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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Portland is $18,254, which is lower than the state average of $24,953 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Portland median household income is $33,726, which has grown by 8.64% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 17.25% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Portland residents spend 14.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.1 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #495

Portland, IN	18,254 USD
Indiana	24,953 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Portland, IN	23,905 USD
Indiana	28,819 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Portland, IN	29,228 USD
Indiana	35,272 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Portland, IN	20,310 USD
Indiana	22,933 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #576

Portland, IN	33,726 USD
Indiana	48,737 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Portland, IN	41,630 USD
Indiana	63,736 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #393

Portland, IN	8.64%
Indiana	17.25%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Portland, IN		Indiana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	14.55%	$7,430, see rank	19.01%	$12,352	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	33.99%	$17,365, see rank	29.99%	$18,304	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.63%	$813, see rank	2.21%	$3,210	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	15.36%	$9,272, see rank	18.63%	$17,699	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Portland, IN	46,847 USD
Indiana	60,440 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Portland, IN	51,123 USD
Indiana	75,012 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Portland, IN	Indiana	U.S.
White	$34,159, see rank	$51,311	$56,900
Hispanic	$33,021, see rank	$38,618	$42,396

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Portland, IN	Indiana	U.S.
less than 25	$29,231, see rank	$22,736	$25,788
25 to 44	$42,138, see rank	$53,136	$58,398
45 to 64	$46,000, see rank	$59,465	$65,027
65 or over	$23,269, see rank	$35,667	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Portland, IN	Indiana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	4,984, see rank	5,131,317	248,775,628
Male¹	2,347, 47.09%, see rank	48.70%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,749, 74.52%, see rank	69.26%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.12%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,749, 74.52%, see rank	69.14%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,577, 90.17%, see rank	90.84%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	172, 9.83%, see rank	9.16%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	598, 25.48%, see rank	30.74%	30.72%
Female¹	2,637, 52.91%, see rank	51.30%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,479, 56.09%, see rank	59.17%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,479, 56.09%, see rank	59.16%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,280, 86.54%, see rank	91.51%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	199, 13.46%, see rank	8.49%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,158, 43.91%, see rank	40.83%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Portland, IN	Indiana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,807, 100%	2,942,663	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,391, 85.18%, see rank	83.18%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	214, 7.62%, see rank	8.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.06%	5.06%
Walked	24, 0.86%, see rank	2.09%	2.78%
Other Means	94, 3.35%, see rank	1.44%	1.79%
Worked at Home	84, 2.99%, see rank	3.27%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Portland, IN	14.5 minutes
Indiana	23.1 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Portland, IN	Indiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,857	2,994,736	143,435,233
Male¹	1,577, 55.20%, see rank	52.41%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	196, 12.43%, see rank	28.17%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	233, 14.77%, see rank	13.27%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	128, 8.12%, see rank	16.24%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	27, 1.71%, see rank	0.72%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	104, 6.59%, see rank	8.63%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	768, 48.70%, see rank	26.36%	17.94%
Female¹	1,280, 44.80%, see rank	47.59%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	387, 30.23%, see rank	36.67%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	192, 15.00%, see rank	21.40%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	354, 27.66%, see rank	31.74%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	5, 0.39%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.36%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	342, 26.72%, see rank	9.40%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Portland, IN	Indiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,857, 100%	2,994,736	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	55, 1.93%, see rank	1.44%	1.96%
Construction	106, 3.71%, see rank	5.68%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,236, 43.26%, see rank	18.60%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	23, 0.81%, see rank	2.58%	2.75%
Retail Trade	247, 8.65%, see rank	11.54%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	49, 1.72%, see rank	5.14%	4.93%
Information	24, 0.84%, see rank	1.54%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	58, 2.03%, see rank	5.23%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	88, 3.08%, see rank	7.86%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	476, 16.66%, see rank	23.17%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	204, 7.14%, see rank	8.94%	9.49%
Public Administration	151, 5.29%, see rank	3.58%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	140, 4.90%, see rank	4.70%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Portland, IN	%	Indiana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	939	15.25%, see rank	15.51%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	172	10.78%, see rank	11.26%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.