Portage, IN Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	33,496	100.0

Male	16,247	48.5
Female	17,249	51.5

Under 5 years	2,404	7.2
5 to 9 years	2,389	7.1
10 to 14 years	2,443	7.3
15 to 19 years	2,472	7.4
20 to 24 years	2,175	6.5
25 to 34 years	4,636	13.8
35 to 44 years	5,386	16.1
45 to 54 years	4,757	14.2
55 to 59 years	1,667	5.0
60 to 64 years	1,212	3.6
65 to 74 years	2,025	6.0
75 to 84 years	1,471	4.4
85 years and over	459	1.4

Median age (years)	35.4	(X)

18 years and over	24,772	74.0
Male	11,805	35.2
Female	12,967	38.7
21 years and over	23,326	69.6
62 years and over	4,651	13.9
65 years and over	3,955	11.8
Male	1,561	4.7
Female	2,394	7.1

RACE
One race	32,873	98.1
White	30,992	92.5
Black or African American	485	1.4
American Indian and Alaska Native	90	0.3
Asian	215	0.6
Asian Indian	50	0.1
Chinese	31	0.1
Filipino	54	0.2
Japanese	8	0.0
Korean	20	0.1
Vietnamese	21	0.1
Other Asian ¹	31	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	19	0.1
Native Hawaiian	1	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	8	0.0
Samoan	5	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	5	0.0
Some other race	1,072	3.2
Two or more races	623	1.9

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	31,557	94.2
Black or African American	601	1.8
American Indian and Alaska Native	264	0.8
Asian	301	0.9
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	41	0.1
Some other race	1,381	4.1

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	33,496	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	3,330	9.9
Mexican	1,915	5.7
Puerto Rican	987	2.9
Cuban	17	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	411	1.2
Not Hispanic or Latino	30,166	90.1
White alone	29,041	86.7

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	33,496	100.0
In households	33,090	98.8
Householder	12,746	38.1
Spouse	6,847	20.4
Child	10,595	31.6
Own child under 18 years	7,914	23.6
Other relatives	1,367	4.1
Under 18 years	575	1.7
Nonrelatives	1,535	4.6
Unmarried partner	827	2.5
In group quarters	406	1.2
Institutionalized population	358	1.1
Noninstitutionalized population	48	0.1

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	12,746	100.0
Family households (families)	9,017	70.7
With own children under 18 years	4,421	34.7
Married-couple family	6,847	53.7
With own children under 18 years	3,170	24.9
Female householder, no husband present	1,550	12.2
With own children under 18 years	900	7.1
Nonfamily households	3,729	29.3
Householder living alone	3,048	23.9
Householder 65 years and over	1,163	9.1

Households with individuals under 18 years	4,863	38.2
Households with individuals 65 years and over	2,777	21.8

Average household size	2.60	(X)
Average family size	3.09	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	13,375	100.0
Occupied housing units	12,746	95.3
Vacant housing units	629	4.7
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	52	0.4

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.3	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	8.0	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	12,746	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	9,236	72.5
Renter-occupied housing units	3,510	27.5

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.70	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.33	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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