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Portland Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 1,572,771
Land Area (2000): 11,394.493 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 202.781 square kilometers

Portland Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	1,841,504	2002	Not Available	2005	2,091,269
2000	1,905,235	2003	Not Available	2006	2,130,553
2001	1,947,167	2004	2,061,083	2007	2,171,073

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	2,825,830	89.36%
Rural, Farm	49,848	1.58%
Rural, Non-farm	286,480	9.06%

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Portland Metro Area Employment Information Back to top
Portland Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	720,670	690,158	30,513	4.23%	43
1991	733,683	695,630	38,052	5.19%	52
1992	755,841	707,166	48,674	6.44%	65
1993	773,143	728,826	44,317	5.73%	57
1994	794,036	759,439	34,598	4.36%	44
1995	811,343	781,314	30,028	3.70%	37
1996	838,805	802,428	36,378	4.34%	43
1997	864,283	827,326	36,957	4.28%	43
1998	875,805	838,911	36,894	4.21%	42
1999	885,733	846,342	39,392	4.45%	45
2000	891,674	852,780	38,894	4.36%	44
2001	901,181	848,468	52,713	5.85%	59
2002	901,439	833,946	67,493	7.49%	75
2003	896,232	824,774	71,458	7.97%	80
2004	890,708	828,934	61,774	6.94%	69
2005	895,954	844,676	51,279	5.72%	57
2006	915,892	871,355	44,538	4.86%	49
2007	931,649	887,791	43,858	4.71%	47
2008	942,390	894,208	48,182	5.11%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	709,576	679,308	30,268	4.27%	43
Feb 1990	710,861	677,724	33,137	4.66%	47
Mar 1990	713,165	682,989	30,176	4.23%	42
Apr 1990	715,241	687,277	27,964	3.91%	39
May 1990	718,799	690,869	27,930	3.89%	39
Jun 1990	726,519	695,325	31,194	4.29%	43
Jul 1990	732,076	700,127	31,949	4.36%	44
Aug 1990	735,333	703,869	31,464	4.28%	43
Sep 1990	716,430	685,087	31,343	4.37%	44
Oct 1990	720,941	689,181	31,760	4.41%	44
Nov 1990	725,183	695,060	30,123	4.15%	42
Dec 1990	723,916	695,074	28,842	3.98%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	716,367	681,164	35,203	4.91%	49
Feb 1991	718,546	681,204	37,342	5.20%	52
Mar 1991	723,828	687,674	36,154	4.99%	50
Apr 1991	728,227	694,967	33,260	4.57%	46
May 1991	731,481	696,658	34,823	4.76%	48
Jun 1991	742,950	703,543	39,407	5.30%	53
Jul 1991	745,971	707,398	38,573	5.17%	52
Aug 1991	738,910	700,220	38,690	5.24%	52
Sep 1991	735,888	696,244	39,644	5.39%	54
Oct 1991	737,571	697,920	39,651	5.38%	54
Nov 1991	743,368	701,706	41,662	5.60%	56
Dec 1991	741,083	698,863	42,220	5.70%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	743,884	691,805	52,079	7.00%	70
Feb 1992	746,489	692,298	54,191	7.26%	73
Mar 1992	748,321	695,284	53,037	7.09%	71
Apr 1992	750,165	702,323	47,842	6.38%	64
May 1992	752,067	705,378	46,689	6.21%	62
Jun 1992	756,945	706,238	50,707	6.70%	67
Jul 1992	764,022	715,495	48,527	6.35%	64
Aug 1992	759,597	712,066	47,531	6.26%	63
Sep 1992	754,519	708,273	46,246	6.13%	61
Oct 1992	760,370	714,496	45,874	6.03%	60
Nov 1992	766,906	720,652	46,254	6.03%	60
Dec 1992	766,802	721,687	45,115	5.88%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	757,594	708,304	49,290	6.51%	65
Feb 1993	761,175	710,113	51,062	6.71%	67
Mar 1993	762,583	714,174	48,409	6.35%	63
Apr 1993	766,148	721,302	44,846	5.85%	59
May 1993	766,682	723,164	43,518	5.68%	57
Jun 1993	776,950	730,373	46,577	5.99%	60
Jul 1993	786,056	739,900	46,156	5.87%	59
Aug 1993	783,111	739,587	43,524	5.56%	56
Sep 1993	769,821	727,691	42,130	5.47%	55
Oct 1993	775,833	734,579	41,254	5.32%	53
Nov 1993	785,745	747,060	38,685	4.92%	49
Dec 1993	786,018	749,664	36,354	4.63%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	781,524	738,065	43,459	5.56%	56
Feb 1994	781,514	737,831	43,683	5.59%	56
Mar 1994	782,499	742,333	40,166	5.13%	51
Apr 1994	785,421	749,951	35,470	4.52%	45
May 1994	784,279	751,604	32,675	4.17%	42
Jun 1994	793,619	757,632	35,987	4.53%	45
Jul 1994	802,035	768,089	33,946	4.23%	42
Aug 1994	807,927	774,058	33,869	4.19%	42
