Census place 4858904

Portland

A Census profile of the people, homes, and daily patterns that shape this place.

Official Census name: Portland city

Relocation snapshot

What stands out in Portland.

According to the 2025 estimate, Portland has a population of 20,833 and 1,704 residents per square mile. Of the six relocation measures evaluated, the three largest relative differences from the median among 256 covered Texas places are: typical commute is 20.5 minutes, below the comparison median of 25.1 minutes; median gross rent is $1,577, above the comparison median of $1,360; and median household income is $83,865, above the comparison median of $73,005. These unweighted medians compare covered Census places and are not statewide estimates.

typical commute
20.5 minutes
Below the comparison median of 25.1 minutes
median gross rent
$1,577
Above the comparison median of $1,360
median household income
$83,865
Above the comparison median of $73,005

National context

Follow the metrics.

Compare Portland's values with other covered Census places. Rankings are descriptive, not recommendations.

At a glance

A city in numbers.

Population
20,833
2025 estimate
Annual change
+0.4%
Population estimate
Density
1,704/sq mi
12.2 sq mi land area
Median age
34.7 years
ACS 5-year estimate

Living here

The everyday equation.

Households, homes, education, and the time it takes to get around.

Median household income
$83,865
Median home value
$234,800
Median gross rent
$1,577
Bachelor’s degree or higher
25.7%
Typical commute
20.5 min
Drive-alone commute
80.9%
Public transit commute
1.2%
Walked to work
0.5%

Housing

Who rents, and what it takes.

Renter share and rent burden help describe the housing choices visible in this place.

Renter-occupied homes
36.9%
Renters paying 30%+ of income
51.9%

Work

How the workday lands.

Employment status and working-from-home share add context to income and commuting patterns.

Employed residents 16+
61.7%
Unemployed residents 16+
2%
Working from home
9.1%

Community

The everyday infrastructure.

Access, mobility, housing growth, and household composition add another layer to a place's day-to-day picture.

Households with broadband
95.5%
Homes built 2020+
0.8%
Households without a vehicle
4.8%
Households with children
32.4%
Residents with a disability
14.7%
Residents without insurance
16.8%

Environmental context

A record of declared events.

FEMA declarations for San Patricio County provide historical context, not a forecast or a property-level risk assessment.

Environmental declarations since 2000
23
Hurricane declarations
14
Fire declarations
3
Severe Ice Storm declarations
2

Climate normals

The long view of weather.

Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Temperature and precipitation describe the typical conditions recorded from 1991 through 2020.

Representative station: CORPUS CHRISTI (12 mi from place center)
Average high
82.3°F
Average low
63.6°F
Annual rainfall
31.7"
Annual snowfall
0.2"

Month by month

A year in Portland.

Typical high and low °F
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Typical precipitation inches

Data vintage

Population is from the 2025 Population Estimates Program. Household, housing, education, and commute data are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year release. Disaster declarations are from FEMA's OpenFEMA dataset and are refreshed with this edition.

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