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PORTAGE, INDIANA QUICK STATSCounty: Porter
Incorporated: 1958
Elevation: 644 feet
Land Area: 25.5 square miles
Population Density: 1453 people per square mile
Population: 36,976
Population change since 2000: 10.40%
Races (City): 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 (City): German (22.1%), Irish (15.3%), English (8.8%), Polish (8.6%), United States (6.4%), Italian (4.1%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Gary, IN (8.2 miles , pop. 102,746)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Chicago, IL (31.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016)
Nearest cities: Ogden Dunes, IN (1.7 miles ), South Haven, IN (1.9 miles ), Lake Station, IN (2.0 miles ), Burns Harbor, IN (2.0 miles ), New Chicago, IN (2.2 miles ), Hobart, IN (2.4 miles ), Porter, IN (2.6 miles ), Chesterton, IN (2.6 miles )
Portage Compared to State Average: Unemployed percentage below state average. Black race population percentage significantly below state average. Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average. Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
PORTAGE, INDIANA EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 82.10%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.10%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.00%
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Portage:
IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-NORTHWEST about 8 miles, GARY, IN, Full-time enrollment: 2,432 INDIANA UNIVERSITY-NORTHWEST about 10 miles, GARY, IN, FT enrollment: 3,208 VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY about 11 miles, VALPARAISO, IN, FT enrollment: 3,376 PURDUE UNIVERSITY-CALUMET CAMPUS about 14 miles, HAMMOND, IN, FT enrollment: 6,312 PURDUE UNIVERSITY-NORTH CENTRAL CAMPUS about 15 miles, WESTVILLE, IN, FT enrollment: 2,500 SOUTH SUBURBAN COLLEGE about 22 miles, SOUTH HOLLAND, IL, FT enrollment: 3,599 PRAIRIE STATE COLLEGE about 23 miles, CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL, FT enrollment: 2,523
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