Portland is a city of 3,790 people in Michigan. 1% of people here were born outside the United States. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $166,200. 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Density works out to 1,442 people per square mile. Renters pay $972 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $65,845, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
28% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 11%, 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)$133,924 → $166,200(+24%)US over the same years: +67%
White share98.5% → 87.9%(−10.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
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)25%(30)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.5%(39)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War21.7%(26)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 120 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
3,889
$67,932
$133,924
8.8%
3.7
2000
3,789
$83,169
$185,809
17.2%
7.5
2010
3,883
$66,888
$182,267
21.4%
12.4
2020
3,796
$73,937
$151,505
26.5%
20.1
2024
3,790
$65,845
$166,200
28.2%
27.7
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.
