Portage, Utah Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 257. Estimated population in July 2024: 276 (+7.4% change)
Males: 122 (47.5%), Females: 135 (52.5%)
Box Elder County
Zip code: 84331
Demographics
Median resident age: 30.5 years
Median household income: $43,125
Median house value: $90,000
Population by Race
Races in Portage:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.6%)
- Hispanic (5.4%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: English (28.8%), Danish (16.3%), German (16.3%), Scottish (10.9%), Norwegian (7.4%), Welsh (5.1%).
Elevation: 4460 feet
Land area: 2.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Portage
- High school or higher: 92.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
- Unemployed: 9.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 38.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Portage town
- Never married: 22.3%
- Now married: 63.4%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 2.3%
- Divorced: 12.0%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +38 (+17.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Portage:
- ONEIDA COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; MALAD, ID)
- BEAR RIVER VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; TREMONTON, UT)
- FRANKLIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 32 miles; PRESTON, ID)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Portage:
- OGDEN-HINCKLEY (about 57 miles; OGDEN, UT; Abbreviation: OGD)
- HILL AFB (about 63 miles; OGDEN, UT; Abbreviation: HIF)
- POCATELLO REGIONAL (about 68 miles; POCATELLO, ID; Abbreviation: PIH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Portage:
- MALAD CITY (about 13 miles; MALAD CITY, ID; Abbreviation: MLD)
- PRESTON (about 26 miles; PRESTON, ID; Abbreviation: U10)
- LOGAN-CACHE (about 31 miles; LOGAN, UT; Abbreviation: LGU)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Portage:
- UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; LOGAN, UT; Full-time enrollment: 16,384)
- IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; POCATELLO, ID; Full-time enrollment: 10,057)
- WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; OGDEN, UT; Full-time enrollment: 12,112)
- UNIVERSITY OF UTAH (about 88 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 19,866)
- SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 93 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 11,896)
- UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-UTAH CAMPUS (about 94 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 2,021)
- BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY (about 117 miles; PROVO, UT; Full-time enrollment: 29,977)