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Portage County Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 67,182
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 726 / 493 / 0
Land Area (2000): 2,088.335 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 42.612 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 292,000.000 acres (1,181.432 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 1,197
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 27.60%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 9.20%
Farm earnings (2005): $29,894,000
Gallons of water used per day (total / irrigation / public use) (2000): 84,000,000 / 61,000,000 / 9,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 92.50%
Physicians (2004): 126
Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 1 (122)
Medicare Recipients (2005): 8,950
Federal Spending (2004): $362,504

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	82,696	60.80%
Rural, Farm	4,938	3.63%
Rural, Non-farm	48,376	35.57%

Portage County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Portage County Employment Information Back to top
Portage County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	32,557	31,360	1,197	3.68%	37
1991	35,030	33,621	1,409	4.02%	40
1992	36,575	34,870	1,705	4.66%	47
1993	37,054	35,256	1,798	4.85%	49
1994	36,569	34,815	1,754	4.80%	48
1995	36,961	35,256	1,705	4.61%	46
1996	37,719	36,132	1,587	4.21%	42
1997	38,226	36,668	1,559	4.08%	41
1998	37,666	36,222	1,444	3.83%	38
1999	37,235	36,010	1,225	3.29%	33
2000	38,831	37,498	1,333	3.43%	34
2001	39,205	37,571	1,634	4.17%	42
2002	39,599	37,658	1,941	4.90%	49
2003	40,248	38,207	2,041	5.07%	51
2004	40,330	38,338	1,991	4.94%	49
2005	39,961	38,094	1,867	4.67%	47
2006	41,016	39,169	1,847	4.50%	45
2007	41,820	39,945	1,876	4.48%	45
2008	42,234	40,253	1,982	4.69%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	32,039	30,444	1,595	4.98%	50
Feb 1990	31,767	30,153	1,614	5.08%	51
Mar 1990	31,938	30,432	1,506	4.72%	47
Apr 1990	32,199	31,095	1,104	3.43%	34
May 1990	32,485	31,414	1,071	3.30%	33
Jun 1990	33,425	32,157	1,268	3.79%	38
Jul 1990	32,731	31,650	1,081	3.30%	33
Aug 1990	32,653	31,382	1,271	3.89%	39
Sep 1990	33,008	32,189	819	2.48%	25
Oct 1990	32,711	31,911	800	2.45%	24
Nov 1990	33,245	32,215	1,030	3.10%	31
Dec 1990	32,480	31,274	1,206	3.71%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	33,862	32,266	1,596	4.71%	47
Feb 1991	34,205	32,334	1,871	5.47%	55
Mar 1991	34,421	32,542	1,879	5.46%	55
Apr 1991	34,388	33,043	1,345	3.91%	39
May 1991	34,853	33,505	1,348	3.87%	39
Jun 1991	36,347	34,832	1,515	4.17%	42
Jul 1991	36,694	35,380	1,314	3.58%	36
Aug 1991	35,924	34,490	1,434	3.99%	40
Sep 1991	35,815	34,750	1,065	2.97%	30
Oct 1991	34,789	33,798	991	2.85%	28
Nov 1991	34,557	33,355	1,202	3.48%	35
Dec 1991	34,505	33,154	1,351	3.92%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	34,867	33,192	1,675	4.80%	48
Feb 1992	35,134	33,335	1,799	5.12%	51
Mar 1992	35,235	33,554	1,681	4.77%	48
Apr 1992	36,020	34,543	1,477	4.10%	41
May 1992	36,180	34,519	1,661	4.59%	46
Jun 1992	37,226	34,371	2,855	7.67%	77
Jul 1992	38,761	36,978	1,783	4.60%	46
Aug 1992	38,731	37,098	1,633	4.22%	42
Sep 1992	37,954	36,458	1,496	3.94%	39
Oct 1992	36,923	35,556	1,367	3.70%	37
Nov 1992	36,190	34,733	1,457	4.03%	40
Dec 1992	35,681	34,100	1,581	4.43%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	35,347	33,368	1,979	5.60%	56
Feb 1993	35,458	33,362	2,096	5.91%	59
Mar 1993	35,429	33,304	2,125	6.00%	60
Apr 1993	35,798	33,991	1,807	5.05%	50
May 1993	35,902	34,167	1,735	4.83%	48
Jun 1993	37,459	35,212	2,247	6.00%	60
Jul 1993	39,563	37,780	1,783	4.51%	45
Aug 1993	39,957	37,968	1,989	4.98%	50
Sep 1993	38,476	37,178	1,298	3.37%	34
Oct 1993	37,774	36,351	1,423	3.77%	38
Nov 1993	36,996	35,538	1,458	3.94%	39
Dec 1993	36,493	34,854	1,639	4.49%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	36,006	33,747	2,259	6.27%	63
Feb 1994	36,394	33,882	2,512	6.90%	69
Mar 1994	36,147	33,817	2,330	6.45%	64
Apr 1994	36,156	34,279	1,877	5.19%	52
May 1994	36,240	34,455	1,785	4.93%	49
Jun 1994	37,120	35,087	2,033	5.48%	55
Jul 1994	37,012	35,346	1,666	4.50%	45
Aug 1994	37,079	35,292	1,787	4.82%	48
Sep 1994	37,156	35,941	1,215	3.27%	33
Oct 1994	36,742	35,604	1,138	3.10%	31
Nov 1994	36,519	35,380	1,139	3.12%	31
Dec 1994	36,255	34,953	1,302	3.59%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	35,523	33,573	1,950	5.49%	55
Feb 1995	36,696	34,600	2,096	5.71%	57
Mar 1995	36,577	34,483	2,094	5.72%	57
Apr 1995	36,551	34,741	1,810	4.95%	50
May 1995	36,473	34,812	1,661	4.55%	46
Jun 1995	38,517	36,052	2,465	6.40%	64
Jul 1995	37,827	36,276	1,551	4.10%	41
Aug 1995	37,570	35,891	1,679	4.47%	45
Sep 1995	37,182	36,019	1,163	3.13%	31
Oct 1995	37,211	36,012	1,199	3.22%	32
Nov 1995	37,010	35,691	1,319	3.56%	36
Dec 1995	36,391	34,921	1,470	4.04%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	35,386	33,184	2,202	6.22%	62
Feb 1996	36,858	34,732	2,126	5.77%	58
Mar 1996	36,758	34,733	2,025	5.51%	55
Apr 1996	36,738	35,043	1,695	4.61%	46
May 1996	37,014	35,395	1,619	4.37%	44
Jun 1996	38,341	36,636	1,705	4.45%	44
Jul 1996	39,481	37,457	2,024	5.13%	51
Aug 1996	38,541	37,145	1,396	3.62%	36
Sep 1996	38,706	37,701	1,005	2.60%	26
Oct 1996	38,438	37,495	943	2.45%	25
Nov 1996	38,431	37,371	1,060	2.76%	28
Dec 1996	37,937	36,697	1,240	3.27%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	36,846	34,825	2,021	5.48%	55
Feb 1997	38,103	36,078	2,025	5.31%	53
Mar 1997	38,382	36,429	1,953	5.09%	51
Apr 1997	38,314	36,425	1,889	4.93%	49
May 1997	37,641	36,186	1,455	3.87%	39
Jun 1997	37,853	36,160	1,693	4.47%	45
Jul 1997	38,665	37,270	1,395	3.61%	36
Aug 1997	38,758	36,844	1,914	4.94%	49
Sep 1997	39,237	38,187	1,050	2.68%	27
Oct 1997	38,818	37,845	973	2.51%	25
Nov 1997	38,677	37,663	1,014	2.62%	26
Dec 1997	37,420	36,099	1,321	3.53%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	37,374	35,520	1,854	4.96%	50
Feb 1998	37,809	35,826	1,983	5.24%	52
Mar 1998	37,895	35,868	2,027	5.35%	53
Apr 1998	37,273	35,983	1,290	3.46%	35
May 1998	37,623	36,288	1,335	3.55%	35
Jun 1998	38,518	36,772	1,746	4.53%	45
Jul 1998	38,536	37,271	1,265	3.28%	33
Aug 1998	38,075	36,643	1,432	3.76%	38
Sep 1998	37,620	36,569	1,051	2.79%	28
Oct 1998	37,360	36,382	978	2.62%	26
Nov 1998	37,031	35,959	1,072	2.89%	29
Dec 1998	36,879	35,581	1,298	3.52%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	36,822	35,132	1,690	4.59%	46
Feb 1999	37,001	35,220	1,781	4.81%	48
Mar 1999	36,899	35,274	1,625	4.40%	44
Apr 1999	36,579	35,384	1,195	3.27%	33
May 1999	36,938	35,770	1,168	3.16%	32
Jun 1999	37,855	36,463	1,392	3.68%	37
Jul 1999	38,128	36,977	1,151	3.02%	30
