COMPARING TWO PLACES
Portage vs DeForest
PLACE A
Portage, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
DeForest, Wisconsin
Portage is 82% smaller than DeForest. DeForest earns more, with a median household income $60,863 higher. DeForest has grown faster since 2000 (21% vs -7%).
PORTAGEDEFORESTDIFFERENCE
Total population2,34413,094−82% vs DeForest
Population density3,5461,508+2,038
Population growth-6.8%21.0%−27.8 pts
Median age44.340.7+3.6
Male52.8%48.0%+4.8 pts
Female47.2%52.0%−4.8 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.5%−3.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.2%81.3%+15.9 pts
Black0.1%2.3%−2.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%7.9%−7.9 pts
Asian0.0%2.0%−2.0 pts
Other2.7%6.5%−3.8 pts
Median household income$45,556$106,419−$60,863
Per capita income$26,358$53,093−$26,735
Poverty rate23.2%5.7%+17.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4400.413+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher20.4%41.7%−21.2 pts
Graduate degree3.8%14.5%−10.7 pts
Unemployment rate5.0%2.4%+2.6 pts
Labor force participation53.0%71.2%−18.2 pts
Median home value$94,800$359,600−$264,800
Median gross rent$751$1,442−$691
Owner-occupied76.6%77.9%−1.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.7%4.6%+12.0 pts
Rent-burdened households46.0%27.8%+18.2 pts
Average commute24.226.2−2.0
Worked from home8.9%20.0%−11.1 pts
Public transit to work0.2%0.0%+0.2 pts
Uninsured3.6%3.8%−0.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025