In terms of college education, the citizens of Portage rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.71% of adults 25 and older in Portage have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Portage in 2018 was $28,746, which is low income relative to Wisconsin, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $114,984 for a family of four. However, Portage contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Portage is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Portage home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Portage residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Portage include German, Irish, Polish, Norwegian, and English.
The most common language spoken in Portage is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