Sep 1994	797,175	766,753	30,422	3.82%	38
Oct 1994	802,387	772,806	29,581	3.69%	37
Nov 1994	804,909	776,060	28,849	3.58%	36
Dec 1994	805,148	778,082	27,066	3.36%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	795,891	763,404	32,487	4.08%	41
Feb 1995	797,640	764,587	33,053	4.14%	41
Mar 1995	802,405	771,497	30,908	3.85%	39
Apr 1995	803,482	774,105	29,377	3.66%	37
May 1995	803,846	775,669	28,177	3.51%	35
Jun 1995	810,928	779,533	31,395	3.87%	39
Jul 1995	820,967	790,306	30,661	3.73%	37
Aug 1995	819,888	789,678	30,210	3.68%	37
Sep 1995	810,809	782,748	28,061	3.46%	35
Oct 1995	819,196	790,914	28,282	3.45%	35
Nov 1995	826,965	797,626	29,339	3.55%	35
Dec 1995	824,094	795,706	28,388	3.44%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	819,670	783,813	35,857	4.37%	44
Feb 1996	823,803	786,068	37,735	4.58%	46
Mar 1996	829,439	792,251	37,188	4.48%	45
Apr 1996	832,946	798,107	34,839	4.18%	42
May 1996	833,296	797,871	35,425	4.25%	43
Jun 1996	842,498	805,077	37,421	4.44%	44
Jul 1996	855,126	815,629	39,497	4.62%	46
Aug 1996	843,562	807,269	36,293	4.30%	43
Sep 1996	834,732	800,063	34,669	4.15%	42
Oct 1996	843,909	807,337	36,572	4.33%	43
Nov 1996	854,319	817,394	36,925	4.32%	43
Dec 1996	852,364	818,255	34,109	4.00%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	848,971	808,077	40,894	4.82%	48
Feb 1997	848,244	806,805	41,439	4.89%	49
Mar 1997	855,801	814,579	41,222	4.82%	48
Apr 1997	857,036	821,084	35,952	4.19%	42
May 1997	858,931	825,316	33,615	3.91%	39
Jun 1997	865,006	826,920	38,086	4.40%	44
Jul 1997	876,235	838,909	37,326	4.26%	43
Aug 1997	875,710	837,809	37,901	4.33%	43
Sep 1997	866,038	829,719	36,319	4.19%	42
Oct 1997	869,665	835,255	34,410	3.96%	40
Nov 1997	874,184	840,500	33,684	3.85%	39
Dec 1997	875,576	842,943	32,633	3.73%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	864,909	828,429	36,480	4.22%	42
Feb 1998	865,304	829,267	36,037	4.16%	42
Mar 1998	872,432	834,364	38,068	4.36%	44
Apr 1998	873,355	840,503	32,852	3.76%	38
May 1998	874,378	840,750	33,628	3.85%	38
Jun 1998	876,815	838,413	38,402	4.38%	44
Jul 1998	886,661	847,949	38,712	4.37%	44
Aug 1998	884,253	844,152	40,101	4.54%	45
Sep 1998	873,846	834,954	38,892	4.45%	45
Oct 1998	877,340	838,889	38,451	4.38%	44
Nov 1998	881,789	845,398	36,391	4.13%	41
Dec 1998	878,580	843,862	34,718	3.95%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	879,672	837,602	42,070	4.78%	48
Feb 1999	878,385	836,039	42,346	4.82%	48
Mar 1999	882,130	840,736	41,394	4.69%	47
Apr 1999	881,242	843,429	37,813	4.29%	43
May 1999	881,671	845,501	36,170	4.10%	41
Jun 1999	887,516	844,963	42,553	4.79%	48
Jul 1999	893,160	851,491	41,669	4.67%	47
Aug 1999	893,114	851,839	41,275	4.62%	46
Sep 1999	879,398	839,306	40,092	4.56%	46
Oct 1999	885,593	847,239	38,354	4.33%	43
Nov 1999	895,542	859,641	35,901	4.01%	40
Dec 1999	891,377	858,315	33,062	3.71%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	880,977	840,881	40,096	4.55%	46
Feb 2000	887,693	844,576	43,117	4.86%	49
Mar 2000	887,826	846,397	41,429	4.67%	47
Apr 2000	891,384	854,178	37,206	4.17%	42
May 2000	889,126	851,566	37,560	4.22%	42
Jun 2000	892,765	852,070	40,695	4.56%	46
Jul 2000	898,191	859,033	39,158	4.36%	44
Aug 2000	900,961	859,173	41,788	4.64%	46
Sep 2000	886,716	850,323	36,393	4.10%	41
Oct 2000	893,003	854,982	38,021	4.26%	43
Nov 2000	896,166	859,577	36,589	4.08%	41
Dec 2000	895,277	860,603	34,674	3.87%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	898,310	855,496	42,814	4.77%	48
Feb 2001	899,538	853,211	46,327	5.15%	52
Mar 2001	900,843	852,965	47,878	5.31%	53
Apr 2001	902,589	856,795	45,794	5.07%	51
May 2001	899,383	854,791	44,592	4.96%	50
Jun 2001	903,237	851,668	51,569	5.71%	57
Jul 2001	901,469	850,449	51,020	5.66%	57
Aug 2001	900,551	844,520	56,031	6.22%	62
Sep 2001	899,276	843,383	55,893	6.22%	62
Oct 2001	901,928	841,289	60,639	6.72%	67
Nov 2001	904,671	839,761	64,910	7.17%	72
Dec 2001	902,378	837,289	65,089	7.21%	72

