Portage town, NY

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,072 ( 188 from 2010 )
Land area: 26.4 square miles
Population density: 40.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,010	94.22%	18.0%
Black:	5	0.47%	66.7%
Indian:	3	0.28%	40.0%
Asian:	9	0.84%	800.0%
2+ races:	4	0.37%	66.7%
Hispanic:	41	3.82%	485.7%

Total non-White:	62	5.78%	121.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	154	21.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	34	4.7

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
884
856	96.83%
3	0.34%
5	0.57%
1	0.11%
12	1.36%
7	0.79%
28	3.17%

2000
850
816	96.00%
8	0.94%
0	0.00%
3	0.35%
12	1.41%
11	1.29%
34	4.00%

1990
893
877	98.21%
0	0.00%
4	0.45%
0	0.00%
n/a
4	0.45%
16	1.79%

1980
787
787	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

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

40	4.7
-6	-0.7

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

-61	-6.8
18	2.0

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

90	11.4
16	2.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Portage town, NY

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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
38.0
301	28.1%
771	71.9%
148	13.8%

393
2.73

252	64.1%
203	80.6%
13	5.2%
141	35.9%

2010
Number	Percent
42.1
218	24.7%
666	75.3%
127	14.4%

352
2.51

240	68.2%
182	75.8%
23	9.6%
112	31.8%

2000
Number	Percent
36.7
233	27.4%
617	72.6%
71	8.4%

308
2.76

239	77.6%
174	72.8%
13	5.4%
69	22.4%

1990
Number	Percent
32.1
249	27.9%
644	72.1%
113	12.7%

307
2.91

229	74.6%
184	80.3%
18	7.9%
78	25.4%

1980
Number	Percent
30.5
269	34.2%
518	65.8%
89	11.3%

247
3.19

208	84.2%
182	87.5%
9	4.3%
39	15.8%

2022 Housing Data for Portage town, NY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	17	4.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	16	4.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	16	4.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	20	5.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	27	6.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	32	8.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	9	2.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	21	5.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	6	1.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	38	9.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	37	9.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	54	13.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	33	8.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	40	10.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	15	3.8%
$200,000 or more	12	3.1%

Median Household Income	57,708
Per Capita Income	27,886

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	27	6.9%
Public Assistance	10	2.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	57	14.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	413	66.1%
Unemployed	18	2.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	431	69.0%
Not in Labor Force	194	31.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		33.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	141	81	63.5%
Non-Profit	17	23	42.5%
Self-Employed	22	19	53.7%

Local Government	3	63	4.5%
State Government	29	29	50.0%
Federal Government	7	3	70.0%

Total Private + Self	163	100	62.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	56	118	32.2%
Total	219	218	50.1%

Pct. Govt.	30.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	55	12.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	72	16.5%
Professional, Technical	114	26.1%
Service Occupations	64	14.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	2	0.5%
All others	132	30.2%

White Collar		55.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Construction	71	16.2%
Health care and social assistance	55	12.6%
Educational services	51	11.7%
Other services	45	10.3%
Retail trade	42	9.6%
Accommodation and food services	37	8.5%
Public administration	36	8.2%
Manufacturing	36	8.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	18	4.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	16	3.7%
Transportation and warehousing	9	2.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	7	1.6%
Information	4	0.9%
Wholesale trade	3	0.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	3	0.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2	0.5%
Finance and insurance	2	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1	0.09%
Puerto Rican	36	3.36%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
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	4	0.37%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	9	0.84%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	988	96.2%
Spanish	26	2.5%
Chinese	9	0.9%
Other Indo-European	3	0.3%
Other	1	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	248	23.1%
Irish	162	15.1%
English	149	13.9%
Italian	65	6.1%
American	61	5.7%
Polish	22	2.1%
European	20	1.9%
French	19	1.8%
Dutch	18	1.7%
British	11	1.0%
Scandinavian	5	0.5%
Swedish	4	0.4%
Finnish	3	0.3%
Scotch-Irish	3	0.3%
Scottish	2	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,065	99.3%
Not a citizen	7	0.7%

