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Portland, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Portland is a Census city of 20,543 people across 12.13 square miles of land, in San Patricio County. Median household income is $83,865, 63.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 9 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $13.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Portland
What Portland is
- Census place typecity
- Land area12.13 sq mi
- Water area2.95 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,694
- County holding the largest share of its areaSan Patricio 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
- Population20,543
- Median age34.7
- Population under 185,290
- Share under 1825.8 percent
- Population 65 and over2,865
- Share 65 and over13.9 percent
- Households7,554
- Family households5,483
- Share of households that are families72.6 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$83,865
- Per capita income$38,453
- Civilian labor force9,928
- Employed9,609
- Unemployed319 plus or minus 140
- Unemployment rate3.2 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Adults 25 and over13,150
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher25.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.5 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Portland
Housing in Portland
- Housing units8,542
- Occupied units7,554
- Vacant units988 plus or minus 306
- Vacancy rate11.6 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Owner occupied4,765
- Renter occupied2,789
- Ownership rate63.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$234,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,577
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.6 percent
- Single family units6,175
- Share single family72.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,205 plus or minus 492
- Share in buildings of two or more25.8 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Mobile homes123 plus or minus 89
- Median year structure built1987
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 commute8,491
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,974
- Share commuting under 15 minutes35.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,025
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more23.8 percent
- Drove alone80.9 percent
- Carpooled7.7 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Public transport1.2 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Walked0.5 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Worked from home9.1 percent plus or minus 2.3
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$13,902,700
- Average approval$1,544,744
- Median approval$599,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported66
- Jobs per approval7.3
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more55.6 percent
- Share to franchises66.7 percent
- Distinct lenders7
- Distinct industries by NAICS6
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
SBA loans in Portland (504)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$2,040,000
- Average approval$680,000
- Median approval$706,000
- Largest approval$906,000
- Jobs supported33
- 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.
Portland
Flood risk in Portland
- NFIP communityCity of Portland
- NFIP community number480559
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/13/22
The City of Portland participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480559 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.
San Patricio County, not Portland
San Patricio County context, not Portland figures
- Establishments in San Patricio County1,131
- Covered employment, San Patricio County21,522
- Average annual pay, San Patricio County$63,090
- Housing units permitted, San Patricio County471
Every figure in this section is published for San Patricio County as a whole and is not a measurement of Portland.
All San Patricio 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, Texas?
20,543, in 7,554 households. Portland city covers 12.13 square miles of land, which is 1,694 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?
San Patricio 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?
$83,865. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $234,800. Median gross rent is $1,577 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 $13.9 m since FY2020, across 7 lenders, median approval $599,000, plus 3 504 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 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, city of, community 480559, 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 San Patricio 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.