Aug 1999	37,793	36,724	1,069	2.83%	28
Sep 1999	37,126	36,294	832	2.24%	22
Oct 1999	37,319	36,482	837	2.24%	22
Nov 1999	37,247	36,313	934	2.51%	25
Dec 1999	37,116	36,090	1,026	2.76%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	38,357	36,802	1,555	4.05%	41
Feb 2000	38,846	37,216	1,630	4.20%	42
Mar 2000	38,814	37,189	1,625	4.19%	42
Apr 2000	38,823	37,611	1,212	3.12%	31
May 2000	38,818	37,617	1,201	3.09%	31
Jun 2000	39,024	37,478	1,546	3.96%	40
Jul 2000	39,043	37,664	1,379	3.53%	35
Aug 2000	39,389	37,860	1,529	3.88%	39
Sep 2000	38,747	37,794	953	2.46%	25
Oct 2000	38,744	37,808	936	2.42%	24
Nov 2000	38,584	37,450	1,134	2.94%	29
Dec 2000	38,784	37,492	1,292	3.33%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	38,546	36,793	1,753	4.55%	45
Feb 2001	38,802	36,891	1,911	4.93%	49
Mar 2001	38,897	36,866	2,031	5.22%	52
Apr 2001	38,910	37,225	1,685	4.33%	43
May 2001	38,696	37,213	1,483	3.83%	38
Jun 2001	39,852	37,899	1,953	4.90%	49
Jul 2001	39,538	37,962	1,576	3.99%	40
Aug 2001	39,243	37,530	1,713	4.37%	44
Sep 2001	39,618	38,418	1,200	3.03%	30
Oct 2001	39,586	38,308	1,278	3.23%	32
Nov 2001	39,431	37,942	1,489	3.78%	38
Dec 2001	39,343	37,807	1,536	3.90%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	38,659	36,376	2,283	5.91%	59
Feb 2002	39,592	37,110	2,482	6.27%	63
Mar 2002	39,475	37,106	2,369	6.00%	60
Apr 2002	39,026	36,916	2,110	5.41%	54
May 2002	39,061	37,178	1,883	4.82%	48
Jun 2002	39,544	37,447	2,097	5.30%	53
Jul 2002	40,196	38,131	2,065	5.14%	51
Aug 2002	39,745	37,858	1,887	4.75%	47
Sep 2002	40,266	38,837	1,429	3.55%	35
Oct 2002	40,000	38,693	1,307	3.27%	33
Nov 2002	39,838	38,237	1,601	4.02%	40
Dec 2002	39,785	38,011	1,774	4.46%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	39,079	36,787	2,292	5.87%	59
Feb 2003	40,046	37,477	2,569	6.42%	64
Mar 2003	40,259	37,688	2,571	6.39%	64
Apr 2003	39,937	37,704	2,233	5.59%	56
May 2003	39,879	37,849	2,030	5.09%	51
Jun 2003	40,069	37,651	2,418	6.03%	60
Jul 2003	40,269	38,245	2,024	5.03%	50
Aug 2003	40,116	38,115	2,001	4.99%	50
Sep 2003	40,884	39,307	1,577	3.86%	39
Oct 2003	40,737	39,235	1,502	3.69%	37
Nov 2003	40,995	39,358	1,637	3.99%	40
Dec 2003	40,702	39,063	1,639	4.03%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	40,487	38,183	2,304	5.69%	57
Feb 2004	40,534	38,041	2,493	6.15%	62
Mar 2004	40,262	37,805	2,457	6.10%	61
Apr 2004	40,178	37,942	2,236	5.57%	56
May 2004	40,072	38,137	1,935	4.83%	48
Jun 2004	40,116	37,893	2,223	5.54%	55
Jul 2004	40,582	38,403	2,179	5.37%	54
Aug 2004	39,770	37,918	1,852	4.66%	47
Sep 2004	40,345	38,877	1,468	3.64%	36
Oct 2004	40,644	39,139	1,505	3.70%	37
Nov 2004	40,487	38,906	1,581	3.90%	39
Dec 2004	40,477	38,815	1,662	4.11%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	39,397	37,124	2,273	5.77%	58
Feb 2005	39,354	36,927	2,427	6.17%	62
Mar 2005	39,314	37,031	2,283	5.81%	58
Apr 2005	39,296	37,394	1,902	4.84%	48
May 2005	39,449	37,656	1,793	4.55%	45
Jun 2005	39,556	37,534	2,022	5.11%	51
Jul 2005	39,668	37,877	1,791	4.51%	45
Aug 2005	39,473	37,647	1,826	4.63%	46
Sep 2005	40,627	39,151	1,476	3.63%	36
Oct 2005	41,077	39,665	1,412	3.44%	34
Nov 2005	41,063	39,503	1,560	3.80%	38
Dec 2005	41,261	39,617	1,644	3.98%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	40,215	38,165	2,050	5.10%	51
Feb 2006	40,500	38,243	2,257	5.57%	56
Mar 2006	40,833	38,433	2,400	5.88%	59
Apr 2006	40,524	38,658	1,866	4.60%	46
May 2006	40,782	38,960	1,822	4.47%	45
Jun 2006	40,405	38,400	2,005	4.96%	50
Jul 2006	40,770	38,982	1,788	4.39%	44
Aug 2006	40,927	38,923	2,004	4.90%	49
Sep 2006	41,627	40,171	1,456	3.50%	35
Oct 2006	41,690	40,313	1,377	3.30%	33
Nov 2006	41,960	40,465	1,495	3.56%	36
Dec 2006	41,962	40,317	1,645	3.92%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	41,248	38,996	2,252	5.46%	55
Feb 2007	41,668	39,312	2,356	5.65%	57
Mar 2007	41,898	39,641	2,257	5.39%	54
Apr 2007	41,546	39,565	1,981	4.77%	48
May 2007	41,736	39,927	1,809	4.33%	43
Jun 2007	41,112	39,008	2,104	5.12%	51
Jul 2007	41,300	39,432	1,868	4.52%	45
Aug 2007	40,790	39,063	1,727	4.23%	42
Sep 2007	42,069	40,574	1,495	3.55%	36
Oct 2007	42,412	40,952	1,460	3.44%	34
Nov 2007	43,021	41,497	1,524	3.54%	35
Dec 2007	43,043	41,369	1,674	3.89%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	41,609	39,429	2,180	5.24%	52
Feb 2008	41,616	39,141	2,475	5.95%	59
Mar 2008	42,079	39,737	2,342	5.57%	56
Apr 2008	42,309	40,548	1,761	4.16%	42
May 2008	42,406	40,756	1,650	3.89%	39
Jun 2008	42,721	40,577	2,144	5.02%	50
Jul 2008	42,543	40,664	1,879	4.42%	44
Aug 2008	42,304	40,441	1,863	4.40%	44
Sep 2008	42,520	40,980	1,540	3.62%	36
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Portage County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Paper Manufacturing	3,236	8.60%
2.	Construction	3,172	8.43%
3.	Educational Services	2,662	7.07%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	2,160	5.74%
5.	Finance and Insurance	1,882	5.00%
6.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	1,874	4.98%
7.	Food and Beverage Stores	1,394	3.70%
8.	Metal Manufactuing	1,390	3.69%
9.	Truck Transportation	1,228	3.26%
10.	Food Manufacturing	1,074	2.85%
11.	Public Administration	998	2.65%
12.	Health Care	934	2.48%
13.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	886	2.35%
14.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	810	2.15%
15.	Printing and Related Manufacturing	776	2.06%
16.	Repair and Maintenance	712	1.89%
17.	Rail Transportation	664	1.76%
18.	Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale	642	1.71%
19.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	634	1.68%
20.	Department and Other General Stores	608	1.62%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	5,164	15.32%
2.	Finance and Insurance	4,854	14.40%
3.	Health Care	4,000	11.86%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	2,916	8.65%
5.	Social Assistance	1,316	3.90%
6.	Food and Beverage Stores	1,302	3.86%
7.	Department and Other General Stores	1,084	3.22%
8.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	988	2.93%
9.	Food Manufacturing	894	2.65%
10.	Public Administration	686	2.03%
11.	Personal and Laundry Services	626	1.86%
12.	Paper Manufacturing	586	1.74%
13.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	574	1.70%
14.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	536	1.59%
15.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	530	1.57%
16.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	480	1.42%
17.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	458	1.36%
18.	Printing and Related Manufacturing	358	1.06%
19.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	356	1.06%
20.	Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale	320	0.95%

