Multnomah County · Oregon
ZIP code 97214
- Population
- 28,128
- Median income
- $86,879
- Median home
- $733,200
- Sales tax
- 0%
ZCTA residents
Household, past 12 months
Owner-occupied value
Combined state + local
Quick answer
ZIP 97214 sits in Multnomah County, Oregon and is home to 28,128 people. Median household income is $86,879, the median home is worth $733,200 and median gross rent is $1,628. 33.5% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 0% combined.
- County
- Multnomah County
- State
- Oregon (OR)
- Area codes
- 360, 458, 503, 541, 971
FIPS 41051
428 ZIPs covered
NANPA codes serving this area
The numbers for 97214
American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.
- Population
- 28,128ZIP 97214 residents
- Median household income
- $86,879Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $733,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,628Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 33.5%Owner-occupied households
Sales tax in 97214
What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.
This ZIP falls inside the Portland rate area, so state, county, city and district levies are published here as a full stack.
Affordability in this ZIP
Derived from the Census medians above — indicative, not an offer.
A rent burden above 30% is the federal threshold for cost-burdened households, and a price-to-income multiple above 4× is generally considered a stretched housing market. The mortgage figure is principal and interest only — taxes, insurance and HOA dues are extra.
How 97214 compares
ZIP 97214 against the median ZIP in Multnomah County and across Oregon.
| Measure | ZIP 97214 | County median | State median | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $86,879 | $84,164 | $71,485 | +22% |
| Median home value | $733,200 | $595,900 | $385,100 | +90% |
| Median gross rent | $1,628 | $1,586 | $1,183 | +38% |
| Population | 28,128 | 21,758 | 2,452 | +1047% |
Medians are computed across the 34 ZIP areas in Multnomah County and the 428 ZIP areas in Oregon.
Statewide rank
Where this ZIP places among all 428 Oregon ZIP areas.
- Income
- #112
- Home value
- #12
- Population
- #59
richer than 71% of 385 state ZIPs
above 97% of 379 state ZIPs
larger than 86% of 428 state ZIPs
Comparable ZIP codes
Oregon ZIP areas with almost the same household income.
Nearby ZIP codes
Other ZIP codes filed under Multnomah County.
ZIP 97214 questions
Common questions about this ZIP code.
- Where is ZIP code 97214?
- ZIP 97214 lies mostly in Multnomah County, Oregon. County assignment follows the largest share of land area, so a ZIP straddling a county line is filed under its dominant county.
- What sales tax do I pay in 97214?
- Purchases are taxed at 0% combined, built from the Portland jurisdiction stack.
- Is 97214 expensive to live in?
- Median rent runs $1,628 a month, about 22% of median household income, and the median home is worth $733,200 — +90% against the typical Oregon ZIP.
- Is a ZCTA the same as a postal ZIP code?
- Not exactly. The Census builds ZIP Code Tabulation Areas from the ZIP codes of addresses inside each census block, so a ZCTA can differ slightly from the USPS delivery route of the same number, and PO-box-only ZIPs have no ZCTA at all.
Keep going
Related pages for this area.
Sources & transparency
- US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates — 2019-2023 ACS 5-year — population, income, housing
- Census 2020 ZCTA-to-county relationship file — County assignment by largest land-area overlap
- Oregon Department of Revenue — Sales tax rates and local add-ons
Last reviewed December 2024. Figures are published for reference and can change; verify with the source agency before filing or contracting. How we build and check this data.