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	903,064	828,571	74,493	8.25%	82
Feb 2002	905,358	830,991	74,367	8.21%	82
Mar 2002	903,478	830,690	72,788	8.06%	81
Apr 2002	903,176	834,526	68,650	7.60%	76
May 2002	898,912	834,938	63,974	7.12%	71
Jun 2002	900,526	833,242	67,284	7.47%	75
Jul 2002	901,830	836,248	65,582	7.27%	73
Aug 2002	904,248	839,287	64,961	7.18%	72
Sep 2002	897,408	835,530	61,878	6.90%	69
Oct 2002	900,046	836,839	63,207	7.02%	70
Nov 2002	901,949	835,432	66,517	7.37%	74
Dec 2002	897,269	831,056	66,213	7.38%	74

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	895,470	822,485	72,985	8.15%	82
Feb 2003	897,550	821,691	75,859	8.45%	85
Mar 2003	897,388	821,611	75,777	8.44%	84
Apr 2003	899,334	826,531	72,803	8.10%	81
May 2003	895,185	823,537	71,648	8.00%	80
Jun 2003	901,070	821,192	79,878	8.86%	89
Jul 2003	896,414	821,765	74,649	8.33%	83
Aug 2003	898,370	826,192	72,178	8.03%	80
Sep 2003	889,378	821,568	67,810	7.62%	76
Oct 2003	893,841	828,114	65,727	7.35%	74
Nov 2003	899,951	833,836	66,115	7.35%	73
Dec 2003	890,831	828,762	62,069	6.97%	70

