| | People QuickFacts | Portage | Michigan |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 46,624 | 9,876,187 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 46,292 | 9,883,635 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 0.7% | -0.1% |
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Population, 2010 | 46,292 | 9,883,640 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 6.7% | 6.0% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 24.8% | 23.7% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 13.6% | 13.8% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 52.1% | 50.9% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 86.9% | 78.9% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 4.9% | 14.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.4% | 0.6% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 3.8% | 2.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.0% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 3.0% | 2.3% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 3.1% | 4.4% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 85.2% | 76.6% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 84.6% | 85.5% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 5.3% | 5.9% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 6.3% | 8.9% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 94.8% | 88.0% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 38.5% | 25.0% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 18.3 | 23.7 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 69.7% | 74.2% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 25.1% | 18.0% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $156,600 | $144,200 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 18,911 | 3,843,997 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.42 | 2.53 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $29,256 | $25,135 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $55,936 | $48,432 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 8.6% | 14.8% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Portage | Michigan |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 4,403 | 816,972 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.8% | 8.9% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.7% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 2.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.3% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 29.9% | 30.4% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 4,511,451 | 234,455,768 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 215,593 | 107,109,349 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,136,788 | 109,102,594 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $24,735 | $10,855 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 121,429 | 14,536,648 |