Moving to Portland, New York

Population: 5,502. Estimated population in July 2024: 5,297 (-3.7% change)
Males: 3,214 (58.4%), Females: 2,288 (41.6%)

Zip code: 14769

Demographics

Median resident age: 32.8 years
Median household income: $30,909
Median house value: $61,200

Population by Race

Races in Portland:

  • White Non-Hispanic (78.6%)
  • Black (12.1%)
  • Hispanic (8.6%)
  • Other race (3.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (23.1%), English (11.7%), Italian (11.6%), Irish (11.0%), Polish (8.5%), Swedish (5.1%).

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Portland

  • High school or higher: 66.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
  • Unemployed: 6.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Portland town

  • Never married: 34.8%
  • Now married: 49.6%
  • Separated: 2.9%
  • Widowed: 5.5%
  • Divorced: 7.2%

5.3% Foreign born (4.1% Latin America, 0.8% Europe).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Portland:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Portland:

  • ITHACA TOMPKINS REGIONAL (about 6 miles; ITHACA, NY; Abbreviation: ITH)
  • ELMIRA/CORNING REGIONAL (about 36 miles; ELMIRA/CORNING, NY; Abbreviation: ELM)
  • GREATER BINGHAMTON/EDWIN A LINK FIELD (about 45 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; Abbreviation: BGM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Portland:

  • GRUND FIELD (about 8 miles; ITHACA, NY; Abbreviation: 5N3)
  • OVID (about 20 miles; OVID, NY; Abbreviation: D82)
  • CORTLAND COUNTY-CHASE FIELD (about 23 miles; CORTLAND, NY; Abbreviation: N03)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Portland:

  • ITHACA COLLEGE (about 6 miles; ITHACA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,052)
  • CORNELL UNIVERSITY-ENDOWED COLLEGES (about 6 miles; ITHACA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 12,036)
  • CORNELL UNIVERSITY-NY STATE STATUTORY COLLEGES (about 6 miles; ITHACA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 7,413)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT CORTLAND (about 24 miles; CORTLAND, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,187)
  • ONONDAGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 5,132)
  • SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 15,859)
  • CORNING COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; CORNING, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,797)