2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Portland, MI vs Brush, CO

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Highlights
- Household income in Brush, is 4% less than it is in Portland and is 12% below the National Average.
- Portland unemployment rate is 4.7%.
- Brush unemployment rate is 5.7%.
 Portland, MIBrush, COUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock4.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$30,147  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$61,750$69,021
 Family Median Income$82,344  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Portland, MIBrush, COUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock12.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock13.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock19.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K23.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock8.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock0.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Portland, MIBrush, COUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock0.0%6.5%
 Community, social services1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library3.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock9.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock4.9%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock12.4%13.1%
Reviews for Portland    3 Reviews

Arrogant and ignorant- They believe nowhere is better than Portland and that they are some of the best people you could ever be around which tells you how small their  More

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Over 7 years ago

I live in Alabama, but spent several years in the Portland, Michigan area. Portland is an amazingly beautiful town on two rivers. The town has an awesome walking trail  More

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Over 7 years ago

I live in Alabama, but spent several years in the Portland, Michigan area. Portland is an amazingly beautiful town on two rivers. The town has an awesome walking trail  More

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Reviews for Brush    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Brush.pros/ cons Pros 1. nice people 2. very low crime rate Cons 1. awful job market 2.very limited cultural scene 3. like most small towns, many people are  More

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