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97215 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 97215 covers Portland, Oregon, with a population of about 17,849 and a median household income of $114,361.

Population
17,8497,643 per square mile
Median age
41.93.2 points above the US average
Median household income
$114,3611.4× the Oregon median
Poverty rate
7.8%4.6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$655,031down 0.2% in five years
Median rent
$1,5871.1× the Oregon median
Degree or higher
64.1%29.1 points above the US average
Homeownership
66.1%1.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
507

Where 97215 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

Population17,849
Median age41.9
Family households54.5%
Born outside the US8%
Speaks a language other than English at home13.3%
White (non-Hispanic)78.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)7.1%
Hispanic or Latino6.6%
Veterans4.7%
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$114,361
Income per person$62,314
Poverty rate7.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance13.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.3%
$10–15k2.7%
$15–20k0.8%
$20–25k1.5%
$25–30k3.0%
$30–35k2.1%
$35–40k1.2%
$40–45k1.9%
$45–50k4.2%
$50–60k7.0%
$60–75k7.8%
$75–100k8.6%
$100–125k9.8%
$125–150k9.5%
$150–200k13.1%
$200k or more23.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed9,550
Mean adjusted gross income$116,947
Returns declaring $200,000 or more14.2%
Returns, under $25k20.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k19.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.5%
Returns, $200k or more14.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$658,500
Median gross rent$1,587
Rent as a share of household income28.2%
Owner-occupied66.1%
Vacant homes2.4%
Median year built1944

What the homes are

Detached house67.9%
Attached house5.1%
2 to 4 units8.7%
5 to 19 units6.3%
20 or more units11.6%
Mobile home0.3%
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$655,031as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 0.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 24.4%
Typical asking rent$1,709as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 1.5%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 17.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$709,329$191,548

$191,548 in 2000 to $655,031 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202020232026$1,709$1,392

$1,392 in 2020 to $1,709 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher64.1%
High school diploma or higher96.6%
Works from home33.6%
Drives to work alone44.1%
Takes public transport6.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more11.5%
Health

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

Obesity26.2% 7.2 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes7.7% 4.3 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes9% 4.2 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure26% 8.1 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health12.9% 7.4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.9% 6.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression29.7% 7.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity13.2% 12.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis21.3% 3.8 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.3% 2.3 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication67.7% 7 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.8% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.4% 1 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 year71.5% 5.2 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87% 1.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.7% 3.1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.5% 1.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.1% 2.5 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist73.2% 11.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability23.2% 7.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability5% 1.7 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol32.2% 4 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability5.6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use78.4% 2.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.2% 0.6 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability8.1% 5.9 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.3% 3.2 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.2% 1.8 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours25.6% 10.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost6.5% 6.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability2.9% 2.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments507
People employed3,388
Annual payroll$144,329,000
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 64% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 7 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss73.1 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.

Earthquake92.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity92.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide59.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave58.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm55.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave46.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather40Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding35.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind23.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado15.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail0.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire0.2Very 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$114,361$80,426$78,538
Income per person$62,314$44,063$43,289
Poverty rate7.8%11.9%12.4%
Median home value$658,500$454,200$303,400
Median gross rent$1,587$1,450$1,348
Homeownership66.1%63.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher64.1%36.2%35%
Unemployment rate5.5%5.4%5.2%
Works from home33.6%17%13.5%
Born outside the US8%9.7%13.9%
Median age41.940.138.7
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 stationPORTLAND WFO, OR US7 km away
Rain in a year44 in
Snow in a year3 in

Average high and low by month

January46.1°F / 36.5°F6.04 in rain, 1 in snow
February50.5°F / 37.2°F4.53 in rain, 0.9 in snow
March56.3°F / 39.5°F4.65 in rain, 0.1 in snow
April62°F / 43.3°F3.61 in rain
May69.3°F / 48.4°F2.76 in rain
June74°F / 52.8°F2.01 in rain
July81.7°F / 57°F0.65 in rain
August81.9°F / 57.3°F0.62 in rain
September76°F / 52.9°F1.65 in rain
October63.5°F / 46.4°F3.99 in rain
November52.4°F / 40.6°F6.27 in rain
December45.7°F / 36.1°F6.96 in rain, 1.4 in snow
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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket46% 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%.

Portland School District 1J100% 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 vulnerability35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Household characteristics19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Walkability16.7 out of 20Most walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

97213 Portland, OR2.6 km away
97214 Portland, OR2.9 km away
97216 Portland, OR3.3 km away
97232 Portland, OR3.3 km away
97206 Portland, OR3.4 km away
97220 Portland, OR4.4 km away
97202 Portland, OR4.5 km away
97212 Portland, OR4.7 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 area2.34 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq mi
Population density7,643 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude45.5143, -122.5990

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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