1. The Industrial Middle of Portland’s Changing Income Distribution

2. 1. The tightening middle-wage economy 2. Equity roles of industrial jobs 3. Local directions for middle-wage job growth

3. The tightening middle-wage economy Source: Oregon Office of Economic Analysis 1. Tightening middle-wage economy

4. Job polarization: A long-term national trend Source: Oregon Office of Economic Analysis 1. Tightening middle-wage economy

5. Increasing job polarization Source: Oregon Office of Economic Analysis 1. Tightening middle-wage economy

6. Wage distribution by occupations and education Source: Oregon Office of Economic Analysis 1. Tightening middle-wage economy

7. Portland’s employment areas

8. Wage distribution of employment land types

9. Wage distribution of employment land types: Industrial Areas

10. Wage distribution of employment land types: Central City and Campus Institutions

11. Wage distribution of employment land types: Neighborhood Commercial

12. 2. Equity roles of Columbia Corridor jobs  Income distribution of residents  Racial disparities  Affordable neighborhoods  Columbia Corridor jobs and East Portland workers 2. Equity roles of Columbia Corridor jobs

13. Cities vary in income distribution City types based on their share of households by income level (Brookings Institution) Examples / characteristics : San Jose, Charlotte / boom growth Portland, Minneapolis / families, young New York, Chicago / slow growth Seattle, Phoenix / sprawling San Francisco, Atlanta / disparities New Orleans, Detroit / transition 2. Equity roles of Columbia Corridor jobs

14. Middle class Portland is changing Source: BPS from Census data 2. Equity roles of Columbia Corridor jobs

15. Income disparities by race (Median household income, Portland, 2010) 2. Equity roles of Columbia Corridor jobs

16. Source: Coalition of Communities of Color in Multnomah County Educational disparities by race 2. Equity roles of Columbia Corridor jobs

17. Source: Coalition of Communities of Color in Multnomah County Occupational disparities by race (Multnomah County, 2008)

18. Affordable neighborhoods for middle-wage workers 2. Equity roles of Columbia Corridor jobs

19. Wage distribution and housing affordability 2. Equity roles of Columbia Corridor jobs

20. Transit access to family-wage jobs 2. Equity roles of Columbia Corridor jobs

21. Where East Portland residents work Source: BPS from LEHD data 2. Equity roles of Columbia Corridor jobs

22. Where Columbia Corridor workers live Source: BPS from LEHD data 2. Equity roles of Columbia Corridor jobs

23. Columbia Corridor Association Employment Shed 52,400 Jobs in the Columbia Corridor Association Boundaries 39% of workers live within 5 miles of their workplace. 55% of workers live further than 10 miles from their workplace 2. Equity roles of Columbia Corridor jobs

24. Columbia Corridor Association Employment Shed 52,400 Jobs in the Columbia Corridor Association Boundaries 39% of workers live within 5 miles of their workplace. 55% of workers live further than 10 miles from their workplace 2. Equity roles of Columbia Corridor jobs

25. Columbia Corridor Association Employment Shed 52,400 Jobs in the Columbia Corridor Association Boundaries 39% of workers live within 5 miles of their workplace. 55% of workers live further than 10 miles from their workplace 2. Equity roles of Columbia Corridor jobs

26. 3. Local directions for middle-wage job growth  Industrial land supply  Freight infrastructure  Education and training  Transit access 3. Local directions for middle-wage job growth

27. Industrial land supply gap for middle-wage job growth 3. Local directions for middle-wage job growth

28. Freight infrastructure and middle-wage job growth Columbia Multimodal Corridor project recommendations 3. Local directions for middle-wage job growth

29. Education and training gap for middle-wage job growth Source: National Skills Coalition 3. Local directions for middle-wage job growth

30. Transit access to middle-wage jobs 3. Local directions for middle-wage job growth

31.  Portland is a middle-class city with a balanced economy, but the share of middle-wage jobs is getting smaller.  Middle-wage jobs that don’t require college degrees are concentrated in industrial districts.  Communities of color and East Portlanders rely disproportionately on Columbia Corridor/industrial district jobs.  The Comprehensive Plan Update is an opportunity to better align land use, transportation, and education with middle-wage job growth potential. Takeaways

32. Questions?