COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mathis vs Portland
PLACE A
Mathis, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Portland, Oregon
Mathis is 99% smaller than Portland. Portland earns more, with a median household income $55,648 higher. Portland has grown faster since 2000 (12% vs -12%).
MATHISPORTLANDDIFFERENCE
Total population4,312635,109−99% vs Portland
Population density1,3004,758−3,457
Population growth-12.3%11.8%−24.1 pts
Median age38.538.8−0.3
Male50.6%49.7%+0.9 pts
Female49.4%50.3%−0.9 pts
Foreign-born6.3%12.4%−6.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic18.4%65.8%−47.4 pts
Black0.3%5.5%−5.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino80.0%12.0%+68.0 pts
Asian0.0%8.0%−8.0 pts
Other1.3%8.8%−7.5 pts
Median household income$35,271$90,919−$55,648
Per capita income$22,723$57,029−$34,306
Poverty rate29.5%12.7%+16.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4590.478−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher8.4%53.8%−45.4 pts
Graduate degree0.6%21.8%−21.2 pts
Unemployment rate10.4%5.8%+4.5 pts
Labor force participation50.2%70.6%−20.4 pts
Median home value$81,500$581,500−$500,000
Median gross rent$830$1,655−$825
Owner-occupied64.3%52.0%+12.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.0%5.9%+6.2 pts
Rent-burdened households38.1%50.3%−12.2 pts
Average commute20.024.1−4.1
Worked from home3.6%28.5%−24.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%6.1%−6.1 pts
Uninsured21.3%5.2%+16.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025