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Portland, Tennessee: commercial real estate data.
Portland is a Census city of 13,449 people across 15.14 square miles of land, lying across Sumner County and Robertson County. Median household income is $72,647, 66.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 9 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $4.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Portland
What Portland is
- Census place typecity
- Land area15.14 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land888
- County holding the largest share of its areaSumner County, 87.5 percent
- Counties this place lies inSumner County 87.5 percent, Robertson County 12.5 percent
Portland crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
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
- Population13,449
- Median age34.8
- Population under 183,602
- Share under 1826.8 percent
- Population 65 and over1,640
- Share 65 and over12.2 percent
- Households5,018
- Family households3,635
- Share of households that are families72.4 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$72,647
- Per capita income$32,785
- Civilian labor force7,608
- Employed7,238
- Unemployed370 plus or minus 152
- Unemployment rate4.9 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Adults 25 and over8,509
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.1 percent plus or minus 1.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Portland
Housing in Portland
- Housing units5,313
- Occupied units5,018
- Vacant units295 plus or minus 139
- Vacancy rate5.6 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Owner occupied3,347
- Renter occupied1,671
- Ownership rate66.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$282,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,141
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.8 percent
- Single family units4,051
- Share single family76.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more721 plus or minus 244
- Share in buildings of two or more13.6 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Mobile homes541 plus or minus 259
- Median year structure built1996
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 commute6,662
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,067
- Share commuting under 15 minutes31.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,270
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more49.1 percent
- Drove alone79.0 percent
- Carpooled11.3 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.5 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Worked from home7.1 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Portland
SBA loans in Portland (7(a))
- Approvals9
- Gross approval$4,415,800
- Average approval$490,644
- Median approval$50,000
- Largest approval$1,940,000
- Jobs supported75
- Jobs per approval8.3
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full1
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more22.2 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders6
- Distinct industries by NAICS9
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)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$1,982,000
- Average approval$1,982,000
- Median approval$1,982,000
- Largest approval$1,982,000
- Jobs supported21
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Portland, in any county, FY2010 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, 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 number470187
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/17/12
The City of Portland participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 470187 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.
Sumner County, not Portland
Sumner County context, not Portland figures
- Establishments in Sumner County3,875
- Covered employment, Sumner County62,665
- Average annual pay, Sumner County$59,304
- Housing units permitted, Sumner County1,778
Every figure in this section is published for Sumner 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.
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, Tennessee?
13,449, in 5,018 households. Portland city covers 15.14 square miles of land, which is 888 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?
Portland lies in more than one. By area it is 87.5 percent in Sumner County, 12.5 percent in Robertson County. This page sits under Sumner County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Portland?
$72,647. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $282,200. Median gross rent is $1,141 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?
9 7(a) approvals totaling $4.4 m since FY2020, across 6 lenders, median approval $50,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $2.0 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 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.
Is Portland in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Portland appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Portland, city of, community 470187, 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 Sumner 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.