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Population (2000): 49,108
Land Area (2000): 518.622 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 60.977 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): 73.5186 (23.1) / 84.9186 (29.4)
Average Annual Heating Degree Days (1961-1990): 6,230
Average Annual Cooling Degree Days (1961-1990): 764
Average Annual Precipitation (1961-1990): 37 inches

Portage Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	43,914	2002	45,403	2005	45,247
2000	44,325	2003	45,330	2006	45,164
2001	45,134	2004	45,827	2007	45,287

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	45,977	93.70%
Rural, Farm	59	0.12%
Rural, Non-farm	3,031	6.18%

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Portage Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	23,590	22,799	791	3.35%	33
1991	22,967	22,081	886	3.86%	39
1992	23,128	22,286	842	3.64%	37
1993	23,806	23,102	704	2.96%	30
1994	24,393	23,754	639	2.62%	26
1995	24,337	23,805	531	2.18%	22
1996	24,393	23,883	510	2.09%	21
1997	24,850	24,370	481	1.93%	19
1998	25,090	24,688	401	1.60%	16
1999	25,513	25,088	425	1.67%	17
2000	26,256	25,662	595	2.26%	23
2001	26,047	25,234	814	3.12%	31
2002	25,532	24,611	921	3.61%	36
2003	25,566	24,496	1,070	4.19%	42
2004	25,783	24,654	1,129	4.38%	44
2005	26,198	25,158	1,040	3.97%	40
2006	26,486	25,439	1,048	3.96%	40
2007	26,581	25,515	1,065	4.01%	40
2008	26,313	25,078	1,235	4.69%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	23,598	22,826	772	3.27%	33
Feb 1990	23,528	22,669	859	3.65%	37
Mar 1990	23,545	22,675	870	3.70%	37
Apr 1990	23,278	22,476	802	3.45%	34
May 1990	23,418	22,625	793	3.39%	34
Jun 1990	23,802	22,946	856	3.60%	36
Jul 1990	23,733	22,917	816	3.44%	34
Aug 1990	23,942	23,146	796	3.32%	33
Sep 1990	23,727	22,940	787	3.32%	33
Oct 1990	23,607	22,891	716	3.03%	30
Nov 1990	23,543	22,875	668	2.84%	28
Dec 1990	23,353	22,599	754	3.23%	32

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	22,557	21,751	806	3.57%	36
Feb 1991	22,660	21,803	857	3.78%	38
Mar 1991	22,672	21,827	845	3.73%	37
Apr 1991	22,847	21,966	881	3.86%	39
May 1991	22,814	21,917	897	3.93%	39
Jun 1991	23,311	22,321	990	4.25%	42
Jul 1991	23,282	22,315	967	4.15%	42
Aug 1991	23,072	22,148	924	4.00%	40
Sep 1991	23,180	22,224	956	4.12%	41
Oct 1991	23,109	22,266	843	3.65%	36
Nov 1991	23,114	22,299	815	3.53%	35
Dec 1991	22,989	22,140	849	3.69%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	22,511	21,617	894	3.97%	40
Feb 1992	22,731	21,782	949	4.17%	42
Mar 1992	22,790	21,902	888	3.90%	39
Apr 1992	22,832	21,975	857	3.75%	38
May 1992	22,994	22,123	871	3.79%	38
Jun 1992	23,505	22,486	1,019	4.34%	43
Jul 1992	23,408	22,490	918	3.92%	39
Aug 1992	23,538	22,738	800	3.40%	34
Sep 1992	23,167	22,382	785	3.39%	34
Oct 1992	23,347	22,637	710	3.04%	30
Nov 1992	23,411	22,717	694	2.96%	30
Dec 1992	23,302	22,579	723	3.10%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	23,044	22,226	818	3.55%	35
Feb 1993	23,346	22,577	769	3.29%	33
Mar 1993	23,392	22,644	748	3.20%	32
Apr 1993	23,457	22,764	693	2.95%	30
May 1993	23,553	22,833	720	3.06%	31
Jun 1993	24,060	23,267	793	3.30%	33
Jul 1993	24,032	23,252	780	3.25%	32
Aug 1993	24,321	23,679	642	2.64%	26
Sep 1993	23,866	23,224	642	2.69%	27
Oct 1993	24,129	23,494	635	2.63%	26
Nov 1993	24,268	23,673	595	2.45%	25
Dec 1993	24,208	23,591	617	2.55%	25

