Portage city, WI

Columbia County, WI

2022 population: 10,450 ( 126 from 2010 )
Land area: 8.9 square miles
Population density: 1173.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	8,876	84.94%	2.5%
Black:	480	4.59%	4.8%
Indian:	76	0.73%	8.4%
Asian:	67	0.64%	15.2%
2+ races:	263	2.52%	81.4%
Hispanic:	688	6.58%	66.2%

Total non-White:	1,574	15.06%	28.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-223	-2.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	349	4.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
10,324
9,099	88.13%
504	4.88%
83	0.80%
79	0.77%
145	1.40%
414	4.01%
1,225	11.87%

2000
9,734
8,837	90.78%
365	3.75%
41	0.42%
69	0.71%
75	0.77%
347	3.56%
897	9.22%

1990
8,642
8,212	95.02%
195	2.26%
46	0.53%
44	0.51%
n/a
145	1.68%
430	4.98%

1980
7,896
7,833	99.20%
23	0.29%
0	0.00%
14	0.18%
n/a
26	0.33%
63	0.80%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

262	2.7
328	3.4

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

625	7.2
467	5.4

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

379	4.8
367	4.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Portage city, WI

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
36.7
1,959	18.7%
8,491	81.3%
1,564	15.0%

4,188
2.23

2,328	55.6%
1,484	63.7%
314	13.5%
1,860	44.4%

2010
Number	Percent
37.2
2,281	22.1%
8,043	77.9%
1,439	13.9%

4,060
2.27

2,349	57.9%
1,646	70.1%
329	14.0%
1,711	42.1%

2000
Number	Percent
35.6
2,267	23.3%
7,467	76.7%
1,460	15.0%

3,758
2.31

2,240	59.6%
1,722	76.9%
239	10.7%
1,518	40.4%

1990
Number	Percent
34.6
2,123	24.6%
6,519	75.4%
1,478	17.1%

3,429
2.33

2,148	62.6%
1,719	80.0%
213	9.9%
1,281	37.4%

1980
Number	Percent
32.9
2,097	26.6%
5,799	73.4%
1,342	17.0%

3,146
2.46

2,115	67.2%
1,750	82.7%
189	8.9%
1,031	32.8%

2022 Housing Data for Portage city, WI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	217	5.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	222	5.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	197	4.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	119	2.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	231	5.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	229	5.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	267	6.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	168	4.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	231	5.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	229	5.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	461	11.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	564	13.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	429	10.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	356	8.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	199	4.8%
$200,000 or more	69	1.6%

Median Household Income	59,619
Per Capita Income	28,746

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	222	5.3%
Public Assistance	294	7.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	669	16.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	4,465	66.4%
Unemployed	268	4.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	4,733	70.4%
Not in Labor Force	1,989	29.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		33.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,093	1,570	57.1%
Non-Profit	119	272	30.4%
Self-Employed	166	223	42.7%

Local Government	132	155	46.0%
State Government	42	66	38.9%
Federal Government	45	62	42.1%

Total Private + Self	2,259	1,793	55.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	338	555	37.8%
Total	2,597	2,348	52.5%

Pct. Govt.	10.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	603	12.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	960	19.4%
Professional, Technical	854	17.3%
Service Occupations	925	18.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	13	0.3%
All others	1,603	32.4%

White Collar		48.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	999	20.2%
Health care and social assistance	756	15.3%
Retail trade	661	13.4%
Accommodation and food services	319	6.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	301	6.1%
Educational services	285	5.8%
Other services	271	5.5%
Public administration	248	5.0%
Construction	231	4.7%
Finance and insurance	225	4.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	153	3.1%
Transportation and warehousing	131	2.6%
Wholesale trade	108	2.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	68	1.4%
Information	65	1.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	56	1.1%
Utilities	55	1.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	7	0.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	6	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	421	4.03%
Puerto Rican	107	1.02%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	60	0.57%

Total Central American	93	0.89%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	93	0.89%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	7	0.07%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	33	0.32%
Vietnamese	14	0.13%
Korean	12	0.11%
Indian	8	0.08%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	9,418	96.4%
Spanish	253	2.6%
Tagalog	28	0.3%
Other	22	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	14	0.1%
Vietnamese	14	0.1%
Other Indo-European	8	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	5	0.1%
German, other Germanic	3	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	3,441	32.9%
Irish	1,551	14.8%
Polish	695	6.7%
Norwegian	648	6.2%
English	512	4.9%
American	492	4.7%
Italian	386	3.7%
Dutch	286	2.7%
Swedish	140	1.3%
French Canadian	137	1.3%
Czech	114	1.1%
French	113	1.1%
Swiss	107	1.0%
African	99	0.9%
European	98	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	10,345	99.0%
Not a citizen	105	1.0%

