Portage

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  1. Portage Legal Resources
  2. Portage Statistics
  3. Portage Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Portage Employment Information
  5. Portage Family Information
  6. Portage Education Information
  7. Portage Public Benefits Information
  8. Portage Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  9. Portage Zip Codes


Portage Legal Resources Back to top

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Portage Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 3,654
  • Land Area (2000): 180.108 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 32.877 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 1,737
Portage Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 1,245 34.08%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 377 10.32%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 2,031 55.60%

Portage Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Portage Employment Information Back to top
Portage Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 124 12.03%
2. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 88 8.54%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 63 6.11%
4. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 57 5.53%
5. Repair and Maintenance 55 5.33%
6. Metal Manufactuing 51 4.95%
7. Food Manufacturing 48 4.66%
8. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 46 4.46%
9. Truck Transportation 45 4.36%
10. Machinery Manufacturing 42 4.07%
11. Educational Services 40 3.88%
12. Personal and Laundry Services 33 3.20%
13. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 32 3.10%
14. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 29 2.81%
15. Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing 29 2.81%
16. Food and Beverage Stores 25 2.42%
17. Utilities 22 2.13%
18. Department and Other General Stores 20 1.94%
19. Social Assistance 17 1.65%
20. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 14 1.36%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 121 16.44%
2. Accommodation and Food Services 111 15.08%
3. Health Care 81 11.01%
4. Food and Beverage Stores 37 5.03%
5. Department and Other General Stores 33 4.48%
6. Public Administration 30 4.08%
7. Finance and Insurance 29 3.94%
8. Metal Manufactuing 28 3.80%
9. Social Assistance 20 2.72%
10. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 20 2.72%
11. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 15 2.04%
12. Machinery Manufacturing 14 1.90%
13. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 14 1.90%
14. Construction 13 1.77%
15. Other Transportation 13 1.77%
16. Printing and Related Manufacturing 13 1.77%
17. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 12 1.63%
18. Personal and Laundry Services 12 1.63%
19. Fuel Dealers 11 1.49%
20. Other Direct Selling Estab 11 1.49%

Portage Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Production Occupations 133 12.90%
2. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 76 7.37%
3. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 65 6.30%
4. Vehicle Mechanics 63 6.11%
5. Other Installation / Maintenance 62 6.01%
6. Assemblers and Fabricators 54 5.24%
7. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 49 4.75%
8. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 47 4.56%
9. Other Management Occupations 39 3.78%
10. Top Executives 34 3.30%
11. Construction Laborers 33 3.20%
12. Farmers and Farm Managers 32 3.10%
13. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 28 2.72%
14. Pipelayers / Plumbers / Etc. 23 2.23%
15. Other Office and Admin Support 20 1.94%
16. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 18 1.75%
17. Other Material Moving Workers 17 1.65%
18. Other Sales and Related Occupations 17 1.65%
19. Food Processing Workers 16 1.55%
20. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 16 1.55%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 72 9.78%
2. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 53 7.20%
3. Cashiers 52 7.07%
4. Other Sales and Related Occupations 52 7.07%
5. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 40 5.43%
6. Other Management Occupations 37 5.03%
7. Secretaries and Admins 36 4.89%
8. Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses 30 4.08%
9. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 24 3.26%
10. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 24 3.26%
11. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 22 2.99%
12. Other Food Preparation and Servers 20 2.72%
13. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 18 2.45%
14. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 17 2.31%
15. Business Operations Specialists 16 2.17%
16. Financial Managers 16 2.17%
17. Accountants and Auditors 15 2.04%
18. Librarians / Curators / Archivists 15 2.04%
19. Other Production Occupations 15 2.04%
20. Operations Managers Non Finance 13 1.77%

Portage Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 1,542 52.77%
15-35 hours 366 12.53%
1-14 hours 87 2.98%
No regular hours 927 31.72%

Portage Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 53 3.12%
5 AM-5:29 AM 36 2.12%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 119 7.00%
6 AM-6:29 AM 191 11.23%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 131 7.70%
7 AM-7:29 AM 220 12.93%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 266 15.64%
8 AM-8:29 AM 191 11.23%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 47 2.76%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 39 2.29%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 11 0.65%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 4 0.24%
Noon-3:59 PM 196 11.52%
4 PM-11:59 PM 197 11.58%

Portage Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 111 6.53%
5-9 309 18.17%
10-14 297 17.46%
15-19 254 14.93%
20-24 333 19.58%
25-29 37 2.18%
30-34 188 11.05%
35-39 24 1.41%
40-44 23 1.35%
45-59 57 3.35%
60-89 34 2.00%
At least 90 34 2.00%