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	23,955	23,169	786	3.28%	33
Feb 1994	24,184	23,399	785	3.25%	32
Mar 1994	24,157	23,397	760	3.15%	31
Apr 1994	24,131	23,448	683	2.83%	28
May 1994	24,207	23,544	663	2.74%	27
Jun 1994	24,331	23,771	560	2.30%	23
Jul 1994	24,560	23,834	726	2.96%	30
Aug 1994	24,746	24,122	624	2.52%	25
Sep 1994	24,498	23,877	621	2.53%	25
Oct 1994	24,696	24,149	547	2.21%	22
Nov 1994	24,692	24,214	478	1.94%	19
Dec 1994	24,557	24,125	432	1.76%	18

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	24,202	23,621	581	2.40%	24
Feb 1995	24,285	23,731	554	2.28%	23
Mar 1995	24,316	23,746	570	2.34%	23
Apr 1995	24,248	23,698	550	2.27%	23
May 1995	24,281	23,749	532	2.19%	22
Jun 1995	24,500	23,891	609	2.49%	25
Jul 1995	24,408	23,801	607	2.49%	25
Aug 1995	24,496	24,000	496	2.02%	20
Sep 1995	24,230	23,691	539	2.22%	22
Oct 1995	24,429	23,968	461	1.89%	19
Nov 1995	24,420	23,982	438	1.79%	18
Dec 1995	24,223	23,783	440	1.82%	18

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	23,869	23,329	540	2.26%	23
Feb 1996	24,094	23,535	559	2.32%	23
Mar 1996	24,175	23,656	519	2.15%	21
Apr 1996	24,118	23,644	474	1.97%	20
May 1996	24,304	23,769	535	2.20%	22
Jun 1996	24,494	23,916	578	2.36%	24
Jul 1996	24,491	23,865	626	2.56%	26
Aug 1996	24,583	24,090	493	2.01%	20
Sep 1996	24,490	23,980	510	2.08%	21
Oct 1996	24,740	24,296	444	1.79%	18
Nov 1996	24,735	24,310	425	1.72%	17
Dec 1996	24,624	24,203	421	1.71%	17

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	24,201	23,701	500	2.07%	21
Feb 1997	24,397	23,913	484	1.98%	20
Mar 1997	24,560	24,044	516	2.10%	21
Apr 1997	24,603	24,160	443	1.80%	18
May 1997	24,695	24,225	470	1.90%	19
Jun 1997	25,121	24,439	682	2.71%	27
Jul 1997	25,063	24,501	562	2.24%	22
Aug 1997	25,169	24,706	463	1.84%	18
Sep 1997	24,895	24,434	461	1.85%	19
Oct 1997	25,134	24,728	406	1.62%	16
Nov 1997	25,282	24,881	401	1.59%	16
Dec 1997	25,085	24,705	380	1.51%	15

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	24,664	24,190	474	1.92%	19
Feb 1998	24,809	24,371	438	1.77%	18
Mar 1998	24,911	24,464	447	1.79%	18
Apr 1998	24,873	24,540	333	1.34%	13
May 1998	25,017	24,627	390	1.56%	16
Jun 1998	25,335	24,853	482	1.90%	19
Jul 1998	25,067	24,645	422	1.68%	17
Aug 1998	25,230	24,864	366	1.45%	15
Sep 1998	25,069	24,684	385	1.54%	15
Oct 1998	25,341	24,993	348	1.37%	14
Nov 1998	25,498	25,142	356	1.40%	14
Dec 1998	25,262	24,886	376	1.49%	15

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	24,991	24,558	433	1.73%	17
Feb 1999	25,149	24,692	457	1.82%	18
Mar 1999	25,219	24,811	408	1.62%	16
Apr 1999	25,195	24,792	403	1.60%	16
May 1999	25,404	24,960	444	1.75%	17
Jun 1999	25,726	25,193	533	2.07%	21
Jul 1999	25,778	25,271	507	1.97%	20
Aug 1999	25,717	25,334	383	1.49%	15
Sep 1999	25,526	25,109	417	1.63%	16
Oct 1999	25,760	25,371	389	1.51%	15
Nov 1999	25,889	25,514	375	1.45%	14
Dec 1999	25,805	25,451	354	1.37%	14

