COMPARING TWO PLACES
La Valle vs Portage
PLACE A
La Valle, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Portage, Pennsylvania
La Valle is 85% smaller than Portage. La Valle earns more, with a median household income $31,051 higher. La Valle has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -7%).
LA VALLEPORTAGEDIFFERENCE
Total population3452,344−85% vs Portage
Population density8673,546−2,679
Population growth5.7%-6.8%+12.5 pts
Median age34.344.3−10.0
Male55.2%52.8%+2.4 pts
Female44.8%47.2%−2.4 pts
Foreign-born0.9%0.0%+0.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic82.8%97.2%−14.4 pts
Black0.3%0.1%+0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.9%0.0%+8.9 pts
Asian0.6%0.0%+0.6 pts
Other7.4%2.7%+4.6 pts
Median household income$76,607$45,556+$31,051
Per capita income$30,100$26,358+$3,742
Poverty rate2.8%23.2%−20.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3560.440−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher9.0%20.4%−11.4 pts
Graduate degree0.5%3.8%−3.3 pts
Unemployment rate4.5%5.0%−0.6 pts
Labor force participation72.7%53.0%+19.6 pts
Median home value$121,400$94,800+$26,600
Median gross rent$1,038$751+$287
Owner-occupied79.1%76.6%+2.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.8%16.7%−15.9 pts
Rent-burdened households25.9%46.0%−20.1 pts
Average commute22.324.2−1.9
Worked from home3.5%8.9%−5.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured0.9%3.6%−2.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025