Editing Portland, Maine (section)

===2000 census===
As of the census of 2000, there were 64,250 people, 29,714 households, and 13,549 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|3,029.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 31,862 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,502.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Portland's immediate metropolitan area ranked 147th in the nation in 2000 with a population of 243,537, while the Portland/South Portland/Biddeford metropolitan area included 487,568 total inhabitants. This has increased to an estimated 513,102 inhabitants (and the largest metro area in Northern New England) {{As of|2007|lc=y}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/metro/totals/2012/tables/CBSA-EST2012-01.csv |title=Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 (CBSA-EST2012-01) |format=[[comma-separated values|CSV]] |work=2012 Population Estimates |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]], Population Division |date=September 18, 2013 |access-date=September 18, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401093220/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/metro/totals/2012/tables/CBSA-EST2012-01.csv |archive-date=April 1, 2013 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Much of this increase in population has been due to growth in the city's southern and western suburbs.

The racial makeup of the city was 91.27% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.59% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.47% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 3.08% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.06% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.67% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.86% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.52% of the population.

The largest ancestries include: British (including Scottish, Welsh, and English) (21.2%), Irish (19.2%), [[French people|French]] (10.8%), Italian (10.5%), and German (6.9%).{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}

There were 29,714 households, out of which 21.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.1% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 54.4% were non-families. 40.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 18.8% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 36.1% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $35,650, and the median income for a family was $48,763. Males had a median income of $31,828 versus $27,173 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,698. About 9.7% of families and 14.1% of the population were below the [[poverty threshold|poverty line]], including 12.5% of those under age 18 and 11.9% of those age 65 or over.

'''Race/ethnicity composition'''
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|-
!Race/ethnicity
!2020
!2010<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/2360545 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20161028192323/http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/2360545 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2016-10-28 |title=Population estimates, July 1, 2015, (V2015) |website=U.S. Census Bureau |language=en |access-date=2017-01-30}}</ref>
!2000<ref>{{cite web |url=http://censusviewer.com/city/ME/Portland |title=Portland, Maine Population: Census 2010 |website=U.S. Census Bureau |language=en |access-date=2017-01-30 |archive-date=July 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719121810/http://censusviewer.com/city/ME/Portland |url-status=dead}}</ref>
!1990<ref name="auto">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0076/twps0076.pdf |title=Historical Census Statistics On Population Totals By Race, 1790 to 1990, and By Hispanic Origin, 1970 to 1990, For Large Cities And Other Urban Places In The United States |publisher=US Census Bureau |access-date=January 30, 2017 |archive-date=March 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190312090613/https://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0076/twps0076.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref>
!1960<ref name="auto"/>
|-
|[[White Americans|White]]
|84.6%
|83.6%
|91.27%
|96%
|99.4%
|-
|[[African Americans]]
|8.4%
|7.1%
|2.59%
|1.1%
|0.5%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]]
|3.5%
|3.5%
|3.08%
|1.7%
|0.1%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Two or more races]]
|2.9%
|2.7%
|1.86%
|0.2%
|NA
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|3%
|3%
|1.52%
|0.8%
|NA
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]]
|0.1%
|0.5%
|0.47%
|0.4%
|NA
|}