Custom Merch for Events in Portland, OR
Merch Mob makes attendee and souvenir tees, staff, crew and security shirts, and volunteer shirts for events in Portland, OR, at its shop in Montclair, CA, and ships them to Portland. Portland's 18-to-34 age group makes up 26% of residents, above the US rate of 23% (Census ACS, 2020-2024), so attendee merch should look like something worth wearing again, with the poster art front and center.
Portland by the numbers
Portland has 635,109 residents, 2.7% fewer than in 2020 (Census estimates).
Multnomah County has 48 event promoters (performing arts, sports and similar events) with paid employees (Census County Business Patterns, 2023). That is 0.60 for every 10,000 residents, above the national figure of 0.27. 67% of them employ fewer than 10 people. The count is down 14% from 56 in 2018.
That counts promoters with a payroll; one-off events run by volunteers or venues are not in it.
Portland spans 3 counties. The business figures are for Multnomah County, home to nearly all of its residents.
Multnomah County as a whole has 795,391 residents, down 2.5% since 2020. Multnomah County has one event promoter for every 16,570 residents. Of the 60 counties behind these pages for events, Multnomah County has the 7th-most event promoters (performing arts, sports and similar events) per resident.
- Population, 2025
- 635,109
- Since 2020
- −2.7%
- Main county
- Multnomah County
- Event promoters (performing arts, sports and similar events) in Multnomah County, 2023
- 48
- Per 10,000 county residents
- 0.60 (US 0.27)
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Median age
- 38.8 (US 38.9)
- Residents aged 18 to 34
- 26% (US 23%)
- Warmest month, average high
- August, 81°F
- Coldest month, average low
- January, 37°F
- Days at 90°F or hotter, a year
- 11
- Nights at 32°F or colder, a year
- 18
- Rain, a year
- 44 in
- USPS zone from the shop
- 5
Weather: Portland KGW-TV station, 2 mi from Portland's center (NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals). People: Census ACS 2020-2024. Counts: CBP 2023, by county, paid-employee establishments. Population: Census, July 2025.
What Portland's weather means for events
August, the warmest month in Portland, averages a high of 81°F, and 7 months a year stay under a 65°F average high, so a booth hoodie or crewneck has a place at nearly every outdoor event. Hold tee-heavy outdoor events in the warm window (June to September, with average highs of 70°F or more), and keep staff in long sleeves for the rest of the year. With about 44 inches of rain a year, staff shirts often end up under rain jackets, so a bright printed cap or beanie keeps the team easy to spot in a wet crowd. December is the wettest month, at about 7.4 inches of rain, so avoid it for a big outdoor date if you can, and if not, budget for tents, a covered booth and a spare set of staff shirts.
| Month in Portland | Average high | Average low | Rain (in) | What staff and the booth need |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47°F | 37°F | 6.4 | Booth hoodies and staff long sleeves |
| February | 51°F | 39°F | 4.7 | Booth hoodies and staff long sleeves |
| March | 56°F | 41°F | 4.8 | Booth hoodies and staff long sleeves |
| April | 61°F | 44°F | 3.6 | Booth hoodies and staff long sleeves |
| May | 68°F | 49°F | 2.6 | Tees, plus long sleeves for nights |
| June | 73°F | 53°F | 1.5 | Attendee tees and bright staff shirts |
| July | 80°F | 58°F | 0.4 | Attendee tees and bright staff shirts |
| August | 81°F | 59°F | 0.5 | Attendee tees and bright staff shirts |
| September | 75°F | 55°F | 1.6 | Attendee tees and bright staff shirts |
| October | 63°F | 48°F | 4 | Booth hoodies and staff long sleeves |
| November | 52°F | 42°F | 6.6 | Booth hoodies and staff long sleeves |
| December | 46°F | 37°F | 7.4 | Booth hoodies and staff long sleeves |
Made in So Cal, shipped to Portland.
Orders ship to Portland from the shop; there is no office or pickup point in Oregon.
Portland is about 835 miles from Merch Mob's shop in Montclair, CA, a straight-line distance. From the shop's ZIP code, Portland is USPS zone 5. Portland shares the shop's Pacific time zone.
From the production floor
Merch Mob production in Southern California.
Ordering from Portland
Which months need hoodies at an outdoor event in Portland?
Most of the year: average highs in Portland stay under 65°F from October to April, so plan hoodies for staff and the booth then, and add them to summer events that run past sunset.
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