What's Going On In Portand...
40% of the neighborhood residents live in poverty…
Portland’s median household income is 45% below the Louisville Metro median of $49,161..
Portland’s poverty status is nearly three times Louisville Metro’s 12.1%...
38.3% of Portland’s households make less than 15,000 a year…
Today Portland is among the most economically challenged areas of Louisville, which the lowest median house value in the city, a high poverty rate, and over 100 abandoned buildings,
In 2006, Portland was named by First Lady Laura Bush to be a Preserve America community
There are several future plans to help revive parts of Portland, including the creation of a museum and arts district in the Portland Warehouse District
Portland is struggling to maintain healthy levels of resident income, jobs, housing stock and overall economic vitality that are critical for a neighborhood to satisfy its current residents’ needs and to flourish to the point of becoming an attractive destination for relocation.
In general, this two-century old neighborhood finds itself falling behind the median statistics for both Louisville Metro and the U. S. Census Bureau’s Metro Statistical Area in most, if not all, demographic data categories.
Portland is in need of new and restored elements of neighborhood-serving commercial establishments (this includes community programs) and the typical neighborhood amenities of public green space and walkable pedestrian environments.
Portland’s median household income is 45% below the Louisville Metro median of $49,161..
Portland’s poverty status is nearly three times Louisville Metro’s 12.1%...
38.3% of Portland’s households make less than 15,000 a year…
Today Portland is among the most economically challenged areas of Louisville, which the lowest median house value in the city, a high poverty rate, and over 100 abandoned buildings,
In 2006, Portland was named by First Lady Laura Bush to be a Preserve America community
There are several future plans to help revive parts of Portland, including the creation of a museum and arts district in the Portland Warehouse District
Portland is struggling to maintain healthy levels of resident income, jobs, housing stock and overall economic vitality that are critical for a neighborhood to satisfy its current residents’ needs and to flourish to the point of becoming an attractive destination for relocation.
In general, this two-century old neighborhood finds itself falling behind the median statistics for both Louisville Metro and the U. S. Census Bureau’s Metro Statistical Area in most, if not all, demographic data categories.
Portland is in need of new and restored elements of neighborhood-serving commercial establishments (this includes community programs) and the typical neighborhood amenities of public green space and walkable pedestrian environments.
