COMPARING TWO PLACES
Portland vs Baltimore
PLACE A
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
VS
PLACE B
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
Portland is 11% smaller than Baltimore. Baltimore earns more, with a median household income $5,876 higher. Portland has grown faster since 2000 (13% vs 5%).
PORTLANDBALTIMOREDIFFERENCE
Total population2,542,2822,857,781−11% vs Baltimore
Population density3801,099−718
Population growth12.9%4.9%+7.9 pts
Median age39.439.1+0.3
Male49.8%48.3%+1.5 pts
Female50.2%51.7%−1.5 pts
Foreign-born12.7%11.6%+1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic68.2%52.2%+16.0 pts
Black2.8%28.4%−25.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino13.9%8.1%+5.8 pts
Asian7.1%5.9%+1.1 pts
Other8.0%5.3%+2.7 pts
Median household income$97,649$103,525−$5,876
Per capita income$51,936$52,391−$455
Poverty rate9.5%9.8%−0.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4480.446Even
Bachelor's degree or higher42.4%44.0%−1.6 pts
Graduate degree16.3%20.5%−4.2 pts
Unemployment rate5.0%4.6%+0.4 pts
Labor force participation66.5%66.8%−0.3 pts
Median home value$558,461$390,167+$168,294
Median gross rent$1,719$1,700+$18
Owner-occupied62.0%67.7%−5.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.9%6.4%−1.5 pts
Rent-burdened households49.7%48.4%+1.3 pts
Average commute25.029.3−4.3
Worked from home22.5%18.2%+4.3 pts
Public transit to work3.0%3.4%−0.5 pts
Uninsured5.5%4.9%+0.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025