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Portage, IN
Demographic Data




Portage Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Portage Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

38,327

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.4%
5 - 17:
16.5%
18 - 24:
8.9%
25 - 34:
14.9%
35 - 54:
24.6%
55 - 64:
14.5%
Over 65 Years:
15.4%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
3.4%
3.4%
90.3%
90.3%
15.1%
15.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Portage
USA
$32,637
$32,637
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Portage
USA
$71,317
$71,317
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

11.4%

Employment Industries

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Manufacturing
Healthcare
Retail
Accommodation
Construction
Education
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Transportation
Other
Administration
Public Service
20.7%
20.7%
13.0%
13.0%
8.9%
8.9%
8.1%
8.1%
7.9%
7.9%
7.2%
7.2%
6.8%
6.8%
6.5%
6.5%
5.8%
5.8%
4.1%
4.1%
4.0%
4.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
67.6%
67.6%
19.2%
19.2%
9.4%
9.4%
2.8%
2.8%
0.9%
0.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Irish
German
English
Polish
Italian
Scottish
Swedish
Dutch
French
Hungarian
Slovak
Serbian
Croatian
Czech
Scots-Irish
Canadian
European
Greek
Romanian
Lithuanian
13.4%
13.4%
13.3%
13.3%
7.0%
7.0%
5.2%
5.2%
4.1%
4.1%
2.5%
2.5%
2.0%
2.0%
2.0%
2.0%
1.6%
1.6%
1.2%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Langs. of India
Greek
Serbo-Croatian
German/Yiddish
Slavic languages
Chinese
African languages
Tagalog
Native American languages
Arabic
Pacific Island languages
Vietnamese
Other Indo-European
West Germanic languages
Italian
Hungarian
Navajo
Other Asian languages
90.8%
90.8%
7.8%
7.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Portage Residents

3.2%


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