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Portage is a city in Porter County, in the Chicago metro area.
The community was named for Portage County, OH.
[NOTE: This is not the only community in Indiana named Portage. For links to other places called Portage, IN, see the Duplicate Names box at right.]
The latitude of Portage is 41.575N. The longitude is -87.176W.
It is in the Central Standard time zone. Elevation is 636 feet.The estimated population, in 2003, was 34,915.
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$47,500National
$41,994
Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census BureauFor more census details and comparisons, see our Portage demographic reports
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20% of Portage residents report German ancestry, and 14% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Portage ancestry & family history guide.
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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Portage was $20,146, compared with $21,587 nationally.
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10% of Portage residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.
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Median rent in Portage, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $516. Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $930.
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Porter County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Portage political report.
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The average commute time for Portage workers is 25 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.
A total of 14 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Portage between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
This is a rate of 4.2 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was slightly higher than the national norm.
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