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Moving to Portage, Michigan

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Population: 44,897. Estimated population in July 2024: 45,277 (+0.8% change)
Males: 21,528 (47.9%), Females: 23,369 (52.1%)

Kalamazoo County

Zip codes: 49002, 49024.

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.8 years
Median household income: $49,410
Median house value: $120,800

Population by Race

Races in Portage:

  • White Non-Hispanic (89.6%)
  • Black (3.7%)
  • Hispanic (1.9%)
  • Two or more races (1.8%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Asian Indian (0.9%)
  • Chinese (0.7%)
  • Other race (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (25.8%), English (14.3%), Irish (12.9%), Dutch (12.0%), Polish (6.3%), United States (5.4%).

Elevation: 880 feet

Land area: 32.2 square miles

Map of Portage, MI

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Portage

  • High school or higher: 92.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 36.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 13.5%
  • Unemployed: 3.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Portage city

  • Never married: 24.3%
  • Now married: 58.7%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 6.1%
  • Divorced: 9.9%

4.8% Foreign born (1.9% Asia, 1.3% Europe, 0.7% North America, 0.7% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +3,804 (+9.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Portage:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Portage:

  • KALAMAZOO/BATTLE CREEK INTERNATIONAL (about 4 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; Abbreviation: AZO)
  • W K KELLOGG (about 25 miles; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Abbreviation: BTL)
  • ELKHART MUNI (about 45 miles; ELKHART, IN; Abbreviation: EKM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Portage:

  • TRIPLE H (about 11 miles; PARCHMENT, MI; Abbreviation: 2H4)
  • PRAIRIE RONDE (about 11 miles; SCHOOLCRAFT, MI; Abbreviation: P97)
  • NEWMAN’S (about 13 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; Abbreviation: 4N0)

Amtrak station near Portage:

  • 6 miles: KALAMAZOO (459 N. BURDICK ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Portage:

  • CHIC UNIVERSITY OF COSMETOLOGY (Full-time enrollment: 55; Location: 6136 S WESTNEDGE AVE; Private, for-profit; Website: WWW.CHICUNIVERSITY.COM)
  • KALAMAZOO BEAUTY ACADEMY DBA WRIGHT BEAUTY ACADEMY (Full-time enrollment: 35; Location: 6666 LOVERS LN; Private, for-profit)
  • KAL-AERO (Location: 5605 PORTAGE RD; Private, for-profit)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Portage:

  • WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; Full-time enrollment: 23,132)
  • KALAMAZOO VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; Full-time enrollment: 5,017)
  • KELLOGG COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,824)
  • CALVIN COLLEGE (about 50 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Full-time enrollment: 4,148)
  • AQUINAS COLLEGE (about 51 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,022)
  • GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Full-time enrollment: 7,590)
  • HOPE COLLEGE (about 53 miles; HOLLAND, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,918)

Schools

Public high schools in Portage:

  • PORTAGE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,499; Location: 8135 S. WESTNEDGE AVENUE; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • PORTAGE NORTHERN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,354; Location: 1000 IDAHO AVENUE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Portage:

  • PORTAGE WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 747; Location: 7145 MOORSBRIDGE ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • PORTAGE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 739; Location: 8305 S. WESTNEDGE AVENUE; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • AMBERLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 618; Location: 6637 AMBERLY STREET; Grades: PK – 05)
  • PORTAGE NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 611; Location: 5808 OREGON AVENUE; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • MOORSBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 600; Location: 7361 MOORSBRIDGE ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)
  • LAKE CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 537; Location: 10011 PORTAGE ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)
  • WOODLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 472; Location: 1401 WOODLAND DRIVE; Grades: KG – 05)
  • HAVERHILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 452; Location: 6633 HAVERHILL AVENUE; Grades: KG – 05)
  • WAYLEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 440; Location: 8106 WAYLEE STREET; Grades: KG – 05)
  • ANGLING ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 434; Location: 5340 ANGLING ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)

Private primary/middle school in Portage:

  • OTIS MONTESSORI ACADEMY (Students: 123; Location: 810 EAST CENTRE AVENUE; Grades: PK – KG)

Libraries

Library in Portage:

  • PORTAGE DISTRICT LIBRARY (Operating income: $2,742,721; Location: 300 LIBRARY LANE; 127,030 books; 5,636 audio materials; 3,172 video materials; 204 serial subscriptions)

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