Portland, Oregon Economy Profile

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Portland, Oregon Economy

The number of private wage and salary workers in Portland, Oregon equals two hundred and twenty-one thousand, four hundred and sixty-six. Government workers comprise eleven point nine two percent of workers in Portland, Oregon. Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up seven point six percent of Portland, Oregon labor force. There are seven hundred and three unpaid family workers in Portland, Oregon.

five point four two percent of population are involved in construction, twelve point five percent are in manufacturing, and 4.62% are in wholesale trade. Eleven point nine nine percent of labor force provide professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Portland, Oregon. 9.41% of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, in Portland, Oregon.

sixty-eight point eight two percent of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Portland, Oregon. 63.65% of Portland, Oregon workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. Four point three five percent of Portland, Oregon residents work at home. 12.33% use public transportation (including taxicab).

	Portland, Oregon	%, Portland, Oregon	United States
Population 16 years and over	429,528		217,168,077
In labor force	295,601	68.82%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	295,425	68.78%	63.39%
- - Employed	276,081	64.28%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	19,344	4.5%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	6.5		5.8
- Armed Forces	176	0.04%	0.53%
Not in labor force	133,927	31.18%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	219,415	51.08%	51.66%
In labor force	138,396	32.22%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	138,331	32.21%	29.65%
- - Employed	130,347	30.35%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	35,945	8.37%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	21,902		12,787,501
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	270,996		128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	172,491	63.65%	75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	32,197	11.88%	12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)	33,410	12.33%	4.73%
Walked	14,192	5.24%	2.93%
Other means	6,926	2.56%	1.19%
Worked at home	11,780	4.35%	3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	23.1	0.01%	25.5
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	276,081		129,721,512
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	102,760	37.22%	33.65%
Service occupations	41,441	15.01%	14.86%
Sales and office occupations	73,250	26.53%	26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	679	0.25%	0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	19,405	7.03%	9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	38,546	13.96%	14.62%
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	1,100	0.4%	1.87%
Construction	14,965	5.42%	6.78%
Manufacturing	34,513	12.5%	14.1%
Wholesale trade	12,768	4.62%	3.6%
Retail trade	31,708	11.49%	11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	15,318	5.55%	5.2%
Information	8,740	3.17%	3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	19,033	6.89%	6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	33,106	11.99%	9.3%
Educational, health and social services	54,321	19.68%	19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	25,993	9.41%	7.87%
Other services (except public administration)	15,119	5.48%	4.87%
Public administration	9,397	3.4%	4.79%
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	221,466	80.22%	78.47%
Government workers	32,920	11.92%	14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	20,992	7.6%	6.63%
Unpaid family workers	703	0.25%	0.31%

	Portland, Oregon	%, Portland, Oregon	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	223,987		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	22,245	9.93%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	14,023	6.26%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	29,823	13.31%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	31,186	13.92%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	38,638	17.25%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	44,516	19.87%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	20,667	9.23%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	14,735	6.58%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,761	1.68%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	4,393	1.96%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	40,146		41,994
With earnings	183,786	42.79%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	51,807		56,604
With Social Security income	48,928	11.39%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,298		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	8,787	2.05%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,598		6,320
With public assistance income	9,655	2.25%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,634		3,032
With retirement income	31,216	7.27%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	16,081		17,376
Families	119,812		72,261,780
Less than $10,000	6,482	5.41%	5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999	4,508	3.76%	4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	12,215	10.2%	10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999	14,851	12.4%	12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999	21,424	17.88%	17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999	28,843	24.07%	22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999	14,246	11.89%	12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999	10,809	9.02%	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,981	2.49%	2.75%
$200,000 or more	3,453	2.88%	2.92%
Median family income (dollars)	50,271		50,046
Per capita income (dollars)	22,643		21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers	35,279		37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers	29,344		27,194
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	10,135		6,620,945
With related children under 18 years	7,977	78.71%	77.87%
- With related children under 5 years	4,261	42.04%	38.7%
Families with female householder, no husband present	5,360		3,315,916
With related children under 18 years	4,773	89.05%	88.68%
- With related children under 5 years	2,423	45.21%	42.27%
Individuals	67,481		33,899,812
18 years and over	49,578	73.47%	65.35%
- 65 years and over	6,144	9.1%	9.7%
Related children under 18 years	16,805	24.9%	33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years	11,445	16.96%	23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	33,404	49.5%	31.63%

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