Portland metropolitan area#Combined Statistical Area

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As of the 2020 census, there were 2,512,859 people within the MSA.

As of the 2010 census, there were 2,226,009 people, 867,794 households, and 551,008 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA were as follows:{{Cite web |title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DP_DPDP1&prodType=table |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190521214830/https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DP_DPDP1&prodType=table |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 21, 2019 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |website=factfinder2.census.gov }}{{Cite web |title=Hispanic or Latino by Type: 2010 |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_SF1_QTP10&prodType=table |publisher=United States Census Bureau |website=factfinder2.census.gov |access-date=April 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212213707/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_SF1_QTP10&prodType=table |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |url-status=dead }}

• White: 76.3%
• Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 10.9% (8.5% Mexican, 0.4% Spanish or Spaniard, 0.3% Guatemalan, 0.3% Puerto Rican, 0.2% Cuban, 0.2% Salvadoran, 0.1% Peruvian)
• Asian: 5.7% (1.2% Chinese, 1.2% Vietnamese, 0.7% Indian, 0.6% Filipino, 0.6% Korean, 0.4% Japanese)
• Black or African American: 2.9%
• American Indian and Alaskan Native: 0.9%
• Pacific Islander: 0.5% (0.1% Native Hawaiian, 0.1% Guamanian or Chamorro, 0.1% Samoan)
• Two or more races: 4.1%
• Some other race: 4.9%

In 2010 the median income for a household in the MSA was $53,078 and the median income for a family was $64,290. The per capita income was $27,451.[http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20160213193529/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_10_1YR_DP03&prodType=table US Census Bureau]. Factfinder2.census.gov. Retrieved on October 5, 2013.

The Portland–Vancouver–Hillsboro Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), the 23rd largest in the United States,{{cite web|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/omb/assets/bulletins/b10-02.pdf|title=OMB Bulletin No. 10-02: Update of Statistical Area Definitions and Guidance on Their Uses|date=December 1, 2009|via=National Archives|work=Office of Management and Budget|access-date=January 18, 2010}} has a population of 2,226,009 (2010 Census). Of them, 1,789,580 live in Oregon (46.7% of the state's population) while the remaining 436,429 live in Washington (6.7% of state's population). It consists of Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas, Columbia and Yamhill counties in Oregon, as well as Clark and Skamania counties in Washington. The area includes Portland and the neighboring cities of Vancouver, Beaverton, Gresham, Hillsboro, Milwaukie, Lake Oswego, Oregon City, Fairview, Wood Village, Troutdale, Tualatin, Tigard, West Linn, Battle Ground, Camas and Washougal.

Changes in house prices for the metro area are publicly tracked on a regular basis using the Case–Shiller index; the statistic is published by Standard & Poor's and is also a component of S&P's 20-city composite index of the value of the U.S. residential real estate market.

As of July 2022, the Portland–Vancouver–Salem, OR–WA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) consists of five Metropolitan Statistical Areas, covering nine counties in Oregon and three counties in Washington:

• Portland–Vancouver–Hillsboro, OR–WA Metropolitan Statistical Area (five counties in Oregon - Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas, Yamhill, Columbia; two counties in Washington State - Clark and Skamania); population 2,509,289 (2022 estimate)
• Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area (Marion and Polk counties); population 436,317 (2022 estimate)
• Albany, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area (Linn county); population 130,467 (2022 estimate)
• Longview, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area (Cowlitz county); population 111,956 (2022 estimate)
• Corvallis, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area (Benton county); population 97,630 (2022 estimate)

The 2022 population estimate is 3,285,275, ranked 19th largest in the United States (3,280,736 based on the 2020 Census).

This area includes the Portland–Vancouver–Hillsboro, OR–WA Metropolitan Statistical Area; Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area, and other surrounding areas.

Major cities in the region in addition to Portland include Beaverton, Gresham, Hillsboro in Oregon, and Vancouver in Washington. The area also includes the smaller cities of Cornelius, Fairview, Forest Grove, Gladstone, Happy Valley, King City, Lake Oswego, Milwaukie, Oregon City, Sherwood, Tigard, Troutdale, Tualatin, West Linn, Wilsonville, Wood Village in Oregon, as well as Battle Ground, Camas, Washougal, Ridgefield and La Center in Washington.

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It includes the unincorporated suburban communities in Oregon of Aloha, Beavercreek, Boring, Cedar Mill, Clackamas, Damascus, Dunthorpe, Garden Home, Raleigh Hills, and West Slope, as well as Hazel Dell, Minnehaha, Salmon Creek, Walnut Grove and Orchards in Washington.

