Portage

Population: 223
Median household income: $55,313
Median home value: $273,300

Portage, a community in Box Elder County, Utah, has 223 residents. The median household income of $55,313 is below the Box Elder County median ($77,865).

Between 2019 and 2023, Portage's population declined 8.6% from 244 to 223, while its median home value rose 72.1% from $158,800 to $273,300.

The median gross rent is $1,313. 11.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 223
Median age: 33.3 yrs
Median household income: $55,313
Median home value: $273,300
Median gross rent: $1,313
Housing units: 85
Homeownership rate: 81.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

244223

Median household income

$47,083$55,313

Median home value

$158,800$273,300

Median gross rent

$669$1,313

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	244	$47,083	$158,800	$669
2020	237	$47,500	$172,700	$1,161
2021	245	$48,958	$209,400	$1,125
2022	209	$52,500	$246,400	$1,104
2023	223	$55,313	$273,300	$1,313

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1728.7%

18 to 241.8%

25 to 3416.1%

35 to 447.6%

45 to 5410.3%

55 to 6416.6%

65 to 746.7%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	15	6.7%
5 to 17	64	28.7%
18 to 24	4	1.8%
25 to 34	36	16.1%
35 to 44	17	7.6%
45 to 54	23	10.3%
55 to 64	37	16.6%
65 to 74	15	6.7%
75 and over	12	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	198	88.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.9%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	4	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	19	8.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.9%

High school graduate54.3%

Some college or associate's31.4%

Bachelor's degree7.1%

Graduate or professional degree4.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4	2.9%
High school graduate	76	54.3%
Some college or associate's	44	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	10	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6	4.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone82.3%

Carpooled7.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.1%

Other means5.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	65	82.3%
Carpooled	6	7.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	4	5.1%
Other means	4	5.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	12	16.0%
15 to 29 min	15	20.0%
30 to 44 min	24	32.0%
45 to 59 min	16	21.3%
60+ min	8	10.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.75
Poverty rate: 4.1% (9 of 221)

	Count	Share
Family households	57	70.4%
Nonfamily households	24	29.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	81	95.3%
Vacant	4	4.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	66	81.5%
Renter-occupied	15	18.5%

1-unit, detached90.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other9.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	77	90.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8	9.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4961590
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.56 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.9756, -112.2405