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	884,638	814,839	69,799	7.89%	79
Feb 2004	886,531	817,081	69,450	7.83%	78
Mar 2004	889,718	819,398	70,320	7.90%	79
Apr 2004	889,152	825,886	63,266	7.12%	71
May 2004	886,262	825,865	60,397	6.81%	68
Jun 2004	889,536	824,701	64,835	7.29%	73
Jul 2004	896,613	834,379	62,234	6.94%	69
Aug 2004	896,501	836,208	60,293	6.73%	67
Sep 2004	886,495	831,120	55,375	6.25%	62
Oct 2004	892,819	836,913	55,906	6.26%	63
Nov 2004	898,797	842,488	56,309	6.26%	63
Dec 2004	891,437	838,331	53,106	5.96%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	884,316	828,511	55,805	6.31%	63
Feb 2005	888,568	828,690	59,878	6.74%	67
Mar 2005	886,995	831,308	55,687	6.28%	63
Apr 2005	893,236	839,654	53,582	6.00%	60
May 2005	892,521	841,953	50,568	5.67%	57
Jun 2005	893,246	840,319	52,927	5.93%	59
Jul 2005	899,471	847,871	51,600	5.74%	57
Aug 2005	902,666	852,958	49,708	5.51%	55
Sep 2005	896,628	849,550	47,078	5.25%	53
Oct 2005	903,187	856,801	46,386	5.14%	51
Nov 2005	908,063	860,167	47,896	5.27%	53
Dec 2005	902,556	858,329	44,227	4.90%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	898,699	851,878	46,821	5.21%	52
Feb 2006	904,567	854,156	50,411	5.57%	56
Mar 2006	905,046	857,647	47,399	5.24%	52
Apr 2006	910,615	865,728	44,887	4.93%	49
May 2006	911,032	868,195	42,837	4.70%	47
Jun 2006	916,384	870,310	46,074	5.03%	50
Jul 2006	917,954	872,135	45,819	4.99%	50
Aug 2006	922,153	877,759	44,394	4.81%	48
Sep 2006	917,214	875,815	41,399	4.51%	45
Oct 2006	925,210	885,068	40,142	4.34%	43
Nov 2006	932,929	889,600	43,329	4.64%	46
Dec 2006	928,906	887,966	40,940	4.41%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	923,881	877,369	46,512	5.03%	50
Feb 2007	925,271	877,844	47,427	5.13%	51
Mar 2007	926,447	881,735	44,712	4.83%	48
Apr 2007	925,334	883,091	42,243	4.57%	46
May 2007	926,015	885,102	40,913	4.42%	44
Jun 2007	930,141	885,641	44,500	4.78%	48
Jul 2007	934,264	888,946	45,318	4.85%	49
Aug 2007	932,704	889,459	43,245	4.64%	46
Sep 2007	932,666	890,555	42,111	4.52%	45
Oct 2007	937,731	895,312	42,419	4.52%	45
Nov 2007	945,310	902,138	43,172	4.57%	46
Dec 2007	940,020	896,300	43,720	4.65%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	937,676	889,311	48,365	5.16%	52
Feb 2008	934,353	884,544	49,809	5.33%	53
Mar 2008	942,070	892,559	49,511	5.26%	53
Apr 2008	941,822	897,431	44,391	4.71%	47
May 2008	939,031	895,682	43,349	4.62%	46
Jun 2008	939,972	893,435	46,537	4.95%	50
Jul 2008	950,005	901,229	48,776	5.13%	51
Aug 2008	949,979	897,180	52,799	5.56%	56
Sep 2008	946,598	896,499	50,099	5.29%	53
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Portland Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	94,652	10.85%
2.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	59,104	6.77%
3.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	49,670	5.69%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	44,976	5.16%
5.	Educational Services	37,196	4.26%
6.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	36,412	4.17%
7.	Health Care	32,944	3.78%
8.	Finance and Insurance	29,370	3.37%
9.	Public Administration	27,574	3.16%
10.	Metal Manufactuing	27,276	3.13%
11.	Repair and Maintenance	19,658	2.25%
12.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	18,576	2.13%
13.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	18,552	2.13%
14.	Food and Beverage Stores	18,188	2.08%
15.	Other Transportation	17,862	2.05%
16.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	17,620	2.02%
17.	Truck Transportation	16,718	1.92%
18.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	14,804	1.70%
19.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	14,182	1.63%
20.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	13,304	1.52%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	100,134	13.63%
2.	Educational Services	80,956	11.02%
3.	Finance and Insurance	52,502	7.15%
4.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	50,730	6.91%
5.	Accommodation and Food Services	50,492	6.87%
6.	Social Assistance	28,792	3.92%
7.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	26,830	3.65%
8.	Public Administration	25,956	3.53%
9.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	23,488	3.20%
10.	Department and Other General Stores	18,982	2.58%
11.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	18,826	2.56%
12.	Food and Beverage Stores	17,772	2.42%
13.	Personal and Laundry Services	14,314	1.95%
14.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	13,890	1.89%
15.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	13,310	1.81%
16.	Construction	12,456	1.70%
17.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	8,372	1.14%
18.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	8,010	1.09%
19.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	7,768	1.06%
20.	Other Transportation	7,360	1.00%

Portland Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Management Occupations	47,908	5.49%
2.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	38,854	4.45%
3.	Other Production Occupations	37,712	4.32%
4.	Computer Specialists	36,594	4.19%
5.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	31,374	3.60%
6.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	31,172	3.57%
7.	Other Installation / Maintenance	30,056	3.45%
8.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	30,026	3.44%
9.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	26,922	3.09%
10.	Engineers	26,764	3.07%
11.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	26,170	3.00%
12.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	25,694	2.95%
13.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	24,108	2.76%
14.	Vehicle Mechanics	21,612	2.48%
15.	Top Executives	21,470	2.46%
16.	Carpenters	17,390	1.99%
17.	Other Construction Trades	17,268	1.98%
18.	Business Operations Specialists	17,076	1.96%
19.	Other Office and Admin Support	15,674	1.80%
20.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	14,102	1.62%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	45,370	6.18%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	39,200	5.34%
3.	Other Management Occupations	31,482	4.29%
4.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	29,800	4.06%
5.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	28,436	3.87%
6.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	26,304	3.58%
7.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	23,244	3.16%
8.	Business Operations Specialists	23,044	3.14%
9.	Registered Nurses	22,440	3.05%
10.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	22,244	3.03%
11.	Customer Service Representatives	19,302	2.63%
12.	Child Care Workers	18,380	2.50%
13.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	17,498	2.38%
14.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	17,106	2.33%
15.	Cashiers	17,082	2.33%
16.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	16,366	2.23%
17.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	14,798	2.01%
18.	Waiters and Waitresses	14,254	1.94%
19.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	14,206	1.93%
20.	Other Production Occupations	13,544	1.84%

Portland Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	1,427,570	57.92%
15-35 hours	330,134	13.40%
1-14 hours	82,186	3.33%
No regular hours	624,648	25.35%

Portland Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	53,435	3.53%
5 AM-5:29 AM	44,238	2.92%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	71,960	4.75%
6 AM-6:29 AM	130,333	8.61%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	170,010	11.23%
7 AM-7:29 AM	233,861	15.45%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	229,585	15.17%
8 AM-8:29 AM	158,817	10.49%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	78,422	5.18%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	86,918	5.74%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	40,950	2.71%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	20,605	1.36%
Noon-3:59 PM	102,552	6.78%
4 PM-11:59 PM	91,792	6.06%

Portland Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	42,112	2.78%
5-9	145,409	9.61%
10-14	213,424	14.10%
15-19	243,708	16.10%
20-24	249,326	16.47%
25-29	104,323	6.89%
30-34	221,627	14.64%
35-39	43,085	2.85%
40-44	58,404	3.86%
45-59	107,063	7.07%
60-89	59,616	3.94%
At least 90	25,381	1.68%

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

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	32,040	2.12%	966,262	63.84%
30-44	35,352	2.34%	287,764	19.01%
45-59	21,037	1.39%	86,026	5.68%
At least 60	23,686	1.57%	61,311	4.05%

