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Portland Oregon Real Estate By Jennifer Hershey

Portland Oregon Real Estate

Portland, Oregon, is located in Clackamas County, of , and of , . Portland has a population of 529,121.

Portland Homes

Portland properties pool is 223,752 residential properties including Portland new homes. Median age of real estate in Portland is 1953. Average Household size is 3 people. 5% are one bedroom homes, 28% are 2 bedroom homes, 44% are 3 bedroom homes, 17% are 4 bedroom homes, and 5% are 5+ bedroom homes.

Portland Mortgage Statistics

Portland mortgages vs. USA median statistics

Homes Portland USA
Homes With No Mortgage 25%
30%
Homes With Mortgage 75%
70%
First Mortgage Only 56%
54%
First & Second Mortgage or HELOC 20%
16%

Portland Area Real Estate Tax

Portland Real estate Tax: Median Real Estate Taxes (2000) were $1,965 comparing to 1999 Median Family income $ 50,271. Compare to USA median yearly Real Estate Tax $1,300 and USA median Family Income $42,000 (1999).

Portland School District: Children make up 21.1% of Portland population. Portland has 111,454 under 18 years old residents, or 0.41 kids per one worker, or 0.5 kids per one household.

Portland Real Estate & Portland Homeownership

There are 78313.2 or 35% one person households, 73838.16 or 33% two person households, and 31325.28 or 14% three person households in Portland, Oregon. Median residents age is 35.2, Senior citizens (65+) make up 61,163 or 11.6%% of Portland population.

There are 270,996 workers (over 16 years of age) in Portland. Of these, 75.53% drive to work. Approximately 12.33% of workers in Portland take public transportation. An estimated 5.24% walk to work.

Median Portland homeowner's housing expences are 21.4%

Crime in Portland (2003), crimes per 10,000 residents per year

Type of Crime Portland USA, 2003
Violent Crimes
83.84
47.5
Robberies
25.84
14.2
Aggravated Assaults
51.63
29.5
Property Crimes
792.84
358.8
Burglaries
122.54
74.0
Larceny-Thefts
559.4
241.5
Motor Vehicle Thefts
110.9
43.3

Invest in Portland Properties

When making a decision about buying real estate in Portland Oregon area, you should consider following statistical data:

Category Portland USA
Near Medium City
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Near Large City
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Portland Zip Codes
97201, 97202, 97203, 97204, 97205, 97206, 97209, 97210, 97211, 97212, 97213, 97214, 97215, 97216, 97217, 97218, 97219, 97220, 97221, 97222, 97223, 97224, 97225, 97227, 97229, 97230, 97231, 97232, 97233, 97236, 97239, 97258, 97266, 97267
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Portland Area Codes
503
-
White population
77.91%
75.1%
African-American population
6.64%
12.3%
Asian
6.33%
3.6%
American Indian & Alaskan
1.06%
0.9%
Hispanic (of any race)
6.81%
12.5%
Median Family Income (1999)
$ 50,271%
$42,000
Population Below Poverty Level
12.75%
12.4%

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