Population 3,092 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Errol Heights
Household size in Errol Heights
| Period | Errol Heights | Portland area | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.61 | 2.57 | 2.50 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.63 | 2.63 | 2.55 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.65 | 2.63 | 2.56 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.35 | 2.51 | 2.50 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.26 | −0.06 | +0.00 | −0.03 |
Households in Errol Heights are small: just 2.35 people on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. That is typical of places where many people live alone or as couples, and fewer have children at home. Household size has dropped from 2.61 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Errol Heights
| Period | Errol Heights | Portland area | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 35.2 | 37.3 | 39.0 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 36.8 | 38.3 | 40.0 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 38.4 | 39.3 | 40.9 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 40.4 | 41.0 | 41.6 | 40.1 |
| Change | +5.2 | +3.7 | +2.5 | +2.3 |
At 40.4, the median age in Errol Heights is close to the national median of 40.1, so its age mix looks much like the country's.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Errol Heights
| Period | Errol Heights | Portland area | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.8% | 10.5% | 10.5% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 11.4% | 10.3% | 10.8% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 8.6% | 9.4% | 9.9% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 12.4% | 9.5% | 10.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | +0.7 pts | −1.0 pts | −0.1 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head about one in eight households in Errol Heights (12.4%), close to the national share of 11.6%. Single parents are more common here than in the wider Portland area (9.5%). Errol Heights has a higher share of single-parent households than the great majority of Portland neighborhoods.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Errol Heights
Renters in Errol Heights
| Period | Errol Heights | Portland area | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 27.9% | 36.6% | 36.2% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 36.4% | 39.1% | 38.5% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 30.9% | 37.6% | 37.6% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 43.3% | 38.3% | 36.7% | 34.8% |
| Change | +15.3 pts | +1.7 pts | +0.5 pts | +1.5 pts |
More than four in ten households in Errol Heights rent their homes (43.3%), above the national share of 34.8%. Among homeowners, 20.4% have no mortgage at all, well below the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Errol Heights
| Period | Errol Heights | Portland area | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 4.5% | 7.4% | 8.9% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 7.9% | 6.8% | 9.1% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 4.9% | 6.1% | 8.3% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 8.4% | 7.1% | 7.4% | 9.6% |
| Change | +3.9 pts | −0.3 pts | −1.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
About as many homes sit empty in Errol Heights as nationally: 8.4%, against 9.6%. Errol Heights has a higher vacancy rate than at least four in five Portland neighborhoods.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Errol Heights
| Period | Errol Heights | Portland area | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1948 | 1977 | 1976 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1953 | 1978 | 1977 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1955 | 1980 | 1978 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1959 | 1981 | 1981 | 1980 |
| Change | +11 | +4 | +5 | +6 |
The housing in Errol Heights is old by national standards: the median home dates to 1959, against 1980 for the U.S., so buyers will find more older houses, some of them due for updates.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Errol Heights
| Period | Errol Heights | Portland area | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $968 | $961 | $870 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $1,143 | $1,105 | $982 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $1,523 | $1,374 | $1,183 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $2,002 | $1,794 | $1,601 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$1,034 | +$833 | +$731 | +$606 |
Rent in Errol Heights runs $2,002 a month at the median, utilities included, well above the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 35.5% of household income on rent, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched. Errol Heights has higher rents than the great majority of Portland neighborhoods.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Errol Heights
Bachelor's degrees in Errol Heights
| Period | Errol Heights | Portland area | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 21.2% | 33.3% | 29.0% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 32.5% | 34.5% | 30.2% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 40.9% | 39.2% | 33.5% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 46.6% | 42.6% | 36.4% | 35.6% |
| Change | +25.4 pts | +9.3 pts | +7.3 pts | +7.2 pts |
Errol Heights is highly educated: nearly half of adults 25 and older (46.6%) hold at least a bachelor's degree, far above the national share of 35.6%. Compared with other Portland neighborhoods, though, Errol Heights has a lower share of college graduates than most.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Errol Heights
| Period | Errol Heights | Portland area | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 85.0% | 90.0% | 88.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 91.6% | 90.6% | 89.4% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 91.2% | 91.9% | 90.5% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 95.1% | 93.2% | 91.5% | 89.3% |
| Change | +10.1 pts | +3.2 pts | +3.0 pts | +4.3 pts |
High school completion is high in Errol Heights: 95.1% of adults 25 and older have a diploma or equivalent, well above the national rate of 89.3%.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Errol Heights
| Period | Errol Heights | Portland area | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.5% | 8.6% | 8.8% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 13.7% | 9.6% | 10.6% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 2.8% | 4.7% | 5.6% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 2.5% | 4.6% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| Change | −9.0 pts | −4.0 pts | −3.5 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Errol Heights has been low: just 2.5% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Only four of Portland's 64 neighborhoods have lower unemployment. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Errol Heights compared with nearby neighborhoods
| Neighborhood | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Errol Heights | 2.35 | 40.4 | 12.4% | 43.3% | 8.4% | 1959 | $2,002 | 46.6% | 95.1% | 2.5% |
| Brentwood-Darlington | 2.54 | 38.7 | 12.0% | 25.7% | 4.3% | 1961 | $1,781 | 34.6% | 89.4% | 3.8% |
| Woodstock | 2.50 | 39.7 | 7.2% | 24.3% | 4.0% | 1955 | $2,005 | 63.3% | 98.0% | 5.0% |
| Eastmoreland | 2.58 | 43.0 | 9.7% | 4.1% | 4.6% | 1940 | $1,763 | 77.4% | 97.2% | 5.0% |
| Lewelling | 2.22 | 40.6 | 8.6% | 33.1% | 8.5% | 1960 | $1,817 | 46.3% | 96.4% | 3.7% |
| Mount Scott | 2.24 | 38.2 | 11.4% | 33.1% | 4.9% | 1950 | $1,749 | 56.6% | 96.2% | 3.1% |
| Ardenwald | 2.41 | 38.7 | 13.5% | 44.3% | 6.8% | 1959 | $1,548 | 38.4% | 93.4% | 7.1% |
| Reed | 2.08 | 38.6 | 9.8% | 61.4% | 7.5% | 1969 | $1,800 | 55.4% | 97.4% | 5.7% |
| Foster-Powell | 2.30 | 41.4 | 6.7% | 36.3% | 4.4% | 1960 | $1,756 | 49.0% | 93.2% | 6.0% |
| Creston-Kenilworth | 2.12 | 35.6 | 5.6% | 60.7% | 3.4% | 1964 | $1,679 | 58.7% | 96.6% | 6.1% |
| Sellwood-Moreland | 2.08 | 40.3 | 7.0% | 53.0% | 5.0% | 1958 | $1,595 | 66.3% | 96.1% | 7.8% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Errol Heights. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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