Portage

Population: 49,015
Median household income: $79,529
Median home value: $243,400

Portage is a community in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, home to 49,015 residents. The median household income of $79,529 is above the Kalamazoo County median ($70,525).

Between 2019 and 2023, Portage's population held roughly steady from 48,774 to 49,015, while its median home value rose 48.1% from $164,300 to $243,400.

68.1% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1978.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 49,015
Median age: 37.2 yrs
Median household income: $79,529
Median home value: $243,400
Median gross rent: $1,120
Housing units: 21,701
Homeownership rate: 68.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 48.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

48,77449,015

Median household income

$62,941$79,529

Median home value

$164,300$243,400

Median gross rent

$839$1,120

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	48,774	$62,941	$164,300	$839
2020	49,224	$66,571	$174,600	$889
2021	48,767	$68,755	$187,000	$949
2022	48,936	$74,837	$222,600	$1,062
2023	49,015	$79,529	$243,400	$1,120

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1715.9%

18 to 2410.6%

25 to 3414.9%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,767	5.6%
5 to 17	7,802	15.9%
18 to 24	5,179	10.6%
25 to 34	7,315	14.9%
35 to 44	5,949	12.1%
45 to 54	5,738	11.7%
55 to 64	5,862	12.0%
65 to 74	4,800	9.8%
75 and over	3,603	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	39,500	80.6%
Black or African American	2,769	5.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	89	0.2%
Asian	1,643	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	182	0.4%
Two or more races	2,207	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,625	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.2%

High school graduate17.9%

Some college or associate's30.5%

Bachelor's degree28.5%

Graduate or professional degree20.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,059	3.2%
High school graduate	5,965	17.9%
Some college or associate's	10,130	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	9,476	28.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6,637	20.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone80.2%

Carpooled5.4%

Public transit0.7%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home11.6%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	20,550	80.2%
Carpooled	1,391	5.4%
Public transit	184	0.7%
Walked	283	1.1%
Bicycle	49	0.2%
Worked from home	2,978	11.6%
Other means	177	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,596	38.0%
15 to 29 min	9,435	41.7%
30 to 44 min	3,027	13.4%
45 to 59 min	847	3.7%
60+ min	729	3.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 7.5% (3,663 of 48,692)

	Count	Share
Family households	12,747	62.1%
Nonfamily households	7,793	37.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	20,540	94.7%
Vacant	1,161	5.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	13,963	68.0%
Renter-occupied	6,577	32.0%

1-unit, detached68.1%

1-unit, attached5.2%

2 to 4 units3.6%

5 to 19 units14.9%

20 or more units7.3%

Mobile home & other0.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	14,774	68.1%
1-unit, attached	1,127	5.2%
2 to 4 units	772	3.6%
5 to 19 units	3,243	14.9%
20 or more units	1,585	7.3%
Mobile home & other	200	0.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2665560
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 32 sq mi
Water area: 2.94 sq mi
Center point: 42.1970, -85.5914