Moving to Portage, Wisconsin

About Portage, Wisconsin
Portage

Portage is a city in Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat. The population was 10,581 at the 2020 census, making it the largest city in Columbia County. It is part of the Madison metropolitan area.

Portage was named for the Fox–Wisconsin Waterway, a portage between the Fox River and the Wisconsin River, which was recognized by Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet during their discovery of a route to the Mississippi River in 1673. The city's slogan is "Where the North Begins."

Gender
Gender Portage Wisconsin Country
Female 46.7% 50.2% 50.8%
Male 53.3% 49.8% 49.2%
Gender
Created with Raphaël 2.2.047%53%Male53.3%

 Female Male
Household Income
Created with Raphaël 2.2.07%4%11%12%14%20%14%15%2%2%$50K to $75K19.6%

 < $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more

Income Portage Wisconsin Country
Less than $10,000 7.4% 4.6% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 3.7% 4.1% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 11% 8.6% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 11.6% 9% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 13.7% 13% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 19.6% 18.9% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 13.5% 14.1% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 14.8% 16.3% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 2.4% 6.1% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 2.1% 5.2% 8.3%
Education
Created with Raphaël 2.2.03%6%41%24%10%10%4%1%1%High School or GED41%

 < 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree

Education Portage Wisconsin Country
< 9th Grade 3% 2% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 6% 5% 7.0%
High School or GED 41% 30% 27.0%
Other College 24% 21% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 10% 11% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 10% 20% 20.0%
Master's Degree 4% 8% 9.0%
Professional Degree 1% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 1% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
 Portage Wisconsin  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.005101520>$200K$150K$200K$100K$150K$75K$100K$50K$75K$35K$50K$25K$35K$15K$25K$10K$15K<$10K7.44.65.83.74.14.1118.68.511.698.613.7131219.618.917.213.514.112.814.816.315.62.46.17.12.15.28.3
Education
 Portage Wisconsin  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0012.52537.550Dr.DegreeProf.DegreeMastersDegreeBachelorDegreeAssociateDegreeOtherCollegeHighSchool9-12thGrade< 9thGrade32565741302724212010119102020489122111
Race / Ethnicity
Created with Raphaël 2.2.087%5%1%1%5%0%3%0%White86.6%

 White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other

Ethnicity Portage Wisconsin Country
White 86.6% 80.6% 60.1%
African American 4.7% 6.2% 12.2%
American Indian 0.8% 0.8% 0.6%
Asian 0.6% 2.8% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0% 0.2%
Other 0% 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 2.7% 2.3% 2.8%
Hispanic 4.6% 7% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity
 Portage Wisconsin  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0022.54567.590Hispanic2 or More$OthersHawaiianAsianAmericanIndianAfricanAmericanWhite86.680.660.14.76.212.20.80.80.60.62.85.6000.200.20.32.72.32.84.6718.2