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

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 28 1.65% 1,313 77.19%
30-44 9 0.53% 226 13.29%
45-59 0 0.00% 57 3.35%
At least 60 0 0.00% 68 4.00%

Portage Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 2 0.12%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 174 10.05%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 1,462 84.46%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 0 0.00%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 37 2.14%
Color 6 Box Walked 26 1.50%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 30 1.73%

Portage Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Portage Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 1,400 (3,549 people)
Families (2000): 970 (2,992 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 363
People at same address in 1995: 2,439
Portage Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 54 3.86%
$10,000-$14,999 68 4.86%
$15,000-$19,999 95 6.79%
$20,000-$24,999 138 9.86%
$25,000-$29,999 79 5.64%
$30,000-$34,999 113 8.07%
$35,000-$39,999 107 7.64%
$40,000-$44,999 79 5.64%
$45,000-$49,999 123 8.79%
$50,000-$59,999 153 10.93%
$60,000-$74,999 163 11.64%
$75,000-$99,999 178 12.71%
$100,000-$124,999 31 2.21%
$125,000-$149,999 8 0.57%
$150,000-$199,999 11 0.79%
$200,000 or more 0 0.00%

Portage Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 304 21.89%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 462 33.26%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 52 3.74%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 223 16.05%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 14 1.01%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 203 14.61%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 1 0.07%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 95 6.84%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 29 2.09%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 6 0.43%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Portage Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 1,133 28.12%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 547 13.58%
Public Assistance 8 0.20%
Retirement 358 8.89%
Self Employment 251 6.23%
Social Security 420 10.42%
Supplemental Security 43 1.07%
Wage / Salary 1,068 26.51%
Other 201 4.99%

Portage Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 440 56.63%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 337 43.37%

Portage Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 179 12.21%
Color 1 Box Married 812 55.39%
Color 2 Box Never Married 377 25.72%
Color 3 Box Widowed 98 6.68%

Portage Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 159 10.33%
Color 1 Box Married 853 55.43%
Color 2 Box Never Married 333 21.64%
Color 3 Box Widowed 194 12.61%

Portage Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Portage Education Information Back to top
Portage Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 130 4.74%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 361 13.17%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 1,303 47.52%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 480 17.51%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 157 5.73%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 125 4.56%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 186 6.78%

Portage Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 32 0.88% 19 0.52% 51 1.40%
Kindergarten 21 0.57% 2 0.05% 23 0.63%
Grades 1-4 191 5.23% 5 0.14% 196 5.36%
Grades 5-8 234 6.40% 35 0.96% 269 7.36%
Grades 9-12 333 9.11% 0 0.00% 333 9.11%
Undergrad college 86 2.35% 14 0.38% 100 2.74%
Graduate or professional school 30 0.82% 15 0.41% 45 1.23%
Total 927 25.37% 90 2.46% 1,017 27.83%

Portage Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Portage Public Benefits Information Back to top
Portage Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 3,323 93.11%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 246 6.89%

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 Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Portage Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 428 11.71%
10-19 Years 508 13.90%
20-29 Years 369 10.10%
30-39 Years 482 13.19%
40-49 Years 642 17.57%
50-59 Years 465 12.73%
60-69 Years 334 9.14%
70-79 Years 268 7.33%
80-89 Years 131 3.59%
90+ Years 27 0.74%

Portage Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 1,828 50.03%
Color 1 Box Female 1,826 49.97%

Portage Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 3,405 93.19%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 197 5.39%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 20 0.55%
Color 2 Box Asian 11 0.30%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 11 0.30%
Color 1 Box African-American 9 0.25%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 1 0.03%
Color 6 Box Other Race 0 0.00%

Portage Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 1,248 42.28%
2. Irish 405 13.72%
3. English 373 12.64%
4. United States Or American 342 11.59%
5. Scottish 89 3.01%
6. Polish 77 2.61%
7. French Non-Basque 68 2.30%
8. Dutch 67 2.27%
9. Italian 65 2.20%
10. Hungarian 57 1.93%

Portage Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 3,281 93.50%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 170 4.84%
3. French 15 0.43%
4. Russian 11 0.31%
5. Chinese 9 0.26%
6. Other Slavic 8 0.23%
7. Hungarian 8 0.23%
8. German 5 0.14%
9. Greek 2 0.06%

Portage Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 3,611 98.85%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 17 0.47%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 25 0.68%

Portage Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
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
43451