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Portage, Indiana: commercial real estate data.
Portage is a Census city of 38,082 people across 25.63 square miles of land, in Porter County. Median household income is $76,276, 72.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 37 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $36.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Portage
What Portage is
- Census place typecity
- Land area25.63 sq mi
- Water area2.08 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,486
- County holding the largest share of its areaPorter County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Portage
- Population38,082
- Median age39.8
- Population under 187,936
- Share under 1820.8 percent
- Population 65 and over6,098
- Share 65 and over16.0 percent
- Households14,938
- Family households10,148
- Share of households that are families67.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Portage
- Median household income$76,276
- Per capita income$36,293
- Civilian labor force19,950
- Employed18,468
- Unemployed1,482 plus or minus 643
- Unemployment rate7.4 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Adults 25 and over26,808
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.1 percent plus or minus 1.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Portage
- Housing units15,790
- Occupied units14,938
- Vacant units852 plus or minus 298
- Vacancy rate5.4 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Owner occupied10,887
- Renter occupied4,051
- Ownership rate72.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$224,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,231
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.4 percent
- Single family units11,811
- Share single family74.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,619
- Share in buildings of two or more16.6 percent
- Mobile homes1,333 plus or minus 295
- Median year structure built1981
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Portage gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute17,114
- Commuting under 15 minutes3,683
- Share commuting under 15 minutes21.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more7,848
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more45.9 percent
- Drove alone83.5 percent
- Carpooled7.7 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Public transport1.0 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Walked0.3 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Worked from home5.5 percent plus or minus 1.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Portage
SBA loans in Portage (7(a))
- Approvals37
- Gross approval$36,766,600
- Average approval$993,692
- Median approval$350,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,959,960
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported408
- Jobs per approval11.0
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Paid in full4
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more35.1 percent
- Share to franchises29.7 percent
- Distinct lenders20
- Distinct industries by NAICS20
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Portage, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Portage (504)
- Approvals21
- Gross approval$17,429,000
- Average approval$829,952
- Median approval$478,000
- Largest approval$3,424,000
- Jobs supported153
- Loans with a final outcome7
- Charged off1
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Portage, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 7 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Portage
- NFIP communityCity of Portage
- NFIP community number180202
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/29/22
The City of Portage participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 180202 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Porter County, not Portage
Porter County context, not Portage figures
- Establishments in Porter County3,734
- Covered employment, Porter County63,768
- Average annual pay, Porter County$58,217
- Housing units permitted, Porter County556
Every figure in this section is published for Porter County as a whole and is not a measurement of Portage.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Portage questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Portage, Indiana?
38,082, in 14,938 households. Portage city covers 25.63 square miles of land, which is 1,486 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Portage in?
Porter County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Portage?
$76,276. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $224,200. Median gross rent is $1,231 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Portage businesses?
37 7(a) approvals totaling $36.8 m since FY2020, across 20 lenders, median approval $350,000, plus 21 504 approvals worth $17.4 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Portage, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Portage borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Portage. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Portage in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Portage appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Portage, city of, community 180202, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Portage figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Porter County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Portage.
Is zoning published for Portage?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.