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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Portage Township Schools is $24,759, which is about the same as the state average of $24,953 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Portage Township Schools median household income is $53,467. On average Portage Township Schools residents spend 26.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 23.1 minutes and is about the same as 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, #109

Portage Township Schools	24,759 USD
Indiana	24,953 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Portage Township Schools	32,345 USD
Indiana	28,819 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 Township Schools	45,052 USD
Indiana	35,272 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 Township Schools	23,485 USD
Indiana	22,933 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #92

Portage Township Schools	53,467 USD
Indiana	48,737 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Portage Township Schools	63,552 USD
Indiana	63,736 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Portage Township Schools	0.52%
Indiana	17.25%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Portage Township Schools median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Indiana and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

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 Township Schools		Indiana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	13.88%	$9,225, see rank	19.01%	$12,352	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	28.88%	$18,339, see rank	29.99%	$18,304	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.22%	$4,529, see rank	2.21%	$3,210	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	20.85%	$16,292, see rank	18.63%	$17,699	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 Township Schools	65,602 USD
Indiana	60,440 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Portage Township Schools	72,338 USD
Indiana	75,012 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 Township Schools	Indiana	U.S.
White	$56,190, see rank	$51,311	$56,900
Black	$38,811, see rank	$30,531	$35,600
Hispanic	$44,375, see rank	$38,618	$42,396
Asian	$37,991, see rank	$52,818	$73,244
One Race, Other	$19,568, see rank	$35,463	$40,300
Two or More Races	$54,432, see rank	$37,993	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Portage Township Schools	Indiana	U.S.
less than 25	$35,461, see rank	$22,736	$25,788
25 to 44	$60,364, see rank	$53,136	$58,398
45 to 64	$70,239, see rank	$59,465	$65,027
65 or over	$31,843, see rank	$35,667	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Portage Township Schools	Indiana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	37,422, see rank	5,131,317	248,775,628
Male¹	17,632, 47.12%, see rank	48.70%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	12,591, 71.41%, see rank	69.26%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	8, 0.05%, see rank	0.12%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	12,583, 71.36%, see rank	69.14%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	11,271, 89.57%, see rank	90.84%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,312, 10.43%, see rank	9.16%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	5,041, 28.59%, see rank	30.74%	30.72%
Female¹	19,790, 52.88%, see rank	51.30%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	11,026, 55.72%, see rank	59.17%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	11,026, 55.72%, see rank	59.16%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	9,960, 90.33%, see rank	91.51%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,066, 9.67%, see rank	8.49%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	8,764, 44.28%, see rank	40.83%	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 Township Schools	Indiana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	20,696, 100%	2,942,663	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	18,436, 89.08%, see rank	83.18%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,115, 5.39%, see rank	8.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	273, 1.32%, see rank	1.06%	5.06%
Walked	323, 1.56%, see rank	2.09%	2.78%
Other Means	123, 0.59%, see rank	1.44%	1.79%
Worked at Home	426, 2.06%, see rank	3.27%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Portage Township Schools	26.7 minutes
Indiana	23.1 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 Township Schools	Indiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	21,231	2,994,736	143,435,233
Male¹	11,271, 53.09%, see rank	52.41%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,337, 20.73%, see rank	28.17%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,459, 12.94%, see rank	13.27%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,686, 14.96%, see rank	16.24%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	3, 0.03%, see rank	0.72%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,542, 13.68%, see rank	8.63%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,233, 28.68%, see rank	26.36%	17.94%
Female¹	9,960, 46.91%, see rank	47.59%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,279, 32.92%, see rank	36.67%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	2,850, 28.61%, see rank	21.40%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,181, 31.94%, see rank	31.74%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	60, 0.60%, see rank	0.36%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	584, 5.86%, see rank	9.40%	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 Township Schools	Indiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	21,231, 100%	2,994,736	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	35, 0.16%, see rank	1.44%	1.96%
Construction	1,464, 6.90%, see rank	5.68%	6.17%
Manufacturing	4,182, 19.70%, see rank	18.60%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	300, 1.41%, see rank	2.58%	2.75%
Retail Trade	2,477, 11.67%, see rank	11.54%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,485, 6.99%, see rank	5.14%	4.93%
Information	290, 1.37%, see rank	1.54%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	983, 4.63%, see rank	5.23%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,113, 5.24%, see rank	7.86%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	4,908, 23.12%, see rank	23.17%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	2,356, 11.10%, see rank	8.94%	9.49%
Public Administration	542, 2.55%, see rank	3.58%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,096, 5.16%, see rank	4.70%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Portage Township Schools	%	Indiana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	6,455	13.80%, see rank	15.51%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,329	10.70%, see rank	11.26%	11.47%

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