Portage

Population: 37,951
Median household income: $72,833
Median home value: $210,800

Located in Porter County, Indiana, Portage is a community with a population of 37,951. At $72,833, its median household income sits below Porter County's $85,828.

From 2019 to 2023, Portage's population grew 3.6% from 36,648 to 37,951, while its median home value rose 38.2% from $152,500 to $210,800.

70.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1979.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 37,951
Median age: 39.0 yrs
Median household income: $72,833
Median home value: $210,800
Median gross rent: $1,138
Housing units: 15,837
Homeownership rate: 71.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.0%
Unemployment rate: 7.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

36,64837,951

Median household income

$58,486$72,833

Median home value

$152,500$210,800

Median gross rent

$902$1,138

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	36,648	$58,486	$152,500	$902
2020	36,524	$59,731	$156,600	$936
2021	37,540	$63,550	$164,600	$969
2022	37,737	$71,317	$189,300	$1,065
2023	37,951	$72,833	$210,800	$1,138

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 3414.3%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 7411.5%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,279	6.0%
5 to 17	5,962	15.7%
18 to 24	3,391	8.9%
25 to 34	5,441	14.3%
35 to 44	4,786	12.6%
45 to 54	4,609	12.1%
55 to 64	5,014	13.2%
65 to 74	4,383	11.5%
75 and over	2,086	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	25,336	66.8%
Black or African American	3,820	10.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.0%
Asian	450	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	48	0.1%
Two or more races	1,109	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,186	18.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.7%

High school graduate40.1%

Some college or associate's34.1%

Bachelor's degree11.7%

Graduate or professional degree4.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,557	9.7%
High school graduate	10,563	40.1%
Some college or associate's	8,987	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	3,081	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,131	4.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone86.7%

Carpooled6.3%

Public transit0.8%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.5%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	15,118	86.7%
Carpooled	1,099	6.3%
Public transit	131	0.8%
Walked	47	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	784	4.5%
Other means	249	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,750	22.5%
15 to 29 min	5,817	34.9%
30 to 44 min	4,267	25.6%
45 to 59 min	1,312	7.9%
60+ min	1,498	9.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.52
Poverty rate: 11.2% (4,199 of 37,512)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,920	66.4%
Nonfamily households	5,027	33.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	14,947	94.4%
Vacant	890	5.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,734	71.8%
Renter-occupied	4,213	28.2%

1-unit, detached70.2%

1-unit, attached3.1%

2 to 4 units5.9%

5 to 19 units8.9%

20 or more units3.4%

Mobile home & other8.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	11,113	70.2%
1-unit, attached	491	3.1%
2 to 4 units	931	5.9%
5 to 19 units	1,417	8.9%
20 or more units	535	3.4%
Mobile home & other	1,350	8.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1861092
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 26 sq mi
Water area: 2.08 sq mi
Center point: 41.5916, -87.1789