Portage County, Wisconsin

12 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 70,375
Median household income: $73,284
Median home value: $230,400

Portage County, Wisconsin counts 70,375 residents. 12 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $73,284 runs in line with the Wisconsin figure of $75,670.

Between 2019 and 2023, Portage County's population held roughly steady from 70,632 to 70,375, while its median household income rose 24.5% from $58,853 to $73,284.

Households average 2.28 people. The median gross rent is $903.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 70,375
Median age: 38.1 yrs
Median household income: $73,284
Median home value: $230,400
Median gross rent: $903
Housing units: 31,496
Homeownership rate: 69.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

70,63270,375

Median household income

$58,853$73,284

Median home value

$168,100$230,400

Median gross rent

$776$903

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	70,632	$58,853	$168,100	$776
2020	70,822	$60,316	$178,600	$782
2021	70,378	$65,550	$184,900	$830
2022	70,281	$71,301	$214,700	$876
2023	70,375	$73,284	$230,400	$903

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1714.4%

18 to 2415.5%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,234	4.6%
5 to 17	10,169	14.4%
18 to 24	10,914	15.5%
25 to 34	8,353	11.9%
35 to 44	8,054	11.4%
45 to 54	7,719	11.0%
55 to 64	9,376	13.3%
65 to 74	7,683	10.9%
75 and over	4,873	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	62,970	89.5%
Black or African American	579	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	106	0.2%
Asian	1,992	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	126	0.2%
Two or more races	1,838	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,764	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.2%

High school graduate31.1%

Some college or associate's30.0%

Bachelor's degree23.6%

Graduate or professional degree10.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,386	5.2%
High school graduate	14,332	31.1%
Some college or associate's	13,820	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	10,863	23.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4,657	10.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone74.1%

Carpooled8.3%

Public transit0.4%

Walked4.0%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home11.5%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	27,311	74.1%
Carpooled	3,070	8.3%
Public transit	134	0.4%
Walked	1,466	4.0%
Bicycle	347	0.9%
Worked from home	4,252	11.5%
Other means	301	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	15,016	46.0%
15 to 29 min	10,463	32.1%
30 to 44 min	4,493	13.8%
45 to 59 min	1,338	4.1%
60+ min	1,319	4.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.28
Poverty rate: 10.2% (6,898 of 67,483)

	Count	Share
Family households	17,712	59.8%
Nonfamily households	11,924	40.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	29,636	94.1%
Vacant	1,860	5.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	20,543	69.3%
Renter-occupied	9,093	30.7%

1-unit, detached68.7%

1-unit, attached3.4%

2 to 4 units9.4%

5 to 19 units10.7%

20 or more units3.6%

Mobile home & other4.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	21,633	68.7%
1-unit, attached	1,078	3.4%
2 to 4 units	2,972	9.4%
5 to 19 units	3,377	10.7%
20 or more units	1,130	3.6%
Mobile home & other	1,306	4.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 55097
State: Wisconsin
Land area: 801 sq mi
Water area: 22 sq mi
Center point: 44.4762, -89.4981