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Portland, OR vs San Jose, CA

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- San Jose is 0% more densely populated than Portland.
- People are 22.2% more likely to be married in San Jose.
- The Median Age is 0.4 years younger in San Jose.
 Portland, ORSan Jose, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock1,013,337329,725,481
 Female Population50.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.538.4
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 Population - 2010585,476  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock894,943285,036,114
 Population - 1990437,319  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock13.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now50.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock5,721.793.4
 Land Area133.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock3.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Portland, ORSan Jose, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3419.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Portland, ORSan Jose, CAUnited States
 White68.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.8%12.2%
 Asian8.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.5%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock31.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Portland, ORSan Jose, CAUnited States
 Married Population42.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock50.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock48.2%50.2%
 Never Married41.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.8%10.8%
 Widowed3.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.082.60
 Households279,797  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock234,54580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock38.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households140,407  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock12.1%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 San Jose    90 Reviews

I've lived in west San Jose/Cambrian, between Los Gatos and Almaden SJ since 1997. This side of town somehow avoided the erosion of the American dream. Houses are  More

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I lived in San Jose for 40 years. That’s during the most exciting time when the Silicon Valley was booming with real technology and San Jose was ranked as the safest big  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in San Jose, CA for 25 years. This city is being over run with crime and gangs. The cost of living is very high. Granted, you are so close to mountains,  More

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