Portland metropolitan area

This article is about the metropolitan area in Oregon and Washington. For the metropolitan area in Maine, see Portland metropolitan area, Maine.
Portland Metropolitan Area
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Portland–Vancouver–Hillsboro, OR–WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Portland skyline from the Ross Island Bridge
Portland skyline from the Ross Island Bridge
Map
Portland–Vancouver–Salem, OR–WA CSA
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
Washington
Largest cityPortland
Other cities - Vancouver
 - Gresham
 - Hillsboro
 - Beaverton
 - Tigard
 - Oregon City
 - Milwaukie
Area
 • Total
6,684 sq mi (17,310 km2)
Highest elevation
11,249 ft (3,429 m)
Lowest elevation
0 ft (0 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
2,512,859
 • Estimate 
(2022)
2,509,489
 • Rank25th in the U.S.
 • Density367/sq mi (129/km2)
GDP
[1]
 • Portland (MSA)$204.3 billion (2022)
Time zoneUTC−8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)
Area code(s)503, 971, 360 & 564

The Portland metropolitan area is a metro area with its core in the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington.[2][3] It has 5 principal cities, the largest being Portland, Oregon.[4] The U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) identifies it as the Portland–Vancouver–Hillsboro, OR–WA Metropolitan Statistical Area, a metropolitan statistical area used by the United States Census Bureau (USCB) and other entities. The OMB defines the area as comprising Clackamas, Columbia, Multnomah, Washington, and Yamhill Counties in Oregon, and Clark and Skamania Counties in Washington.[5] The area had a population of 2,512,859 at the 2020 census, an increase of over 12% since 2010.[6]

The Oregon portion of the metropolitan area is the state's largest urban center, while the Washington portion of the metropolitan area is the state's third-largest urban center after Seattle and Spokane (the Seattle Urban Area includes Tacoma and Everett[7]).[8] Portions of the Portland metro area (Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington Counties) are under the jurisdiction of Metro,[9] a directly elected regional government which, among other things, is responsible for land-use planning in the region.

  1. ^ "Total Gross Domestic Product for Portland–Vancouver–Hillsboro, OR–WA (MSA)". fred.stlouisfed.org.
  2. ^ "2020 Census Urban Areas of the United States and Puerto Rico" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "Federal Register/Vol. 75, No. 123/Monday, June 28, 2010/Notices" (PDF). US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  4. ^ "PRINCIPAL CITIES OF METROPOLITAN AND MICROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS, MARCH 2020". US census bureau. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  5. ^ "Update of Statistical Area Definitions and Guidance on Their Uses" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget. November 20, 2007. p. 45. Retrieved September 5, 2008 – via National Archives.
  6. ^ "2020 Census Metropolitan Statistical Area Profiles" (PDF). Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  7. ^ "2010 Census Urban Area Reference Maps". USCB, Geography Division. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  8. ^ "A national, state-sorted list of all 2010 urbanized areas and urban clusters for the U.S., Puerto Rico, and Island Areas first sorted by state FIPS code, then sorted by UACE code". USCB, Geography Division. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  9. ^ "Jurisdictional Boundaries". Metro. Retrieved August 1, 2011.