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Population (2000): 41,360
Land Area (2000): 112.247 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 5.289 square kilometers
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In January (1961-1990): 23.7186 (-4.6) / (-17.8)
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In July (1961-1990): 74.1186 (23.4) / 85.5186 (29.7)
Average Annual Heating Degree Days (1961-1990): 6,043
Average Annual Cooling Degree Days (1961-1990): 857
Average Annual Precipitation (1961-1990): 37 inches

Portage Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	33,275	2002	33,929	2005	35,464
2000	34,252	2003	34,703	2006	35,923
2001	33,685	2004	35,151	2007	36,701

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	40,209	97.39%
Rural, Farm	0	0.00%
Rural, Non-farm	1,079	2.61%

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Portage Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	14,267	13,581	687	4.81%	48
1991	14,488	13,714	774	5.34%	53
1992	14,808	13,823	985	6.65%	66
1993	15,143	14,187	956	6.31%	63
1994	15,409	14,540	869	5.64%	57
1995	15,729	14,841	888	5.65%	56
1996	16,007	15,284	724	4.52%	45
1997	16,369	15,782	587	3.59%	36
1998	16,534	15,986	548	3.32%	33
1999	16,559	15,950	609	3.68%	37
2000	17,371	16,767	604	3.48%	35
2001	17,628	16,790	838	4.75%	48
2002	17,829	16,712	1,117	6.26%	63
2003	17,823	16,682	1,141	6.40%	64
2004	17,796	16,717	1,079	6.06%	61
2005	17,638	16,682	956	5.42%	54
2006	18,098	17,156	942	5.20%	52
2007	17,974	17,179	794	4.42%	44
2008	18,177	17,188	989	5.44%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	14,198	13,488	710	5.00%	50
Feb 1990	14,128	13,401	727	5.15%	51
Mar 1990	14,188	13,432	756	5.33%	53
Apr 1990	14,139	13,407	732	5.18%	52
May 1990	14,269	13,537	732	5.13%	51
Jun 1990	14,569	13,847	722	4.96%	50
Jul 1990	14,440	13,768	672	4.65%	47
Aug 1990	14,275	13,548	727	5.09%	51
Sep 1990	14,322	13,682	640	4.47%	45
Oct 1990	14,279	13,676	603	4.22%	42
Nov 1990	14,163	13,608	555	3.92%	39
Dec 1990	14,237	13,575	662	4.65%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	14,316	13,615	701	4.90%	49
Feb 1991	14,381	13,528	853	5.93%	59
Mar 1991	14,331	13,532	799	5.58%	56
Apr 1991	14,453	13,676	777	5.38%	54
May 1991	14,551	13,682	869	5.97%	60
Jun 1991	14,798	13,928	870	5.88%	59
Jul 1991	14,708	13,928	780	5.30%	53
Aug 1991	14,435	13,692	743	5.15%	51
Sep 1991	14,461	13,766	695	4.81%	48
Oct 1991	14,505	13,812	693	4.78%	48
Nov 1991	14,473	13,753	720	4.97%	50
Dec 1991	14,443	13,659	784	5.43%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	14,442	13,460	982	6.80%	68
Feb 1992	14,471	13,399	1,072	7.41%	74
Mar 1992	14,564	13,480	1,084	7.44%	74
Apr 1992	14,757	13,756	1,001	6.78%	68
May 1992	14,886	13,853	1,033	6.94%	69
Jun 1992	15,182	14,088	1,094	7.21%	72
Jul 1992	15,147	14,187	960	6.34%	63
Aug 1992	14,989	13,996	993	6.62%	66
Sep 1992	14,912	13,980	932	6.25%	63
Oct 1992	14,757	13,899	858	5.81%	58
Nov 1992	14,760	13,888	872	5.91%	59
Dec 1992	14,828	13,892	936	6.31%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	14,944	13,770	1,174	7.86%	79
Feb 1993	15,023	13,764	1,259	8.38%	84
Mar 1993	14,969	13,875	1,094	7.31%	73
Apr 1993	15,115	14,011	1,104	7.30%	73
May 1993	15,336	14,169	1,167	7.61%	76
Jun 1993	15,607	14,402	1,205	7.72%	77
Jul 1993	15,056	14,383	673	4.47%	45
Aug 1993	14,957	14,242	715	4.78%	48
Sep 1993	15,083	14,302	781	5.18%	52
Oct 1993	15,192	14,431	761	5.01%	50
Nov 1993	15,168	14,435	733	4.83%	48
Dec 1993	15,269	14,462	807	5.29%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	15,146	14,167	979	6.46%	65
Feb 1994	15,162	14,180	982	6.48%	65
Mar 1994	15,211	14,249	962	6.32%	63
Apr 1994	15,296	14,444	852	5.57%	56
May 1994	15,427	14,605	822	5.33%	53
Jun 1994	15,446	14,643	803	5.20%	52
Jul 1994	15,426	14,707	719	4.66%	47
Aug 1994	15,598	14,695	903	5.79%	58
Sep 1994	15,529	14,686	843	5.43%	54
Oct 1994	15,686	14,816	870	5.55%	55
Nov 1994	15,527	14,675	852	5.49%	55
Dec 1994	15,459	14,616	843	5.45%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	15,481	14,531	950	6.14%	61
Feb 1995	15,470	14,515	955	6.17%	62
Mar 1995	15,558	14,560	998	6.41%	64
Apr 1995	15,763	14,794	969	6.15%	61
May 1995	15,835	14,892	943	5.96%	60
Jun 1995	16,008	15,156	852	5.32%	53
Jul 1995	15,904	15,177	727	4.57%	46
Aug 1995	15,660	14,855	805	5.14%	51
Sep 1995	15,661	14,826	835	5.33%	53
Oct 1995	15,850	14,996	854	5.39%	54
Nov 1995	15,817	14,916	901	5.70%	57
Dec 1995	15,737	14,870	867	5.51%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	15,829	14,896	933	5.89%	59
Feb 1996	15,840	14,897	943	5.95%	60
Mar 1996	15,813	15,031	782	4.95%	49
Apr 1996	15,847	15,151	696	4.39%	44
May 1996	16,050	15,322	728	4.54%	45
Jun 1996	16,314	15,565	749	4.59%	46
Jul 1996	16,300	15,631	669	4.10%	41
Aug 1996	16,007	15,315	692	4.32%	43
Sep 1996	16,061	15,347	714	4.45%	44
Oct 1996	16,024	15,413	611	3.81%	38
Nov 1996	16,003	15,426	577	3.61%	36
Dec 1996	16,000	15,412	588	3.67%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	16,159	15,523	636	3.94%	39
Feb 1997	16,119	15,438	681	4.22%	42
Mar 1997	16,242	15,582	660	4.06%	41
Apr 1997	16,296	15,732	564	3.46%	35
May 1997	16,428	15,844	584	3.55%	36
Jun 1997	16,622	16,002	620	3.73%	37
Jul 1997	16,573	16,034	539	3.25%	33
Aug 1997	16,481	15,877	604	3.66%	37
Sep 1997	16,397	15,839	558	3.40%	34
Oct 1997	16,387	15,832	555	3.39%	34
Nov 1997	16,402	15,881	521	3.18%	32
Dec 1997	16,321	15,795	526	3.22%	32

