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The total population of Portage County is estimated to be 70,281 with 35,832 males (50.98%) and 34,449 females (49.02%). There are 1,383 less females than males in Portage County.
The median household income in Portage County was $70,854 in 2021, which marked an an increase of 2,507(3.67%) from $68,347 in 2020. This income is 94.97% of the U.S. median household income of $74,606 (all incomes in 2022 inflation-adjusted dollars).
Per the latest American Community Survey by the Census Bureau, Portage County sees its highest median household income among householders in the age group of 25 to 44 years old, at $92,701. Overall, the median household income for the county of Portage County stands at $70,061.
In Portage County, the median income for all workers aged 15 years and older, regardless of work hours, was $42,977 for males and $29,073 for females. However, when specifically considering full-time, year-round workers within the same age group, the median income was $58,936 for males and $46,112 for females.
In Portage County, there are just three different racial groups among households. Among these, White households report a median household income of $72,613, followed by Two or More Races households at $68,878, and Asian households with a median household income of $50,169.
In 2022, the population of Portage County was 70,718, a 1.86% increase year-by-year from 2021. Previously, in 2021, Portage County's population was 69,429, a decline of 1.38% compared to a population of 70,402 in 2020.
The median age in Portage County, WI is 37.6, as per 2021 ACS 5-Year Estimates. Of the total population, 15.82% were under the age of 15, 25.64% aged 15 to 29, 41.72% aged 30 to 64, 15.08% aged 65 to 84, and 1.73% were 85 years of age and older.
Racial distribution of Portage County population: 91.67% are White, 0.82% are Black or African American, 0.29% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.03% are Asian, 0.01% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.59% are some other race and 2.59% are multiracial.