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Michigan·Kalamazoo County
11 tracts·49K people·$262K median·1,525/mi²
White 80 · Black 6 · Hispanic 6 · Multiracial 5 · Asian 3 · Other 1
Married couple 48 · Living alone 30 · Other 22
Manufacturing 35 · Retail 19 · Professional 19 · Health 14 · Leisure 10 · Public admin 1 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 49 · Sales · office 21 · Production · transport 15 · Service 12 · Construction · maintenance 4
Drive alone 78 · Work from home 14 · Carpool 11 · Walk 1 · Transit 1 · 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 $262,300 (Census ACS) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Portage has 49,259 residents across 11 census tracts and 10 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 38.5; the population is 79.5% White, 6.2% Black, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 4.8% Multiracial, 3.4% Asian and 0.6% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 47.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 7.1% (Census ACS).
Moorsbridge Elementary School (62%), Lake Center Elementary School (57%) and 12th Street Elementary (55%) lead the elementary schools; Portage West Middle School (56%), Portage Central Middle School (52%) and Portage North Middle School (35%) lead the middle schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,133/month, 28% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Portage is $83,212 a year, 3% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Portage, median rent is $1,133/month and the median home value is $262,300 (Census ACS).
Portage reported 2.7 violent crimes and 33.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 82°F; winter lows average 21°F; there are 86 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 39 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Portage are hail (97), tornado (93) and strong wind (90), 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, 1.2% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).