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Population
69,911
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$489,600
Owner-occupied units
Portland, ME
Maine · 43.633° N, 70.185° W · 22 sq mi
Portland is a city in Maine, with a population of 69,911 and about 3,246 residents per square mile. The median household earns $79,540 a year, and the median home is worth $489,600.
Conditions
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
22 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
3,246
People per square mile
Rank by population
#591
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#618
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$79,540
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,577
Per month
Homeownership
46.9%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
19.4 min
One way
People
Median age
37.8
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
59.7%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
11.8%
Households
32,965
2.03 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 27.6%
Professional & business services 16.6%
Arts, food & hospitality 10.1%
Retail trade 10%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of Maine
State bird
Black-capped Chickadee
State flower
White Pine Cone
State capital
Augusta
Nickname
The Pine Tree State
Compare Portland with
- Portland vs Walnut CreekSide by side
- Portland vs KyleSide by side
- Portland vs HaverhillSide by side
- Portland vs ManchesterSide by side
- Portland vs ShawneeSide by side
Cities near Portland
- Haverhill, MA74 mi · 68,361
- Manchester, NH78 mi · 116,818
- Methuen, MA79 mi · 54,584
- Lawrence, MA81 mi · 89,320
- Peabody, MA86 mi · 55,953
- Lowell, MA89 mi · 119,971
- Lynn, MA89 mi · 104,236
- Nashua, NH90 mi · 92,435
Cities about the same size
- Kyle, TX69,917
- Shawnee, KS69,848
- Walnut Creek, CA70,012
- Delray Beach, FL69,809
- Casa Grande, AZ69,753
- Weston, FL69,588
- Lakewood, NJ69,585
- Yuba City, CA69,485
Wealthiest person in Maine
Name
Susan Alfond
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$3.7B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Scarborough
Source of wealth
Shoes
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Maine · private sector
Employer
MaineHealth
Sector
Healthcare
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Maine
Company
IDEXX Laboratories
Revenue
$3.9B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Westbrook
Ticker
IDXX
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.