| | People QuickFacts | Portage County | Wisconsin |
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Population, 2011 estimate | NA | 5,711,767 |
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Population, 2010 | 70,019 | 5,686,986 |
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Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 | 4.2% | 6.0% |
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Population, 2000 | 67,182 | 5,363,675 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 5.6% | 6.3% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 20.8% | 23.6% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 12.8% | 13.7% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 50.0% | 50.4% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 94.2% | 86.2% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.5% | 6.3% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.4% | 1.0% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 2.8% | 2.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.0% | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 1.2% | 1.8% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 2.6% | 5.9% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 92.7% | 83.3% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 80.6% | 85.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 3.0% | 4.6% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 6.4% | 8.4% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 90.4% | 89.4% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 27.1% | 25.8% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 5,098 | 440,265 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 18.6 | 21.3 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 30,054 | 2,624,358 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 70.1% | 69.5% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 22.7% | 25.5% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $143,100 | $169,000 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 27,573 | 2,274,611 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.39 | 2.41 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $24,873 | $26,624 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $51,456 | $51,598 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Portage County | Wisconsin |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 | 1,629 | 140,8611 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2009 | 29,247 | 2,355,8791 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 | 9.1% | -2.4%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2009 | 3,436 | 310,178 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 5,022 | 433,797 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.0% | 2.6% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.6% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 1.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | S |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 1.3% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 25.8% | 25.9% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 1,449,500 | 163,563,195 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 59,996,244 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 937,882 | 72,283,321 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $13,685 | $12,904 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 97,014 | 9,247,311 |
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Building permits, 2010 | 138 | 10,864 |
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Federal spending, 2009 | 413,448 | 52,557,0031 |
