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Portland, Indiana: commercial real estate data.
Portland is a Census city of 6,416 people across 4.87 square miles of land, in Jay County. Median household income is $51,513, 67.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Portland
What Portland is
- Census place typecity
- Land area4.87 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,317
- County holding the largest share of its areaJay County, 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
- Population6,416
- Median age37.4
- Population under 181,618
- Share under 1825.2 percent
- Population 65 and over907
- Share 65 and over14.1 percent
- Households2,580
- Family households1,527
- Share of households that are families59.2 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$51,513
- Per capita income$27,700
- Civilian labor force3,052
- Employed2,899
- Unemployed153 plus or minus 61
- Unemployment rate5.0 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Adults 25 and over4,230
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher83.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher12.9 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.3 percent plus or minus 2.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Portland
Housing in Portland
- Housing units3,067
- Occupied units2,580
- Vacant units487 plus or minus 172
- Vacancy rate15.9 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Owner occupied1,751
- Renter occupied829
- Ownership rate67.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$96,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$763
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.8 percent
- Single family units2,437
- Share single family79.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more564 plus or minus 150
- Share in buildings of two or more18.4 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Mobile homes66 plus or minus 53
- Median year structure built1951
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 commute2,666
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,676
- Share commuting under 15 minutes62.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more616 plus or minus 186
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more23.1 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Drove alone84.8 percent
- Carpooled8.5 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.6 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Worked from home3.5 percent plus or minus 1.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Portland
SBA loans in Portland (7(a))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$1,403,000
- Average approval$280,600
- Median approval$100,000
- Largest approval$735,000
- Jobs supported10
- Jobs per approval2.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more40.0 percent
- Share to franchises20.0 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Portland, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 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)
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$4,663,000
- Average approval$932,600
- Median approval$523,000
- Largest approval$2,416,000
- Jobs supported66
- Loans with a final outcome0
- 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 0 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.
Portland
Flood risk in Portland
- NFIP communityCity of Portland
- NFIP community number185178
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/17/14
The City of Portland participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 185178 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Jay County, not Portland
Jay County context, not Portland figures
- Establishments in Jay County411
- Covered employment, Jay County7,027
- Average annual pay, Jay County$48,103
- Housing units permitted, Jay County19
Every figure in this section is published for Jay County as a whole and is not a measurement of Portland.
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.
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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, Indiana?
6,416, in 2,580 households. Portland city covers 4.87 square miles of land, which is 1,317 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?
Jay County, 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?
$51,513. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $96,700. Median gross rent is $763 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?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $1.4 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $100,000, plus 5 504 approvals worth $4.7 m 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 0 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.
Is Portland in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Portland appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Portland, city of, community 185178, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
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 Jay County 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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