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Portage County is 9th in Wisconsin out of 72 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Portage County is 10th in Wisconsin out of 72 other counties in Race - Asian

Portage County is 12th in Wisconsin out of 72 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Portage County is 17th in Wisconsin out of 72 other counties in Foreign born residents

Portage County is 20th in Wisconsin out of 72 other counties in Retail sales per capita

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Portage County Rank Wisconsin US
Current population (2012) 70,433 23rd 5,726,398 313,914,040
Size in square miles 800.7 29th 54,157.8 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 87.4 23rd 105 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Portage County Rank Wisconsin US
Residents younger than 5 5.4% 47th 6.1% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 20.1% 58th 23.0% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 13.7% 61st 14.4% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Portage County Rank Wisconsin US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 90.6% 21st 89.8% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 26.8% 9th 26.0% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Portage County Rank Wisconsin US
Race - White 94.9% 47th 88.2% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 0.7% 34th 6.5% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.4% 60th 1.1% 1.2%
Race - Asian 2.8% 10th 2.5% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 71st 0.0% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.2% 30th 1.7% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 2.9% 26th 6.2% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 92.3% 38th 82.8% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Portage County Rank Wisconsin US
Female residents 49.9% 36th 50.4% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 3.3% 17th 4.6% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Portage County Rank Wisconsin US
Housing units 30,227 25th 2,634,781 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 22.7% 12th 25.4% 25.9%
Households 27,840 23rd 2,279,738 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 68.9% 62nd 69.1% 66.1%
Home median value $144,400 36th $169,700 $186,200
People per household 2.4 36th 2.4 2.6
Building permits (last year) 137 23rd 12,041 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Portage County Rank Wisconsin US
Income per capita $25,207 31st $27,192 $27,915
Income per household $51,887 22nd $52,374 $52,762
Income below poverty line 12.7% 26th 12.0% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Portage County Rank Wisconsin US
Non-farm private establishments 1,607 24th 138,045 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 27,682 23rd 2,354,284 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 5,022 24th 433,797 27,092,908
Retail sales $937,882 22nd $72,283,321 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $13,685 20th $12,904 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $97,014 23rd $9,247,311 $613,795,732

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