People QuickFacts Portage Indiana Population, 2011 estimate 37,097 6,516,922 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 36,828 6,483,800 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 0.7% 0.5% Population, 2010 36,828 6,483,802 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 6.6% 6.7% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 25.7% 24.8% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 12.1% 13.0% Female persons, percent, 2010 51.6% 50.8%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 83.6% 84.3% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 7.3% 9.1% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.4% 0.3% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.9% 1.6% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) Z 0.0% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 2.6% 2.0% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 16.4% 6.0% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 74.0% 81.5%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 86.9% 83.9% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 3.2% 4.4% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 10.8% 7.8% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 87.3% 86.2% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 13.8% 22.4% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 26.2 22.8  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 72.0% 71.5% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 18.6% 18.6% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $135,700 $123,000 Households, 2006-2010 14,073 2,465,402 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.56 2.53 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $23,120 $24,058 Median household income 2006-2010 $49,963 $47,697 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 12.2% 13.5%     Business QuickFacts Portage Indiana Total number of firms, 2007 1,995 482,847 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 4.6% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.5% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 1.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 1.8% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 30.2% 26.8%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) D 221,877,814 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 472,444 67,634,947 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 454,010 78,745,589 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $12,425 $12,408 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 53,491 11,669,759     Geography QuickFacts Portage Indiana Land area in square miles, 2010 25.63 35,826.11 Persons per square mile, 2010 1,437.0 181.0 FIPS Code 61092 18 Counties Porter County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts