PDX Index: Moving

By Graham Bell

529,121

Population of Portland in 2000

3

Rank of Portland in U-Haul’s 2009 Top US Growth Cities Report (the Bronx claimed No. 1)

14

Average miles per gallon of a 10-foot U-Haul truck

29

Percentage of out-of-state licenses surrendered to the Oregon DMV in 2009 that were from California (the most from any state)

245,000

Median home price in Portland in 2009

648

Number of new homes built in Portland in 2008

132

Number of moving companies in Portland

42.8

Percentage of Portland residents in 2008 who were native Oregonians

45.6

Percentage of Portlanders in 1970 who were native Oregonians

196

Average price per square foot of an East Side condo

308

Average price per square foot of a West Side condo

582,130

Estimated population of Portland in 2009