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	16,283	15,646	637	3.91%	39
Feb 1998	16,335	15,673	662	4.05%	41
Mar 1998	16,411	15,701	710	4.33%	43
Apr 1998	16,417	15,969	448	2.73%	27
May 1998	16,647	16,176	471	2.83%	28
Jun 1998	16,887	16,383	504	2.98%	30
Jul 1998	16,841	16,453	388	2.30%	23
Aug 1998	16,617	16,071	546	3.29%	33
Sep 1998	16,524	15,973	551	3.33%	33
Oct 1998	16,493	15,973	520	3.15%	32
Nov 1998	16,474	15,918	556	3.38%	34
Dec 1998	16,475	15,890	585	3.55%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	16,513	15,836	677	4.10%	41
Feb 1999	16,403	15,688	715	4.36%	44
Mar 1999	16,424	15,780	644	3.92%	39
Apr 1999	16,571	15,983	588	3.55%	35
May 1999	16,708	16,126	582	3.48%	35
Jun 1999	16,873	16,244	629	3.73%	37
Jul 1999	16,643	16,134	509	3.06%	31
Aug 1999	16,426	15,829	597	3.63%	36
Sep 1999	16,489	15,903	586	3.55%	36
Oct 1999	16,563	15,974	589	3.56%	36
Nov 1999	16,523	15,949	574	3.47%	35
Dec 1999	16,577	15,955	622	3.75%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	17,325	16,626	699	4.03%	40
Feb 2000	17,360	16,581	779	4.49%	45
Mar 2000	17,503	16,769	734	4.19%	42
Apr 2000	17,523	16,920	603	3.44%	34
May 2000	17,524	16,907	617	3.52%	35
Jun 2000	17,701	17,042	659	3.72%	37
Jul 2000	17,463	16,920	543	3.11%	31
Aug 2000	17,305	16,725	580	3.35%	34
Sep 2000	17,082	16,615	467	2.73%	27
Oct 2000	17,141	16,679	462	2.70%	27
Nov 2000	17,220	16,694	526	3.05%	31
Dec 2000	17,299	16,720	579	3.35%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	17,503	16,711	792	4.52%	45
Feb 2001	17,413	16,620	793	4.55%	46
Mar 2001	17,603	16,750	853	4.85%	48
Apr 2001	17,546	16,806	740	4.22%	42
May 2001	17,612	16,913	699	3.97%	40
Jun 2001	17,888	17,095	793	4.43%	44
Jul 2001	17,717	17,010	707	3.99%	40
Aug 2001	17,449	16,652	797	4.57%	46
Sep 2001	17,492	16,683	809	4.62%	46
Oct 2001	17,704	16,753	951	5.37%	54
Nov 2001	17,775	16,791	984	5.54%	55
Dec 2001	17,828	16,690	1,138	6.38%	64

