Portland Borough, Pennsylvania

Portland Borough is one of the borough of Northampton County, Pennsylvania, located towards the Northeastern Region (Mid-Atlantic) of United States. The borough has a population of 579 as per the 2000 census data. In July 2008, its estimated population was 565, It is the 345th smallest by population in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.56 mi˛ (1.45 square kilometre), of which, 0.52 square miles (1.35 square kilometre) of it is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the 370th smallest in terms of geographical size.

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 579 residents, 236 households, and 153 families in the borough. The population density was 1117.7 people per square mile (431.55/km˛), giving it the 916th most densely populated borough among the Pennsylvania. There were 247 housing units at an average density of 475 per square mile (183.4/km˛). It has an average household size was 2.45 persons, and the average family size was 2.99 persons. In the borough the population is diverse age-wise, with 22.8% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.6 males. The median age of the borough's population was 38.9 years, The median age of males was 38.4 years, for females the median age was 40 years. The racial makeup of the borough was 569 White, Black or African American, American Indian, 5 Asian, Native Hawaiian, 4 from two or more races and 1 Ohter races.

Portland borough Pennsylvania Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Portland borough Pennsylvania School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Portland Borough Pennsylvania GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the borough was $36827, making it the 603rd wealthiest borough by median household income among the Pennsylvania. The median income for a family in the borough was $46250, it is Pennsylvania's 525th wealthiest borough by median family income. The per capita income for the borough was $17275, making it the 732nd highest borough by per capita income in Pennsylvania. The median income of borough was $26205, Males had a median income of $30357 versus $15417 for females.

In 2000, 128 pupils and students, of which 53.91% are male and 46.09% are female, 22.11% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 3.13% nursery or pri school, 10.94% kindergarten, 60.16% elementary school, 14.06% high school and 11.72% College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census579
April 2000 Estimate579
July 2000 Estimate578
July 2001 Estimate574
July 2002 Estimate573
July 2003 Estimate572
July 2004 Estimate571
July 2005 Estimate569
July 2006 Estimate567
July 2007 Estimate566
July 2008 Estimate565
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school44
Kindergarten6814
Elementary school403777
High school10818
College or graduate school9615
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Portland borough, Pennsylvania$36827$46250$17275
Northampton County, Pennsylvania$45234$53955$21399
Pennsylvania, United States$40106$49184$20880
United States$41994$50046$21587