Native	10,052	96.2%
Foreign-born	398	3.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
135	1.8%	543	7.4%	2,736	37.2%	2,713	36.9%	721	9.8%	508	6.9%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	135	1.8%
9-12 Years	543	7.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,736	37.2%
Some College	2,713	36.9%
Bach. Degree	721	9.8%
Grad Degree	508	6.9%
Average years of education: 13.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +204	D +334	D + 6.0%
D +538
2020 vs. 2012	R +417	R +543	R + 14.0%
D -126
2020 vs. 2008	R +367	R +415	R + 11.1%
D -48

2016 vs. 2008	R +163	R +749	R + 17.1%
D -586
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	55%	Joe Biden (D)	2,571	56.2%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,914	41.9%	88	1.9%	4,573	-7	-5	0.14%
2016	50%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,033	50.2%	Donald Trump (R)	1,710	42.2%	309	7.6%	4,052	-5	-4	0.14%
2012	53%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,697	63.4%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,497	35.2%	58	1.4%	4,252	-11	-12	0.14%
2008	53%	Barack Obama (D)	2,619	61.8%	John McCain (R)	1,547	36.5%	71	1.7%	4,237	-6	-9	0.14%
2004	57%	John Kerry (D)	2,318	53.0%	George W. Bush* (R)	2,011	46.0%	47	1.1%	4,376	-3	-5	0.15%
2000	51%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,031	53.1%	George W. Bush (R)	1,636	42.8%	155	4.1%	3,822	-5	-5	0.15%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Portage city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,571

56.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,914

41.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.6%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

4,573

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -5

2016 President, Portage city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

2,033

50.2%

Donald Trump (R)

1,710

42.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

176

4.3%

Other

133

3.3%

TOTAL

4,052

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -4

2012 President, Portage city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

2,697

63.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,497

35.2%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

4,252

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): -11	Diff (US): -12

2008 President, Portage city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

2,619

61.8%

John McCain (R)

1,547

36.5%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

4,237

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -9

2004 President, Portage city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

2,011

46.0%

John Kerry (D)

2,318

53.0%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.5%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

4,376

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -5

2000 President, Portage city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,636

42.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

2,031

53.1%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

121

3.2%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

3,822

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -5

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Portage city, WI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	39%	Mandela Barnes (D)	1,927	59.8%	Ron Johnson* (R)	1,284	39.8%	12 [+]	0.4%	3,223	-10	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Other (Write-in) 12 (0.4%);
2022	G	39%	Tony Evers* (D)	2,013	62.4%	Tim Michels (R)	1,177	36.5%	38 [+]	1.2%	3,228	-11	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Joan Beglinger (I) 36 (1.1%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2018	S1	42%	Tammy Baldwin* (D)	2,230	64.3%	Leah Vukmir (R)	1,232	35.5%	5 [+]	0.1%	3,467	-9	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 5 (0.1%);
2018	G	42%	Tony Evers (D)	2,059	59.4%	Scott Walker* (R)	1,336	38.5%	71 [+]	2.0%	3,466	-10	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 33 (1.0%); Maggie Turnbull (I) 23 (0.7%); Michael White (Green) 13 (0.4%); Arnie Enz (Wisconsin Party) 1 (0.0%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2016	S3	49%	Russ Feingold (D)	2,273	56.7%	Ron Johnson* (R)	1,598	39.8%	140 [+]	3.5%	4,011	-10	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 139 (3.5%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2014	G	39%	Mary Burke (D)	1,903	60.2%	Scott Walker* (R)	1,216	38.4%	44 [+]	1.4%	3,163	-14	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Robert Burke (Libertarian) 24 (0.8%); Dennis Fehr (People's) 18 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	4,386
Median Value	$171,000

Occupied	4,188	95.5%
Vacant	198	4.5%

Owned	2,272	54.3%
Rented	1,916	45.7%
Median Rent	$930

Single-Family Units	2,462	56.1%
Detached	2,327	53.1%
Attached	135	3.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,039	23.7%
Mobile Homes	136	3.1%

Portage city, WI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Portage city, WI

2022 Housing Data for Portage city, WI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Portage city, WI

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Portage city, WI

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Portage city, WI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Portage city, WI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Portage city, WI