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Portland, ME vs Medford, OR

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Highlights
- Medford is 0% more densely populated than Portland.
- People are 23.4% more likely to be married in Medford.
- The Median Age is 0.8 years older in Medford.
 Portland, MEMedford, ORUnited States
 Population  Unlock84,894329,725,481
 Female Population51.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.738.4
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 Population - 201066,089  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock63,154285,036,114
 Population - 199064,358  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock32.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now3.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,295.393.4
 Land Area21.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Portland, MEMedford, ORUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3421.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Portland, MEMedford, ORUnited States
 White81.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.9%12.2%
 Asian4.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock17.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Portland, MEMedford, ORUnited States
 Married Population39.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock47.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock51.1%50.2%
 Never Married44.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock15.0%10.8%
 Widowed4.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.472.60
 Households31,237  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock20,67380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children28.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock40.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households17,747  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock18.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Portland    35 Reviews

Used to be great before the pandemic. Now people from out of state have ruined it by paying New York prices for real estate site unseen. Why would you live in Maine when  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have never lived here but the lack of Jimmy John’s is depressing and makes me wish I was deceased.  More

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Reggie · 
Over 7 years ago

I found out I was allergic to corn on the cob here. I would give Portland twelve thumbs downs if I could. My friend told me there was a subway here and I thought he  More

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Reviews for Medford    51 Reviews

Our family moved to Medford in early 2017 and we cannot wait to leave. Every summer since we arrived has been filled with oppressive and persistent smoke to the point  More

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My husband and I semi-retired here in 2014 after considering several around the same size in terms of population. We love the four seasons here as well as the gorgeous  More

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We have lived here for 12 years now and find it to be a great place to live. When I read a post that blames Trump for the homeless population and how, "things will be  More

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