Moving to Portage, Wisconsin
About Portage, Wisconsin

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
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Household Income
< $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
< 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
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Race / Ethnicity
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% |
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