1.42%
14. Personal and Laundry Services 29 1.33%
15. Machinery Manufacturing 28 1.28%
16. Construction 27 1.24%
17. Radio, Television, and Computer Stores 24 1.10%
18. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 23 1.05%
19. Other Direct Selling Estab 22 1.01%
20. Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies, Wholesale 18 0.82%

Portland Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 149 6.15%
2. Engineers 142 5.86%
3. Other Management Occupations 131 5.41%
4. Other Sales and Related Occupations 129 5.32%
5. Other Production Occupations 128 5.28%
6. Other Installation / Maintenance 124 5.12%
7. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 105 4.33%
8. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 105 4.33%
9. Computer Specialists 73 3.01%
10. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 64 2.64%
11. Vehicle Mechanics 62 2.56%
12. Business Operations Specialists 61 2.52%
13. Top Executives 56 2.31%
14. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 54 2.23%
15. Financial Managers 50 2.06%
16. Operations Managers Non Finance 47 1.94%
17. Accountants and Auditors 45 1.86%
18. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 44 1.82%
19. Other Office and Admin Support 42 1.73%
20. Other Food Preparation and Servers 40 1.65%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 152 6.96%
2. Secretaries and Admins 149 6.83%
3. Registered Nurses 127 5.82%
4. Business Operations Specialists 99 4.54%
5. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 85 3.89%
6. Other Sales and Related Occupations 81 3.71%
7. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 76 3.48%
8. Health Technologists and Technicians 68 3.11%
9. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 68 3.11%
10. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 63 2.89%
11. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 62 2.84%
12. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 61 2.79%
13. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 52 2.38%
14. Other Personal Care, Not child care 50 2.29%
15. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 46 2.11%
16. Customer Service Representatives 46 2.11%
17. Child Care Workers 45 2.06%
18. Other Production Occupations 45 2.06%
19. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 43 1.97%
20. Other Management Occupations 41 1.88%

Portland Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 3,944 58.84%
15-35 hours 882 13.16%
1-14 hours 210 3.13%
No regular hours 1,667 24.87%

Portland Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 115 2.62%
5 AM-5:29 AM 74 1.68%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 139 3.16%
6 AM-6:29 AM 468 10.65%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 523 11.90%
7 AM-7:29 AM 646 14.70%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 723 16.45%
8 AM-8:29 AM 533 12.13%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 380 8.65%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 189 4.30%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 33 0.75%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 35 0.80%
Noon-3:59 PM 358 8.15%
4 PM-11:59 PM 178 4.05%

Portland Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 195 4.44%
5-9 541 12.31%
10-14 581 13.22%
15-19 570 12.97%
20-24 860 19.57%
25-29 400 9.10%
30-34 598 13.61%
35-39 214 4.87%
40-44 114 2.59%
45-59 147 3.35%
60-89 101 2.30%
At least 90 73 1.66%

Portland Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 23 0.52% 3,124 71.10%
30-44 3 0.07% 923 21.01%
45-59 0 0.00% 147 3.35%
At least 60 0 0.00% 174 3.96%

Portland Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 18 0.39%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 354 7.74%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 3,880 84.85%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 8 0.17%
Color 4 Box Other 6 0.13%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 26 0.57%
Color 6 Box Walked 102 2.23%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 179 3.91%

Portland Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Portland Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 3,383 (8,524 people)
Families (2000): 2,441 (7,315 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,237
People at same address in 1995: 5,182
Portland Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 163 4.82%
$10,000-$14,999 152 4.49%
$15,000-$19,999 137 4.05%
$20,000-$24,999 115 3.40%
$25,000-$29,999 179 5.29%
$30,000-$34,999 164 4.85%
$35,000-$39,999 112 3.31%
$40,000-$44,999 178 5.26%
$45,000-$49,999 96 2.84%
$50,000-$59,999 316 9.34%
$60,000-$74,999 426 12.59%
$75,000-$99,999 657 19.42%
$100,000-$124,999 330 9.75%
$125,000-$149,999 174 5.14%
$150,000-$199,999 94 2.78%
$200,000 or more 90 2.66%

Portland Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 817 24.11%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,041 30.73%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 131 3.87%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 573 16.91%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 16 0.47%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 543 16.03%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 5 0.15%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 190 5.61%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 57 1.68%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 15 0.44%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Portland Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 2,833 28.90%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 1,806 18.42%
Public Assistance 68 0.69%
Retirement 610 6.22%
Self Employment 385 3.93%
Social Security 862 8.79%
Supplemental Security 44 0.45%
Wage / Salary 2,739 27.94%
Other 457 4.66%

Portland Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,094 55.20%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 888 44.80%

Portland Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 217 6.63%
Color 1 Box Married 2,123 64.84%
Color 2 Box Never Married 841 25.69%
Color 3 Box Widowed 93 2.84%

Portland Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 330 9.33%
Color 1 Box Married 2,160 61.07%
Color 2 Box Never Married 661 18.69%
Color 3 Box Widowed 386 10.91%

Portland Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Portland Education Information Back to top
Portland Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 280 4.32%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 507 7.82%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 1,998 30.82%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 1,252 19.32%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 397 6.12%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 1,231 18.99%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 817 12.60%

Portland Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 95 1.09% 36 0.41% 131 1.50%
Kindergarten 113 1.29% 10 0.11% 123 1.41%
Grades 1-4 570 6.53% 21 0.24% 591 6.77%
Grades 5-8 455 5.21% 36 0.41% 491 5.62%
Grades 9-12 389 4.45% 38 0.44% 427 4.89%
Undergrad college 168 1.92% 119 1.36% 287 3.29%
Graduate or professional school 74 0.85% 28 0.32% 102 1.17%
Total 1,864 21.35% 288 3.30% 2,152 24.64%

Portland Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Portland Business Information Back to top
Number of Businesses (2003): 227
Portland Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Portland Public Benefits Information Back to top
Portland Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 8,148 94.87%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 441 5.13%

Portland Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Portland Criminal Information Back to top
Portland Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
2001 0.569 0.114 0.000 0.114 0.797 0.114 2.961 7.174 0.683 10.931
2002 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.113 0.113 0.113 2.367 6.425 0.451 9.355
2003 0.762 0.000 0.000 0.435 1.198 0.000 2.395 9.145 1.633 13.174
2004 Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
2005 0.321 0.107 0.000 0.107 0.535 0.000 1.819 8.026 0.535 10.380
2006 Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
2007 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.412 0.412 0.000 2.163 6.902 0.309 9.375

Portland Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 1 10
2005 1 10
2006 1 10
2007 1 10

Portland Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
2001 103
2002 84

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Portland Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Portland Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 1,308 14.98%
10-19 Years 1,046 11.98%
20-29 Years 706 8.09%
30-39 Years 1,464 16.77%
40-49 Years 1,499 17.17%
50-59 Years 1,061 12.15%
60-69 Years 700 8.02%
70-79 Years 562 6.44%
80-89 Years 316 3.62%
90+ Years 70 0.80%

Portland Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 4,253 48.71%
Color 1 Box Female 4,479 51.29%

Portland Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 8,205 93.96%
Color 1 Box African-American 203 2.32%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 171 1.96%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 85 0.97%
Color 2 Box Asian 45 0.52%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 13 0.15%
Color 6 Box Other Race 8 0.09%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 2 0.02%

Portland Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. Italian 2,000 19.28%
2. Irish 1,786 17.22%
3. English 1,314 12.67%
4. German 1,015 9.79%
5. Polish 955 9.21%
6. French Non-Basque 713 6.87%
7. Swedish 590 5.69%
8. French Canadian 323 3.11%
9. United States Or American 313 3.02%
10. Scottish 274 2.64%

Portland Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 7,446 91.71%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 224 2.76%
3. Italian 180 2.22%
4. French 62 0.76%
5. Urdu 47 0.58%
6. Vietnamese 39 0.48%
7. Polish 36 0.44%
8. Tagalog 20 0.25%
9. Other Slavic 17 0.21%
10. Gujarathi 15 0.18%

Portland Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 8,349 95.61%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 288 3.30%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 95 1.09%

Portland Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Portland Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Portland Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
06480