Where has Portage looked like this before?
Searching stored historical observations…
| Metric | 2010–2025 | Portage | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 70,832 | 71,577 | 45 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | 0.7% | 4.1% | 13 | ||
| Median household income | $76,070 | $74,539 | 55 | ||
| Poverty rate | 10.1% | 10.1% | 45 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 34.0% | 32.9% | 55 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | 5.0% | 6.9% | 38 | ||
| Median owner-occupied home value | $243,100 | $231,200 | 64 | ||
| Median gross rent | $940 | $983 | 9 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 6.5% | 7.5% | 18 | ||
| Worked from home | 12.6% | 10.7% | 82 |
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| Metric | 2010–2017 | 2017–2024 | Peer median, latest span |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | +1.3% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Housing units | +3.5% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Median household income | +6.1% | +39.3% | +31.4% |
| Median owner-occupied home value | +11.0% | +53.1% | +54.4% |
| Median gross rent | +14.7% | +32.8% | +32.0% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | +16.2% | +8.1% | +11.1% |
| Worked from home | +13.9% | +233.9% | +172.2% |
| Poverty rate | +8.5% | -22.9% | -16.2% |
| Restaurants & bars | 28.7 | US 21.3 | above US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 2.5 | US 4.8 | below US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 7.3 | US 8.1 | below US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 14.1 | US 29.5 | below US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 21.3 | US 21.0 | above US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 5.5 | US 5.0 | above US rate |
| Accommodation | 3.0 | US 2.1 | above US rate |
| Construction | 23.2 | US 24.3 | below US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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