COMPARING TWO PLACES
Portland vs Austin
PLACE A
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
VS
PLACE B
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
Portland and Austin are close in size. Austin earns more, with a median household income $2,863 higher. Austin has grown faster since 2000 (33% vs 13%).
PORTLANDAUSTINDIFFERENCE
Total population2,542,2822,620,945−3% vs Austin
Population density380621−241
Population growth12.9%33.0%−20.2 pts
Median age39.436.0+3.4
Male49.8%50.6%−0.7 pts
Female50.2%49.4%+0.7 pts
Foreign-born12.7%16.3%−3.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic68.2%48.7%+19.5 pts
Black2.8%6.9%−4.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino13.9%32.2%−18.3 pts
Asian7.1%7.3%−0.3 pts
Other8.0%4.9%+3.1 pts
Median household income$97,649$100,512−$2,863
Per capita income$51,936$56,313−$4,376
Poverty rate9.5%9.8%−0.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4480.458−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher42.4%50.7%−8.3 pts
Graduate degree16.3%19.0%−2.7 pts
Unemployment rate5.0%4.3%+0.7 pts
Labor force participation66.5%71.3%−4.8 pts
Median home value$558,461$473,482+$84,979
Median gross rent$1,719$1,705+$14
Owner-occupied62.0%58.9%+3.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.9%5.1%−0.2 pts
Rent-burdened households49.7%47.2%+2.5 pts
Average commute25.027.3−2.2
Worked from home22.5%26.5%−4.0 pts
Public transit to work3.0%1.0%+1.9 pts
Uninsured5.5%12.0%−6.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025