Portage County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	3,088	8.20%
2.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	1,812	4.81%
3.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	1,620	4.30%
4.	Other Installation / Maintenance	1,602	4.26%
5.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	1,538	4.09%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	1,356	3.60%
7.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	1,322	3.51%
8.	Other Management Occupations	1,222	3.25%
9.	Farmers and Farm Managers	1,082	2.87%
10.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	1,066	2.83%
11.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	1,022	2.72%
12.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	976	2.59%
13.	Vehicle Mechanics	948	2.52%
14.	Top Executives	914	2.43%
15.	Computer Specialists	742	1.97%
16.	Other Office and Admin Support	706	1.88%
17.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	678	1.80%
18.	Other Construction Trades	652	1.73%
19.	Carpenters	616	1.64%
20.	Other Material Moving Workers	606	1.61%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	3,040	9.02%
2.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	1,614	4.79%
3.	Other Production Occupations	1,278	3.79%
4.	Secretaries and Admins	1,238	3.67%
5.	Cashiers	1,202	3.57%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	1,168	3.46%
7.	Business Operations Specialists	1,072	3.18%
8.	Customer Service Representatives	1,038	3.08%
9.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	1,012	3.00%
10.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	956	2.84%
11.	Other Management Occupations	898	2.66%
12.	Registered Nurses	890	2.64%
13.	Waiters and Waitresses	872	2.59%
14.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	862	2.56%
15.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	806	2.39%
16.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	784	2.33%
17.	Child Care Workers	772	2.29%
18.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	746	2.21%
19.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	744	2.21%
20.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	710	2.11%

