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Indiana·Porter County
10 tracts·36K people·$224K median·1,396/mi²
White 65 · Hispanic 21 · Black 9 · Multiracial 3 · Asian 1 · Other 1
Married couple 48 · Living alone 27 · Other 25
Manufacturing 31 · Retail 21 · Health 17 · Leisure 13 · Professional 12 · Public admin 3 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 33 · Production · transport 22 · Sales · office 18 · Service 15 · Construction · maintenance 11
Drive alone 84 · Carpool 15 · Work from home 6 · Transit 1 · Walk 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Portage is $224,200 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Portage has 38,082 residents across 8 census tracts and 7 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 39.8; the population is 64.8% White, 21.3% Hispanic or Latino, 9.3% Black, 2.7% Multiracial, 1.2% Asian and 0.5% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 18.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 11.6% (Census ACS).
Ethel R Jones Elementary School (43%), Rowena Kyle Elementary School (40%) and Crisman Elementary School (38%) lead the elementary schools; Willowcreek Middle School (29%) and William Fegely Middle School (26%) lead the middle schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,231/month, 22% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Portage is $76,276 a year, 11% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Portage, median rent is $1,231/month and the median home value is $224,200 (Census ACS).
Portage reported 2.2 violent crimes and 10.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 22°F; there are 90 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 38 inches; snowfall averages 40 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Portage are tornado (80), cold wave (79) and strong wind (76), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.09g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Portage, 0.3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).