Language Spoken At Home in Portage City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 34,576 | 100% |
English only | 31,363 | 90.7% |
Language other than English | 3,213 | 9.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,162 | 3.4% |
Spanish | 2,528 | 7.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 938 | 2.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 515 | 1.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 169 | 0.5% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 82 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 49 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 88 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 6 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Portage City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 36,781 | 100% |
American | 1,978 | 5.4% |
Arab | 185 | 0.5% |
Czech | 100 | 0.3% |
Danish | 121 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 757 | 2.1% |
English | 2,553 | 6.9% |
French (except Basque) | 1,157 | 3.1% |
French Canadian | 219 | 0.6% |
German | 7,560 | 20.6% |
Greek | 477 | 1.3% |
Hungarian | 618 | 1.7% |
Irish | 6,480 | 17.6% |
Italian | 1,742 | 4.7% |
Lithuanian | 64 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 262 | 0.7% |
Polish | 3,461 | 9.4% |
Portuguese | 41 | 0.1% |
Russian | 404 | 1.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 430 | 1.2% |
Scottish | 707 | 1.9% |
Slovak | 596 | 1.6% |
Subsaharan African | 264 | 0.7% |
Swedish | 562 | 1.5% |
Swiss | 0 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 36 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 200 | 0.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 45 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Portage City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 14,226 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 9,493 | 66.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,026 | 28.3% |
Married-couple family | 6,571 | 46.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,472 | 17.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 758 | 5.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 362 | 2.5% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,164 | 15.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,192 | 8.4% |
Nonfamily households | 4,733 | 33.3% |
Householder living alone | 4,102 | 28.8% |
65 years and over | 1,268 | 8.9% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 4,801 | 33.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 3,340 | 23.5% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Portage City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 36,507 | 100% |
Householder | 14,226 | 39.0% |
Spouse | 6,605 | 18.1% |
Child | 11,094 | 30.4% |
Other relatives | 2,482 | 6.8% |
Nonrelatives | 2,100 | 5.8% |
Unmarried partner | 1,160 | 3.2% |
Marital Status in Portage City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 13,978 | 100% |
Never married | 4,496 | 32.2% |
Now married, except separated | 6,921 | 49.5% |
Separated | 235 | 1.7% |
Widowed | 534 | 3.8% |
Divorced | 1,792 | 12.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 15,229 | 100% |
Never married | 3,709 | 24.4% |
Now married, except separated | 6,892 | 45.3% |
Separated | 354 | 2.3% |
Widowed | 1,626 | 10.7% |
Divorced | 2,648 | 17.4% |
Fertility in Portage City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 430 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 249 | 57.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 50 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 47 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 56 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 86 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 9 | 0% |
Grandparents in Portage City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,302 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 697 | 53.5% |
Less than 1 year | 121 | 9.3% |
1 or 2 years | 225 | 17.3% |
3 or 4 years | 121 | 9.3% |
5 or more years | 230 | 17.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 697 | 100% |
Who are female | 407 | 58.4% |
Who are married | 522 | 74.9% |
School Enrollment in Portage City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 9,452 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 730 | 7.7% |
Kindergarten | 487 | 5.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 4,341 | 45.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,898 | 20.1% |
College or graduate school | 1,996 | 21.1% |
Educational Attainment in Portage City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 24,778 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 935 | 3.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,952 | 7.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 10,116 | 40.8% |
Some college, no degree | 5,812 | 23.5% |
Associate's degree | 2,086 | 8.4% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,853 | 11.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,024 | 4.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 88.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 15.6% |
Veteran Status in Portage City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 27,827 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 3,014 | 10.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Portage City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 36,507 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,915 | 13.5% |
Under 18 years | 8,912 | 100% |
With a disability | 495 | 5.6% |
18 to 64 years | 23,218 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,822 | 12.2% |
65 years and over | 4,377 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,598 | 36.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Portage City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 36,406 | 100% |
Same house | 31,596 | 86.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 4,700 | 12.9% |
Same county | 2,276 | 6.3% |
Different county | 2,424 | 6.7% |
Same state | 1,638 | 4.5% |
Different state | 786 | 2.2% |
Abroad | 110 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Portage City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 36,781 | 100% |
Native | 35,321 | 96.0% |
Born in United States | 34,970 | 95.1% |
State of residence | 24,784 | 67.4% |
Different state | 10,186 | 27.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 351 | 1.0% |
Foreign born | 1,460 | 4.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Portage City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,460 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 832 | 57.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 628 | 43.0% |
Year of Entry in Portage City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,811 | 100% |
Native | 351 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 351 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,460 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 95 | 6.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,365 | 93.5% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Portage City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,460 | 100% |
Europe | 235 | 16.1% |
Asia | 281 | 19.2% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 797 | 54.6% |
Northern America | 147 | 10.1% |