Overview
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Total Population
40.4
Median age
49.70%
Female population %
101.2:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
45-49 years
Largest age group
49.6
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
122
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Portland's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Portland is 40.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Portland's population under 18 was 28.21%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Portland's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 9.27% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Portland, 23.87% were under the age of 15, 16.37% aged 15 to 29, 50.49% aged 30 to 64, 6.51% aged 65 to 84, and 2.76% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 3 less females than males in Portland:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.70% females and 50.30% males in Portland, PA.
- The Portland, PA gender ratio is 101.2:100 i.e. 101.2 men to 100 women (1.012).
- For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 66.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 34.
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Race / Ethnicity
Portland's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Portland population: 94.67% are White, 0.39% are Black or African American, 1.58% are some other race and 3.35% are multiracial.
- Portland's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
- By ethnicity, 122 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 385 (75.94% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Portland is White with a population of 48 (94.67% of the total population).
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Year by year
Portland's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 577 in the year 2000
- From 2000 to 2010, Portland's population decreased by 58 (10.05%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Portland's population decreased by 30 (5.78%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
- Between the year 2000 and 2022, Portland's population was lowest in year 2022 at 484.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)