Portage County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	62,539	58.15%
15-35 hours	18,070	16.80%
1-14 hours	4,862	4.52%
No regular hours	22,081	20.53%

Portage County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	2,093	3.09%
5 AM-5:29 AM	1,837	2.71%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	2,992	4.41%
6 AM-6:29 AM	5,909	8.71%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	8,670	12.78%
7 AM-7:29 AM	9,642	14.21%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	11,660	17.19%
8 AM-8:29 AM	4,666	6.88%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	2,435	3.59%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	2,473	3.65%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	1,533	2.26%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	742	1.09%
Noon-3:59 PM	6,561	9.67%
4 PM-11:59 PM	6,631	9.77%

Portage County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	3,598	5.30%
5-9	13,379	19.72%
10-14	16,054	23.66%
15-19	11,819	17.42%
20-24	8,504	12.53%
25-29	3,223	4.75%
30-34	4,723	6.96%
35-39	1,064	1.57%
40-44	1,131	1.67%
45-59	1,986	2.93%
60-89	1,171	1.73%
At least 90	1,192	1.76%

Portage County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	140	0.21%	56,437	83.19%
30-44	140	0.21%	6,778	9.99%
45-59	0	0.00%	1,986	2.93%
At least 60	24	0.04%	2,339	3.45%

Portage County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	1,054	1.48%
Car / truck / van, carpool	6,482	9.11%
Car / truck / van, solo	55,611	78.20%
Motorcycle	24	0.03%
Other	362	0.51%
Public transportation	304	0.43%
Walked	4,007	5.63%
Worked at home	3,274	4.60%

