2024 population: 571,534 ( 19,790 from 2020)
Land area: 2081.4 square miles
Population density: 274.6 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	513,182	89.79%	1.7%
Black:	18,572	3.25%	51.0%
Indian:	1,431	0.25%	8.6%
Asian:	11,991	2.10%	10.4%
2+ races:	10,865	1.90%	10.8%
Hispanic:	15,493	2.71%	21.4%

Total non-White:	58,352	10.21%	23.4%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	20,798	9.4
Deaths:	24,774	11.2
Net Migration:	15,497	7.0
Net Immigration:	8,200	3.7

Change in White population:	8,733	1.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	11,057	2.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
551,744
504,449	91.43%
12,298	2.23%
1,565	0.28%
10,862	1.97%
9,803	1.78%
12,767	2.31%
47,295	8.57%

2010
514,098
480,553	93.47%
7,850	1.53%
1,474	0.29%
8,168	1.59%
7,608	1.48%
7,976	1.55%
33,545	6.53%

2000
487,568
467,963	95.98%
3,749	0.77%
1,242	0.25%
5,399	1.11%
4,584	0.94%
4,218	0.87%
19,605	4.02%

1990
441,257
430,800	97.63%
2,467	0.56%
1,215	0.28%
3,540	0.80%
n/a
3,235	0.73%
10,457	2.37%

1980
384,250
378,536	98.51%
1,503	0.39%
627	0.16%
1,338	0.35%
n/a
2,116	0.55%
5,714	1.49%

1970
327,556
323,916	98.89%
1,220	0.37%
257	0.08%
536	0.16%
n/a
1,447	0.44%
3,640	1.11%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
45,771	8.9
45,009	8.8
17,487	3.4
6,493	1.3

23,896	4.6
13,750	2.7

Number	Rate
2000's
50,963	10.5
40,390	8.3
17,015	3.5
4,522	0.9

12,590	2.6
13,940	2.9

Number	Rate
1990's
57,641	13.1
39,755	9.0
12,613	2.9
3,314	0.8

37,163	8.4
9,148	2.1

Number	Rate
1980's
61,153	15.9
36,781	9.6
34,864	9.1
n/a

52,264	13.6
4,743	1.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
34,452	10.5
n/a

54,620	16.7
2,074	0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2024
Number	Percent
43.7
100,803	17.6%
470,731	82.4%
120,554	21.1%

240,027
2.29

148,027	61.7%
119,569	80.8%
9,807	6.6%
92,000	38.3%

2010
Number	Percent
42.0
108,407	21.1%
405,691	78.9%
76,298	14.8%

213,436
2.35

133,783	62.7%
104,280	77.9%
12,439	9.3%
79,653	37.3%

2000
Number	Percent
37.9
117,175	24.0%
370,393	76.0%
65,251	13.4%

196,723
2.42

128,775	65.5%
104,945	81.5%
11,439	8.9%
67,948	34.5%

1990
Number	Percent
33.6
108,937	24.7%
332,320	75.3%
56,266	12.8%

169,101
2.55

118,267	69.9%
98,607	83.4%
9,122	7.7%
50,834	30.1%

1980
Number	Percent
30.9
106,988	27.8%
277,262	72.2%
48,556	12.6%

138,429
2.69

101,241	73.1%
85,818	84.8%
7,672	7.6%
37,188	26.9%

2024 Housing Data for Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	8,667	3.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	5,886	2.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	6,140	2.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	6,924	2.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	6,160	2.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	6,686	2.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	7,019	2.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	7,198	3.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	8,014	3.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	14,211	5.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	21,933	9.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	30,748	12.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	27,864	11.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	21,181	8.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	28,450	11.9%
$200,000 or more	32,946	13.7%

Median Household Income	92,340
Per Capita Income	52,071

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	109

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	9,421	3.9%
Public Assistance	4,993	2.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	21,340	8.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	270,310	78.5%
Unemployed	9,008	2.6%
In Armed Forces	1,253	0.4%

Total Labor Force	280,571	81.5%
Not in Labor Force	63,758	18.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	99,078	85,654	53.6%
Non-Profit	13,152	28,223	31.8%
Self-Employed	23,259	15,755	59.6%

Local Government	8,741	12,601	41.0%
State Government	3,805	4,312	46.9%
Federal Government	5,636	2,387	70.2%

Total Private + Self	122,337	101,409	54.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	31,334	47,523	39.7%
Total	153,671	148,932	50.8%

Pct. Govt.	12.4%
Pct. Private + Self	73.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	60,204	19.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	57,457	19.0%
Professional, Technical	84,982	28.1%
Service Occupations	44,069	14.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	2,391	0.8%
All others	56,186	18.5%

White Collar		66.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	49,051	16.2%
Retail trade	35,804	11.8%
Educational services	30,238	10.0%
Manufacturing	29,056	9.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	27,342	9.0%
Construction	20,369	6.7%
Finance and insurance	19,629	6.5%
Accommodation and food services	18,987	6.3%
Other services	13,092	4.3%
Public administration	10,711	3.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	10,520	3.5%
Transportation and warehousing	8,898	2.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	6,391	2.1%
Information	5,868	1.9%
Wholesale trade	5,693	1.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	4,661	1.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	3,783	1.2%
Utilities	2,445	0.8%
Management	271	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	89	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3,770	0.67%
Puerto Rican	2,596	0.46%
Cuban	512	0.09%
Dominican	450	0.08%

Total Central American	2,059	0.37%
Costa Rican	241	0.04%
Guatemalan	770	0.14%
Honduran	161	0.03%
Nicaraguan	155	0.03%
Panamanian	172	0.03%
Salvadoran	528	0.09%
Other Central American	32	0.01%

Total South American	2,304	0.41%
Argentinean	268	0.05%
Bolivian	73	0.01%
Chilean	94	0.02%
Colombian	526	0.09%
Ecuadorian	668	0.12%
Paraguayan	10	0.00%
Peruvian	327	0.06%
Uruguayan	10	0.00%
Venezuelan	328	0.06%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	2,449	0.44%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	2,297	0.41%
Filipino	1,545	0.27%
Indian	1,013	0.18%
Vietnamese	848	0.15%
Cambodian	656	0.12%
Korean	629	0.11%
Japanese	432	0.08%
Taiwanese	306	0.05%
Thai	306	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	502,423	93.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	10,544	2.0%
Spanish	5,934	1.1%
Other Indo-European	4,872	0.9%
Other	3,769	0.7%
Other Asian	2,141	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	2,001	0.4%
German, other Germanic	1,600	0.3%
Arabic	1,057	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	120,869	21.5%
Irish	105,606	18.8%
French	55,855	9.9%
German	47,129	8.4%
Italian	38,454	6.8%
French Canadian	34,172	6.1%
American	25,523	4.5%
Scottish	24,806	4.4%
Polish	15,294	2.7%
Swedish	9,400	1.7%
European	9,183	1.6%
Scotch-Irish	8,539	1.5%
Welsh	4,900	0.9%
Norwegian	4,758	0.8%
Other Subsaharan African	4,435	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	548,457	97.4%
Not a citizen	14,386	2.6%

Native	532,640	94.6%
Foreign-born	30,203	5.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
5,474	1.3%	10,535	2.5%	99,130	23.7%	111,547	26.6%	117,277	28.0%	74,958	17.9%
Average years of education: 14.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	5,474	1.3%
9-12 Years	10,535	2.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	99,130	23.7%
Some College	111,547	26.6%
Bach. Degree	117,277	28.0%
Grad Degree	74,958	17.9%
Average years of education: 14.5

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	477,430	457,508	19,922	4.2%
1991	478,298	447,414	30,884	6.5%
1992	476,820	448,206	28,614	6.0%
1993	465,736	440,532	25,204	5.4%
1994	464,500	442,246	22,254	4.8%
1995	473,838	455,090	18,748	4.0%
1996	491,842	474,692	17,150	3.5%
1997	498,976	483,042	15,934	3.2%
1998	499,744	485,866	13,878	2.8%
1999	511,170	498,292	12,878	2.5%

2000	544,224	530,440	13,784	2.5%
2001	545,396	528,984	16,412	3.0%
2002	549,452	529,002	20,450	3.7%
2003	557,020	534,234	22,786	4.1%
2004	563,062	542,596	20,466	3.6%
2005	570,314	547,950	22,364	3.9%
2006	574,354	553,030	21,324	3.7%
2007	577,438	556,090	21,348	3.7%
2008	578,780	553,336	25,444	4.4%
2009	574,002	532,414	41,588	7.2%

2010	569,668	527,816	41,852	7.3%
2011	573,766	535,870	37,896	6.6%
2012	578,316	542,836	35,480	6.1%
2013	581,754	548,226	33,528	5.8%
2014	577,610	550,598	27,012	4.7%
2015	574,416	553,518	20,898	3.6%
2016	586,144	568,072	18,072	3.1%
2017	595,744	579,204	16,540	2.8%
2018	597,902	582,298	15,604	2.6%
2019	599,208	585,688	13,520	2.3%

2020	582,012	551,302	30,710	5.3%
2021	590,496	565,780	24,716	4.2%
2022	583,896	569,168	14,728	2.5%
2023	599,356	584,562	14,794	2.5%
2024	630,088	613,390	16,698	2.7%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	287,616
Median Value	$421,105

Occupied	240,027	83.5%
Vacant	47,589	16.5%

Owned	175,751	73.2%
Rented	64,276	26.8%
Median Rent	$1,456

Single-Family Units	204,252	71.0%
Detached	191,772	66.7%
Attached	12,480	4.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	34,298	11.9%
Mobile Homes	14,681	5.1%

Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area

2024 Housing Data for Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area