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Population (year 2000): 14,827. Estimated
population in July 2005: 16,219 (+9.4% change)
Males: 7,344 (49.5%), Females: 7,483 (50.5%)
San Patricio County
Zip code:
78374
Median resident age: 31.8 years
Median household income: $48,574 (year 2000)
Median house value: $89,800 (year 2000)
Races in Portland:
- White Non-Hispanic (66.9%)
- Hispanic (26.1%)
- Other race (7.4%)
- Black (4.1%)
- Two or more races (2.8%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
- Filipino (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (16.8%), Irish (10.7%),
English (10.0%), United States (6.3%), French (3.9%), Italian
(2.4%).
Land area: 7.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Portland
- High school or higher: 90.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.8%
- Unemployed: 4.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Portland city
- Never married: 19.7%
- Now married: 67.0%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 4.1%
- Divorced: 8.1%
2.9% Foreign born (1.7% Latin America, 0.7%
Asia, 0.3% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +2,550 (+20.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Portland:
- IHS HOSPITAL AT CORPUS CHRISTI (about 10 miles;
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX)
- CHRISTUS SPOHN HOSPITAL MEMORIAL (about 11 miles;
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX)
- CORPUS CHRISTI WARM SPGS REHAB HOSP (about 11 miles;
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Portland:
- CORPUS CHRISTI INTL (about 15 miles; CORPUS CHRISTI,
TX; ID: CRP)
- VICTORIA REGIONAL (about 73 miles; VICTORIA, TX; ID:
VCT)
- VALLEY INTL (about 117 miles; HARLINGEN, TX; ID:
HRL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Portland:
- HUNT (about 3 miles; PORTLAND, TX; ID: 9R5)
- T P MC CAMPBELL (about 8 miles; INGLESIDE, TX; ID:
T43)
- CORPUS CHRISTI NAS/TRUAX FIELD (about 14 miles;
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; ID: NGP)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Portland:
- DEL MAR COLLEGE (about 10 miles; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX;
Full-time enrollment: 5,454)
- TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-CORPUS CHRISTI (about 13
miles; Corpus Christi, TX; FT enrollment: 5,282)
- TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-KINGSVILLE (about 47 miles;
KINGSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,860)
- COASTAL BEND COLLEGE (about 48 miles; BEEVILLE, TX;
FT enrollment: 2,150)
- VICTORIA COLLEGE (about 68 miles; VICTORIA, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,511)
- TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE-HARLINGEN (about 118
miles; HARLINGEN, TX; FT enrollment: 2,167)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN (about 122
miles; EDINBURG, TX; FT enrollment: 9,651)
Public high school in Portland:
- GREGORY-PORTLAND H S (Students: 1,278;
Location: 4601 WILDCAT DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Portland:
- GREGORY-PORTLAND J H (Students: 672;
Location: 4600 WILDCAT DR; Grades: 07 - 08)
- GREGORY-PORTLAND INT (Students: 666;
Location: 2250 MEMORIAL PKWY; Grades: 05 - 06)
- CLARK EL (Students: 496; Location: 1100
AUSTIN ST; Grades: PK - 04)
- ANDREWS EL (Students: 477; Location: 1100
LANG RD; Grades: PK - 04)
- EAST CLIFF EL (Students: 358; Location: 200
FULTON ST; Grades: PK - 04)
Library in Portland:
- BELL/WHITTINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $209,340; Location: 2400 MEMORIAL PKWY; 42,971
books; 1,018 audio materials; 1,106 video materials; 83
serial subscriptions)
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