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	17,872	16,461	1,411	7.90%	79
Feb 2002	17,879	16,451	1,428	7.99%	80
Mar 2002	17,826	16,471	1,355	7.60%	76
Apr 2002	17,848	16,582	1,266	7.09%	71
May 2002	17,874	16,778	1,096	6.13%	61
Jun 2002	18,089	16,900	1,189	6.57%	66
Jul 2002	17,955	16,920	1,035	5.76%	58
Aug 2002	17,831	16,832	999	5.60%	56
Sep 2002	17,767	16,873	894	5.03%	50
Oct 2002	17,692	16,817	875	4.95%	49
Nov 2002	17,612	16,730	882	5.01%	50
Dec 2002	17,703	16,734	969	5.47%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	17,668	16,514	1,154	6.53%	65
Feb 2003	17,748	16,537	1,211	6.82%	68
Mar 2003	17,741	16,589	1,152	6.49%	65
Apr 2003	17,782	16,752	1,030	5.79%	58
May 2003	17,841	16,777	1,064	5.96%	60
Jun 2003	18,195	16,934	1,261	6.93%	69
Jul 2003	18,108	16,927	1,181	6.52%	65
Aug 2003	17,872	16,677	1,195	6.69%	67
Sep 2003	17,830	16,714	1,116	6.26%	63
Oct 2003	17,749	16,641	1,108	6.24%	62
Nov 2003	17,690	16,581	1,109	6.27%	63
Dec 2003	17,657	16,541	1,116	6.32%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	17,719	16,406	1,313	7.41%	74
Feb 2004	17,753	16,439	1,314	7.40%	74
Mar 2004	17,804	16,534	1,270	7.13%	71
Apr 2004	17,703	16,644	1,059	5.98%	60
May 2004	17,788	16,778	1,010	5.68%	57
Jun 2004	17,975	16,919	1,056	5.87%	59
Jul 2004	17,989	17,022	967	5.38%	54
Aug 2004	17,730	16,722	1,008	5.69%	57
Sep 2004	17,706	16,753	953	5.38%	54
Oct 2004	17,758	16,806	952	5.36%	54
Nov 2004	17,813	16,817	996	5.59%	56
Dec 2004	17,810	16,765	1,045	5.87%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	17,340	16,271	1,069	6.16%	62
Feb 2005	17,415	16,249	1,166	6.70%	67
Mar 2005	17,447	16,335	1,112	6.37%	64
Apr 2005	17,554	16,614	940	5.35%	54
May 2005	17,633	16,723	910	5.16%	52
Jun 2005	17,837	16,914	923	5.17%	52
Jul 2005	17,839	16,940	899	5.04%	50
Aug 2005	17,636	16,723	913	5.18%	52
Sep 2005	17,654	16,788	866	4.91%	49
Oct 2005	17,841	16,924	917	5.14%	51
Nov 2005	17,727	16,834	893	5.04%	50
Dec 2005	17,730	16,864	866	4.88%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	17,742	16,841	901	5.08%	51
Feb 2006	17,978	16,863	1,115	6.20%	62
Mar 2006	18,061	16,946	1,115	6.17%	62
Apr 2006	18,037	17,032	1,005	5.57%	56
May 2006	18,195	17,204	991	5.45%	54
Jun 2006	18,425	17,397	1,028	5.58%	56
Jul 2006	18,215	17,263	952	5.23%	52
Aug 2006	17,984	17,054	930	5.17%	52
Sep 2006	18,026	17,217	809	4.49%	45
Oct 2006	18,187	17,399	788	4.33%	43
Nov 2006	18,177	17,349	828	4.56%	46
Dec 2006	18,151	17,309	842	4.64%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	18,005	16,981	1,024	5.69%	57
Feb 2007	17,996	16,984	1,012	5.62%	56
Mar 2007	18,014	17,084	930	5.16%	52
Apr 2007	17,976	17,191	785	4.37%	44
May 2007	18,012	17,297	715	3.97%	40
Jun 2007	18,284	17,509	775	4.24%	42
Jul 2007	18,119	17,352	767	4.23%	42
Aug 2007	17,910	17,141	769	4.29%	43
Sep 2007	17,814	17,153	661	3.71%	37
Oct 2007	17,845	17,196	649	3.64%	36
Nov 2007	17,888	17,201	687	3.84%	38
Dec 2007	17,821	17,063	758	4.25%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	17,783	16,906	877	4.93%	49
Feb 2008	17,859	16,868	991	5.55%	55
Mar 2008	18,020	16,983	1,037	5.75%	58
Apr 2008	18,064	17,221	843	4.67%	47
May 2008	18,267	17,339	928	5.08%	51
Jun 2008	18,444	17,416	1,028	5.57%	56
Jul 2008	18,467	17,423	1,044	5.65%	57
Aug 2008	18,372	17,241	1,131	6.16%	62
Sep 2008	18,318	17,299	1,019	5.56%	56
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Portage Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Metal Manufactuing	3,095	28.05%
2.	Construction	1,375	12.46%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	576	5.22%
4.	Truck Transportation	450	4.08%
5.	Educational Services	411	3.73%
6.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	341	3.09%
7.	Repair and Maintenance	314	2.85%
8.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	284	2.57%
9.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	271	2.46%
10.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	252	2.28%
11.	Public Administration	239	2.17%
12.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	215	1.95%
13.	Machinery Manufacturing	171	1.55%
14.	Food and Beverage Stores	161	1.46%
15.	Other Transportation	155	1.41%
16.	Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing	154	1.40%
17.	Utilities	153	1.39%
18.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	149	1.35%
19.	Health Care	144	1.31%
20.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	144	1.31%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	1,581	18.24%
2.	Educational Services	1,075	12.40%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,010	11.65%
4.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	433	5.00%
5.	Metal Manufactuing	397	4.58%
6.	Department and Other General Stores	367	4.23%
7.	Finance and Insurance	355	4.10%
8.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	339	3.91%
9.	Social Assistance	214	2.47%
10.	Public Administration	205	2.37%
11.	Food and Beverage Stores	204	2.35%
12.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	190	2.19%
13.	Other Transportation	178	2.05%
14.	Truck Transportation	178	2.05%
15.	Personal and Laundry Services	174	2.01%
16.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	165	1.90%
17.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	130	1.50%
18.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	111	1.28%
19.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	106	1.22%
20.	Construction	101	1.17%

