Michigan · Census place 65560
Portage city, MI
Quick answer
Portage city has 49,015 residents, ranking #25 of 745 places in Michigan. Median household income is $79,529, the median home is worth $243,400 and median gross rent runs $1,120 a month.
- Population
- 49,015Portage city residents
- Median household income
- $79,529Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $243,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,120Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 68%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Portage city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Portage city median would spend about 16.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.5% of residents and 68% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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