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	25,828	25,242	586	2.27%	23
Feb 2000	25,973	25,418	555	2.14%	21
Mar 2000	26,075	25,477	598	2.29%	23
Apr 2000	25,870	25,403	467	1.81%	18
May 2000	26,213	25,621	592	2.26%	23
Jun 2000	26,353	25,662	691	2.62%	26
Jul 2000	26,288	25,512	776	2.95%	30
Aug 2000	26,626	26,026	600	2.25%	23
Sep 2000	26,337	25,753	584	2.22%	22
Oct 2000	26,406	25,873	533	2.02%	20
Nov 2000	26,571	26,003	568	2.14%	21
Dec 2000	26,535	25,949	586	2.21%	22

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	26,175	25,420	755	2.88%	29
Feb 2001	26,309	25,540	769	2.92%	29
Mar 2001	26,238	25,412	826	3.15%	31
Apr 2001	25,994	25,276	718	2.76%	28
May 2001	26,272	25,453	819	3.12%	31
Jun 2001	26,290	25,391	899	3.42%	34
Jul 2001	25,884	24,970	914	3.53%	35
Aug 2001	25,904	25,110	794	3.07%	31
Sep 2001	25,600	24,815	785	3.07%	31
Oct 2001	26,027	25,271	756	2.90%	29
Nov 2001	26,036	25,194	842	3.23%	32
Dec 2001	25,840	24,951	889	3.44%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	25,474	24,485	989	3.88%	39
Feb 2002	25,578	24,668	910	3.56%	36
Mar 2002	25,724	24,721	1,003	3.90%	39
Apr 2002	25,367	24,509	858	3.38%	34
May 2002	25,768	24,808	960	3.73%	37
Jun 2002	25,891	24,825	1,066	4.12%	41
Jul 2002	25,572	24,494	1,078	4.22%	42
Aug 2002	25,644	24,750	894	3.49%	35
Sep 2002	25,392	24,564	828	3.26%	33
Oct 2002	25,431	24,674	757	2.98%	30
Nov 2002	25,326	24,505	821	3.24%	32
Dec 2002	25,215	24,330	885	3.51%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	25,411	24,392	1,019	4.01%	40
Feb 2003	25,399	24,385	1,014	3.99%	40
Mar 2003	25,506	24,468	1,038	4.07%	41
Apr 2003	25,488	24,555	933	3.66%	37
May 2003	25,468	24,369	1,099	4.32%	43
Jun 2003	25,741	24,456	1,285	4.99%	50
Jul 2003	25,572	24,290	1,282	5.01%	50
Aug 2003	25,725	24,636	1,089	4.23%	42
Sep 2003	25,548	24,457	1,091	4.27%	43
Oct 2003	25,651	24,673	978	3.81%	38
Nov 2003	25,778	24,779	999	3.88%	39
Dec 2003	25,507	24,492	1,015	3.98%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	25,581	24,431	1,150	4.50%	45
Feb 2004	25,642	24,507	1,135	4.43%	44
Mar 2004	25,804	24,564	1,240	4.81%	48
Apr 2004	25,345	24,327	1,018	4.02%	40
May 2004	25,808	24,653	1,155	4.48%	45
Jun 2004	25,802	24,526	1,276	4.95%	49
Jul 2004	25,931	24,611	1,320	5.09%	51
Aug 2004	25,938	24,862	1,076	4.15%	41
Sep 2004	25,802	24,730	1,072	4.15%	42
Oct 2004	25,874	24,889	985	3.81%	38
Nov 2004	26,074	25,028	1,046	4.01%	40
Dec 2004	25,792	24,714	1,078	4.18%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	25,732	24,632	1,100	4.27%	43
Feb 2005	25,979	24,849	1,130	4.35%	43
Mar 2005	26,011	24,906	1,105	4.25%	42
Apr 2005	26,031	25,051	980	3.76%	38
May 2005	26,286	25,202	1,084	4.12%	41
Jun 2005	26,363	25,237	1,126	4.27%	43
Jul 2005	26,165	24,990	1,175	4.49%	45
Aug 2005	26,237	25,261	976	3.72%	37
Sep 2005	26,298	25,321	977	3.72%	37
Oct 2005	26,372	25,497	875	3.32%	33
Nov 2005	26,543	25,561	982	3.70%	37
Dec 2005	26,358	25,385	973	3.69%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	26,100	25,093	1,007	3.86%	39
Feb 2006	26,397	25,309	1,088	4.12%	41
Mar 2006	26,462	25,382	1,080	4.08%	41
Apr 2006	26,296	25,325	971	3.69%	37
May 2006	26,371	25,381	990	3.75%	38
Jun 2006	26,571	25,426	1,145	4.31%	43
