Portage, MI Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	44,897	100.0

Male	21,528	47.9
Female	23,369	52.1

Under 5 years	3,098	6.9
5 to 9 years	3,263	7.3
10 to 14 years	3,487	7.8
15 to 19 years	3,069	6.8
20 to 24 years	2,775	6.2
25 to 34 years	6,207	13.8
35 to 44 years	7,201	16.0
45 to 54 years	6,596	14.7
55 to 59 years	2,154	4.8
60 to 64 years	1,756	3.9
65 to 74 years	2,918	6.5
75 to 84 years	1,829	4.1
85 years and over	544	1.2

Median age (years)	35.8	(X)

18 years and over	33,026	73.6
Male	15,533	34.6
Female	17,493	39.0
21 years and over	31,466	70.1
62 years and over	6,268	14.0
65 years and over	5,291	11.8
Male	2,174	4.8
Female	3,117	6.9

RACE
One race	44,069	98.2
White	40,746	90.8
Black or African American	1,676	3.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	135	0.3
Asian	1,187	2.6
Asian Indian	403	0.9
Chinese	332	0.7
Filipino	63	0.1
Japanese	48	0.1
Korean	143	0.3
Vietnamese	101	0.2
Other Asian ¹	97	0.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	10	0.0
Native Hawaiian	5	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	1	0.0
Samoan	0	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	4	0.0
Some other race	315	0.7
Two or more races	828	1.8

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	41,507	92.4
Black or African American	1,999	4.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	425	0.9
Asian	1,362	3.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	25	0.1
Some other race	484	1.1

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	44,897	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	868	1.9
Mexican	496	1.1
Puerto Rican	63	0.1
Cuban	26	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	283	0.6
Not Hispanic or Latino	44,029	98.1
White alone	40,220	89.6

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	44,897	100.0
In households	44,482	99.1
Householder	18,138	40.4
Spouse	9,863	22.0
Child	13,586	30.3
Own child under 18 years	11,317	25.2
Other relatives	955	2.1
Under 18 years	347	0.8
Nonrelatives	1,940	4.3
Unmarried partner	934	2.1
In group quarters	415	0.9
Institutionalized population	120	0.3
Noninstitutionalized population	295	0.7

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	18,138	100.0
Family households (families)	12,139	66.9
With own children under 18 years	6,195	34.2
Married-couple family	9,863	54.4
With own children under 18 years	4,679	25.8
Female householder, no husband present	1,766	9.7
With own children under 18 years	1,196	6.6
Nonfamily households	5,999	33.1
Householder living alone	4,927	27.2
Householder 65 years and over	1,526	8.4

Households with individuals under 18 years	6,473	35.7
Households with individuals 65 years and over	3,655	20.2

Average household size	2.45	(X)
Average family size	3.01	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	18,880	100.0
Occupied housing units	18,138	96.1
Vacant housing units	742	3.9
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	80	0.4

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.4	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	5.2	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	18,138	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	12,502	68.9
Renter-occupied housing units	5,636	31.1

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.71	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	1.88	(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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