Portage, UT Population

Overview

245

Total Population

31.4

Median age

46.94%

Female population %

113:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

77.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

11

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Portage's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Portage is 31.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Portage's population under 18 was 35.10%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Portage's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 11.43% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Portage, 32.24% were under the age of 15, 15.92% aged 15 to 29, 40.41% aged 30 to 64, 11.43% aged 65 to 84, and 0.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 15 less females than males in Portage:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.94% females and 53.06% males in Portage, UT.
The Portage, UT gender ratio is 113:100 i.e. 113 men to 100 women (1.130).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 19.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 15.

Portage's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Portage population: 93.47% are White, 0.41% are Black or African American, 0.82% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.04% are some other race and 3.27% are multiracial.
Portage's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 11 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 234 (95.51% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Portage is White with a population of 229 (93.47% of the total population).

Portage's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 296 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Portage's population decreased by 19 (7.36%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Portage's population increased by 39 (16.32%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Portage's population was lowest in year 2010 at 239.