Portland Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	13,537	0.85%
Car / truck / van, carpool	183,001	11.52%
Car / truck / van, solo	1,140,889	71.83%
Motorcycle	2,253	0.14%
Other	9,621	0.61%
Public transportation	112,115	7.06%
Walked	52,062	3.28%
Worked at home	74,771	4.71%

Portland Metro Area 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 Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 1,230,182 (3,087,624 people)
: 789,822 (2,432,540 people)
: 339,384
: 1,353,566
Portland Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	85,331	6.90%
$10,000-$14,999	62,211	5.03%
$15,000-$19,999	65,780	5.32%
$20,000-$24,999	73,817	5.97%
$25,000-$29,999	76,132	6.16%
$30,000-$34,999	81,297	6.58%
$35,000-$39,999	73,434	5.94%
$40,000-$44,999	74,213	6.00%
$45,000-$49,999	64,961	5.26%
$50,000-$59,999	123,551	10.00%
$60,000-$74,999	144,260	11.67%
$75,000-$99,999	145,131	11.74%
$100,000-$124,999	72,972	5.90%
$125,000-$149,999	35,186	2.85%
$150,000-$199,999	28,755	2.33%
$200,000 or more	28,975	2.34%

Portland Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	167,465	27.25%
Family, 2 people	164,847	26.82%
Nonfamily, 2 people	44,077	7.17%
Family, 3 people	88,968	14.48%
Nonfamily, 3 people	7,525	1.22%
Family, 4 people	80,308	13.07%
Nonfamily, 4 people	2,644	0.43%
Family, 5 people	34,606	5.63%
Nonfamily, 5 people	943	0.15%
Family, 6 people	13,027	2.12%
Nonfamily, 6 people	325	0.05%
Family, 7 or more people	9,626	1.57%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	207	0.03%

Portland Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	1,041,390	30.42%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	510,130	14.90%
Public Assistance	39,151	1.14%
Retirement	181,647	5.31%
Self Employment	185,458	5.42%
Social Security	261,087	7.63%
Supplemental Security	36,939	1.08%
Wage / Salary	1,001,007	29.24%
Other	166,744	4.87%

Portland Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	332,791	52.68%
With children under 18	298,988	47.32%

Portland Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	123,890	10.05%
Married	700,695	56.82%
Never Married	383,705	31.12%
Widowed	24,799	2.01%

Portland Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	162,961	12.79%
Married	692,958	54.40%
Never Married	308,512	24.22%
Widowed	109,337	8.58%

Portland Metro Area 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 Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Portland Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	109,433	4.60%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	235,554	9.90%
High school diploma or equivalent	568,682	23.89%
Some college, no degree	657,764	27.64%
Associate degree	150,376	6.32%
Bachelors degree	446,979	18.78%
Graduate or professional degree	211,323	8.88%

Portland Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	20,485	1.30%	29,968	1.91%	50,453	3.21%
Kindergarten	35,255	2.24%	7,739	0.49%	42,994	2.73%
Grades 1-4	160,029	10.17%	21,080	1.34%	181,109	11.52%
Grades 5-8	154,314	9.81%	18,185	1.16%	172,499	10.97%
Grades 9-12	153,094	9.73%	15,348	0.98%	168,442	10.71%
Undergrad college	114,385	7.27%	38,328	2.44%	152,713	9.71%
Graduate or professional school	23,589	1.50%	14,492	0.92%	38,081	2.42%
Total	661,151	42.04%	145,140	9.23%	806,291	51.27%

Portland Metro Area 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 Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Portland Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2001	6,510	6,329
2002	6,180	5,488
2003	6,302	5,387
2004	6,796	5,413

Portland Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Portland Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Portland Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	2,811,058	90.48%
Below Poverty Level	295,870	9.52%

