COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wanatah vs Portage
PLACE A
Wanatah, Indiana
VS
PLACE B
Portage, Pennsylvania
Wanatah is 59% smaller than Portage. Wanatah earns more, with a median household income $22,853 higher.
WANATAHPORTAGEDIFFERENCE
Total population9722,344−59% vs Portage
Population density6953,546−2,851
Population growth-3.7%-6.8%+3.1 pts
Median age35.444.3−8.9
Male42.8%52.8%−10.0 pts
Female57.2%47.2%+10.0 pts
Foreign-born0.3%0.0%+0.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.5%97.2%−3.6 pts
Black0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.5%0.0%+4.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other2.0%2.7%−0.8 pts
Median household income$68,409$45,556+$22,853
Per capita income$36,633$26,358+$10,275
Poverty rate5.9%23.2%−17.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3770.440−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher20.5%20.4%+0.0 pts
Graduate degree8.0%3.8%+4.2 pts
Unemployment rate2.3%5.0%−2.7 pts
Labor force participation72.6%53.0%+19.6 pts
Median home value$195,100$94,800+$100,300
Median gross rent$978$751+$227
Owner-occupied89.3%76.6%+12.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate1.4%16.7%−15.2 pts
Rent-burdened households33.3%46.0%−12.7 pts
Average commute28.424.2+4.2
Worked from home6.9%8.9%−2.1 pts
Public transit to work0.6%0.2%+0.4 pts
Uninsured7.0%3.6%+3.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025