What the numbers say about junk removal in Portland
Portland carries about 636,000 residents over 133 square miles — near 4,763 per square mile. That is the middle of the range, and it shows: the same crew will do a kerbside pickup and a second-floor carry on the same afternoon.
53% of the 304,113 housing units in Portland are detached houses, with 32% in buildings of five or more. Most loads start at a driveway or a garage; the rest need a plan for the stairs.
Owners occupy 53% of homes in Portland. That tilts the work toward the unhurried kind: a garage, an attic, a basement, or the appliance that finally quit. The median home here dates to 1966 — mid-century stock, usually with an attached garage, which is where the load tends to be.
Measured from the city centre, our closest other coverage is Tacoma (119 miles), Bellevue (144 miles) and Seattle (145 miles). Pros work across those lines all day, so the bids on a Portland job often come from trucks that started the morning somewhere else entirely.