Portage, MI (Michigan) Houses and Residents

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Portage Apartments for Rent

Total population: 46,133 (Urban population: 46,099, Rural population: 34 (all nonfarm))

Portage, Michigan Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 18,885 (18,147 occupied: 12,528 owner occupied, 5,619 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	31%
State:	26%

Housing density: 586 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $134,913.

Median contract rent in 2007: $590 (lower quartile is $486, upper quartile is $683)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $583

Median gross rent in Portage, MI in 2007: $652

Housing units in Portage with a mortgage: 8,308 (759 second mortgage, 1,590 home equity loan, 61 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,172

Portage,MI index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $172,521 (it was $118,700 in 2000)

Portage:	$172,521
Michigan:	$153,100

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $127,198 - $218,615

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $215,036
Here: $215,036
State: $200,820

Townhouses or other attached units: $167,411
Here: $167,411
State: $181,134

In 2-unit structures: $234,914
Here: $234,914
State: $129,336

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $149,559
Here: $149,559
State: $151,605

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $109,875
Here: $109,875
State: $149,899

Mobile homes: $25,177
Here: $25,177
State: $39,606

Household type by relationship

Households: 44,513

In family households: 37,487 (9,699 male householders, 2,553 female householders)
9,969 spouses, 13,742 children (12,533 natural, 401 adopted, 808 stepchildren), 295 grandchildren, 243 brothers or sisters, 172 parents, 264 other relatives, 550 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 7,026 (2,596 male householders (1,964 living alone)), 3,246 female householders (2,893 living alone)), 1,184 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 413 (126 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,399 2-persons, 2,707 3-persons, 2,633 4-persons, 1,074 5-persons, 319 6-persons, 120 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,857 1-person, 860 2-persons, 98 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 10 5-persons.

8,924 married couples with children.
2,393 single-parent households (475 men, 1,918 women).

93.4% of residents of Portage speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (82% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
1.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (72% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (78% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 2,147 (4.8%)
(45.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.6
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.8
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Portage, Michigan:
	1 room: 5 2 rooms: 15 3 rooms: 109 4 rooms: 728 5 rooms: 2,366 6 rooms: 2,701 7 rooms: 2,287 8 rooms: 2,052 9 or more rooms: 2,265

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Portage, Michigan:
	1 room: 225 2 rooms: 640 3 rooms: 1,471 4 rooms: 1,682 5 rooms: 905 6 rooms: 403 7 rooms: 173 8 rooms: 99 9 or more rooms: 21

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 312
1995 to 1998: 1,529
1990 to 1994: 1,363
1980 to 1989: 3,083
1970 to 1979: 3,878
1960 to 1969: 4,343
1950 to 1959: 2,886
1940 to 1949: 876
1939 or earlier: 615

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Portage:
	no bedroom: 5 1 bedroom: 114 2 bedrooms: 1,621 3 bedrooms: 6,510 4 bedrooms: 3,663 5 or more bedrooms: 615

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Portage:
	no bedroom: 247 1 bedroom: 2,404 2 bedrooms: 2,114 3 bedrooms: 720 4 bedrooms: 118 5 or more bedrooms: 16

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Portage in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 179 1 vehicle: 2,885 2 vehicles: 6,496 3 vehicles: 2,346 4 vehicles: 490 5 or more vehicles: 132

Cars and other vehicles available in Portage in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 603 1 vehicle: 3,195 2 vehicles: 1,571 3 vehicles: 185 4 vehicles: 31 5 or more vehicles: 34

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Portage, MI:

Less than $10,000: 122
$10,000 to $14,999: 60
$15,000 to $19,999: 48
$20,000 to $24,999: 29
$25,000 to $29,999: 18
$30,000 to $34,999: 20
$35,000 to $39,999: 29
$40,000 to $49,999: 30
$50,000 to $59,999: 89
$60,000 to $69,999: 122
$70,000 to $79,999: 143
$80,000 to $89,999: 188
$90,000 to $99,999: 286
$100,000 to $124,999: 1497
$125,000 to $149,999: 2213
$150,000 to $174,999: 1709
$175,000 to $199,999: 1383
$200,000 to $249,999: 2261
$250,000 to $299,999: 976
$300,000 to $399,999: 920
$400,000 to $499,999: 357
$500,000 to $749,999: 280
$750,000 to $999,999: 58
$1,000,000 or more: 35

Portage rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Portage:

Less than $100: 47 people
$100 to $149: 43
$150 to $199: 53
$200 to $249: 59
$250 to $299: 76
$300 to $349: 43
$350 to $399: 129
$400 to $449: 366
$450 to $499: 697
$500 to $549: 788
$550 to $599: 633
$600 to $649: 825
$650 to $699: 562
$700 to $749: 293
$750 to $799: 242
$800 to $899: 325
$900 to $999: 186
$1,000 to $1,249: 122
$1,250 to $1,499: 42
$1,500 to $1,999: 36
$2,000 or more: 15
No cash rent: 154

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 609 1990 to 1994: 345 1985 to 1989: 140 1980 to 1984: 186 1975 to 1979: 174 1970 to 1974: 168 1970 to 1974: 156 1965 to 1969: 369

