Portal

Population: 653
Median household income: $62,750
Median home value: $76,700

Located in Bulloch County, Georgia, Portal is a community with a population of 653. At $62,750, its median household income sits above Bulloch County's $56,832.

From 2019 to 2023, Portal's population declined 3.4% from 676 to 653, while its median home value fell 9.8% from $85,000 to $76,700.

13.3% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 3.07 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 653
Median age: 41.8 yrs
Median household income: $62,750
Median home value: $76,700
Median gross rent: $936
Housing units: 245
Homeownership rate: 58.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

676653

Median household income

$34,375$62,750

Median home value

$85,000$76,700

Median gross rent

$886$936

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	676	$34,375	$85,000	$886
2020	605	$44,219	$75,000	$866
2021	541	$51,000	$69,300	$971
2022	622	$60,500	$77,500	$1,030
2023	653	$62,750	$76,700	$936

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 511.8%

5 to 1711.6%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 5415.3%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over8.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	77	11.8%
5 to 17	76	11.6%
18 to 24	45	6.9%
25 to 34	82	12.6%
35 to 44	79	12.1%
45 to 54	100	15.3%
55 to 64	83	12.7%
65 to 74	59	9.0%
75 and over	52	8.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	437	66.9%
Black or African American	178	27.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	3	0.5%
Two or more races	17	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	18	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.7%

High school graduate31.0%

Some college or associate's30.5%

Bachelor's degree7.7%

Graduate or professional degree7.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	108	23.7%
High school graduate	141	31.0%
Some college or associate's	139	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	35	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	32	7.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone82.4%

Carpooled7.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.1%

Other means5.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	234	82.4%
Carpooled	20	7.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	9	3.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	6	2.1%
Other means	15	5.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	24	8.6%
15 to 29 min	132	47.5%
30 to 44 min	62	22.3%
45 to 59 min	40	14.4%
60+ min	20	7.2%

Households

Average household size: 3.07
Poverty rate: 13.3% (87 of 653)

	Count	Share
Family households	146	68.5%
Nonfamily households	67	31.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	213	86.9%
Vacant	32	13.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	124	58.2%
Renter-occupied	89	41.8%

1-unit, detached72.2%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units9.8%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other17.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	177	72.2%
1-unit, attached	2	0.8%
2 to 4 units	24	9.8%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	42	17.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1362216
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 32.5382, -81.9288