Portage County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Portage County Family Information Back to top
: 50,224 (127,314 people)
: 33,286 (101,990 people)
: 17,143
: 72,286
Portage County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	3,571	7.03%
$10,000-$14,999	3,247	6.39%
$15,000-$19,999	3,145	6.19%
$20,000-$24,999	3,256	6.41%
$25,000-$29,999	3,441	6.77%
$30,000-$34,999	3,498	6.89%
$35,000-$39,999	3,084	6.07%
$40,000-$44,999	2,942	5.79%
$45,000-$49,999	3,057	6.02%
$50,000-$59,999	5,670	11.16%
$60,000-$74,999	5,994	11.80%
$75,000-$99,999	5,704	11.23%
$100,000-$124,999	1,823	3.59%
$125,000-$149,999	896	1.76%
$150,000-$199,999	762	1.50%
$200,000 or more	702	1.38%

Portage County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	6,130	24.48%
Family, 2 people	7,117	28.42%
Nonfamily, 2 people	1,736	6.93%
Family, 3 people	3,597	14.37%
Nonfamily, 3 people	375	1.50%
Family, 4 people	3,633	14.51%
Nonfamily, 4 people	162	0.65%
Family, 5 people	1,478	5.90%
Nonfamily, 5 people	86	0.34%
Family, 6 people	425	1.70%
Nonfamily, 6 people	39	0.16%
Family, 7 or more people	246	0.98%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	16	0.06%

Portage County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	42,614	29.45%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	24,620	17.01%
Public Assistance	346	0.24%
Retirement	7,432	5.14%
Self Employment	6,744	4.66%
Social Security	12,198	8.43%
Supplemental Security	1,243	0.86%
Wage / Salary	41,393	28.60%
Other	8,116	5.61%

Portage County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	15,294	53.40%
With children under 18	13,346	46.60%

Portage County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	3,629	6.68%
Married	30,873	56.85%
Never Married	18,774	34.57%
Widowed	1,030	1.90%

Portage County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	4,324	7.82%
Married	30,853	55.78%
Never Married	15,277	27.62%
Widowed	4,857	8.78%

Portage County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Portage County Education Information Back to top
Portage County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	5,025	4.86%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	8,105	7.84%
High school diploma or equivalent	34,921	33.79%
Some college, no degree	28,507	27.58%
Associate degree	6,592	6.38%
Bachelors degree	14,344	13.88%
Graduate or professional degree	5,861	5.67%

Portage County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	1,083	1.61%	837	1.25%	1,920	2.86%
Kindergarten	1,659	2.47%	230	0.34%	1,889	2.81%
Grades 1-4	5,762	8.58%	903	1.34%	6,665	9.92%
Grades 5-8	7,410	11.03%	870	1.29%	8,280	12.32%
Grades 9-12	7,594	11.30%	492	0.73%	8,086	12.04%
Undergrad college	15,627	23.26%	329	0.49%	15,956	23.75%
Graduate or professional school	1,024	1.52%	152	0.23%	1,176	1.75%
Total	40,159	59.78%	3,813	5.68%	43,972	65.45%