Portage Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Installation / Maintenance	974	8.83%
2.	Other Production Occupations	822	7.45%
3.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	812	7.36%
4.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	531	4.81%
5.	Other Material Moving Workers	519	4.70%
6.	Other Construction Trades	456	4.13%
7.	Vehicle Mechanics	439	3.98%
8.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	438	3.97%
9.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	399	3.62%
10.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	376	3.41%
11.	Other Management Occupations	299	2.71%
12.	Carpenters	292	2.65%
13.	Assemblers and Fabricators	290	2.63%
14.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	280	2.54%
15.	Electricians	249	2.26%
16.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	241	2.18%
17.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	171	1.55%
18.	Other Office and Admin Support	164	1.49%
19.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	162	1.47%
20.	Operations Managers Non Finance	161	1.46%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	608	7.02%
2.	Other Office and Admin Support	412	4.75%
3.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	359	4.14%
4.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	349	4.03%
5.	Cashiers	332	3.83%
6.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	326	3.76%
7.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	315	3.63%
8.	Registered Nurses	309	3.57%
9.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	289	3.33%
10.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	271	3.13%
11.	Other Management Occupations	269	3.10%
12.	Health Technologists and Technicians	248	2.86%
13.	Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses	238	2.75%
14.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	236	2.72%
15.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	233	2.69%
16.	Other Production Occupations	225	2.60%
17.	Waiters and Waitresses	225	2.60%
18.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	217	2.50%
19.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	213	2.46%
20.	Customer Service Representatives	194	2.24%