;Major:

• Portland
• Vancouver
• Hillsboro
• Gresham
• Beaverton

;Other:

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• Amity
• Battle Ground
• Banks
• Barlow
• Camas
• Canby
• Carlton
• Clatskanie
• Columbia City
• Cornelius
• Dayton
• Dundee
• Durham
• Estacada
• Fairview
• Forest Grove
• Gaston
• Gladstone
• Happy Valley
• Johnson City
• King City
• La Center
• Lafayette
• Lake Oswego
• Maywood Park
• McMinnville
• Milwaukie
• Molalla
• Newberg
• North Bonneville
• North Plains
• Oregon City
• Prescott
• Rainier
• Ridgefield
• Rivergrove
• St. Helens
• Sandy
• Scappoose
• Sheridan
• Sherwood
• Stevenson
• Tigard
• Troutdale
• Tualatin
• Vernonia
• Washougal
• West Linn
• Willamina
• Wilsonville
• Wood Village
• Woodland
• Yacolt
• Yamhill

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{{see also|Transportation in Portland, Oregon}}

Portland is where Interstate 84 starts at Interstate 5, both major highways in the Pacific Northwest. Other primary roads include Interstate 205, an eastern bypass of the urban core, U.S. Route 26, which heads west and southeast, U.S. Route 30, which follows the Oregon side of the Columbia River northwest and east, mirrored by Washington State Route 14 east from Vancouver, and Oregon Route 217, which connects US 26 with I-5 in the south, travelling through Beaverton. Both US 26 and US 30 go to the Oregon Coast. SR 500 runs from Interstate 5 to SR 503. Padden Parkway runs from NE 78th St and east to NE 162nd Ave.

Transit service on the Oregon side is generally provided by TriMet. In addition, Sandy Area Metro serves Sandy, South Clackamas Transportation District serves nearby Molalla, Canby Area Transit serves Canby and South Metro Area Regional Transit serves Wilsonville. Service in Clark County is provided by C-Tran. In Columbia County, the Columbia County Rider provides transit service on weekdays connecting St. Helens with downtown Portland and connecting Scappoose and St. Helens with certain points in urban Washington County, including the PCC Rock Creek campus, Tanasbourne and the Willow Creek MAX light rail station.{{cite web|title=Schedules & Routes|publisher=Columbia County Rider|url=http://www.columbiacountyrider.com/schedules-2/|access-date=June 12, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140816204848/http://www.columbiacountyrider.com/schedules-2/|archive-date=August 16, 2014}}

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• Portland International Airport
• Portland-Hillsboro Airport
• Aurora State Airport
• Salem Municipal Airport
• Portland-Troutdale Airport

Several daily Amtrak trains serve Portland Union Station as well as suburban stops in Oregon City and Vancouver. The Coast Starlight runs from Los Angeles to Seattle while Cascades connects Eugene to Vancouver, BC. The Empire Builder heads east to Chicago.

State highways, numbered as Interstate, U.S. and Oregon Routes, in the metropolitan area include:

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• 20px Interstate 84
• 20px Interstate 205
• 20px Interstate 405
• 25px U.S. Route 26
• 25px U.S. Route 30
• U.S. Route 30 Business
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• 20px State Route 14
• 20px State Route 500
• 20px State Route 503

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Notable highways never built, or removed altogether, include Mount Hood Freeway, Interstate 505, and Harbor Drive.{{cite news|last=Young|first=Bob|title=Highway to Hell|date=March 9, 2005|newspaper=Willamette Week|url=http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-4212-highway-to-hell.html |access-date=November 20, 2016}}

The Portland MSA is home to a number of professional and semi-professional sports teams, including the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers, the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer, the Portland Thorns FC of the National Women's Soccer League and the Portland Loggers of the North American Rugby League. Other teams include the Portland Pickles and the Hillsboro Hops. Portland is also home to two NCAA Division 1 universities, the Portland State Vikings and the Portland Pilots.

The Portland MSA also hosts a number of amateur sports, including college and high school sports. The high school rugby championships are held annually in the Portland MSA, and draw crowds of 8,000 to 10,000 supporters.[http://www.usarugby.org/youth-news/item/high-school-state-championships-gain-rugby-exposure USA Rugby, High school state championships gain rugby exposure] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609144651/http://www.usarugby.org/youth-news/item/high-school-state-championships-gain-rugby-exposure |date=June 9, 2013}}, June 4, 2013

The Portland metropolitan area is heavily Democratic and has voted for that party's presidential candidate in every election since 1988. This is helped by Multnomah County, which has given the Democratic nominee over 70% of the vote in every election since 2004.

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• [http://www.metro-region.org/ Metro government website]
• [http://www.pdx.edu/sites/www.pdx.edu.prc/files/media_assets/2010_PL94_county_MSA_updated.pdf Portland MSA 2010 Census numbers from the Population Resource Center]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20080819204022/http://www.pdx.edu/media/p/r/PRC_2007_Population_Report2_rev.pdf pdx.edu/media/p/r/PRC_2007_Population_Report2_rev.pdf] of key urban planning documents on the Portland Metropolitan area, at Portland State University

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