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Portland, Connecticut: commercial real estate data.
Portland is a Census CDP of 5,944 people across 6.00 square miles of land, in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. Median household income is $89,401, 77.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 16 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $13.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Portland
What Portland is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area6 sq mi
- Water area0.63 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land991
- County holding the largest share of its areaLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Portland
How many people live in Portland
- Population5,944
- Median age41.2
- Population under 181,142 plus or minus 302
- Share under 1819.2 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Population 65 and over1,147
- Share 65 and over19.3 percent
- Households2,555
- Family households1,587
- Share of households that are families62.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Portland
Income and work in Portland
- Median household income$89,401 plus or minus $20,821
- Per capita income$50,457
- Civilian labor force3,495
- Employed3,388
- Unemployed107 plus or minus 67
- Unemployment rate3.1 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Adults 25 and over4,534
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher46.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree18.2 percent plus or minus 4.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Portland
Housing in Portland
- Housing units2,839
- Occupied units2,555
- Vacant units284 plus or minus 145
- Vacancy rate10.0 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Owner occupied1,968
- Renter occupied587 plus or minus 186
- Ownership rate77.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$282,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,122
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.1 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Single family units2,121
- Share single family74.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more718 plus or minus 211
- Share in buildings of two or more25.3 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1955
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Portland
How Portland gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,711
- Commuting under 15 minutes381 plus or minus 129
- Share commuting under 15 minutes14.1 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,403 plus or minus 327
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more51.8 percent
- Drove alone73.1 percent
- Carpooled6.7 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Public transport0.8 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Walked0.4 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Worked from home18.5 percent plus or minus 5.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Portland
SBA loans in Portland (7(a))
- Approvals16
- Gross approval$13,773,800
- Average approval$860,863
- Median approval$275,000
- Largest approval$3,950,000
- Jobs supported452
- Jobs per approval28.3
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more31.3 percent
- Share to franchises6.3 percent
- Distinct lenders8
- Distinct industries by NAICS11
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Portland, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Portland
SBA loans in Portland (504)
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$939,000
- Average approval$234,750
- Median approval$172,000
- Largest approval$504,000
- Jobs supported9
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Portland, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, not Portland
Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region context, not Portland figures
- Establishments in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region4,489
- Covered employment, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region73,682
- Average annual pay, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region$70,364
- Housing units permitted, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region269
Every figure in this section is published for Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region as a whole and is not a measurement of Portland.
All Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Portland questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Portland, Connecticut?
5,944, in 2,555 households. Portland CDP covers 6.00 square miles of land, which is 991 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Portland in?
Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Portland?
$89,401. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $282,300. Median gross rent is $1,122 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Portland businesses?
16 7(a) approvals totaling $13.8 m since FY2020, across 8 lenders, median approval $275,000, plus 4 504 approvals worth $939,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Portland, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Portland borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Portland. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Portland figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Portland.
Is zoning published for Portland?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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