640 Vital Statistics. 14 Condition Alerts found.
Median real estate price in the City Center of Portage is $122,020, which is more expensive than 41.1% of the neighborhoods in Michigan and 24.8% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.
The average rental price in Portage City Center is currently $748, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 95.3% of Michigan neighborhoods.
Portage City Center is a suburban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Portage, Michigan.
Real estate in the City Center of Portage, MI is primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to small (studio to two bedroom) single-family homes and apartment complexes/high-rise apartments. Most of the residential real estate is occupied by a mixture of owners and renters. Many of the residences in the City Center neighborhood are established but not old, having been built between 1970 and 1999. A number of residences were also built between 1940 and 1969.
In Portage City Center, the current vacancy rate is 3.4%, which is a lower rate of vacancies than 84.3% of all neighborhoods in the U.S. This means that the housing supply in Portage City Center is very tight compared to the demand for property here.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Portage, the City Center neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Did you know that the Portage City Center neighborhood has more Dutch and British ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 14.5% of this neighborhood's residents have Dutch ancestry and 2.3% have British ancestry.
Portage City Center is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 7.4% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Polish at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 96.1% of the neighborhoods in America.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the City Center neighborhood in Portage are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 83.1% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 13.4% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 51.4% of America's neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the Portage City Center neighborhood, 29.9% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 28.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (26.3%), and 14.8% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the Portage City Center neighborhood is English, spoken by 95.4% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Polish, Italian and Spanish.
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the City Center neighborhood in Portage, MI, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (21.8%). There are also a number of people of Dutch ancestry (14.5%), and residents who report Irish roots (12.4%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (9.7%), along with some Polish ancestry residents (7.4%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in Portage City Center neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (46.9% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (78.4%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (10.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.
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Raw data sources: National Agriculture Statistics Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Geological Service, American Community Survey.
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44 Vital Statistics. 1 Condition Alert found.
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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: 2017 (latest available). Updated annually.
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136 Vital Statistics. 0 Condition Alerts found.
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Raw data sources: 18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.
Date(s) & Update Frequency: Reflects 2017 calendar year; released from FBI in Sept. 2018 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2018 data?
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67 Vital Statistics. 3 Condition Alerts found.
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Portage | 0.101011101001110 |
Michigan | 4.50 |
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Portage | 0.101011101001110 |
Michigan | 18.00 |
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City Center | 0.101011101001110 |
Portage | 0.101011101001110 |
Michigan | 28 |
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Methodology: Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more
65 Vital Statistics. 7 Condition Alerts found.
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Proficiency in Reading and Math | 0.101011101001110 | 0.101011101001110 |
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Proficiency in Reading and Math | 0.101011101001110 | 0.101011101001110 |
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School Details | Grades | Quality Rating Compared to MI* | Quality Rating Compared to Nation* |
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Comstock Compass High School
3010 Gull Rd Kalamazoo, MI 49048 |
06-12 | ||
Comstock High School
2107 North 26 Th St Kalamazoo, MI 49048 |
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Green Meadow Elementary School
6171 East Mn Ave Kalamazoo, MI 49048 |
PK-04 | ||
North Elementary School
3100 North 26 Th St Kalamazoo, MI 49048 |
PK-04 | ||
Northeast Middle School
1423 North 28 Th St Kalamazoo, MI 49048 |
05-08 | ||
Stem Academy School
175 Hunt St Kalamazoo, MI 49048 |
KG-08 | ||
* 10 is highest |
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Raw data sources: U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Dow Jones S&P, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Bureau of the Census, American Community Survey, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Geological Service, U.S. Department of Transportation, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics, Federal Highway Administration, National Agricultural Statistics.
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328 Vital Statistics. 3 Condition Alerts found.
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