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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Portage is $20,878, which is lower than the state average of $28,912 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Portage median household income is $43,347, which has grown by 76.58% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 32.44% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Portage residents spend 27.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 26.0 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #1259

Portage, PA	20,878 USD
Pennsylvania	28,912 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Portage, PA	28,438 USD
Pennsylvania	31,459 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Portage, PA	38,413 USD
Pennsylvania	38,139 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Portage, PA	20,417 USD
Pennsylvania	25,633 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #1070

Portage, PA	43,347 USD
Pennsylvania	53,115 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Portage, PA	49,963 USD
Pennsylvania	72,210 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #65

Portage, PA	76.58%
Pennsylvania	32.44%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Portage, PA		Pennsylvania		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	21.10%	$4,322, see rank	24.07%	$12,571	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	37.25%	$18,301, see rank	33.19%	$18,052	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.17%	$1,224, see rank	3.55%	$2,919	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	25.21%	$19,331, see rank	20.15%	$20,313	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Portage, PA	53,333 USD
Pennsylvania	67,521 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Portage, PA	59,259 USD
Pennsylvania	86,912 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Portage, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
White	$43,548, see rank	$56,327	$56,900

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Portage, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
less than 25	$32,500, see rank	$24,552	$25,788
25 to 44	$52,045, see rank	$60,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$56,944, see rank	$65,855	$65,027
65 or over	$27,440, see rank	$34,938	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Portage, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,057, see rank	10,351,296	248,775,628
Male¹	959, 46.62%, see rank	48.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	618, 64.44%, see rank	67.76%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	618, 64.44%, see rank	67.67%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	565, 91.42%, see rank	90.82%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	53, 8.58%, see rank	9.18%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	341, 35.56%, see rank	32.24%	30.72%
Female¹	1,098, 53.38%, see rank	51.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	592, 53.92%, see rank	58.31%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	592, 53.92%, see rank	58.30%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	562, 94.93%, see rank	92.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	30, 5.07%, see rank	7.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	506, 46.08%, see rank	41.69%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Portage, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,125, 100%	5,826,933	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	888, 78.93%, see rank	76.64%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	119, 10.58%, see rank	8.77%	9.59%
Public Transportation	10, 0.89%, see rank	5.50%	5.06%
Walked	48, 4.27%, see rank	3.85%	2.78%
Other Means	41, 3.64%, see rank	1.34%	1.79%
Worked at Home	19, 1.69%, see rank	3.89%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Portage, PA	27.2 minutes
Pennsylvania	26.0 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Portage, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,127	5,946,480	143,435,233
Male¹	565, 50.13%, see rank	51.67%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	108, 19.12%, see rank	33.03%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	108, 19.12%, see rank	14.05%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	34, 6.02%, see rank	16.97%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.64%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	40, 7.08%, see rank	8.62%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	225, 39.82%, see rank	20.53%	17.94%
Female¹	562, 49.87%, see rank	48.33%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	194, 34.52%, see rank	40.12%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	165, 29.36%, see rank	21.25%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	194, 34.52%, see rank	32.14%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.22%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.22%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	9, 1.60%, see rank	5.82%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Portage, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,127, 100%	5,946,480	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	15, 1.33%, see rank	1.44%	1.96%
Construction	39, 3.46%, see rank	5.71%	6.17%
Manufacturing	106, 9.41%, see rank	12.19%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	19, 1.69%, see rank	2.81%	2.75%
Retail Trade	139, 12.33%, see rank	11.77%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	73, 6.48%, see rank	5.07%	4.93%
Information	51, 4.53%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	38, 3.37%, see rank	6.42%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	56, 4.97%, see rank	9.76%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	397, 35.23%, see rank	25.97%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	92, 8.16%, see rank	8.32%	9.49%
Public Administration	80, 7.10%, see rank	4.15%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	22, 1.95%, see rank	4.65%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Portage, PA	%	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population in Poverty	438	16.91%, see rank	13.51%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	73	10.86%, see rank	9.31%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.