Language Spoken At Home in Portage City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 9,657 | 100% |
English only | 9,235 | 95.6% |
Language other than English | 422 | 4.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 147 | 1.5% |
Spanish | 163 | 1.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 85 | 0.9% |
Other Indo-European languages | 160 | 1.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 21 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 51 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 21 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 48 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 20 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in Portage City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 10,267 | 100% |
American | 253 | 2.5% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 89 | 0.9% |
Danish | 128 | 1.2% |
Dutch | 206 | 2.0% |
English | 581 | 5.7% |
French (except Basque) | 232 | 2.3% |
French Canadian | 57 | 0.6% |
German | 4,979 | 48.5% |
Greek | 30 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 38 | 0.4% |
Irish | 2,003 | 19.5% |
Italian | 183 | 1.8% |
Lithuanian | 206 | 2.0% |
Norwegian | 909 | 8.9% |
Polish | 680 | 6.6% |
Portuguese | 6 | 0.1% |
Russian | 99 | 1.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 29 | 0.3% |
Scottish | 68 | 0.7% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 28 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 135 | 1.3% |
Swiss | 60 | 0.6% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 116 | 1.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 21 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Portage City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 4,053 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 2,497 | 61.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,250 | 30.8% |
Married-couple family | 1,662 | 41.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 628 | 15.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 176 | 4.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 136 | 3.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 659 | 16.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 486 | 12.0% |
Nonfamily households | 1,556 | 38.4% |
Householder living alone | 1,259 | 31.1% |
65 years and over | 499 | 12.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,324 | 32.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 962 | 23.7% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Portage City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 9,492 | 100% |
Householder | 4,053 | 42.7% |
Spouse | 1,660 | 17.5% |
Child | 2,736 | 28.8% |
Other relatives | 455 | 4.8% |
Nonrelatives | 588 | 6.2% |
Unmarried partner | 388 | 4.1% |
Marital Status in Portage City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 4,197 | 100% |
Never married | 1,640 | 39.1% |
Now married, except separated | 1,818 | 43.3% |
Separated | 102 | 2.4% |
Widowed | 207 | 4.9% |
Divorced | 430 | 10.2% |
Females 15 years and over | 4,005 | 100% |
Never married | 1,043 | 26.0% |
Now married, except separated | 1,742 | 43.5% |
Separated | 106 | 2.6% |
Widowed | 492 | 12.3% |
Divorced | 622 | 15.5% |
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 | 288 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 116 | 40.3% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 85 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 123 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 103 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 217 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 33 | 0% |
Grandparents in Portage City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 183 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 65 | 35.5% |
Less than 1 year | 39 | 21.3% |
1 or 2 years | 26 | 14.2% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 0 | 0.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 65 | 100% |
Who are female | 52 | 80.0% |
Who are married | 26 | 40.0% |
School Enrollment in Portage City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 2,863 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 139 | 4.9% |
Kindergarten | 222 | 7.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,188 | 41.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 652 | 22.8% |
College or graduate school | 662 | 23.1% |
Educational Attainment in Portage City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 6,643 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 325 | 4.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 502 | 7.6% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 2,136 | 32.2% |
Some college, no degree | 1,741 | 26.2% |
Associate's degree | 606 | 9.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 910 | 13.7% |
Graduate or professional degree | 423 | 6.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 87.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 20.1% |
Veteran Status in Portage City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 7,727 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 811 | 10.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Portage City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 9,500 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,182 | 12.4% |
Under 18 years | 2,517 | 100% |
With a disability | 142 | 5.6% |
18 to 64 years | 5,733 | 100% |
With a disability | 585 | 10.2% |
65 years and over | 1,250 | 100% |
With a disability | 455 | 36.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Portage City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 10,080 | 100% |
Same house | 7,153 | 71.0% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,921 | 29.0% |
Same county | 1,908 | 18.9% |
Different county | 1,013 | 10.0% |
Same state | 959 | 9.5% |
Different state | 54 | 0.5% |
Abroad | 6 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Portage City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 10,267 | 100% |
Native | 10,099 | 98.4% |
Born in United States | 10,055 | 97.9% |
State of residence | 7,393 | 72.0% |
Different state | 2,662 | 25.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 44 | 0.4% |
Foreign born | 168 | 1.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Portage City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 168 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 119 | 70.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 49 | 29.2% |
Year of Entry in Portage City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 212 | 100% |
Native | 44 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 44 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 168 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 168 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Portage City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 168 | 100% |
Europe | 69 | 41.1% |
Asia | 43 | 25.6% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 45 | 26.8% |
Northern America | 11 | 6.5% |