Portage County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Portage County Business Information Back to top
: $740,987,000
: $594,626,000
: $85,453,000
: $1,145,750
: 7,250
Portage County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	7	5	14	21	15
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	2	1	2
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	2	0	9	8	5
1999 - Construction	14	16	55	49	56
1999 - Educational Services	0	0	2	1	2
1999 - Finance & Insurance	10	11	34	10	41
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	6	6	32	26	50
1999 - Information	2	3	6	6	4
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	2	0	2	0	1
1999 - Manufacturing	3	7	34	25	18
1999 - Mining	0	0	1	1	0
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	8	9	59	43	72
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	7	4	22	21	42
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	7	4	9	10	21
1999 - Retail Trade	17	14	72	64	101
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	6	7	35	20	24
1999 - Unclassified	3	4	1	1	2
1999 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Wholesale Trade	6	5	31	19	27
1999 - Total	100	95	420	326	483
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	4	4	17	17	20
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	0	0	4	2
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	2	2	6	6	9
2000 - Construction	15	18	63	33	55
2000 - Educational Services	0	1	2	0	2
2000 - Finance & Insurance	17	8	24	22	41
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	10	4	39	30	41
2000 - Information	2	3	5	4	7
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	3	0	3
2000 - Manufacturing	5	5	30	28	17
2000 - Mining	0	0	0	1	1
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	7	16	50	43	75
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	4	8	28	12	46
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	7	13	10	17
2000 - Retail Trade	19	23	84	78	71
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	6	5	23	27	29
2000 - Unclassified	5	2	1	0	1
2000 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Wholesale Trade	5	2	29	25	28
2000 - Total	104	108	417	340	465
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	6	6	17	16	20
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	2	3	0	2
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	3	3	3	8	9
2001 - Construction	7	15	44	60	48
2001 - Educational Services	0	0	1	2	1
2001 - Finance & Insurance	6	12	20	21	51
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	12	8	32	39	42
2001 - Information	2	5	2	7	5
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	2	0	5	1	0
2001 - Manufacturing	2	8	26	28	18
2001 - Mining	0	1	0	1	0
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	11	13	42	46	71
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	7	6	26	23	35
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	5	7	8	9	18
2001 - Retail Trade	27	24	64	79	86
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	7	8	23	27	27
2001 - Unclassified	4	2	1	0	2
2001 - Utilities	1	0	0	0	0
2001 - Wholesale Trade	5	6	21	24	36
2001 - Total	107	126	338	391	471
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	7	6	18	12	22
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	1	1	1	2
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	4	8	5	6
2002 - Construction	14	15	40	47	60
2002 - Educational Services	1	0	1	3	0
2002 - Finance & Insurance	11	8	30	19	40
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	9	8	49	26	42
2002 - Information	1	1	6	4	5
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	1	3	3	1
2002 - Manufacturing	3	7	23	31	13
2002 - Mining	0	0	1	0	0
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	8	11	56	37	66
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	7	7	16	29	41
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	10	8	6	16
2002 - Retail Trade	21	30	72	81	72
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	14	14	28	30
2002 - Unclassified	2	2	0	0	0
2002 - Utilities	1	0	1	0	0
2002 - Wholesale Trade	2	9	21	26	32
2002 - Total	92	134	368	358	448
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	8	5	21	19	12
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	0	1	1	1
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	4	1	4	9	7
2003 - Construction	14	15	44	45	45
2003 - Educational Services	2	0	2	3	1
2003 - Finance & Insurance	20	9	26	26	40
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	6	11	50	33	40
2003 - Information	5	1	8	3	4
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	0	4	0	4
2003 - Manufacturing	4	7	27	22	15
2003 - Mining	0	0	0	0	1
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	17	9	42	47	68
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	7	6	29	19	38
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	5	3	10	5	12
2003 - Retail Trade	28	18	71	72	81
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	9	8	17	23	25
2003 - Unclassified	2	2	0	0	0
2003 - Utilities	0	1	0	0	0
2003 - Wholesale Trade	3	4	15	22	38
2003 - Total	136	100	371	349	432
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	5	6	25	12	17
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	1	2
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	3	2	12	3	6
2004 - Construction	23	14	43	44	47
2004 - Educational Services	1	1	3	1	3
2004 - Finance & Insurance	9	13	33	24	44
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	3	2	44	47	38
2004 - Information	6	4	4	9	5
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	1	2	3	3
2004 - Manufacturing	4	3	27	22	20
2004 - Mining	0	0	1	1	0
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	15	10	52	44	62
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	5	6	24	25	38
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	7	1	12	5	17
2004 - Retail Trade	12	23	75	74	81
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	5	6	30	18	25
2004 - Unclassified	0	1	0	0	1
2004 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Wholesale Trade	3	2	20	19	29
2004 - Total	102	95	407	352	438
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	10	5	22	17	16
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	1	0	0	3
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	2	4	8	11	2
2005 - Construction	18	24	40	38	55
2005 - Educational Services	1	0	4	1	3
2005 - Finance & Insurance	11	8	20	25	55
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	8	8	37	44	44
2005 - Information	2	2	4	8	10
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	2	2	1	4
2005 - Manufacturing	4	3	28	27	17
2005 - Mining	0	0	1	1	0
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	9	12	52	43	67
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	3	5	23	25	41
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	4	3	8	15	16
2005 - Retail Trade	21	17	69	64	88
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	9	5	28	17	28
2005 - Unclassified	1	0	0	0	1
2005 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Wholesale Trade	3	3	19	26	24
2005 - Total	107	102	365	363	474

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Portage County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Portage County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	116,938	90.51%
Below Poverty Level	12,256	9.49%

