Demographic and Economic Quick Facts

• City Area: 10.3 sq. miles
• Average Elevation: 34 ft.
• County Area: 707 sq. miles
  

• Average Annual Rain: 30.13"
• Snow: 0.0
• Average Temperature: 71°
• Seasonal Temperatures
  January: 45°
  July: 95°
• Direction of Prevailing Wind: Southeast

• Coastal Bend Council of Governments member: Yes
• Form of local government: Council-Manager
• Annual budget: $10,055,000
• Police: 30 (Fulltime)
• Fire Fighters: 4 (Fulltime), 27 (Volunteer)
• Number of pumpers/trucks: 6
• Fire ISO Rating: 4
• Fire service outside city: Yes
• Ambulance service: Yes (contracted)
• City zoning regulated: Yes
• City planning commission: Yes
• Public Library: Yes
  

• Water
  
  • Supplier: City of Portland (San Patricio Municipal Water District and/or City of Corpus Christi)
  • Water source: 3 Lakes, 1 River
  • Plant capacity: SPMWD - 15 mgd; CCC - 10mgd
  • Average daily use: 1.74 mgpd
  • Peak use: 3.1 mgpd
  • Basic rate: $13.15 for first 3,000 gals;
  • Average cost per 1,000 gallons over basic rate: $3.19
  • Elevated storage: 1.0 mgals
  • Ground storage: 2.0 mgals
  • Pressure in mains: Approximately 50 psi
    

• Sewer
  
  • Supplier: City of Portland
  • Treatment type: Contact stabilization
  • Plant capacity: 2.5 mgpd
  • Present load: 49%
  • Sanitary sewer: Yes
  • Sanitary sewer coverage: 100%
  • Storm sewer: Yes
  • Storm sewer coverage: 95%
  • Basic rate: $9.50 per 3,000 gals
  • Cost per 1,000 gallons over basic rate: $0.35

• Solid Waste
  
  • Solid waste disposal type: Landfill
  • Provider: BFI (Allied Waste, Inc)
  • Basic monthly rates: Residential $13.19; Commercial $18.36
  • Pickup frequency: 2 days per week
    

• Highway/Interstate Transportation
  
  • Nearest interstate highway: IH 37 (8 miles)
  • Nearest major highway: US 181 (0 miles)
    Interstate highways
    • US highways: US 181
    • State highways: Texas 35
      
      
• Motor Freight Companies
  
  • Number of Motor Terminals: 13
  • Number of Carriers: 17
    
    
• Major Freight Carriers
  
  • ABF Freight Systems (361) 289-6086
  • American Freightways (361) 289-2454
  • Central Freight Lines (361) 289-1013
  • Con-way Southwest Express (361) 884-1070
  • Fedex Freight (800) 463-3339
  • Lone Star Overnight (800) 800-8984
  • Merchants Fast Motorlines (361) 883-0881
  • Overnight Transportation (361) 855-1764
  • Roadway Express (361) 289-5636
  • SAIA, Inc. (361) 882-5171
  • Southwest Motor Transport (361) 289-5171
  • Watkins Motor Lines (361) 884-1453
  • Yellow Freight Systems (361) 883-6236
    
    
• Air Transportation
  
  • Hunt's Airport (Private), Portland (0 miles) (361) 643-2012
    Length of Runway: 2,650 ft.
    Surface Type: asphalt
    Landing Lights: Yes
    Instrument Landing System: Yes
    Aircraft Storage: No
    Aircraft Maintenance: No
  • McCampbell Airport (County), Ingleside (5 miles NE)
    Length of Runway:
    Surface Type: asphalt
    Landing Lights: Yes
    Instrument Landing System: VASI
    Aircraft Storage: Yes
    Aircraft Maintenance: No
  • Corpus Christi International Airport (Commercial) (8 miles SW)
    Commercial Air Freight Services: Yes
    Air Carriers: American, Southwest, Conquest, Continental, Delta
    
• Bus Service
  • Greyhound Trailways
    
• Rail Service
  • Texas Mexican/Southern Pacific
  • Pacific Transport
    
• Shipping
  • Nearest deepwater port: Port of Corpus Christi (5 miles S)
    Channel depth: 45 ft.
    Barge service: Yes
    Nearest water access: Port of Corpus Christi
    Distance to water: 5 miles
    Water depth: 45 ft.
    

• Property Tax (Rate/$100 of assessed value)

• Sales Tax
  • City: 2.00%
  • State: 6.25%
    
• State Taxes
  • Corporate Income: 0%
  • Individual Income: 0%
  • State Corporate Franchise Tax: Yes
    

• Major independent school district:
  Gregory-Portland I.S.D.
• Number of schools: 7
  Total enrollment: 4,439
  Enrollment in 12th grade: 260
• Average SAT Score: 1,016
• Number of private schools: 1
  Number of universities/colleges within 30 miles: 3
  Number of public library volumes: 40,000

• Number of hospitals: 0
• Number of doctors: 14
• Nurses: 14
• Number of dentists: 10
• Number of clinics: 4
• Nearest emergency facility: Corpus Christi - Christus Spohn
• Nursing facilities: 1
• Total beds: 0
• Number of veterinarians: 3

• Cable company: Charter Communications
• Electric company: AEP / Central Power & Light Company
• Natural gas company: Reliant Energy / Entex
• Telephone company: Verizon / GTE Southwest

• Total civilian labor force: 578,600
• Civilian labor force unemployment rate: 5,786
• Radius of labor drawing areas: 10 miles
• Nearest MSA: Corpus Christi MSA
• Distance to MSA: 0 miles

Mike Tanner, City Manager
City of Portland
1900 Billy G. Webb Drive
Portland, Texas 78374 Phone: (361) 777-4513
Fax: (361) 777-4511
Email: mailto:mtanner@portlandtx.com