Jul 2006	26,463	25,150	1,313	4.96%	50
Aug 2006	26,523	25,464	1,059	3.99%	40
Sep 2006	26,494	25,465	1,029	3.88%	39
Oct 2006	26,672	25,769	903	3.39%	34
Nov 2006	26,800	25,827	973	3.63%	36
Dec 2006	26,687	25,673	1,014	3.80%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	26,353	25,242	1,111	4.22%	42
Feb 2007	26,582	25,517	1,065	4.01%	40
Mar 2007	26,671	25,603	1,068	4.00%	40
Apr 2007	26,349	25,375	974	3.70%	37
May 2007	26,547	25,529	1,018	3.83%	38
Jun 2007	26,799	25,624	1,175	4.38%	44
Jul 2007	26,719	25,456	1,263	4.73%	47
Aug 2007	26,585	25,536	1,049	3.95%	39
Sep 2007	26,602	25,526	1,076	4.04%	40
Oct 2007	26,576	25,621	955	3.59%	36
Nov 2007	26,715	25,730	985	3.69%	37
Dec 2007	26,468	25,424	1,044	3.94%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	26,227	25,161	1,066	4.06%	41
Feb 2008	26,322	25,206	1,116	4.24%	42
Mar 2008	26,571	25,489	1,082	4.07%	41
Apr 2008	26,400	25,482	918	3.48%	35
May 2008	26,410	25,175	1,235	4.68%	47
Jun 2008	26,580	25,206	1,374	5.17%	52
Jul 2008	26,367	24,811	1,556	5.90%	59
Aug 2008	26,069	24,689	1,380	5.29%	53
Sep 2008	25,867	24,481	1,386	5.36%	54
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Portage Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	1,255	9.47%
2.	Chemical Manufacturing	1,042	7.86%
3.	Educational Services	917	6.92%
4.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	690	5.21%
5.	Accommodation and Food Services	621	4.69%
6.	Health Care	609	4.60%
7.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	499	3.77%
8.	Finance and Insurance	486	3.67%
9.	Public Administration	468	3.53%
10.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	415	3.13%
11.	Food and Beverage Stores	358	2.70%
12.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	357	2.69%
13.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	334	2.52%
14.	Paper Manufacturing	322	2.43%
15.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	316	2.38%
16.	Metal Manufactuing	275	2.08%
17.	Repair and Maintenance	275	2.08%
18.	Machinery Manufacturing	271	2.04%
19.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	260	1.96%
20.	Food Manufacturing	244	1.84%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	1,892	15.70%
2.	Educational Services	1,844	15.30%
3.	Finance and Insurance	833	6.91%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	717	5.95%
5.	Chemical Manufacturing	582	4.83%
6.	Social Assistance	573	4.75%
7.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	519	4.31%
8.	Department and Other General Stores	435	3.61%
9.	Public Administration	369	3.06%
10.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	305	2.53%
11.	Food and Beverage Stores	257	2.13%
12.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	233	1.93%
13.	Personal and Laundry Services	208	1.73%
14.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	199	1.65%
15.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	187	1.55%
16.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	173	1.44%
17.	Construction	133	1.10%
18.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	130	1.08%
19.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	125	1.04%
20.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	124	1.03%