Native	1,065	99.3%
Foreign-born	7	0.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
18	2.5%	41	5.7%	361	50.1%	185	25.7%	61	8.5%	55	7.6%
Average years of education: 12.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	18	2.5%
9-12 Years	41	5.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	361	50.1%
Some College	185	25.7%
Bach. Degree	61	8.5%
Grad Degree	55	7.6%
Average years of education: 12.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +48	R +27	D + 3.5%
D +21
2020 vs. 2012	R +106	R +126	R + 24.6%
D -20
2020 vs. 2008	R +87	R +142	R + 33.5%
D -55

2016 vs. 2008	R +39	R +115	R + 36.9%
D -76
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	46%	Donald Trump* (R)	314	77.0%	Joe Biden (D)	89	21.8%	5	1.2%	408	39	30	0.00%
2016	45%	Donald Trump (R)	266	74.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	68	19.2%	21	5.9%	355	38	29	0.00%
2012	46%	Mitt Romney (R)	208	63.6%	Barack Obama* (D)	109	33.3%	10	3.1%	327	28	16	0.00%
2008	57%	John McCain (R)	227	60.7%	Barack Obama (D)	144	38.5%	3	0.8%	374	25	15	0.00%
2004	63%	George W. Bush* (R)	282	70.0%	John Kerry (D)	115	28.5%	6	1.5%	403	30	19	0.01%
2000	58%	George W. Bush (R)	222	62.0%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	111	31.0%	25	7.0%	358	27	14	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Portage town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

21.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

314

77.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.5%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

408

Turnout: 46%	Diff (St): 39	Diff (US): 30

2016 President, Portage town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

19.2%

Donald Trump (R)

266

74.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.4%

Jill Stein (Grn)

2.3%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

355

Turnout: 45%	Diff (St): 38	Diff (US): 29

2012 President, Portage town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

109

33.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

208

63.6%

Other

3.1%

TOTAL

327

Turnout: 46%	Diff (St): 28	Diff (US): 16

2008 President, Portage town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

144

38.5%

John McCain (R)

227

60.7%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

374

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 15

2004 President, Portage town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

282

70.0%

John Kerry (D)

115

28.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.2%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

403

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 30	Diff (US): 19

2000 President, Portage town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

222

62.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

111

31.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

5.3%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

358

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 14

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Portage town, NY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2018	S1	34%	Chele Farley (R,C+)	188	66.2%	Kirsten Gillibrand* (D,In+)	96	33.8%	0	0.0%	284	33	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	35%	Marc Molinaro (R,C+)	216	74.7%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	47	16.3%	26 [+]	9.0%	289	39	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Larry Sharpe (Libertarian) 17 (5.9%); Howie Hawkins (Green) 6 (2.1%); Other (Write-in) 3 (1.0%);
2016	S3	43%	Wendy Long (R,C+)	196	58.0%	Charles Schumer* (D,In+)	137	40.5%	5 [+]	1.5%	338	31	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Robin Wilson (Green) 5 (1.5%);
2014	G	30%	Rob Astorino (R,C)	187	82.0%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	31	13.6%	10 [+]	4.4%	228	42	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Howie Hawkins (Green) 7 (3.1%); Michael McDermott (Libertarian) 2 (0.9%); Steve Cohn (Sapient) 1 (0.4%);

*: 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	427
Median Value	$121,900

Occupied	393	92.0%
Vacant	34	8.0%

Owned	351	89.3%
Rented	42	10.7%
Median Rent	$1,008

Single-Family Units	334	78.2%
Detached	330	77.3%
Attached	4	0.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	5	1.2%
Mobile Homes	67	15.7%

Portage town, NY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Portage town, NY

2022 Housing Data for Portage town, NY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Portage town, NY

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Portage town, NY

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Portage town, NY

Historical Presidential Election Results for Portage town, NY

Historical Statewide Election Results for Portage town, NY