Moving to Portage, Wisconsin

About Portage, Wisconsin
Portage

Portage is a city in and the county seat of Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 10,581 at the 2020 census, making it the largest city in Columbia County. The city is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Portage was named for the Fox-Wisconsin Waterway, a portage between the Fox River and the Wisconsin River, which was recognized by Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet during their discovery of a route to the Mississippi River in 1673. The city's slogan is "Where the North Begins."

Gender
Gender Portage Wisconsin Country
Female 46.7% 50.2% 50.8%
Male 53.3% 49.8% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Portage Wisconsin Country
Less than $10,000 7.4% 4.6% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 3.7% 4.1% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 11% 8.6% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 11.6% 9% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 13.7% 13% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 19.6% 18.9% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 13.5% 14.1% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 14.8% 16.3% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 2.4% 6.1% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 2.1% 5.2% 8.3%
Education


Education Portage Wisconsin Country
< 9th Grade 3% 2% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 6% 5% 7.0%
High School or GED 41% 30% 27.0%
Other College 24% 21% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 10% 11% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 10% 20% 20.0%
Master's Degree 4% 8% 9.0%
Professional Degree 1% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 1% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Portage Wisconsin Country
White 86.6% 80.6% 60.1%
African American 4.7% 6.2% 12.2%
American Indian 0.8% 0.8% 0.6%
Asian 0.6% 2.8% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0% 0.2%
Other 0% 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 2.7% 2.3% 2.8%
Hispanic 4.6% 7% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity