Language Spoken At Home in Portage County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 66,122 | 100% |
English only | 61,852 | 93.5% |
Language other than English | 4,270 | 6.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,707 | 2.6% |
Spanish | 1,487 | 2.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 628 | 0.9% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,152 | 1.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 290 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,532 | 2.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 789 | 1.2% |
Other languages | 99 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Portage County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 70,027 | 100% |
American | 2,212 | 3.2% |
Arab | 18 | 0.0% |
Czech | 940 | 1.3% |
Danish | 587 | 0.8% |
Dutch | 1,376 | 2.0% |
English | 4,429 | 6.3% |
French (except Basque) | 2,136 | 3.1% |
French Canadian | 528 | 0.8% |
German | 29,885 | 42.7% |
Greek | 70 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 362 | 0.5% |
Irish | 7,903 | 11.3% |
Italian | 1,790 | 2.6% |
Lithuanian | 115 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 5,557 | 7.9% |
Polish | 21,029 | 30.0% |
Portuguese | 50 | 0.1% |
Russian | 328 | 0.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 469 | 0.7% |
Scottish | 760 | 1.1% |
Slovak | 69 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 125 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 1,635 | 2.3% |
Swiss | 411 | 0.6% |
Ukrainian | 39 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 227 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 16 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Portage County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 27,982 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 17,858 | 63.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,530 | 26.9% |
Married-couple family | 14,702 | 52.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,618 | 20.1% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 998 | 3.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 626 | 2.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,158 | 7.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,286 | 4.6% |
Nonfamily households | 10,124 | 36.2% |
Householder living alone | 7,440 | 26.6% |
65 years and over | 2,495 | 8.9% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 7,887 | 28.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 6,335 | 22.6% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Portage County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 66,590 | 100% |
Householder | 27,982 | 42.0% |
Spouse | 14,613 | 21.9% |
Child | 17,236 | 25.9% |
Other relatives | 1,501 | 2.3% |
Nonrelatives | 5,258 | 7.9% |
Unmarried partner | 1,900 | 2.9% |
Marital Status in Portage County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 28,770 | 100% |
Never married | 10,830 | 37.6% |
Now married, except separated | 15,019 | 52.2% |
Separated | 96 | 0.3% |
Widowed | 516 | 1.8% |
Divorced | 2,309 | 8.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 29,315 | 100% |
Never married | 8,971 | 30.6% |
Now married, except separated | 15,141 | 51.6% |
Separated | 204 | 0.7% |
Widowed | 2,352 | 8.0% |
Divorced | 2,647 | 9.0% |
Fertility in Portage County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 807 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 207 | 25.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 21 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 44 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 9 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 76 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 25 | 0% |
Grandparents in Portage County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 603 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 211 | 35.0% |
Less than 1 year | 69 | 11.4% |
1 or 2 years | 41 | 6.8% |
3 or 4 years | 68 | 11.3% |
5 or more years | 33 | 5.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 211 | 100% |
Who are female | 109 | 51.7% |
Who are married | 186 | 88.2% |
School Enrollment in Portage County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 21,529 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 942 | 4.4% |
Kindergarten | 1,000 | 4.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 6,157 | 28.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 3,323 | 15.4% |
College or graduate school | 10,107 | 46.9% |
Educational Attainment in Portage County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 43,822 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,607 | 3.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,264 | 5.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 15,826 | 36.1% |
Some college, no degree | 8,394 | 19.2% |
Associate's degree | 3,833 | 8.7% |
Bachelor's degree | 8,251 | 18.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 3,647 | 8.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 91.2% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 27.2% |
Veteran Status in Portage County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 55,452 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 4,925 | 8.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Portage County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 69,624 | 100% |
With a disability | 7,053 | 10.1% |
Under 18 years | 14,528 | 100% |
With a disability | 710 | 4.9% |
18 to 64 years | 46,296 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,571 | 7.7% |
65 years and over | 8,800 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,772 | 31.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Portage County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 69,391 | 100% |
Same house | 56,089 | 80.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 13,184 | 19.0% |
Same county | 8,142 | 11.7% |
Different county | 5,042 | 7.3% |
Same state | 3,811 | 5.5% |
Different state | 1,231 | 1.8% |
Abroad | 118 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Portage County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 70,027 | 100% |
Native | 67,845 | 96.9% |
Born in United States | 67,468 | 96.3% |
State of residence | 54,799 | 78.3% |
Different state | 12,669 | 18.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 377 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 2,182 | 3.1% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Portage County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 2,182 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,148 | 52.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,034 | 47.4% |
Year of Entry in Portage County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,559 | 100% |
Native | 377 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 377 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 2,182 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 15 | 0.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,167 | 99.3% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Portage County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 2,182 | 100% |
Europe | 393 | 18.0% |
Asia | 1,120 | 51.3% |
Africa | 34 | 1.6% |
Oceania | 9 | 0.4% |
Latin America | 532 | 24.4% |
Northern America | 94 | 4.3% |