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Portland, by the numbers

Public data on housing, safety, the economy, and city performance, with every number linked back to its source.

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Section 01

Is Portland Meeting Its Climate Commitments?

11%

of climate commitments achieved — 6% delayed

Live data
Portland Bureau of Planning & Sustainability · Climate Emergency WorkplanRead →
Section 02

Are We Building Enough?

154,773

permits processed, avg 17 days | 3031 residential in pipeline

Partially live
Portland Bureau of Development Services · PermitsNowRead →
Section 03

Are People Safe?

4,629

crimes reported (2026-08) — 85.5 per 1K residents

Live data
Portland Police Bureau · NIBRS Offense DataRead →
Section 04

Are People Getting Housed?

10,526

people homeless in Multnomah County — up 67% since 2024

Partially live
HUD Point-in-Time Count · JOHS · Metro SHS · Multnomah County HealthRead →
Section 05

What Do Portlanders Pay, and What Do They Get?

7,223

local own-source + utility dollars per resident in FiSC 2023, ranking Portland 24th of the 150 largest cities

FiSC + rates
Lincoln Institute FiSC 2023 · OR DOR · IRS · state tax agenciesRead →
Section 06

Can People Make a Living?

37,587

businesses · 412,948 jobs · 5% unemployment

Partially live
Bureau of Labor Statistics · QCEW · LAUS · Census Bureau · CBP · SUSBRead →
Section 07

Is the Local Economy Healthy?

37

Economic Health: 37/100 (Concerning). unemployment rate 5.0% scores 10/100 (percentile 20 in Portland history, 0 vs peers); employment growth (yoy) -4.9% scores 8/100 (percentile 3 in Portland history, 14 vs peers); wage growth (yoy %) 2.7% scores 33/100 (percentile 23 in Portland history, 43 vs peers); labor force participation 67 scores 60/100 (percentile 77 in Portland history, 43 vs peers); business applications / 100k 1,869 scores 79/100 (percentile 100 in Portland history, 57 vs peers); home price-to-income 6 scores 26/100 (percentile 23 in Portland history, 29 vs peers); income per capita 77,843 scores 64/100 (percentile 100 in Portland history, 29 vs peers); population growth 0.6% scores 21/100 (percentile 29 in Portland history, 14 vs peers).

Partially live
BLS LAUS · BLS QCEW · Census BFSRead →
Section 08

Are Kids Learning?

69,513

Portland-area students — down 1.3% from last year

Live data
Oregon Department of Education · Enrollment · Assessment · GraduationRead →
Section 09

Does Portland Work as a Place to Live?

318

parks — avg PCI 40 (Fair) — 2,183,362 library visits

Live data
Portland Parks & Recreation · PBOT · Multnomah County LibraryRead →
Section 10

What Have Voters Approved?

4

ballot measures generating $542M/year — 13 elected officials serving — 27 promises tracked (5 verified)

Partially live
Multnomah County Elections · Portland.govRead →