Portage, IN Social Statistics
Updated June 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Number | Percent | |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 8,287 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 487 | 5.9 |
| Kindergarten | 425 | 5.1 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,850 | 46.5 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 2,078 | 25.1 |
| College or graduate school | 1,447 | 17.5 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 21,503 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 984 | 4.6 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,869 | 13.3 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 9,863 | 45.9 |
| Some college, no degree | 4,498 | 20.9 |
| Associate degree | 1,125 | 5.2 |
| Bachelor's degree | 1,511 | 7.0 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 653 | 3.0 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 82.1 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 10.1 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 26,329 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 6,177 | 23.5 |
| Now married, except separated | 14,309 | 54.3 |
| Separated | 357 | 1.4 |
| Widowed | 2,167 | 8.2 |
Female | 1,680 | 6.4 |
| Divorced | 3,319 | 12.6 |
Female | 1,835 | 7.0 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 548 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 375 | 68.4 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 24,826 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 3,726 | 15.0 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 7,719 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 649 | 8.4 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 19,398 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 3,344 | 17.2 |
Percent employed | 57.7 | (X) |
| No disability | 16,054 | 82.8 |
Percent employed | 77.5 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 3,579 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,653 | 46.2 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 31,089 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 17,266 | 55.5 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 13,491 | 43.4 |
Same county | 7,026 | 22.6 |
Different county | 6,465 | 20.8 |
Same state | 4,229 | 13.6 |
Different state | 2,236 | 7.2 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 332 | 1.1 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 33,548 | 100.0 |
| Native | 32,525 | 97.0 |
Born in United States | 32,109 | 95.7 |
State of residence | 22,248 | 66.3 |
Different state | 9,861 | 29.4 |
Born outside United States | 416 | 1.2 |
| Foreign born | 1,023 | 3.0 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 306 | 0.9 |
Naturalized citizen | 651 | 1.9 |
Not a citizen | 372 | 1.1 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 1,023 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 368 | 36.0 |
| Asia | 190 | 18.6 |
| Africa | 7 | 0.7 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 416 | 40.7 |
| Northern America | 42 | 4.1 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 31,089 | 100.0 |
| English only | 28,482 | 91.6 |
| Language other than English | 2,607 | 8.4 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 660 | 2.1 |
Spanish | 1,656 | 5.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 448 | 1.4 |
Other Indo-European languages | 729 | 2.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 152 | 0.5 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 126 | 0.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 44 | 0.1 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 33,548 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 36,705 | 109.4 |
| Arab | 136 | 0.4 |
| Czech1 | 425 | 1.3 |
| Danish | 86 | 0.3 |
| Dutch | 723 | 2.2 |
| English | 2,959 | 8.8 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 845 | 2.5 |
| French Canadian1 | 216 | 0.6 |
| German | 7,390 | 22.0 |
| Greek | 379 | 1.1 |
| Hungarian | 301 | 0.9 |
| Irish1 | 5,132 | 15.3 |
| Italian | 1,379 | 4.1 |
| Lithuanian | 280 | 0.8 |
| Norwegian | 208 | 0.6 |
| Polish | 2,875 | 8.6 |
| Portuguese | 29 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 220 | 0.7 |
| Scotch-Irish | 704 | 2.1 |
| Scottish | 510 | 1.5 |
| Slovak | 727 | 2.2 |
| Subsaharan African | 41 | 0.1 |
| Swedish | 883 | 2.6 |
| Swiss | 28 | 0.1 |
| Ukrainian | 74 | 0.2 |
| United States or American | 2,148 | 6.4 |
| Welsh | 264 | 0.8 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 0 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 7,743 | 23.1 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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