Multnomah County · Oregon
Portland, OR demographics
Population, income and the local tax burden that sits on top of them — sourced from the Census Bureau and the Oregon Department of Revenue.
Quick answer
Portland, OR has a population of 635,749 and a median household income of $85,876 — about $7,156 a month before tax. That ranks 20 of 94 covered metros by income and 25 of 94 by population.
Population
635,749
City limits, ACS 5-year
Median household income
$85,876
ACS 5-year estimate
Combined sales tax
0%
Oregon + local
Income rank
#20
of 94 covered metros
Estimated annual sales tax on a median household
A Portland household at the median income of $85,876 spending roughly a quarter of pre-tax income on taxable retail goods would pay about $0 a year in sales tax at 0%. This is an illustration, not a filing figure: the taxable share of spending varies with household composition, and Oregon exempts or discounts several categories. Oregon has no sales tax at any level. Portland funds services through income and business taxes instead, and there is nothing to collect at the register.
Method: median household income × 25% taxable share × combined rate. The 25% share is a rough national benchmark from the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, not a Portland-specific measurement.
Sources
What each figure on this page comes from.
- Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
- Source: Oregon Department of Revenue rate tables · rates as published for 2026