Moving to Portage, Indiana
Males: 16,247 (48.5%), Females: 17,249 (51.5%)
Porter County
Zip code: 46368
Demographics
Median resident age: 35.4 years
Median household income: $47,500
Median house value: $109,000
Population by Race
Races in Portage:
- White Non-Hispanic (86.7%)
- Hispanic (9.9%)
- Other race (3.2%)
- Two or more races (1.9%)
- Black (1.4%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (22.1%), Irish (15.3%), English (8.8%), Polish (8.6%), United States (6.4%), Italian (4.1%).
Elevation: 644 feet
Land area: 25.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Portage
- High school or higher: 82.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
- Unemployed: 4.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Portage city
- Never married: 23.5%
- Now married: 54.3%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 8.2%
- Divorced: 12.6%
3.1% Foreign born (1.2% Latin America, 1.1% Europe, 0.6% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +4,141 (+14.1%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Portage:
- ST MARY MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 7 miles; HOBART, IN)
- METHODIST HOSPITALS NORTHLAKE (about 11 miles; GARY, IN)
- METHODIST HOSPITALS INC SOUTHLAKE (about 13 miles; MERRILLVILLE, IN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Portage:
- GARY/CHICAGO (about 15 miles; GARY, IN; Abbreviation: GYY)
- PORTER COUNTY MUNI (about 16 miles; VALPARAISO, IN; Abbreviation: VPZ)
- CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (about 42 miles; CHICAGO, IL; Abbreviation: MDW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Portage:
- HOBART SKY RANCH (about 5 miles; HOBART, IN; Abbreviation: 3HO)
- GRIFFITH-MERRILLVILLE (about 16 miles; GRIFFITH, IN; Abbreviation: 05C)
- LANSING MUNI (about 24 miles; CHICAGO, IL; Abbreviation: IGQ)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Portage:
- IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-NORTHWEST (about 11 miles; GARY, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,432)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-NORTHWEST (about 13 miles; GARY, IN; Full-time enrollment: 3,208)
- VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; VALPARAISO, IN; Full-time enrollment: 3,376)
- PURDUE UNIVERSITY-CALUMET CAMPUS (about 19 miles; HAMMOND, IN; Full-time enrollment: 6,312)
- PURDUE UNIVERSITY-NORTH CENTRAL CAMPUS (about 20 miles; WESTVILLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,500)
- SOUTH SUBURBAN COLLEGE (about 29 miles; SOUTH HOLLAND, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,599)
- PRAIRIE STATE COLLEGE (about 30 miles; CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,523)
Schools
Public high school in Portage:
- PORTAGE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 2,385; Location: 6450 US HWY 6; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high schools in Portage:
- PORTAGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 211; Location: 3040 ARLENE ST; Grades: PK – 12)
- MARANATHA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 28; Location: 2780 RUSSELL STREET; Grades: KG – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Portage:
- WILLOWCREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,252; Location: 5962 CENTRAL AVE; Grades: 06 – 08)
- WILLIAM FEGELY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 675; Location: 5384 STONE AVE; Grades: 06 – 08)
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 554; Location: 2825 RUSSELL ST; Grades: KG – 05)
- WALLACE AYLESWORTH ELEMENTARY (Students: 528; Location: 5910 CENTRAL AVE; Grades: KG – 05)
- ROWENA KYLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 512; Location: 2701 HAMSTROM RD; Grades: KG – 05)
- GEORGE L MYERS ELEM SCH (Students: 498; Location: 3100 WILLOWDALE; Grades: KG – 05)
- ETHEL R JONES ELEM SCH (Students: 457; Location: 2374 MC COOL RD; Grades: KG – 05)
- CRISMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 432; Location: 6161 OLD PORTER RD; Grades: KG – 05)
Private primary/middle school in Portage:
- NATIVITY OF OUR SAVIOR SCHOOL (Students: 230; Location: 2929 WILLOWCREEK ROAD; Grades: KG – 8)