Portage Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	17,543	54.88%
15-35 hours	4,461	13.96%
1-14 hours	818	2.56%
No regular hours	9,143	28.60%

Portage Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	815	4.27%
5 AM-5:29 AM	984	5.15%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	932	4.88%
6 AM-6:29 AM	2,643	13.84%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	2,264	11.85%
7 AM-7:29 AM	2,428	12.71%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	2,343	12.27%
8 AM-8:29 AM	1,259	6.59%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	776	4.06%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	719	3.76%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	236	1.24%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	117	0.61%
Noon-3:59 PM	1,697	8.89%
4 PM-11:59 PM	1,885	9.87%

Portage Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	479	2.51%
5-9	1,902	9.96%
10-14	3,085	16.15%
15-19	2,606	13.65%
20-24	3,074	16.10%
25-29	1,660	8.69%
30-34	2,751	14.40%
35-39	688	3.60%
40-44	547	2.86%
45-59	981	5.14%
60-89	888	4.65%
At least 90	437	2.29%

Portage Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	18	0.09%	12,788	66.96%
30-44	7	0.04%	3,979	20.83%
45-59	0	0.00%	981	5.14%
At least 60	206	1.08%	1,119	5.86%

Portage Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	17	0.09%
Car / truck / van, carpool	1,923	9.93%
Car / truck / van, solo	16,615	85.76%
Motorcycle	6	0.03%
Other	120	0.62%
Public transportation	231	1.19%
Walked	186	0.96%
Worked at home	275	1.42%

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Portage Family Information Back to top
: 15,442 (40,348 people)
: 11,059 (34,139 people)
: 3,924
: 21,813
Portage Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	957	6.20%
$10,000-$14,999	927	6.00%
$15,000-$19,999	949	6.15%
$20,000-$24,999	965	6.25%
$25,000-$29,999	864	5.60%
$30,000-$34,999	871	5.64%
$35,000-$39,999	938	6.07%
$40,000-$44,999	933	6.04%
$45,000-$49,999	870	5.63%
$50,000-$59,999	1,890	12.24%
$60,000-$74,999	2,371	15.35%
$75,000-$99,999	1,882	12.19%
$100,000-$124,999	633	4.10%
$125,000-$149,999	171	1.11%
$150,000-$199,999	92	0.60%
$200,000 or more	129	0.84%

Portage Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	3,599	23.28%
Family, 2 people	4,335	28.04%
Nonfamily, 2 people	664	4.30%
Family, 3 people	2,770	17.92%
Nonfamily, 3 people	114	0.74%
Family, 4 people	2,410	15.59%
Nonfamily, 4 people	44	0.28%
Family, 5 people	993	6.42%
Nonfamily, 5 people	9	0.06%
Family, 6 people	358	2.32%
Nonfamily, 6 people	2	0.01%
Family, 7 or more people	159	1.03%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	1	0.01%

Portage Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	12,704	30.86%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	5,097	12.38%
Public Assistance	387	0.94%
Retirement	2,940	7.14%
Self Employment	986	2.39%
Social Security	3,937	9.56%
Supplemental Security	544	1.32%
Wage / Salary	12,470	30.29%
Other	2,108	5.12%

Portage Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	4,575	53.96%
With children under 18	3,903	46.04%

