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Portland, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Portland is a Census borough of 546 people across 0.48 square miles of land, in Northampton County. Median household income is $52,679, 54.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $90,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Portland
What Portland is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area0.48 sq mi
- Water area0.07 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,131 plus or minus 336
- County holding the largest share of its areaNorthampton 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
- Population546 plus or minus 162
- Median age46.4 plus or minus 17.1
- Population under 1896 plus or minus 48
- Share under 1817.6 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Population 65 and over75 plus or minus 43
- Share 65 and over13.7 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Households235 plus or minus 60
- Family households149 plus or minus 50
- Share of households that are families63.4 percent plus or minus 13.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Portland
Income and work in Portland
- Median household income$52,679 plus or minus $16,765
- Per capita income$30,981 plus or minus $7,888
- Civilian labor force277 plus or minus 103
- Employed266 plus or minus 100
- Unemployed11 plus or minus 14
- Unemployment rate4.0 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Adults 25 and over383 plus or minus 99
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.8 percent plus or minus 10.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.6 percent plus or minus 5.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Portland
Housing in Portland
- Housing units289 plus or minus 65
- Occupied units235 plus or minus 60
- Vacant units54 plus or minus 36
- Vacancy rate18.7 percent plus or minus 11.7
- Owner occupied127 plus or minus 47
- Renter occupied108 plus or minus 51
- Ownership rate54.0 percent plus or minus 14.5
- Median owner-occupied home value$266,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,217
- Annual rent as a share of median income27.7 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Single family units213 plus or minus 55
- Share single family73.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more76 plus or minus 40
- Share in buildings of two or more26.3 percent plus or minus 12.5
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1938
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 commute224 plus or minus 87
- Commuting under 15 minutes45 plus or minus 33
- Share commuting under 15 minutes20.1 percent plus or minus 12.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more107 plus or minus 48
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more47.8 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Drove alone89.2 percent
- Carpooled1.3 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Public transport1.3 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Walked1.7 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Worked from home6.7 percent plus or minus 7.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Portland
SBA loans in Portland (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$90,000
- Average approval$90,000
- Median approval$90,000
- Largest approval$90,000
- Jobs supported10
- Jobs per approval10.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full0
- Charged off1
- Median term46 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Portland, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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
Flood risk in Portland
- NFIP communityBorough of Portland
- NFIP community number420729
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/16/14
The Borough of Portland participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420729 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.
Northampton County, not Portland
Northampton County context, not Portland figures
- Establishments in Northampton County6,529
- Covered employment, Northampton County120,976
- Average annual pay, Northampton County$60,298
- Housing units permitted, Northampton County546
Every figure in this section is published for Northampton County as a whole and is not a measurement of Portland.
All Northampton County 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, Pennsylvania?
546, in 235 households. Portland borough covers 0.48 square miles of land, which is 1,131 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?
Northampton 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?
$52,679. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $266,900. Median gross rent is $1,217 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?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $90,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $90,000. 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 1 loan has 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, borough of, community 420729, 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 Northampton 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.