Portage Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Management Occupations	757	5.71%
2.	Other Production Occupations	736	5.55%
3.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	721	5.44%
4.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	555	4.19%
5.	Computer Specialists	496	3.74%
6.	Other Installation / Maintenance	490	3.70%
7.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	452	3.41%
8.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	437	3.30%
9.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	413	3.12%
10.	Engineers	354	2.67%
11.	Operations Managers Non Finance	346	2.61%
12.	Business Operations Specialists	342	2.58%
13.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	325	2.45%
14.	Top Executives	311	2.35%
15.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	283	2.14%
16.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	282	2.13%
17.	Other Construction Trades	260	1.96%
18.	Life and Physical Scientists	255	1.92%
19.	Vehicle Mechanics	255	1.92%
20.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	215	1.62%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	833	6.91%
2.	Other Office and Admin Support	781	6.48%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	657	5.45%
4.	Registered Nurses	585	4.85%
5.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	556	4.61%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	491	4.07%
7.	Child Care Workers	446	3.70%
8.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	425	3.53%
9.	Customer Service Representatives	378	3.14%
10.	Health Technologists and Technicians	374	3.10%
11.	Business Operations Specialists	316	2.62%
12.	Other Management Occupations	313	2.60%
13.	Cashiers	285	2.36%
14.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	280	2.32%
15.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	255	2.12%
16.	Waiters and Waitresses	233	1.93%
17.	Accountants and Auditors	222	1.84%
18.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	215	1.78%
19.	Postsecondary Teachers	200	1.66%
20.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	197	1.63%

Portage Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	21,517	56.91%
15-35 hours	5,411	14.31%
1-14 hours	1,200	3.17%
No regular hours	9,684	25.61%

Portage Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	477	1.99%
5 AM-5:29 AM	396	1.65%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	705	2.94%
6 AM-6:29 AM	1,595	6.65%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	2,373	9.89%
7 AM-7:29 AM	3,961	16.50%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	5,221	21.75%
8 AM-8:29 AM	2,657	11.07%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	1,162	4.84%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	1,167	4.86%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	442	1.84%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	268	1.12%
Noon-3:59 PM	1,611	6.71%
4 PM-11:59 PM	1,967	8.20%

Portage Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	899	3.75%
5-9	3,403	14.18%
10-14	5,070	21.12%
15-19	4,848	20.20%
20-24	4,243	17.68%
25-29	1,269	5.29%
30-34	1,971	8.21%
35-39	430	1.79%
40-44	275	1.15%
45-59	615	2.56%
60-89	613	2.55%
At least 90	366	1.52%

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

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	0	0.00%	19,732	82.21%
30-44	42	0.17%	2,634	10.97%
45-59	0	0.00%	615	2.56%
At least 60	33	0.14%	946	3.94%

Portage Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	43	0.17%
Car / truck / van, carpool	1,760	7.09%
Car / truck / van, solo	21,785	87.74%
Motorcycle	8	0.03%
Other	80	0.32%
Public transportation	75	0.30%
Walked	251	1.01%
Worked at home	826	3.33%

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Portage Family Information Back to top
: 19,867 (48,585 people)
: 13,344 (40,072 people)
: 5,990
: 24,213
Portage Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	1,011	5.09%
$10,000-$14,999	1,067	5.37%
$15,000-$19,999	1,236	6.22%
$20,000-$24,999	1,398	7.04%
$25,000-$29,999	1,268	6.38%
$30,000-$34,999	1,110	5.59%
$35,000-$39,999	1,095	5.51%
$40,000-$44,999	1,139	5.73%
$45,000-$49,999	1,079	5.43%
$50,000-$59,999	1,931	9.72%
$60,000-$74,999	2,269	11.42%
$75,000-$99,999	2,457	12.37%
$100,000-$124,999	1,252	6.30%
$125,000-$149,999	717	3.61%
$150,000-$199,999	434	2.18%
$200,000 or more	404	2.03%

Portage Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	5,395	27.17%
Family, 2 people	5,941	29.92%
Nonfamily, 2 people	1,010	5.09%
Family, 3 people	2,897	14.59%
Nonfamily, 3 people	127	0.64%
Family, 4 people	2,837	14.29%
Nonfamily, 4 people	41	0.21%
Family, 5 people	1,121	5.65%
Nonfamily, 5 people	18	0.09%
Family, 6 people	342	1.72%
Nonfamily, 6 people	5	0.03%
Family, 7 or more people	118	0.59%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	5	0.03%

Portage Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	16,336	29.78%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	8,769	15.99%
Public Assistance	276	0.50%
Retirement	3,506	6.39%
Self Employment	2,239	4.08%
Social Security	4,885	8.91%
Supplemental Security	467	0.85%
Wage / Salary	15,926	29.04%
Other	2,443	4.45%

