COMPARING TWO PLACES
Portland vs Sacramento
PLACE A
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
VS
PLACE B
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
Portland and Sacramento are close in size. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
PORTLANDSACRAMENTODIFFERENCE
Total population2,542,2822,477,274+3% vs Sacramento
Population density380486−106
Population growth12.9%11.6%+1.3 pts
Median age39.438.6+0.9
Male49.8%49.2%+0.6 pts
Female50.2%50.8%−0.6 pts
Foreign-born12.7%19.5%−6.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic68.2%47.6%+20.6 pts
Black2.8%6.5%−3.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino13.9%22.8%−8.9 pts
Asian7.1%14.9%−7.8 pts
Other8.0%8.3%−0.3 pts
Median household income$97,649$97,576+$73
Per capita income$51,936$47,193+$4,743
Poverty rate9.5%11.5%−2.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4480.450Even
Bachelor's degree or higher42.4%37.1%+5.3 pts
Graduate degree16.3%13.8%+2.5 pts
Unemployment rate5.0%6.2%−1.1 pts
Labor force participation66.5%62.6%+3.9 pts
Median home value$558,461$580,218−$21,757
Median gross rent$1,719$1,838−$120
Owner-occupied62.0%62.8%−0.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.9%7.2%−2.4 pts
Rent-burdened households49.7%53.5%−3.8 pts
Average commute25.027.1−2.1
Worked from home22.5%19.9%+2.6 pts
Public transit to work3.0%1.3%+1.7 pts
Uninsured5.5%4.5%+1.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025