Postal Codes

97203 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 97203 covers Portland, Oregon, with a population of about 33,159 and a median household income of $77,619.

Population
33,1593,077 per square mile
Median age
34.14.6 points below the US average
Median household income
$77,619about the Oregon median
Poverty rate
19.5%7.1 points above the US average
Typical home value
$454,530down 2.9% in five years
Median rent
$1,5511.1× the Oregon median
Degree or higher
45%10 points above the US average
Homeownership
58.9%6.1 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
659

Where 97203 is

Portland, Oregon — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population33,159
Median age34.1
Family households46.8%
Born outside the US10%
Speaks a language other than English at home18.6%
White (non-Hispanic)54.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)11.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)6.5%
Hispanic or Latino16.5%
Veterans3%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$77,619
Income per person$40,450
Poverty rate19.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance18%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.2%
$10–15k4.3%
$15–20k3.0%
$20–25k4.0%
$25–30k3.2%
$30–35k1.3%
$35–40k3.8%
$40–45k5.5%
$45–50k1.7%
$50–60k7.2%
$60–75k10.3%
$75–100k11.1%
$100–125k10.8%
$125–150k7.9%
$150–200k10.5%
$200k or more11.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed14,860
Mean adjusted gross income$73,399
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.2%
Returns, under $25k24.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.4%
Returns, $200k or more5.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$468,600
Median gross rent$1,551
Rent as a share of household income30.5%
Owner-occupied58.9%
Vacant homes3.9%
Median year built1963

What the homes are

Detached house65.5%
Attached house5.7%
2 to 4 units11.5%
5 to 19 units8.5%
20 or more units8.3%
Mobile home0.5%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$454,530as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 2.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 32%
Typical asking rent$1,766as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 5.7%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 19.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$505,394$131,249

$131,249 in 2000 to $454,530 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201720212026$1,766$1,208

$1,208 in 2017 to $1,766 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher45%
High school diploma or higher90.4%
Works from home21.9%
Drives to work alone55.1%
Takes public transport6.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more16.9%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity30.4% 3 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.7% 3.3 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.6% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure25.5% 8.6 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.2% 1.1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.2% 2.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression32.6% 10.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity18.9% 6.5 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis19.1% 6 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.2% 2.2 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication62.8% 11.9 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.4% 2.3 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.7% 2.3 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.4% 1.8 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year67.7% 9 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening79.6% 6.3 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17.7% 2.9 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening59.7% 4.6 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.3% 1.3 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist60.5% 0.8 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30.1% 0.6 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability5% 1.7 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol28.9% 7.3 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability8.8% same as the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use75.5% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)21.2% 4.4 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10.3% 3.7 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.7% 0.8 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours30.3% 6.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost15.1% 2.1 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.9% 0.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments659
People employed12,461
Annual payroll$651,774,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 79.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Very High across the 9 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss82.2 out of 100
Community resilience93 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Earthquake96.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity92.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding66Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm65.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide64.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave59.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding51.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave46.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather42.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind37.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire36.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado20.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning7.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail0.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Oregon and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPOregonUnited States
Median household income$77,619$80,426$78,538
Income per person$40,450$44,063$43,289
Poverty rate19.5%11.9%12.4%
Median home value$468,600$454,200$303,400
Median gross rent$1,551$1,450$1,348
Homeownership58.9%63.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher45%36.2%35%
Unemployment rate5.8%5.4%5.2%
Works from home21.9%17%13.5%
Born outside the US10%9.7%13.9%
Median age34.140.138.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationVANCOUVER PEARSON AP, WA US7 km away
Rain in a year37 in

Average high and low by month

January47°F / 34.4°F5.34 in rain
February51°F / 35.1°F3.77 in rain
March56.1°F / 38.4°F3.95 in rain
April61.2°F / 42.2°F2.93 in rain
May68.3°F / 48.2°F2.51 in rain
June73.5°F / 53°F1.61 in rain
July80.9°F / 57.1°F0.42 in rain
August81.6°F / 57.2°F0.52 in rain
September75.8°F / 52°F1.43 in rain
October63.7°F / 44.8°F3.41 in rain
November53°F / 39.4°F5.51 in rain
December46.5°F / 35°F6.07 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket43% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket32% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Portland School District 1J91.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Scappoose School District 1J8.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Household characteristics41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Walkability14.3 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

97217 Portland, OR4.3 km away
97227 Portland, OR6.4 km away
97210 Portland, OR7 km away
98660 Vancouver, WA7.3 km away
97211 Portland, OR7.5 km away
97209 Portland, OR7.9 km away
98666 Vancouver, WA7.9 km away
98668 Vancouver, WA7.9 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Multnomah County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area10.78 sq mi
Water area2.76 sq mi
Population density3,077 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude45.5889, -122.7347

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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