Portage County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1970	$1,650	$8	$2,958	$0	$0	$723	$5,331	$1,369	$1,250	$808
1971	$1,732	$9	$3,106	$0	$0	$759	$5,597	$1,437	$1,313	$848
1972	$1,904	$23	$3,048	$0	$0	$955	$5,907	$2,524	$950	$224
1973	$2,063	$25	$2,338	$0	$0	$2,010	$6,411	$2,526	$800	$793
1974	$2,167	$26	$2,455	$0	$0	$2,110	$6,732	$2,653	$800	$793
1975	$1,807	$0	$3,925	$0	$0	$1,398	$7,130	$3,123	$510	$1,051
1976	$2,286	$0	$5,265	$0	$0	$1,651	$9,202	$3,373	$370	$2,009
1977	$2,355	$0	$5,896	$0	$0	$2,476	$10,727	$3,663	$230	$3,068
1978	$2,560	$17	$6,616	$0	$0	$2,701	$11,877	$3,963	$590	$3,678
1979	$2,766	$46	$9,146	$0	$0	$2,585	$14,497	$4,686	$475	$4,322
1980	$3,051	$24	$9,042	$0	$0	$2,802	$14,895	$4,569	$250	$3,493
1981	$3,734	$16	$6,735	$0	$0	$3,211	$13,680	$4,451	$60	$3,410
1982	$4,148	$60	$6,300	$0	$0	$4,887	$15,335	$6,298	$355	$3,035
1983	$4,624	$64	$7,196	$0	$0	$4,195	$16,015	$7,029	$1,923	$3,503
1984	$4,740	$92	$8,606	$0	$0	$4,535	$17,881	$7,605	$1,882	$3,762
1985	$5,307	$74	$8,485	$0	$0	$5,250	$19,042	$7,764	$4,163	$5,638
1986	$5,526	$85	$9,078	$0	$0	$5,356	$19,960	$8,269	$4,244	$1,953
1987	$5,736	$144	$9,826	$0	$0	$6,185	$21,747	$8,650	$4,603	$2,101
1988	$6,337	$152	$9,302	$0	$0	$6,623	$22,262	$9,082	$4,271	$1,875
1989	$6,614	$160	$10,381	$0	$0	$6,909	$23,904	$9,641	$3,905	$2,506
1990	$6,604	$1,493	$11,227	$0	$0	$7,481	$25,312	$9,752	$8,326	$7,749
1991	$6,941	$2,384	$12,985	$0	$0	$7,755	$27,681	$10,503	$8,101	$6,246
1992	$7,333	$2,592	$14,205	$0	$0	$8,450	$29,988	$11,700	$11,841	$11,180
1993	$8,644	$2,780	$14,938	$0	$0	$9,028	$32,610	$12,601	$10,514	$11,516
1994	$9,710	$3,037	$16,197	$0	$0	$9,394	$35,301	$13,551	$12,259	$12,582
1995	$10,370	$3,114	$16,538	$0	$0	$9,726	$36,634	$13,506	$10,429	$13,010
1996	$10,319	$3,303	$18,418	$0	$0	$11,098	$39,835	$14,420	$9,383	$15,405
1997	$11,125	$3,567	$19,790	$0	$0	$11,485	$42,400	$14,868	$16,697	$20,121
1998	$11,773	$3,693	$21,031	$0	$0	$11,533	$44,337	$15,656	$14,879	$18,193
1999	$12,296	$3,924	$22,409	$0	$0	$12,151	$46,856	$16,483	$18,575	$20,547
2000	$12,524	$4,043	$25,181	$0	$0	$12,319	$50,024	$17,654	$17,275	$18,633
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$15,080	$4,444	$33,600	$0	$0	$16,184	$64,864	$29,764	$14,910	$19,150
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2004	$17,471	$4,742	$41,081	$0	$0	$13,922	$72,474	$36,028	$15,437	$15,000
2005	$18,342	$4,955	$43,629	$0	$0	$17,033	$79,004	$23,719	$13,443	$11,225
2006	$19,359	$5,389	$46,815	$0	$0	$18,740	$84,914	$24,537	$11,362	$7,340

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1970	$87	$283	$73	$359	$1,471	$72	$5,412
1970	$254	$2,322	$33	$0	$0	$458	$5,412
1971	$91	$297	$77	$378	$1,544	$76	$5,683
1971	$267	$2,438	$35	$0	$0	$480	$5,683
1972	$83	$380	$87	$366	$1,697	$64	$6,068
1972	$326	$2,668	$44	$0	$0	$353	$6,068
1973	$87	$367	$109	$383	$1,792	$82	$6,686
1973	$426	$2,973	$35	$0	$0	$432	$6,686
1974	$92	$386	$115	$402	$1,881	$87	$7,021
1974	$447	$3,121	$37	$0	$0	$453	$7,021
1975	$158	$489	$208	$505	$1,525	$157	$6,108
1975	$487	$1,990	$23	$0	$0	$566	$6,108
1976	$48	$545	$255	$399	$1,520	$200	$8,014
1976	$578	$3,728	$18	$0	$0	$723	$8,014
1977	$0	$672	$154	$221	$2,369	$168	$9,387
1977	$812	$4,256	$0	$12	$0	$723	$9,387
1978	$119	$673	$265	$416	$2,606	$266	$11,620
1978	$761	$5,522	$13	$0	$0	$979	$11,620
1979	$130	$827	$167	$491	$3,040	$450	$13,442
1979	$852	$6,512	$24	$0	$0	$949	$13,442
1980	$144	$853	$1,013	$594	$6,800	$346	$18,955
1980	$973	$7,123	$21	$0	$0	$1,088	$18,955
1981	$169	$967	$374	$695	$4,337	$392	$14,022
1981	$1,126	$4,686	$13	$0	$0	$1,263	$14,022
1982	$0	$1,391	$428	$6,548	$3,251	$385	$15,731
1982	$1,514	$1,081	$32	$0	$0	$1,101	$15,731
1983	$20	$1,602	$636	$6,102	$3,559	$394	$18,187
1983	$1,423	$1,003	$201	$0	$0	$3,247	$18,187
1984	$0	$1,546	$481	$5,981	$4,055	$428	$18,037
1984	$1,522	$1,611	$178	$0	$0	$2,235	$18,037
1985	$0	$1,622	$679	$6,562	$4,652	$439	$19,837
1985	$1,530	$1,770	$173	$0	$0	$2,410	$19,837
1986	$0	$1,648	$909	$7,397	$6,149	$482	$23,434
1986	$1,527	$1,824	$208	$0	$0	$3,290	$23,434
1987	$0	$1,660	$541	$3,796	$7,310	$515	$24,944
1987	$1,732	$4,708	$285	$0	$0	$4,397	$24,944
1988	$0	$1,472	$598	$4,745	$6,773	$488	$24,761
1988	$1,809	$4,715	$332	$0	$0	$3,829	$24,761
1989	$131	$1,617	$598	$5,124	$7,720	$547	$26,501
1989	$1,789	$5,277	$298	$0	$0	$3,400	$26,501
1990	$266	$1,902	$530	$5,556	$7,437	$498	$29,493
1990	$2,815	$5,805	$284	$0	$0	$4,400	$29,493
1991	$0	$2,479	$621	$6,003	$8,437	$551	$35,898
1991	$2,217	$6,950	$530	$0	$0	$8,110	$35,898
1992	$0	$2,378	$1,213	$6,462	$8,511	$621	$35,081
1992	$3,153	$7,445	$499	$0	$0	$4,799	$35,081
1993	$0	$2,499	$1,208	$6,539	$8,845	$680	$37,401
1993	$3,105	$8,408	$835	$0	$0	$5,282	$37,401
1994	$0	$2,579	$773	$7,764	$9,338	$843	$40,085
1994	$3,257	$8,847	$606	$0	$0	$6,078	$40,085
1995	$196	$2,600	$741	$7,289	$10,509	$738	$42,518
1995	$3,199	$9,726	$724	$0	$0	$6,796	$42,518
1996	$216	$2,786	$1,062	$8,130	$9,761	$1,138	$44,252
1996	$3,290	$10,025	$554	$0	$0	$7,290	$44,252
1997	$218	$2,880	$7,176	$8,441	$10,500	$1,222	$52,304
1997	$3,485	$10,107	$537	$0	$0	$7,738	$52,304
1998	$212	$3,042	$2,359	$8,918	$11,943	$842	$51,404
1998	$3,729	$11,041	$1,191	$0	$0	$8,127	$51,404
1999	$233	$3,351	$5,220	$9,764	$13,416	$872	$58,137
1999	$4,051	$11,426	$903	$0	$0	$8,901	$58,137
2000	$244	$3,353	$1,579	$11,236	$14,869	$949	$58,852
2000	$4,270	$11,834	$950	$0	$0	$9,568	$58,852
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$286	$3,690	$1,141	$21,940	$12,479	$1,156	$69,318
2002	$4,543	$12,167	$838	$0	$0	$11,078	$69,318
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2004	$325	$5,274	$1,218	$27,247	$15,669	$1,261	$81,512
2004	$5,268	$12,273	$800	$0	$0	$12,177	$81,512
2005	$298	$5,026	$1,730	$31,227	$15,256	$1,218	$85,740
2005	$5,214	$13,235	$617	$0	$0	$11,919	$85,740
2006	$320	$5,159	$1,783	$34,130	$15,330	$1,712	$92,243
2006	$5,680	$14,071	$637	$0	$0	$13,421	$92,243

