Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.56 minutes getting to work every day.
Being a small city, Portland does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In Portland, just 11.89% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Portland in 2022 was $26,875, which is lower middle income relative to Indiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $107,500 for a family of four. However, Portland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Portland is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Portland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Portland residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Portland include German, Irish, English, Scottish, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Portland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
