2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Adrian, MI vs Portland, OR

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Highlights
- Household income in Portland, is 115% more than it is in Adrian and is 12% above the National Average.
- Adrian unemployment rate is 5.5%.
- Portland unemployment rate is 6.9%.
 Adrian, MIPortland, ORUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.5%6.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.8%0.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth25.6%42.4%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%0.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes4.3%9.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$21,546$47,289$37,638
 Household Income$36,472$78,476$69,021
 Family Median Income$46,045$103,838$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Adrian, MIPortland, ORUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K18.1%9.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.6%3.1%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K17.0%6.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.7%6.7%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.4%6.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.1%6.5%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.8%9.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.4%12.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K6.8%17.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.0%9.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K1.1%12.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Adrian, MIPortland, ORUnited States
 Management, business, finance7.7%20.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.3%9.4%6.5%
 Community, social services0.9%2.5%1.8%
 Legal0.2%2.1%1.2%
 Education, library5.4%6.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.9%4.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.8%6.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.8%3.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%1.2%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving10.1%6.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.7%2.3%3.6%
 Personal care5.9%2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.6%17.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry1.5%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.1%4.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving23.6%9.7%13.1%
Reviews for Adrian    7 Reviews

The other reviews were during the big 2008 recession when everything was a bit hard for everyone, so the reviews reflect that, nowadays though in 2023 after yet another  More

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Over 13 years ago

We have three colleges - Adrian College, Siena Heights College, and Jackson Community College  More

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Over 14 years ago

Adrian is a small town with potential to grow from the economic stand  More

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Reviews for Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  More

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