Portage County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Portage County Criminal Information Back to top
: 143

Portage County Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Portage County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Portage County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	8,295	12.35%
10-19 Years	11,181	16.64%
20-29 Years	11,637	17.32%
30-39 Years	9,415	14.01%
40-49 Years	10,079	15.00%
50-59 Years	6,880	10.24%
60-69 Years	4,297	6.40%
70-79 Years	3,314	4.93%
80-89 Years	1,750	2.60%
90+ Years	334	0.50%

Portage County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	33,490	49.85%
Female	33,692	50.15%

Portage County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	63,752	94.89%
Asian	1,509	2.25%
Hispanic/Latino	967	1.44%
Multiracial	481	0.72%
Amerindian	214	0.32%
African-American	203	0.30%
Other Race	29	0.04%
Pacific Islander	27	0.04%

Portage County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	53,822	33.46%
2.	Polish	45,237	28.12%
3.	Irish	12,446	7.74%
4.	Norwegian	9,509	5.91%
5.	English	9,366	5.82%
6.	French Non-Basque	4,192	2.61%
7.	United States Or American	3,519	2.19%
8.	Swedish	3,187	1.98%
9.	Italian	3,074	1.91%
10.	Dutch	2,176	1.35%

Portage County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	119,863	93.59%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	2,140	1.67%
3.	Polish	2,125	1.66%
4.	Miao / Hmong	1,634	1.28%
5.	German	1,062	0.83%
6.	French	310	0.24%
7.	Chinese	240	0.19%
8.	Scandinavian	94	0.07%
9.	Other Pacific Island	94	0.07%
10.	Korean	72	0.06%

Portage County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	133,090	97.85%
Naturalized immigrant	1,252	0.92%
Not a citizen	1,668	1.23%

Portage County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Portage County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Portage County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Alban	Dewey	New Hope
Almond	Eau Pleine	Park Ridge
Amherst	Grant	Pine Grove
Amherst Junction	Hull	Plover
Bancroft	Junction City	Rosholt
Belmont	Lanark	Sharon
Buena Vista	Linwood	Stevens Point
Carson	Milladore	Stockton
Custer	Nelsonville	Whiting

Portage County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

54406	54458	54492
54407	54467	54909
54423	54473	54921
54443	54481

Stevens Point (24,551)	Lanark (1,449)	Junction City (440)
Plover (13,621)	Carson (1,299)	Amherst Junction (305)
Hull (6,266)	Almond (1,138)	Nelsonville (191)
Grant (5,590)	Linwood (1,111)	Bancroft
Stockton (2,896)	Pine Grove (904)	Belmont
Amherst (2,399)	Alban (897)	Buena Vista
Dewey (2,063)	New Hope (736)	Milladore
Whiting (1,760)	Rosholt (518)	Custer
Eau Pleine (1,681)	Park Ridge (488)	Sharon