Portland, TN Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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25%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

3%

Household income NAT. AVG.

39%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Portland	Tennessee	National
Income per capita	$33,597	$39,391	$44,883
Median household income	$83,743	$70,292	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$101,915	$88,122	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$48,716	$42,945	$52,080
Median earnings male	$51,654	$47,853	$54,343
Median earnings female	$37,000	$35,679	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.0%	4.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	15.6%	17.2%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Portland is 25% lower than the national average
The median household income in Portland is 3% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Portland is 39% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Portland is 3% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$55,823 $83,743 $167,486

City

$46,856 $70,292 $140,584

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Portland median earnings by income bracket

Portland employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	17.8%	17.8%
Manufacturing sector	20.9%	20.9%
Financial & insurance services	1.0%	1.0%
Wholesale & retail services	16.1%	16.1%
Public administration	5.8%	5.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	13.2%	13.2%
Education, health & social services	3.0%	3.0%
Other	21.4%	21.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Castalian Springs, TN	405	$156,346	92.2%
Shackle Island, TN	4,139	$149,106	83.3%
Orlinda, TN	1,245	$125,980	54.9%
White House, TN	12,599	$119,216	46.6%
Bethpage, TN	494	$114,941	41.3%
Portland, TN	13,381	$83,743	3.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
New Kingman-Butler, AZ	13,385	$53,597	34.1%
Connersville, IN	13,374	$58,720	27.8%
Lumberton, TX	13,374	$121,593	49.5%
Sharon, PA	13,388	$46,970	42.2%
Trenton, OH	13,371	$124,618	53.2%
Portland, TN	13,381	$83,743	3.0%

Source: The Portland, TN employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.