Portage is a medium-sized city located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 38,576 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Portage is the 24th largest community in Indiana.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Portage is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Portage is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Portage who work in office and administrative support (11.00%), management occupations (8.53%), and sales jobs (7.08%). In terms of college education, Portage is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.42% of adults 25 and older in Portage have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Portage in 2022 was $36,293, which is upper middle income relative to Indiana, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $145,172 for a family of four. However, Portage contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Portage is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Portage home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Portage residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Portage also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 21.33% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Portage include Irish, German, English, Polish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Portage is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
