Wisconsin · Census place 64100
Portage city, WI
Quick answer
Portage city has 10,374 residents, ranking #93 of 807 places in Wisconsin. Median household income is $62,785, the median home is worth $187,300 and median gross rent runs $963 a month.
- Population
- 10,374Portage city residents
- Median household income
- $62,785Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $187,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $963Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 57.1%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 18.4% 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 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.9% of residents and 57.1% 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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