DATA: New mapping tool shows Portland's richest and poorest neighborhoods
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Roughly 34% of families live below the federal poverty line in Portsmouth, Portland's poorest neighborhood, according to newly published data provided by the City of Portland’s Office of Community & Civic Life.
The data comes from the Office of Community & Civic Life’s “cutting-edge” interactive data mapping tool, which the city released on July 30. The tool compiles subsets of data related to income, population, ethnicity, housing, voter turnout, education, health and spoken languages and breaks them down by neighborhood and voter district.
Shelby Frost-Williams, the spokesperson for the Office of Community & Civic Life, told KOIN 6 News that the office hopes city officials and local partners will use the data to better identify issues in Portland’s neighborhoods and provide the appropriate programs and funding.
“This new mapping tool will help government and community organizations improve outreach and services to be more inclusive and equitable when making decisions about communications, program priorities, funding, and more,” the Office of Community & Civic Life stated in a press release Tuesday.
The data, which comes from the 2020 U.S. Census, the American Community Survey, and other sources, is available for each of Portland’s 94 neighborhoods. The interactive map allows users to combine the data in various ways. For example: The Arnold Creek neighborhood has one of the highest combined rates of home ownership and voter turnout in the city.
Use the map’s “CrossTab” to combine and compare various demographics around Portland.
Highest and Lowest Rates of Families Living Below the Federal Poverty Line in Portland in 2020:
| Highest | Neighborhood | Percent of families living below the federal poverty line | Lowest | Neighborhood | Percent of families living below the federal poverty line |
| 1 | Portsmouth | 34.1% | 1 | Maplewood | 2% |
| 2 | Old Town | 33.1% | 2 | Northwest Heights | 2.1% |
| 3 | Downtown Portland | 29.4% | 3 | Beaumont-Wilshire | 2.5% |
| 4 | Mill Park | 26.3% | 4 | Crestwood | 2.8% |
| 5 | Sunderland | 25.9% | 5 | Forest Park | 3% |
| 6 | Glenfair | 23% | 6 | Laurelhurst | 3.1% |
| 7 | Goose Hollow | 22.6% | 7 | Ashcreek | 3.4% |
| 8 | Lloyd District | 20.8% | 8 | Arnold Creek | 3.7% |
| 9 | University Park | 20.7% | 9 | Sylvan-Highlands | 3.8% |
| 10 | Foster-Powell | 18% | 10 | Eastmoreland | 4.3% |