Portage, MI Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 86.8%
Number of people working at home: 735 (3.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 774
5 to 9 minutes: 2985
10 to 14 minutes: 4738
15 to 19 minutes: 4595
20 to 24 minutes: 4130
25 to 29 minutes: 1199
30 to 34 minutes: 1823
35 to 39 minutes: 413
40 to 44 minutes: 263
45 to 59 minutes: 600
60 to 89 minutes: 575
90 or more minutes: 306

Portage mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 20,444 (88%)
Carpooled: 1,594 (7%)
Bus or trolley bus: 69 (0%)
Railroad: 6 (0%)
Motorcycle: 8 (0%)
Bicycle: 29 (0%)
Walked: 185 (1%)
Other means: 66 (0%)
Worked at home: 735 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 772
$10,000 to $14,999: 892
$15,000 to $19,999: 1083
$20,000 to $24,999: 1227
$25,000 to $29,999: 1148
$30,000 to $34,999: 997
$35,000 to $39,999: 984
$40,000 to $44,999: 1032
$45,000 to $49,999: 1010
$50,000 to $59,999: 1756
$60,000 to $74,999: 2142
$75,000 to $99,999: 2333
$100,000 to $124,999: 1197
$125,000 to $149,999: 701
$150,000 to $199,999: 417
$200,000 or more: 403

First ancestries reported:

German: 7970

Other groups: 4502

Dutch: 4205

English: 4013

Irish: 3104

United States or American: 2411

Polish: 1811

Italian: 1467

French (except Basque): 925

Scottish: 781

Swedish: 624

French Canadian: 610

Norwegian: 601

Scotch-Irish: 567

European: 473

Canadian: 270

Hungarian: 239

Greek: 225

Danish: 179

Russian: 172

British: 160

Finnish: 143

Czechoslovakian: 142

Austrian: 136

Croatian: 129

Czech: 126

Subsaharan African:: 108

Slovak: 95

Welsh: 91

Ukrainian: 82

Arab:: 82

Macedonian: 81

Lithuanian: 73

African: 62

Eastern European: 58

Lebanese: 55

Portuguese: 55

Scandinavian: 54

Belgian: 54

Latvian: 54

Swiss: 49

Australian: 35

Romanian: 34

Pennsylvania German: 27

Slovene: 23

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 22

Armenian: 21

Yugoslavian: 21

Ethiopian: 20

Bulgarian: 19

Northern European: 19

Guyanese: 17

Turkish: 15

Ghanian: 15

Bahamian: 14

Serbian: 12

Iranian: 10

Palestinian: 10

Other Arab: 9

Syrian: 8

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 8

Celtic: 7

Albanian: 7

Brazilian: 6

Zimbabwean: 6

Sudanese: 5

Cypriot: 5

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Canada (14%)
India (14%)
Korea (7%)
Mexico (6%)
Germany (6%)
United Kingdom (5%)
Vietnam (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 30847
Northeast: 1431
Midwest: 6432
South: 2508
West: 1324

52% of Portage residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in Michigan.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 79
Nursery to 4th grade: 14
5th and 6th grade: 64
7th and 8th grade: 174
9th grade: 98
10th grade: 254
11th grade: 189
12th grade, no diploma: 163
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,988
Less than 1 year of college: 1,139
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,981
Associate degree: 1,048
Bachelor's degree: 3,449
Master's degree: 1,371
Professional school degree: 369
Doctorate degree: 495

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 49
Nursery to 4th grade: 21
5th and 6th grade: 24
7th and 8th grade: 227
9th grade: 108
10th grade: 223
11th grade: 267
12th grade, no diploma: 235
High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,002
Less than 1 year of college: 1,384
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,400
Associate degree: 1,440
Bachelor's degree: 3,417
Master's degree: 1,463
Professional school degree: 158
Doctorate degree: 98

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 8.4%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 11.1%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 10.1%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 6.1%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 4.4%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 7.8%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 6.1%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 6.7%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 4.3%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $51,545
Black householders: $28,336
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $176,602
Asian householders: $107,713
Some other race householders: $101,702
Two or more races householders: $36,792
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $50,087

Portage household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Portage household income for Black householders

Portage household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Portage household income for Asian householders

Portage household income for Some other race householders

Portage household income for Two or more races householders

Portage household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Portage marital status for males

Portage marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $176,154
Black or African American householders: $176,881
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $150,138
Asian householders: $210,746
Some other race householders: $135,749
Two or more races householders: $141,417
Hispanic or Latino householders: $150,138

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 12,622
One, attached: 740
Two: 194
3 or 4: 615
5 to 9: 1,265
10 to 19: 1,447
20 to 49: 1,019
50 or more: 522
Mobile homes: 461

Median worth of mobile homes: $13,829

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Portage:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (94%) Electricity (3%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (79%) Electricity (17%) No fuel used (1%) Other fuel (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 545

Here:	9.7%
Michigan:	11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 197

Here:	7.5%
Michigan:	8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 249

Here:	10.6%
Michigan:	16.5%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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