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Portage, Indiana QuickFacts

	Portage, Indiana	United States
Total population	33,496	281,421,906
State	Indiana
City	portage

Portage, Indiana Population

	Portage, Indiana	%, Portage, Indiana	United States
Male	16,247	48.5%	49.06%
Female	17,249	51.5%	50.94%
Median age (years)	35.4		35.3

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	Portage, Indiana	%, Portage, Indiana	United States
18 years and over	24,772	73.96%	74.31%
21 years and over	23,326	69.64%	69.97%
62 years and over	4,651	13.89%	14.66%
65 years and over	3,955	11.81%	12.43%

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	Portage, Indiana	%, Portage, Indiana	United States
White	30,992	92.52%	75.14%
Black or African American	485	1.45%	12.32%
Asian	215	0.64%	3.64%
Some other race	1,181	3.53%	5.46%
Two or more races	623	1.86%	2.43%

Portage, Indiana Housing

	Portage, Indiana	%, Portage, Indiana	United States
Total households	12,746		105,480,101
Family households (families)	9,017	70.74%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	3,729	29.26%	31.94%

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	Portage, Indiana	%, Portage, Indiana	United States
Total housing units	13,332		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	629	4.72%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	12,746	95.6%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	9,236	69.28%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	3,510	26.33%	30.77%

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	Portage, Indiana	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	62	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	2,872	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	3,613	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	706	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	112	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	0	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	8	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	109,000	119,600

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	Portage, Indiana	%, Portage, Indiana	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	2,273	17.83%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	3,712	29.12%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	2,199	17.25%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	1,961	15.39%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,719	13.49%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	842	6.61%	9.65%

Portage, Indiana Education

	Portage, Indiana	%, Portage, Indiana	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	8,287		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	487	5.88%	6.47%
Kindergarten	425	5.13%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,850	46.46%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	2,078	25.08%	21.38%
College or graduate school	1,447	17.46%	22.81%

Portage, Indiana Economy

	Portage, Indiana	%, Portage, Indiana	United States
Population 16 years and over	25,790		217,168,077
In labor force	16,943	65.7%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	16,909	65.56%	63.39%
- - Employed	16,094	62.4%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	815	3.16%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	4.8		5.8
- Armed Forces	34	0.13%	0.53%
Not in labor force	8,847	34.3%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	13,289	51.53%	51.66%
In labor force	7,453	28.9%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	7,453	28.9%	29.65%
- - Employed	7,092	27.5%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	2,818	10.93%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	1,410		12,787,501

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	Portage, Indiana	%, Portage, Indiana	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	12,756		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	771	6.04%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	771	6.04%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	1,555	12.19%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	1,449	11.36%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	2,169	17.0%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	3,533	27.7%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,568	12.29%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	750	5.88%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	86	0.67%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	104	0.82%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	47,500		41,994

	Portage, Indiana	%, Portage, Indiana	United States
With earnings	10,515	40.77%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	53,304		56,604
With Social Security income	3,179	12.33%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	12,386		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	457	1.77%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	7,453		6,320
With public assistance income	353	1.37%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,850		3,032
With retirement income	2,417	9.37%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	10,979		17,376

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