Moving to Portage, Michigan

About Portage, Michigan
Portage

Portage is a city in Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 48,891 at the 2020 census. It is the smaller of the two main cities included in the Kalamazoo-Portage Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a population of 261,670 in 2020.

Gender
Gender Portage Michigan Country
Female 51.2% 50.8% 50.8%
Male 48.8% 49.2% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Portage Michigan Country
Less than $10,000 5% 6.4% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 2.3% 4.1% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 7.1% 9.2% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 7.3% 9.6% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 13.6% 13.3% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 20.8% 18.2% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 11.5% 12.9% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 19.1% 14.6% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 7.1% 5.9% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 6.1% 5.7% 8.3%
Education


Education Portage Michigan Country
< 9th Grade 1% 2% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 3% 6% 7.0%
High School or GED 20% 29% 27.0%
Other College 21% 23% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 8% 10% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 28% 18% 20.0%
Master's Degree 14% 9% 9.0%
Professional Degree 2% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 3% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Portage Michigan Country
White 82.7% 74.5% 60.1%
African American 5.2% 13.5% 12.2%
American Indian 0.4% 0.4% 0.6%
Asian 3% 3.2% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0% 0.2%
Other 0.2% 0.3% 0.3%
Multiracial 3.4% 2.9% 2.8%
Hispanic 5.1% 5.2% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity