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| Metric | 2010–2025 | Portage | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 161,956 | 173,189 | 18 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 1.3% | — | |
| Median household income | $75,766 | $76,779 | 45 | ||
| Poverty rate | 11.7% | 11.4% | 55 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 32.5% | 31.7% | 55 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 4.2% | — | |
| Median owner-occupied home value | $227,000 | $223,900 | 55 | ||
| Median gross rent | $1,064 | $1,009 | 64 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 8.5% | 6.3% | 73 | ||
| Worked from home | 14.9% | 11.2% | 91 |
PortagePeer median
PortagePeer median
| Metric | 2012–2019 | 2019–2024 | Peer median, latest span |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | — | — | +1.0% |
| Housing units | — | — | +2.3% |
| Median household income | — | — | +24.3% |
| Median owner-occupied home value | — | — | +39.0% |
| Median gross rent | — | — | +26.3% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | — | +12.5% |
| Worked from home | — | — | +187.3% |
| Poverty rate | — | — | -5.1% |
| Restaurants & bars | 18.7 | US 21.3 | below US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 3.3 | US 4.8 | below US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 5.5 | US 8.1 | below US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 13.6 | US 29.5 | below US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 10.8 | US 21.0 | below US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 2.9 | US 5.0 | below US rate |
| Accommodation | 1.9 | US 2.1 | below US rate |
| Construction | 20.3 | US 24.3 | below US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Place | Similarity | Population | Pop change 10y | Income | BA or higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winnebago, WI | 89 | 171,769 | — | $74,925 | 31.1% |
| Kenosha, WI | 87 | 168,438 | — | $81,239 | 31.2% |
| Schenectady, NY | 82 | 160,369 | +3.3% | $79,623 | 36.1% |
| Shawnee, KS | 81 | 178,025 | -0.3% | $67,104 | 32.2% |
| Scott, IA | 81 | 174,608 | +3.5% | $78,277 | 36.6% |
| Racine, WI | 79 | 197,532 | +1.3% | $78,096 | 28.4% |
| St. Louis, MN | 79 | 200,123 | -0.2% | $70,069 | 33.6% |
| Sangamon, IL | 79 | 194,947 | -1.9% | $75,357 | 36.6% |
| Marathon, WI | 78 | 138,403 | +2.6% | $77,884 | 28.1% |
| Rock, WI | 77 | 164,350 | — | $75,673 | 25.8% |