Language Spoken At Home in Portage City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 43,242 | 100% |
English only | 40,467 | 93.6% |
Language other than English | 2,775 | 6.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 536 | 1.2% |
Spanish | 668 | 1.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 122 | 0.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,073 | 2.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 171 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 805 | 1.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 240 | 0.6% |
Other languages | 229 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 3 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Portage City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 46,425 | 100% |
American | 1,978 | 4.3% |
Arab | 349 | 0.8% |
Czech | 339 | 0.7% |
Danish | 345 | 0.7% |
Dutch | 5,556 | 12.0% |
English | 6,439 | 13.9% |
French (except Basque) | 1,834 | 4.0% |
French Canadian | 514 | 1.1% |
German | 12,068 | 26.0% |
Greek | 134 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 507 | 1.1% |
Irish | 7,122 | 15.3% |
Italian | 1,924 | 4.1% |
Lithuanian | 127 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 646 | 1.4% |
Polish | 2,878 | 6.2% |
Portuguese | 14 | 0.0% |
Russian | 330 | 0.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 428 | 0.9% |
Scottish | 1,285 | 2.8% |
Slovak | 148 | 0.3% |
Subsaharan African | 142 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 972 | 2.1% |
Swiss | 124 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 184 | 0.4% |
Welsh | 237 | 0.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 36 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Portage City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 19,058 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 12,454 | 65.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,088 | 31.9% |
Married-couple family | 9,855 | 51.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,361 | 22.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 683 | 3.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 420 | 2.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,916 | 10.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,307 | 6.9% |
Nonfamily households | 6,604 | 34.7% |
Householder living alone | 5,633 | 29.6% |
65 years and over | 1,841 | 9.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 6,447 | 33.8% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 4,331 | 22.7% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Portage City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 46,210 | 100% |
Householder | 19,058 | 41.2% |
Spouse | 9,838 | 21.3% |
Child | 13,879 | 30.0% |
Other relatives | 1,451 | 3.1% |
Nonrelatives | 1,984 | 4.3% |
Unmarried partner | 1,053 | 2.3% |
Marital Status in Portage City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 17,767 | 100% |
Never married | 5,429 | 30.6% |
Now married, except separated | 10,295 | 57.9% |
Separated | 127 | 0.7% |
Widowed | 362 | 2.0% |
Divorced | 1,554 | 8.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 19,316 | 100% |
Never married | 4,862 | 25.2% |
Now married, except separated | 10,062 | 52.1% |
Separated | 368 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 1,621 | 8.4% |
Divorced | 2,403 | 12.4% |
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 | 583 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 228 | 39.1% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 41 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 51 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 47 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 101 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 7 | 0% |
Grandparents in Portage City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 672 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 365 | 54.3% |
Less than 1 year | 151 | 22.5% |
1 or 2 years | 86 | 12.8% |
3 or 4 years | 18 | 2.7% |
5 or more years | 110 | 16.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 365 | 100% |
Who are female | 210 | 57.5% |
Who are married | 300 | 82.2% |
School Enrollment in Portage City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 13,026 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 924 | 7.1% |
Kindergarten | 726 | 5.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 4,880 | 37.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,645 | 20.3% |
College or graduate school | 3,851 | 29.6% |
Educational Attainment in Portage City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 30,817 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 235 | 0.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,217 | 3.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 6,743 | 21.9% |
Some college, no degree | 7,389 | 24.0% |
Associate's degree | 3,004 | 9.7% |
Bachelor's degree | 7,852 | 25.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 4,377 | 14.2% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 95.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 39.7% |
Veteran Status in Portage City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 34,975 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 3,113 | 8.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Portage City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 46,282 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,175 | 11.2% |
Under 18 years | 11,422 | 100% |
With a disability | 528 | 4.6% |
18 to 64 years | 28,777 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,479 | 8.6% |
65 years and over | 6,083 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,168 | 35.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Portage City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 45,834 | 100% |
Same house | 38,176 | 83.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 7,491 | 16.3% |
Same county | 5,373 | 11.7% |
Different county | 2,118 | 4.6% |
Same state | 1,514 | 3.3% |
Different state | 604 | 1.3% |
Abroad | 167 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Portage City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 46,425 | 100% |
Native | 43,992 | 94.8% |
Born in United States | 43,687 | 94.1% |
State of residence | 32,722 | 70.5% |
Different state | 10,965 | 23.6% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 305 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 2,433 | 5.2% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Portage City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 2,433 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,328 | 54.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,105 | 45.4% |
Year of Entry in Portage City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,738 | 100% |
Native | 305 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 305 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 2,433 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 117 | 4.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,316 | 95.2% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Portage City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 2,433 | 100% |
Europe | 529 | 21.7% |
Asia | 1,370 | 56.3% |
Africa | 163 | 6.7% |
Oceania | 17 | 0.7% |
Latin America | 227 | 9.3% |
Northern America | 127 | 5.2% |