Portland Metro Area 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 Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 6,193
Portland Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	3.414	0.445	0.029	1.199	5.087	0.000	8.086	33.438	5.020	46.544
2000	2.928	0.416	0.021	1.153	4.518	0.000	7.475	33.455	4.951	45.880
2001	2.429	0.401	0.024	1.041	3.894	0.000	7.639	36.919	5.083	49.641
2002	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
2003	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
2004	1.948	0.425	0.029	0.992	3.395	0.000	8.045	34.081	6.221	48.346
2005	1.895	0.431	0.026	0.919	3.271	0.000	7.142	30.969	5.931	44.042
2006	1.823	0.394	0.023	0.982	3.222	0.000	6.137	25.580	4.482	36.199
2007	1.698	0.389	0.022	1.001	3.110	0.000	5.413	24.980	4.606	34.999

Portland Metro Area Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	95,079
2000	96,021
2001	104,241

Portland Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Portland Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Portland Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	217,953	13.86%
10-19 Years	213,956	13.60%
20-29 Years	231,525	14.72%
30-39 Years	253,574	16.12%
40-49 Years	257,795	16.39%
50-59 Years	181,306	11.53%
60-69 Years	92,271	5.87%
70-79 Years	75,365	4.79%
80-89 Years	41,222	2.62%
90+ Years	7,804	0.50%

Portland Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	780,415	49.62%
Female	792,356	50.38%

Portland Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	1,265,551	80.47%
Hispanic/Latino	126,196	8.02%
Asian	76,247	4.85%
African-American	44,115	2.80%
Multiracial	42,401	2.70%
Amerindian	11,853	0.75%
Pacific Islander	4,106	0.26%
Other Race	2,302	0.15%

Portland Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	662,352	22.79%
2.	English	403,512	13.89%
3.	Irish	374,043	12.87%
4.	United States Or American	164,753	5.67%
5.	Norwegian	148,615	5.11%
6.	French Non-Basque	115,271	3.97%
7.	Italian	114,074	3.93%
8.	Swedish	109,557	3.77%
9.	Scottish	101,040	3.48%
10.	Dutch	77,496	2.67%

Portland Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	2,506,252	85.11%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	200,178	6.80%
3.	Vietnamese	32,456	1.10%
4.	Chinese	23,158	0.79%
5.	Russian	23,096	0.78%
6.	German	18,848	0.64%
7.	Korean	13,542	0.46%
8.	French	13,010	0.44%
9.	Japanese	11,597	0.39%
10.	Other Indo European	10,952	0.37%

Portland Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	2,803,888	88.67%
Naturalized immigrant	121,617	3.85%
Not a citizen	236,653	7.48%

Portland Metro Area 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 Metro Area 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 Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Clackamas County	Multnomah County	Yamhill County
Columbia County	Washington County

Portland Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Aloha	Garden Home-Whitford	Prescott
Amity	Gaston	Rainier
Banks	Gladstone	Raleigh Hills
Barlow	Goble	Redland
Beavercreek	Government Camp	Rhododendron
Beaverton	Gresham	Rivergrove
Boring	Happy Valley	Rockcreek
Bridal Veil	Hillsboro	Sandy
Brightwood	Jennings Lodge	Scappoose
Buxton	Johnson City	Sheridan
Canby	King City	Sherwood
Carlton	Lafayette	Skyline
Cedar Hills	Lake Oswego	Somerset West-Rock Creek
Cedar Mill	Manning	St. Helens
Chehalem Mountain	Marshland	Sunnyside
Clackamas	Marylhurst	Tigard
Clatskanie	Maywood Park	Timber
Coast Range	Mcminnville	Troutdale
Colton	Metzger	Tualatin
Columbia City	Milwaukie	Vernonia
Corbett	Molalla	Warren
Cornelius	Mount Hood	Welches
Damascus	Mount Hood Village	West Haven-Sylvan
Dayton	Mulino	West Linn
Deer Island	Newberg	West Slope
Dundee	North Plains	Willamina
Durham	Northwest Clackamas	Wilsonville
Eagle Creek	Oak Grove	Wood Village
Estacada	Oak Hills	Yamhill
Fairview	Oatfield	Yoder
Forest Grove	Oregon City
Gales Creek	Portland

Multnomah County (660,486)	Clackamas County (338,391)	Columbia County (43,560)
Washington County (445,342)	Yamhill County (84,992)