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Portage County, WI

71,024 Population
800.9 square miles 88.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.9 ±1 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Wisconsin: 40.5 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6463%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Male51%
  • Male
  • Female
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88%White0%Black0%Native3%Asian0%Islander0%Other3%Two+4%Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$38,331 ±$2,233 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Wisconsin: $41,785 ±$352
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$69,391 ±$6,139 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Wisconsin: $74,631 ±$774
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

9.4% ±1.8% (6,360  ±1,195) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Wisconsin: 10.7% 616,874 (±0.3% / ±19,150)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty9%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty9%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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19.5 minutes ±0.7 (635,925  ±27,030) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Wisconsin: 22.2 58,354,164 (±0.1 / ±264,478)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

30,620 ±588 Number of households
  • Wisconsin: 2,495,539 ±8,832
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.2 ±0 (67,935  ±83) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Wisconsin: 2.3 5,773,894
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

Population by household type

Married couples60%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married51%
  • Married
  • Single
* Universe: Population 15 years and over
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale39%Female33%
Now marriedMale52%Female51%
DivorcedMale8%†Female9%†
WidowedMale2%†Female7%†
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3.4% ±1.9% (570  ±323) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Wisconsin: 4.8% 62,338 (±0.3% / ±4,468)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

1%†15-191%†20-244%†25-2923%†30-351%†35-390%40-441%†45-50
* Universe: Women 15 to 50 years
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Housing

32,017 ±53 Number of housing units
  • Wisconsin: 2,787,388 ±291
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied96%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Owner occupied67%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit71%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$258,900 ±$8,177 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Wisconsin: $272,500 ±$1,737
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

14.1% ±2.5% (9,977  ±1,744.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Wisconsin: 11.2% 654,440 (±0.3% / ±19,786.1)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

94.9% ±4.9% (44,346  ±2,310) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Wisconsin: 93.7% 3,855,294 (±0.6% / ±26,343.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
34.7% ±3.1% (16,217  ±1,447.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Wisconsin: 33.8% 1,389,399 (±0.4% / ±14,983.8)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

Population by highest level of education

5%†No degree31%High school29%†Some college24%†Bachelor's10%†Post-grad
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N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

Language at home, children 5-17

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Language at home, adults 18+

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3.3% (2,343  ±448) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Wisconsin: 5.2% 307,899
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

Place of birth for foreign-born population

15%†Europe46%Asia3%†Africa0%†Oceania36%†Latin America1%†Northern America
* ACS 2023 5-year data
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6% ±1.1% (3,443  ±641) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Wisconsin: 5.9% 275,531 (±0.1% / ±6,392)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)

Veterans by wartime service

33†WWII245†Korea1,592†Vietnam576†Gulf (1990s)715†Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only; ACS 2023 5-year data
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3,443 Total veterans ±641 3,238 Male ±639 205 Female ±143

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This profile displays data from more than one ACS release. Charts not derived from ACS 2023 1-year data are noted with an *.

Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 1-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Portage County, WI <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/05000US55097-portage-county-wi/>

Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Portage County, WI <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/05000US55097-portage-county-wi/>