Portage

Population: 2,477
Median household income: $46,389
Median home value: $88,800

Portage, a community in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, has 2,477 residents. The median household income of $46,389 is below the Cambria County median ($56,292).

Between 2019 and 2023, Portage's population grew 1.6% from 2,439 to 2,477, while its median home value rose 16.4% from $76,300 to $88,800.

81.1% of workers drive to work alone. 70.6% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,477
Median age: 45.1 yrs
Median household income: $46,389
Median home value: $88,800
Median gross rent: $622
Housing units: 1,285
Homeownership rate: 74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,4392,477

Median household income

$41,410$46,389

Median home value

$76,300$88,800

Median gross rent

$454$622

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,439	$41,410	$76,300	$454
2020	2,466	$39,698	$76,400	$480
2021	2,594	$45,030	$78,800	$515
2022	2,658	$47,825	$92,300	$561
2023	2,477	$46,389	$88,800	$622

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 245.2%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 4410.5%

45 to 5415.6%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 7416.5%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	149	6.0%
5 to 17	403	16.3%
18 to 24	130	5.2%
25 to 34	295	11.9%
35 to 44	259	10.5%
45 to 54	387	15.6%
55 to 64	301	12.2%
65 to 74	409	16.5%
75 and over	144	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,417	97.6%
Black or African American	11	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	3	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	46	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.5%

High school graduate46.3%

Some college or associate's21.3%

Bachelor's degree17.8%

Graduate or professional degree4.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	189	10.5%
High school graduate	831	46.3%
Some college or associate's	382	21.3%
Bachelor's degree	319	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	74	4.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone81.1%

Carpooled4.9%

Public transit0.1%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home10.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	814	81.1%
Carpooled	49	4.9%
Public transit	1	0.1%
Walked	25	2.5%
Bicycle	8	0.8%
Worked from home	107	10.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	236	26.3%
15 to 29 min	294	32.8%
30 to 44 min	254	28.3%
45 to 59 min	54	6.0%
60+ min	59	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 17.6% (437 of 2,477)

	Count	Share
Family households	598	55.0%
Nonfamily households	490	45.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,088	84.7%
Vacant	197	15.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	806	74.1%
Renter-occupied	282	25.9%

1-unit, detached70.6%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units10.5%

5 to 19 units9.6%

20 or more units4.5%

Mobile home & other2.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	907	70.6%
1-unit, attached	28	2.2%
2 to 4 units	135	10.5%
5 to 19 units	123	9.6%
20 or more units	58	4.5%
Mobile home & other	34	2.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4262048
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.66 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.3869, -78.6747