Living in Portage Public Schools Area

Living Summary

22,066

households

55,319

Total Population

$178,300

Average House Value

$854

Average Housing Rent

$69,458

Average Household Income

95.99%

Health Insurance Coverage

100%

Household with Internet

Academic Summary view more

Schools

8,509

Total Students

PK-12

Grades Offered

17 to 1

Students to Teacher Ratio

57%

Percent Proficient - Math

65%

Percent Proficient - Reading/Language Arts

Overview

A total of 22,066 households are located in Portage Public Schools area. Among them, 6,988 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.09 people. The total number of children in the region is 16,955 and 14,726 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

3% (1,902) of residents are non-citizens and 8% (4,206) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Portage Public Schools, Michigan
Household	22,066
Population	55,319
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	6,988 (32%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	16,955
Total Students	14,726
Pre-Kindergarten	1,114
Kindergarten	523
Grade 1-8	6,618
Grade 9-12	2,855
College/Graduate School	3,616
Veterans	42,121
Non-citizen	1,902
Non-English Home Language	4,206
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

43,626 residents are over the age of 16 and 30,228 people are in labor force. Among them, 30,174 people are in civilian labor force and 54 are in armed labor force. 28,582 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.30%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Portage Public Schools area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	28,321	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	24,613	86.91%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,946	6.87%
Public transportation	159	0.56%
Walked	181	0.64%
Other method	248	0.88%
Worked from home	1,174	4.15%
Average Commute Time	20 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	28,582	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	14,251	49.86%
Service	4,072	14.25%
Sales and office	5,575	19.51%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,382	4.84%
Production, transportation, and material moving	3,302	11.55%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	28,582	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	202	0.71%
Construction	810	2.83%
Manufacturing	5,331	18.65%
Wholesale trade	758	2.65%
Retail trade	3,275	11.46%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	745	2.61%
Information	438	1.53%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,983	6.94%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	2,938	10.28%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	7,342	25.69%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	2,667	9.33%
Other services, except public administration	1,427	4.99%
Public administration	666	2.33%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	28,582	-
Private wage and salary workers	23,740	83.06%
Government workers	3,329	11.65%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,473	5.15%
Unpaid family workers	40	0.14%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $97,193 for the 22,066 households in Portage Public Schools area, Michigan. The average income of a single worker is $38,712. 53,080 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 95.99%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	22,066	-
Less than $10,000	1,003	4.55%
$10,000 - $14,999	520	2.36%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,639	7.43%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,509	6.84%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,939	13.32%
$50,000 - $74,999	4,204	19.05%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,626	11.90%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,108	18.62%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,860	8.43%
More than $200,000	1,658	7.51%
Median Household Income	$69,458	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$97,193	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	14,640	-
Less than $10,000	421	2.88%
$10,000 - $14,999	161	1.10%
$15,000 - $24,999	504	3.44%
$25,000 - $34,999	615	4.20%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,364	9.32%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,680	18.31%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,085	14.24%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,537	24.16%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,720	11.75%
More than $200,000	1,553	10.61%

Median Family Income	$93,801	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$119,313	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$38,712	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$62,971	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$62,971	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	55,300	-
With health insurance coverage	53,080	95.99%
Public coverage	15,538	28.10%
Private health insurance	45,302	81.92%
Without health insurance coverage	2,220	4.01%

Housing

There are 23,222 housing units in Portage Public Schools area, Michigan with 22,066 units (95.02%) occupied. 15,712 houses (71.20%) are occupied by owner and 6,354 houses (28.80%) are rented. The average housing value is $178,300 and the average rental cost is $854. 478 houses (2.06%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,622 houses (6.98%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	23,222	-
Occupied	22,066	95.02%
Owner Occupied	15,712	71.20%
Renter Occupied	6,354	28.80%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	16,491	71.01%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,380	5.94%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	5,004	21.55%
Mobile Homes	319	1.37%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	28	0.12%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	23,222	-
Built 2014 or later	478	2.06%
Built 2010 - 2013	571	2.46%
Built 2000 - 2009	2,875	12.38%
Built 1990 - 1999	3,327	14.33%
Built 1980 - 1989	3,131	13.48%
Built 1970 - 1979	4,054	17.46%
Built 1960 - 1969	3,641	15.68%
Built 1950 - 1959	3,523	15.17%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,622	6.98%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	23,222	-
1 room	275	1.18%
2 rooms	322	1.39%
3 rooms	1,653	7.12%
4 rooms	3,189	13.73%
5 rooms	3,400	14.64%
6 rooms	3,540	15.24%
7 rooms	2,879	12.40%
8 rooms	3,006	12.94%
9 rooms or more	4,958	21.35%
Median Number of Rooms	6.3 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	23,222	-
no bedroom	300	1.29%
1 bedroom	2,435	10.49%
2 bedrooms	4,650	20.02%
3 bedrooms	8,568	36.90%
4 bedrooms	5,866	25.26%
5 bedrooms or more	1,403	6.04%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	15,712	-
Less than $50,000	561	3.57%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,258	8.01%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,046	25.75%
$150,000 - $199,999	3,174	20.20%
$200,000 - $299,999	4,048	25.76%
$300,000 - $499,999	1,865	11.87%
$500,000 - $999,999	704	4.48%
$1,000,000 or more	56	0.36%
Median House Value	$178,300	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	6,174	-
Less than $500	432	7.00%
$500 - $999	3,875	62.76%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,345	21.78%
$1,500 - $1,999	386	6.25%
$2,000 - $2,499	78	1.26%
$2,500 - $2,999	40	0.65%
$3,000 or more	18	0.29%
Median Rental Costs	$854	-

Demographic

A total of 55,460 people lives in Portage Public Schools area, Michigan with 27,070 male and 28,390 female. The males to female ratio is 48.81 to 51.19. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	55,460	-
Male	27,070	48.81%
Female	28,390	51.19%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	55,460	-
Under 5 years	3,222	5.81%
5 - 9 years	3,600	6.49%
10 - 14 years	4,189	7.55%
15 - 19 years	3,621	6.53%
20 - 24 years	4,022	7.25%
25 - 34 years	6,964	12.56%
35 - 44 years	7,274	13.12%
45 - 54 years	6,905	12.45%
55 - 59 years	3,493	6.30%
60 - 64 years	3,514	6.34%
65 - 74 years	4,950	8.93%
75 - 84 years	2,767	4.99%
85 years and older	939	1.69%
Median Age	38.2 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	55,460	-
One Race	53,342	96.18%
White	48,213	86.93%
Black or African American	2,446	4.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native	259	0.47%
Asian	2,071	3.73%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	353	0.64%

Two or more races	2,118	3.82%
White and Black or African American	845	1.52%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	202	0.36%
White and Asian	660	1.19%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	90	0.16%