Portland is a city of 5,944 people in Connecticut. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Poverty is uncommon here, at 4.7% of people here. 8% of people here were born outside the United States. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $282,300.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $89,401, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.2
US median: 38.9
More educated
46% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Portland
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$395,051 → $282,300(−29%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree21.5% → 46.1%(+24.6 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share95.0% → 85.1%(−9.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Its weight in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
Portland's population equals 3.4% of Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 2.3% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)16.9%(62)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.1%(59)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era39.5%(145)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.5%(9)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.5%(9)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 367 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Portland, decade by decade
Portland population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
5,645
$103,232
$395,051
21.5%
12.1
2000
5,534
$101,920
$254,667
28.0%
17.5
2010
5,862
$111,278
$366,692
28.8%
21.5
2020
5,813
$93,215
$270,163
29.1%
36.7
2024
5,944
$89,401
$282,300
46.1%
33.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
