Portage, NY (New York) Houses and Residents
| Portage: | $110,094 |
| New York: | $400,400 |
Total population: 884 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 850 (44 farm, 806 nonfarm))
Houses: 349 (307 occupied: 251 owner occupied, 56 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 18% |
| State: | 46% |
Housing density: 13 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $78,260.
Median contract rent in 2022: $502 (lower quartile is $375, upper quartile is $711)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $711
Median gross rent in Portage, NY in 2022: $770
Housing units in Portage with a mortgage: 90 (9 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 40
Household type by relationship:
Households: 59,635- In family households: 48,008 (11,352 male householders, 4,591 female householders)
12,255 spouses, 16,355 children (15,222 natural, 372 adopted, 761 stepchildren), 824 grandchildren, 288 brothers or sisters, 312 parents, foster children, 322 other relatives, 1,460 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 11,627 (4,007 male householders (2,854 living alone)), 4,459 female householders (3,555 living alone)), 3,161 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 5,758 (2,193 institutionalized population)
10,664 married couples with children.
3,346 single-parent households (962 men, 2,384 women).
97.5% of residents of Portage speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (62% speak English very well, 38% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
Foreign born population: 9 (1.0%)
(88.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
| Here: | 6.7 |
| State: | 6.3 |
| Here: | 5.8 |
| State: | 3.8 |
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Portage, New York
- 0no bedroom
- 141 bedroom
- 512 bedrooms
- 1113 bedrooms
- 564 bedrooms
- 195+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Portage, New York
- 0no bedroom
- 151 bedroom
- 142 bedrooms
- 113 bedrooms
- 94 bedrooms
- 75+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Portage in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 4no vehicle
- 631 vehicle
- 1432 vehicles
- 393 vehicles
- 24 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Portage in renter-occupied apartments
- 2no vehicle
- 251 vehicle
- 212 vehicles
- 83 vehicles
- 04 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Portage, New York
- 01 room
- 02 rooms
- 113 rooms
- 144 rooms
- 475 rooms
- 376 rooms
- 677 rooms
- 378 rooms
- 389+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Portage, New York
- 01 room
- 52 rooms
- 43 rooms
- 164 rooms
- 65 rooms
- 76 rooms
- 27 rooms
- 58 rooms
- 119+ rooms
Portage, NY household income distribution
- 32,450Less than $10,000
- 47,904$10,000 to $19,999
- 48,531$20,000 to $29,999
- 52,356$30,000 to $39,999
- 52,705$40,000 to $49,999
- 51,599$50,000 to $59,999
- 76,394$60,000 to $74,999
- 105,412$75,000 to $99,999
- 83,024$100,000 to $124,999
- 60,099$125,000 to $149,999
- 68,527$150,000 to $199,999
- 79,713$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 69.7%
Number of people working at home: 46 (11.8% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 26
- 5 to 9 minutes: 49
- 10 to 14 minutes: 39
- 15 to 19 minutes: 29
- 20 to 24 minutes: 31
- 25 to 29 minutes: 25
- 30 to 34 minutes: 48
- 35 to 39 minutes: 11
- 40 to 44 minutes: 5
- 45 to 59 minutes: 41
- 60 to 89 minutes: 36
- 90 or more minutes: 7
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 274 (75.3%)
- Carpooled: 67 (18.4%)
- Walked: 4 (1.1%)
- Other means: 2 (0.5%)
- Worked at home: 17 (4.7%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Portage, New York
- 01995 to March 2000
- 01990 to 1994
- 11985 to 1989
- 31980 to 1984
- 01975 to 1979
- 01970 to 1974
- 01965 to 1969
- 2Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- German: 265 (26.8%)
- English: 185 (18.7%)
- Irish: 161 (16.3%)
- Other: 110 (11.1%)
- United States: 58 (5.9%)
- Italian: 49 (5.0%)
- Dutch: 39 (4.0%)
- Welsh: 26 (2.6%)
- French: 24 (2.4%)
- Polish: 24 (2.4%)
- Scotch-Irish: 21 (2.1%)
- Scottish: 6 (0.6%)
- West Indian: 6 (0.6%)
- Ukrainian: 4 (0.4%)
- Swiss: 3 (0.3%)
- Arab: 2 (0.2%)
- French Canadian: 2 (0.2%)
- Swedish: 2 (0.2%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
| Portage: | 50.0% (3) |
| New York: | 1.9% (72,408) |
| Portage: | 33.3% (2) |
| New York: | 0.7% (26,202) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 761
- Other state: 79
- Northeast: 25
- Midwest: 14
- South: 14
- West: 26
67% of Portage residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in New York.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 0
- 7th and 8th grade: 12
- 9th grade: 11
- 10th grade: 19
- 11th grade: 18
- 12th grade, no diploma: 7
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 156
- Less than 1 year of college: 23
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 20
- Associate degree: 4
- Bachelor's degree: 11
- Master's degree: 0
- Professional school degree: 6
- Doctorate degree: 0
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 0
- 7th and 8th grade: 14
- 9th grade: 7
- 10th grade: 12
- 11th grade: 7
- 12th grade, no diploma: 4
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 154
- Less than 1 year of college: 13
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 31
- Associate degree: 17
- Bachelor's degree: 13
- Master's degree: 3
- Professional school degree: 5
- Doctorate degree: 0
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 257
- One, attached: 2
- Two: 10
- 3 or 4: 3
- Mobile homes: 77
Median worth of mobile homes: $47,196
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.6%
- 33.1%Utility gas
- 27.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 18.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 12.0%Wood
- 6.0%Electricity
- 1.6%Coal or coke
- 1.6%Other fuel
- 37.5%Utility gas
- 33.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 14.3%Wood
- 10.7%Electricity
- 3.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Private vs. public school enrollment:
| Here: | 8.0% |
| New York: | 14.0% |
| Here: | 0.0% |
| New York: | 13.2% |
| Here: | 0.0% |
| New York: | 38.2% |