Portage Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	5,780	52.61%
With children under 18	5,207	47.39%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,491	8.09%
Married	11,480	62.32%
Never Married	4,984	27.06%
Widowed	466	2.53%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	2,276	11.36%
Married	11,345	56.62%
Never Married	4,426	22.09%
Widowed	1,991	9.94%

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

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	884	2.44%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	2,410	6.64%
High school diploma or equivalent	8,968	24.71%
Some college, no degree	9,242	25.46%
Associate degree	2,883	7.94%
Bachelors degree	7,660	21.10%
Graduate or professional degree	4,248	11.70%

Portage Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	361	0.74%	531	1.08%	892	1.82%
Kindergarten	600	1.22%	109	0.22%	709	1.44%
Grades 1-4	2,661	5.42%	285	0.58%	2,946	6.00%
Grades 5-8	2,803	5.71%	282	0.57%	3,085	6.28%
Grades 9-12	2,639	5.37%	198	0.40%	2,837	5.78%
Undergrad college	2,463	5.02%	280	0.57%	2,743	5.59%
Graduate or professional school	528	1.08%	107	0.22%	635	1.29%
Total	12,055	24.55%	1,792	3.65%	13,847	28.20%

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Portage Business Information Back to top
: $867,295,000
: $1,064,271,000
: $84,997,000

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	46,062	94.35%
Below Poverty Level	2,756	5.65%

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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	1.321	0.433	0.023	0.342	2.118	0.250	4.919	33.634	1.503	40.306
2000	1.376	0.316	0.045	0.384	2.121	0.045	4.918	39.797	1.489	46.249
2001	1.219	0.332	0.022	0.487	2.061	0.177	5.894	40.014	1.684	47.769
2002	1.982	0.286	0.022	0.286	2.577	0.088	5.925	37.663	1.784	45.460
2003	1.699	0.199	0.000	0.331	2.228	0.154	7.081	38.054	2.008	47.143
2004	1.004	0.349	0.000	0.284	1.637	0.175	5.674	38.231	1.200	45.104
2005	1.834	0.332	0.022	0.619	2.807	0.309	6.343	35.450	1.414	43.207
2006	1.572	0.598	0.000	0.531	2.701	0.266	7.462	36.844	1.572	45.877
2007	1.391	0.442	0.022	0.442	2.296	0.287	7.574	37.715	1.612	46.901

Portage Law Enforcement Employeess

Year	Officers	Civilian
2004	17	58
2005	17	57
2006	17	57
2007	17	57

Portage Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	1,863
2000	2,144
2001	2,249
2002	2,181

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

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	6,806	13.86%
10-19 Years	7,152	14.56%
20-29 Years	6,458	13.15%
30-39 Years	7,087	14.43%
40-49 Years	7,961	16.21%
50-59 Years	5,679	11.56%
60-69 Years	3,753	7.64%
70-79 Years	2,817	5.74%
80-89 Years	1,190	2.42%
90+ Years	205	0.42%

Portage Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	23,732	48.33%
Female	25,376	51.67%

Portage Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	44,225	90.06%
African-American	1,657	3.37%
Asian	1,253	2.55%
Hispanic/Latino	902	1.84%
Multiracial	801	1.63%
Amerindian	171	0.35%
Other Race	89	0.18%
Pacific Islander	10	0.02%

Portage Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	12,502	23.73%
2.	English	6,843	12.99%
3.	Irish	6,078	11.54%
4.	Dutch	5,506	10.45%
5.	Polish	3,096	5.88%
6.	United States Or American	2,522	4.79%
7.	French Non-Basque	2,312	4.39%
8.	Italian	2,120	4.02%
9.	Finnish	1,409	2.67%
10.	Scottish	1,289	2.45%

Portage Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	42,665	93.60%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	930	2.04%
3.	French	319	0.70%
4.	German	270	0.59%
5.	Chinese	154	0.34%
6.	Korean	124	0.27%
7.	Vietnamese	117	0.26%
8.	Urdu	100	0.22%
9.	Other Asian	99	0.22%
10.	Hindi	84	0.18%

Portage Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	46,845	95.47%
Naturalized immigrant	1,010	2.06%
Not a citizen	1,212	2.47%

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Portage Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

49002

49024

49081