COMPARING TWO PLACES
Portage vs Bowling Green
PLACE A
Portage, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Bowling Green, Florida
Portage and Bowling Green are close in size. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Portage has grown faster since 2000 (-7% vs -18%).
PORTAGEBOWLING GREENDIFFERENCE
Total population2,3442,448−4% vs Bowling Green
Population density3,5461,937+1,609
Population growth-6.8%-17.9%+11.1 pts
Median age44.328.0+16.3
Male52.8%54.6%−1.8 pts
Female47.2%45.4%+1.8 pts
Foreign-born0.0%15.2%−15.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.2%33.2%+64.0 pts
Black0.1%7.0%−6.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%53.8%−53.8 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other2.7%6.1%−3.3 pts
Median household income$45,556$45,357+$199
Per capita income$26,358$22,685+$3,673
Poverty rate23.2%29.0%−5.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4400.456−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher20.4%7.0%+13.5 pts
Graduate degree3.8%2.8%+1.0 pts
Unemployment rate5.0%9.8%−4.8 pts
Labor force participation53.0%57.9%−4.9 pts
Median home value$94,800$116,800−$22,000
Median gross rent$751$1,011−$260
Owner-occupied76.6%70.2%+6.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.7%15.4%+1.2 pts
Rent-burdened households46.0%30.6%+15.5 pts
Average commute24.231.3−7.1
Worked from home8.9%6.6%+2.3 pts
Public transit to work0.2%4.4%−4.2 pts
Uninsured3.6%25.0%−21.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025