Wisconsin

Portage County

Snapshot
Population by ethnic group, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
European
90.8%
Other
5.8%
Hispanic
3.4%

Compared with Wisconsin and the United States

Portage Countynext to the state and national figures used elsewhere on this site. A dash means the figure isn’t published at that level of geography.

MetricPortage CountyWisconsinUnited States
Non-Hispanic White90.8%77.7%58%
Hispanic3.4%8.8%—
East Asian2.2%1.6%—
Indian1%0.7%—
Black or African American0.7%6.3%—
American Indian and Alaska Native0.2%0.8%—

Cost of living

Incomes and housing costs in Portage County next to Wisconsin and the nation. Price levels are published for states, not counties.

MetricPortage CountyWisconsinUnited States
Price level (US = 100)—94.1 (−5.9%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Housing price level (US = 100)—79.3 (−20.7%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Median household income$76,070$77,485$80,734
Median home value$243,100$266,500$332,700
Home price to income3.2×3.4×4.1×
Median gross rent$940/mo$1,087/mo$1,413/mo
Rent to income14.8%16.8%21.0%