Portland, PA

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Portland, Pennsylvania

Portland, Pennsylvania, in Northampton county, is 25 miles NE of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (center to center) and 50 miles W of Newark, New Jersey. The town is part of the Allentown - Bethlehem - Easton metropolitan statistical area (MSA). About 579 people people live in Portland.

The People and Families of Portland

In Portland, about 51% of adults are married. Single people feel welcome in Portland, and many people make their homes without family or roommates living with them.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Portland had a median family income of $46,250.

Political Inclinations

The Republican party was the top fund-raiser among political parties in Portland.

Portland Housing

Of the houses, apartments, etc. in Portland, about 57% are lived in by their owners, not renters. The average year in which most residences in the town were built is earlier than in most places. Renting one (or even zero) bedroom apartments is pretty common in Portland. The average property tax bill in the town is higher than that of most other communities in Pennsylvania.

Commuting

In Portland, 91% of commuters drive to work.

High Points

Portland strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Pennsylvania):

Category	Trophy
Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers)	Top 18%

Comparative Profile of Portland, PA

Comparing Portland to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Pennsylvania (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Well-Paid Single Men
Well-Paid Single Women
Male Share of the Population
Racial Diversity
Age of the Population
Children Under 5 Years Old
Senior Citizens
Female Share of the Population

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Average Household Size
Portion of People Married

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
People Above Poverty
Median Family Income
People in Middle Class or Better
College Educated Adults

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Public Transportation Use
Walking and Biking to Work
Working at Home
Short Commute Times

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
People Living Alone
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Affordability of Rents
Affordability of Property Taxes
Housing Recently Built

Category	Value
Near Medium City	25 miles NE of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (center to center)
Nearest Large City	50 miles W of Newark, New Jersey
County	Northampton
Metro Area	Allentown - Bethlehem - Easton
P.O. Box Zip Codes	18351
Phone Area Codes	570
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	40.923
Longitude	-75.096

Station	BELVIDERE BRIDGE
Distance	6.2 miles
Jan Temp	18 to 36 F
Apr Temp	36 to 59 F
Jul Temp	61 to 84 F
Oct Temp	40 to 64 F
Annual Precip	45.1 inches

Station	STROUDSBURG
Distance	7.9 miles
Jan Temp	16 to 35 F
Apr Temp	36 to 61 F
Jul Temp	59 to 85 F
Oct Temp	38 to 64 F
Annual Precip	49.9 inches

Station	LONG VALLEY
Distance	19 miles
Jan Temp	17 to 37 F
Apr Temp	35 to 60 F
Jul Temp	59 to 82 F
Oct Temp	38 to 63 F
Annual Precip	53.2 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	579	100%
Male	287	49.6%
Female	292	50.4%
Under 18	132	22.8%
18+	447	77.2%
65+	88	15.2%
Median Age	38.9
Average Family Size	2.99
White	569	98.3%
African-American	0	0%
Asian	5	0.9%
American Indian & Alaskan	0	0%
Other	1	0.2%
Mixed Race	4	0.7%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	24	4.1%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	573
Growth	-6
Growth %	-0.99%

Ancestry	Percent
German	24.1%
English	14%
Italian	11.9%
Irish	8.3%
Bulgarian	6.7%
Polish	5%
US/American	3.9%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	3.9%
Danish	3.9%
Dutch	3.2%
French (except Basque)	3%
Hungarian	1.4%
Egyptian	1.4%
Pennsylvania German	1.4%
Scottish	0.9%
Slovak	0.9%
Ukrainian	0.9%
Welsh	0.7%
European	0.5%
Russian	0.5%
Czechoslovakian	0.5%
African	0.5%
Norwegian	0.5%
Swedish	0.5%
French Canadian	0.5%
Scotch-Irish	0.5%
Austrian	0.5%
Greek	0.2%
Slovene	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Portland	579	$46,250
Bangor	5,319	$44,954
Delaware Water Gap	744	$45,795
East Bangor	979	$42,386
East Stroudsburg	9,888	$44,044
Roseto	1,653	$45,833
Stroudsburg	5,756	$47,500

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