CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Portland

Indiana · 6,483 residents · 4.87 sq mi

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Portland is a city of 6,483 people in Indiana. Median home value sits at $31,100. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. At a median age of 37.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. That trails the Indiana median by roughly 28%. Median rent is $281 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 35%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,483

+1%vs 2000

vs 6,437 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.0

−4%vs 2000

vs 38.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.87 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56%(392)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.2%(400)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.9%(450)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(460)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.4%(412)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.5%(939)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414%(909)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.4%(611)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.1%(587)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.5%(679)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.1%(461)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.8%(183)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,699

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,045 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,349

−44%vs 2000

vs $18,375 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.6%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 9.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$31,100

−35%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $62,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$281

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $401 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.3%

+2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.0% in 2000

29.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.2%(6,130)

Black0.4%(24)

Hispanic / Latino3.4%(216)

Asian0.3%(22)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.1%(6,422)

Black0.1%(6)

Hispanic / Latino1%(65)

Asian0.5%(34)

Other0.3%(21)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican9.5%(609)

Spaniard1.2%(77)

Puerto Rican0.3%(18)

Dominican0.2%(10)

Ancestry

German16.5%(1,059)

Irish10.4%(667)

English10.4%(665)

American7.6%(488)

Scottish1.4%(87)

Dutch1.1%(72)

Swedish1.1%(69)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(57)

Swiss0.7%(46)

British0.5%(33)

Italian0.5%(32)

Norwegian0.5%(31)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

French0.4%(26)

Canadian0.3%(21)

French Canadian0.3%(21)

Czech0.2%(13)

Ukrainian0.2%(12)

Serbian0.1%(9)

West Indian0.1%(9)

Welsh0.1%(6)

Polish0.1%(5)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Mexican population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.7%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

68.0%

−9.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.2%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.9 min

+31%vs 2000

vs 12.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married41.5%(1,106)

Married38.6%(1,029)

Widowed4.9%(131)

Divorced15.1%(402)

Women 15+

Never married28%(670)

Married43.9%(1,051)

Widowed8.3%(199)

Divorced19.8%(473)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.2%

−10.0 ptssince 2013

from 15.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

40.4%

−4.9 ptssince 2020

from 45.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.6%

−4.6 ptssince 2020

from 16.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.9%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 18.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

42.0%

+17.3 ptssince 2020

from 24.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.7%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 3.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

51.1%

−8.8 ptssince 2020

from 59.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

53.9%

+12.9 ptssince 2020

from 41.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)34.6%(97)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)27.9%(78)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era30%(84)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War9.3%(26)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II3.9%(11)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 280 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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