COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bethpage vs Portland
PLACE A
Bethpage, New York
VS
PLACE B
Portland, Oregon
Bethpage is 97% smaller than Portland. Bethpage earns more, with a median household income $31,338 higher. Portland has grown faster since 2000 (12% vs 1%).
BETHPAGEPORTLANDDIFFERENCE
Total population17,123635,109−97% vs Portland
Population density4,7884,758+31
Population growth1.4%11.8%−10.4 pts
Median age47.438.8+8.6
Male48.4%49.7%−1.4 pts
Female51.6%50.3%+1.4 pts
Foreign-born16.5%12.4%+4.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic72.5%65.8%+6.7 pts
Black0.1%5.5%−5.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.3%12.0%−1.6 pts
Asian15.2%8.0%+7.3 pts
Other1.9%8.8%−6.9 pts
Median household income$122,257$90,919+$31,338
Per capita income$54,179$57,029−$2,850
Poverty rate5.6%12.7%−7.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4100.478−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher43.4%53.8%−10.4 pts
Graduate degree20.1%21.8%−1.7 pts
Unemployment rate5.5%5.8%−0.4 pts
Labor force participation58.7%70.6%−11.9 pts
Median home value$605,900$581,500+$24,400
Median gross rent$2,014$1,655+$359
Owner-occupied91.2%52.0%+39.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate1.3%5.9%−4.6 pts
Rent-burdened households51.2%50.3%+1.0 pts
Average commute32.824.1+8.7
Worked from home17.5%28.5%−11.0 pts
Public transit to work8.6%6.1%+2.5 pts
Uninsured3.5%5.2%−1.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024