CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Portage

Indiana · 29,060 residents · 25.6 sq mi

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Portage is home to 29,060 people in Indiana. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median home value sits at $62,300. Owners hold 71% of the housing stock. Poverty is uncommon here, at 7.9% of people here. Households here earn about 15% more than in Indiana as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 18%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

29,060

−13%vs 2000

vs 33,496 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.7

−8%vs 2000

vs 35.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

25.6 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202438K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(2,029)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.4%(2,141)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.4%(2,444)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198%(2,318)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.5%(1,900)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.9%(4,907)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.2%(4,721)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411%(3,210)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.4%(2,435)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.7%(1,935)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.6%(763)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(257)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$33,118

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $47,500 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,057

−35%vs 2000

vs $20,146 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.9%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$62,300

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $100,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$432

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $594 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.7%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.5% in 2000

29.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic86.7%(29,041)

Black1.4%(468)

Hispanic / Latino9.9%(3,330)

Asian0.6%(209)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.3%(28,270)

Black0.3%(83)

Hispanic / Latino6.3%(1,833)

Asian0.5%(144)

Other1.9%(563)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican14.1%(5,364)

Puerto Rican5.8%(2,207)

Spaniard0.3%(113)

South American0.3%(97)

Bolivian0.3%(97)

Central American0.1%(55)

Guatemalan0.1%(55)

Asian origin

Chinese0.4%(159)

Filipino0.2%(73)

Asian Indian0.2%(59)

Thai0.1%(57)

Pakistani0.1%(49)

Vietnamese0.1%(23)

Japanese0%(16)

Ancestry

Irish14.5%(5,516)

German11.7%(4,470)

English7.3%(2,765)

Polish5.7%(2,186)

Italian4.3%(1,635)

American3.3%(1,271)

Swedish1.7%(640)

Hungarian1.4%(515)

Scottish1.3%(502)

French1.1%(436)

Dutch0.9%(353)

Slovak0.8%(294)

+ 27 more ancestry groups with data

Serbian0.7%(262)

Croatian0.6%(245)

Finnish0.6%(237)

Lithuanian0.4%(171)

Subsaharan African0.4%(165)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(162)

Czech0.4%(141)

Greek0.3%(119)

Nigerian0.3%(106)

Norwegian0.2%(90)

Canadian0.2%(88)

British0.2%(82)

Russian0.2%(65)

Welsh0.1%(56)

French Canadian0.1%(51)

Swiss0.1%(49)

Romanian0.1%(45)

Portuguese0.1%(44)

West Indian0.1%(37)

Danish0.1%(33)

Belgian0.1%(25)

Ghanaian0%(19)

Austrian0%(16)

Iranian0%(11)

Macedonian0%(11)

Arab0%(9)

Lebanese0%(9)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Puerto Rican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.3%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.5%

−7.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.2%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.9 min

+24%vs 2000

vs 16.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married35%(5,197)

Married50.3%(7,460)

Widowed3.5%(514)

Divorced11.3%(1,674)

Women 15+

Never married29.3%(4,808)

Married47.6%(7,820)

Widowed8.7%(1,431)

Divorced14.4%(2,367)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.8%

−8.8 ptssince 2013

from 14.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

62.4%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 64.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.1%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 10.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.7%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 15.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.7%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 18.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.1%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.9%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 72.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.3%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 33.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)18.1%(320)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.4%(378)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35%(619)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.4%(61)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,769 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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