Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Northampton

Municipality: Portland borough


Total Population 516 SEX Male 263 Female 253 AGE Under 5 years 31 5 to 17 years 76 18 to 20 years 19 21 to 24 years 29 25 to 44 years 181 45 to 54 years 52 55 to 59 years 23 60 to 64 years 27 65 to 74 years 45 75 to 84 years 28 85 years and over 5 Median age 36.1 Under 18 years 107 Percent of total population 20.7 65 years and over 78 Percent of total population 15.1 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 212 Family households (families) 143 Married-couple families 116 Percent of total households 54.7 Other family, male householder 12 Other family, female householder 15 Nonfamily households 69 Percent of total households 32.5 Householder living alone 59 Householder 65 years and over 27 Persons living in households 516 Persons per household 2.43 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 515 Black 0 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of total population 0.2 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 0 Percent of total population 0.0 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 235 Occupied housing units 212 Owner occupied 147 Percent owner occupied 69.3 Renter occupied 65 Vacant housing units 23 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 3 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 3.9 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 13.3 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.6 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.2 Units with over 1 person per room 1 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 151 1-unit, attached 9 2 to 4 units 49 5 to 9 units 17 10 or more units 1 Mobile home, trailer, other 8 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 126 Less than $50,000 7 $50,000 to $99,999 53 $100,000 to $149,999 52 $150,000 to $199,999 9 $200,000 to $299,999 5 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 102,000 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 61 Less than $250 5 $250 to $499 47 $500 to $749 9 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 396 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 126 White 126 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Source: Census of Population and Housing, 1990: Summary Tape File 1 Prepared by: The Pennsylvania State Data Center, Penn State Harrisburg Date Prepared: January, 1997