Portage Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,826	11.56%
Married	9,084	57.52%
Never Married	4,315	27.32%
Widowed	569	3.60%

Portage Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	2,292	13.65%
Married	8,987	53.53%
Never Married	3,466	20.65%
Widowed	2,043	12.17%

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Portage Education Information Back to top
Portage Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	1,379	4.47%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	4,541	14.73%
High school diploma or equivalent	13,700	44.45%
Some college, no degree	6,836	22.18%
Associate degree	1,590	5.16%
Bachelors degree	1,850	6.00%
Graduate or professional degree	923	2.99%

Portage Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	344	0.83%	264	0.64%	608	1.47%
Kindergarten	491	1.19%	59	0.14%	550	1.33%
Grades 1-4	2,095	5.07%	222	0.54%	2,317	5.60%
Grades 5-8	2,113	5.11%	195	0.47%	2,308	5.58%
Grades 9-12	2,369	5.73%	129	0.31%	2,498	6.04%
Undergrad college	1,260	3.05%	605	1.46%	1,865	4.51%
Graduate or professional school	149	0.36%	64	0.15%	213	0.51%
Total	8,821	21.33%	1,538	3.72%	10,359	25.05%

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Portage Business Information Back to top
: $455,627,000
: $276,090,000
: $40,104,000

Portage Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Portage Public Benefits Information Back to top
Portage Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	37,239	92.35%
Below Poverty Level	3,086	7.65%

Portage Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Portage Criminal Information Back to top
Portage Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	1.022	0.361	0.030	0.391	1.803	0.180	4.899	27.618	3.336	36.033
2000	0.642	0.292	0.029	0.263	1.226	0.204	5.372	28.378	3.211	37.166
2001	0.950	0.178	0.030	0.267	1.425	0.178	4.067	26.688	2.464	33.398
2002	2.034	0.236	0.000	0.265	2.535	0.118	6.956	33.511	2.947	43.532
2003	2.161	0.115	0.000	0.288	2.565	0.259	5.417	31.323	2.421	39.161
2004	1.053	0.171	0.000	0.427	1.650	0.256	5.064	26.941	2.333	34.338
2005	1.212	0.197	0.000	0.197	1.607	0.141	5.752	27.352	2.961	36.065
2006	2.283	0.195	0.028	0.418	2.923	0.028	5.011	25.610	2.728	33.349
2007	3.324	0.136	0.000	0.327	3.787	0.054	6.866	32.424	3.133	42.424

Portage Law Enforcement Employeess

Year	Officers	Civilian
2004	18	54
2005	19	56
2006	18	58
2007	16	58

Portage Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	1,259
2000	1,315
2001	1,173
2002	1,563

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Portage Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Portage Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	5,846	14.13%
10-19 Years	6,185	14.95%
20-29 Years	5,611	13.57%
30-39 Years	6,051	14.63%
40-49 Years	6,495	15.70%
50-59 Years	4,814	11.64%
60-69 Years	2,724	6.59%
70-79 Years	2,357	5.70%
80-89 Years	1,113	2.69%
90+ Years	164	0.40%

Portage Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	20,093	48.58%
Female	21,267	51.42%

Portage Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	36,114	87.32%
Hispanic/Latino	3,693	8.93%
African-American	744	1.80%
Multiracial	434	1.05%
Asian	251	0.61%
Amerindian	89	0.22%
Other Race	21	0.05%
Pacific Islander	14	0.03%

Portage Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	9,222	23.84%
2.	Irish	6,310	16.31%
3.	Polish	4,307	11.13%
4.	English	3,517	9.09%
5.	United States Or American	3,007	7.77%
6.	Italian	1,740	4.50%
7.	French Non-Basque	1,147	2.97%
8.	Swedish	1,019	2.63%
9.	Dutch	948	2.45%
10.	Scotch Irish	854	2.21%

Portage Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	35,209	91.86%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	1,857	4.85%
3.	Polish	286	0.75%
4.	German	230	0.60%
5.	Greek	156	0.41%
6.	Arabic	96	0.25%
7.	Serbo Croatian	81	0.21%
8.	French	67	0.17%
9.	Vietnamese	67	0.17%
10.	Other Slavic	63	0.16%

Portage Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	40,123	97.18%
Naturalized immigrant	741	1.79%
Not a citizen	424	1.03%

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Portage Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Portage Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

46368