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Portland, OR vs Portland, ME

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- Portland is 0% more densely populated than Portland.
- People are 6.6% less likely to be married in Portland.
- The Median Age is 1.0 years younger in Portland.
 Portland, ORPortland, MEUnited States
 Population  Unlock68,063329,725,481
 Female Population50.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.938.4
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 Population - 2010585,476  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock64,249285,036,114
 Population - 1990437,319  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock4.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now50.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,155.693.4
 Land Area133.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock47.9264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Portland, ORPortland, MEUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3419.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Portland, ORPortland, MEUnited States
 White68.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock8.9%12.2%
 Asian8.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.5%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock2.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Portland, ORPortland, MEUnited States
 Married Population42.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock38.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock60.4%50.2%
 Never Married41.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.4%10.8%
 Widowed3.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.122.60
 Households279,797  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock13,49080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock49.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households140,407  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock13.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  More

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Reviews for Portland    35 Reviews

Used to be great before the pandemic. Now people from out of state have ruined it by paying New York prices for real estate site unseen. Why would you live in Maine when  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have never lived here but the lack of Jimmy John’s is depressing and makes me wish I was deceased.  More

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Reggie · 
Over 7 years ago

I found out I was allergic to corn on the cob here. I would give Portland twelve thumbs downs if I could. My friend told me there was a subway here and I thought he  More

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