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97217 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 97217 covers Portland, Oregon, with a population of about 34,756 and a median household income of $100,387.

Population
34,7563,119 per square mile
Median age
37.90.8 points below the US average
Median household income
$100,3871.2× the Oregon median
Poverty rate
10.9%1.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$501,500down 5.9% in five years
Median rent
$1,7891.2× the Oregon median
Degree or higher
59.4%24.4 points above the US average
Homeownership
57.5%7.5 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,257

Where 97217 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

Population34,756
Median age37.9
Family households46.6%
Born outside the US7.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home10.1%
White (non-Hispanic)71.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)6.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.4%
Hispanic or Latino9.3%
Veterans4.4%
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$100,387
Income per person$58,468
Poverty rate10.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance16.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.9%
$10–15k2.8%
$15–20k3.6%
$20–25k2.3%
$25–30k3.0%
$30–35k2.9%
$35–40k2.0%
$40–45k2.3%
$45–50k2.4%
$50–60k4.7%
$60–75k6.4%
$75–100k12.7%
$100–125k9.8%
$125–150k9.2%
$150–200k14.5%
$200k or more16.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed19,920
Mean adjusted gross income$83,442
Returns declaring $200,000 or more7.6%
Returns, under $25k21.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k22.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k19.0%
Returns, $200k or more7.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$569,500
Median gross rent$1,789
Rent as a share of household income29.1%
Owner-occupied57.5%
Vacant homes4.9%
Median year built1951

What the homes are

Detached house58.9%
Attached house5.9%
2 to 4 units8.4%
5 to 19 units8.1%
20 or more units15.7%
Mobile home2.5%
Boat, RV or van0.5%
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$501,500as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 5.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 19.7%
Typical asking rent$1,664as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yeardown 0.1%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 12.9%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 35.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$568,480$135,657

$135,657 in 2000 to $501,500 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201620212026$1,666$1,229

$1,229 in 2016 to $1,664 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher59.4%
High school diploma or higher95.8%
Works from home27.2%
Drives to work alone52.6%
Takes public transport6.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more11.8%
Health

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

Obesity29.3% 4.1 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8% 4 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.1% 2.1 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure25.8% 8.3 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.2% 5.1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.3% 5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression31.2% 9.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity15.1% 10.3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis19.9% 5.2 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.9% 2.9 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication64.6% 10.1 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6.3% 1.4 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.2% 2 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year69.5% 7.2 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.5% 1.4 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.8% 1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.8% 0.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.5% 2.1 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist68% 6.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability25.3% 5.4 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability4.7% 2 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol30.1% 6.1 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability6.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use79.2% 3.3 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.4% 1.6 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability8.7% 5.3 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.2% 2.3 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours28.3% 8.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.1% 2.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.5% 2.1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,257
People employed27,503
Annual payroll$1,635,541,000
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 80.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Very High across the 15 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss86.6 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.

Earthquake96.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity89.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm66Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide57Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding54.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding53.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave47.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave39.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather37.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind34.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire29.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado14.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning6.5Very 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$100,387$80,426$78,538
Income per person$58,468$44,063$43,289
Poverty rate10.9%11.9%12.4%
Median home value$569,500$454,200$303,400
Median gross rent$1,789$1,450$1,348
Homeownership57.5%63.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher59.4%36.2%35%
Unemployment rate5.5%5.4%5.2%
Works from home27.2%17%13.5%
Born outside the US7.9%9.7%13.9%
Median age37.940.138.7
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 stationVANCOUVER PEARSON AP, WA US5.6 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 supermarket47% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket8% 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 vulnerability52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Household characteristics30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport68more vulnerable than 68% of US census tracts
Walkability13.7 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

97227 Portland, OR2.8 km away
97211 Portland, OR3.2 km away
97203 Portland, OR4.3 km away
97212 Portland, OR4.7 km away
97210 Portland, OR5.1 km away
97209 Portland, OR5.2 km away
97207 Portland, OR5.7 km away
97208 Portland, OR5.7 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 area11.14 sq mi
Water area4.1 sq mi
Population density3,119 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude45.5742, -122.6842

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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