Gresham, OR Profile

Gresham, OR, population 96,072, is located in Oregon's Multnomah county, about 12.0 miles from Portland and 14.8 miles from Vancouver.

Through the 90's Gresham's population has grown by about 32%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of this decade the population of Gresham has grown by about 7%.

Gresham's property crime levels tend to be higher than Oregon's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Gresham tend to be much higher than Oregon's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	49%
	Females	51%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	83%
	African American	2%
	Native American	1%
	Asian	3%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	11%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	32.50
	Males	31.10
	Females	34.10

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	16.00%	Under 20:	15.00%
20 to 40	16.00%	20 to 40:	15.00%
40 to 60	13.00%	40 to 60:	13.00%
Over 60	5.00%	Over 60:	8.00%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	90,205	N/A
2001	92,031	2.02%
2002	94,094	2.24%
2003	95,456	1.45%
2004	95,257	-0.21%
2005	96,072	0.86%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$43,442

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crimes

Rate Per 100K People
2001	445
2002	519
2003	502
2004	469
2005	518
2006	576
2007	479
2008	490

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Offense	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Murder, Man-Slaughter	3	3	0	2	3	6	1	6
Forcible Rape	58	62	67	73	69	72	74	72
Robbery	124	141	154	110	148	170	170	156
Aggravated Assault	222	276	260	269	280	314	225	261

Property Crimes

Rate Per 100K People
2001	5,676
2002	6,109
2003	6,331
2004	5,879
2005	5,535
2006	4,123
2007	4,416
2008	3,853

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Offense	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Burglary	893	817	955	1,030	882	645	627	703
Larceny, Theft	3,631	3,956	3,941	3,400	3,216	2525	2671	2502
Motor Vehicle Theft	673	899	1,165	1,258	1,249	856	1034	684
Arson	41	58	18	59	37	46	45	47