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Portage, Michigan QuickFacts

	Portage, Michigan	United States
Total population	44,897	281,421,906
State	Michigan
City	portage

Portage, Michigan Population

	Portage, Michigan	%, Portage, Michigan	United States
Male	21,528	47.95%	49.06%
Female	23,369	52.05%	50.94%
Median age (years)	35.8		35.3

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	Portage, Michigan	%, Portage, Michigan	United States
18 years and over	33,026	73.56%	74.31%
21 years and over	31,466	70.08%	69.97%
62 years and over	6,268	13.96%	14.66%
65 years and over	5,291	11.78%	12.43%

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	Portage, Michigan	%, Portage, Michigan	United States
White	40,746	90.75%	75.14%
Black or African American	1,676	3.73%	12.32%
Asian	1,187	2.64%	3.64%
Some other race	460	1.02%	5.46%
Two or more races	828	1.84%	2.43%

Portage, Michigan Housing

	Portage, Michigan	%, Portage, Michigan	United States
Total households	18,138		105,480,101
Family households (families)	12,139	66.93%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	5,999	33.07%	31.94%

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	Portage, Michigan	%, Portage, Michigan	United States
Total housing units	18,885		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	742	3.93%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	18,138	96.04%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	12,502	66.2%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	5,636	29.84%	30.77%

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	Portage, Michigan	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	261	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	3,575	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	4,019	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,017	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	1,164	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	348	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	91	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	5	0.57%
Median (dollars)	120,800	119,600

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	Portage, Michigan	%, Portage, Michigan	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	3,666	20.21%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	5,730	31.59%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	2,411	13.29%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	2,895	15.96%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,595	8.79%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	1,850	10.2%	9.65%

Portage, Michigan Education

	Portage, Michigan	%, Portage, Michigan	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	12,677		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	862	6.8%	6.47%
Kindergarten	664	5.24%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	5,603	44.2%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	2,625	20.71%	21.38%
College or graduate school	2,923	23.06%	22.81%

Portage, Michigan Economy

	Portage, Michigan	%, Portage, Michigan	United States
Population 16 years and over	34,418		217,168,077
In labor force	24,476	71.11%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	24,466	71.08%	63.39%
- - Employed	23,566	68.47%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	900	2.61%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	3.7		5.8
- Armed Forces	10	0.03%	0.53%
Not in labor force	9,942	28.89%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	18,086	52.55%	51.66%
In labor force	11,688	33.96%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	11,688	33.96%	29.65%
- - Employed	11,256	32.7%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	3,601	10.46%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	2,280		12,787,501

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	Portage, Michigan	%, Portage, Michigan	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	18,094		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	772	4.27%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	892	4.93%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	2,310	12.77%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	2,145	11.85%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	3,026	16.72%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	3,898	21.54%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,333	12.89%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,898	10.49%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	417	2.3%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	403	2.23%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	49,410		41,994

	Portage, Michigan	%, Portage, Michigan	United States
With earnings	15,101	43.88%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	61,024		56,604
With Social Security income	4,280	12.44%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	13,176		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	403	1.17%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	7,675		6,320
With public assistance income	245	0.71%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	1,847		3,032
With retirement income	3,056	8.88%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	17,545		17,376

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