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Portage, Michigan: commercial real estate data.
Portage is a Census city of 49,259 people across 32.22 square miles of land, in Kalamazoo County. Median household income is $83,212, 69.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 78 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $30.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Portage
What Portage is
- Census place typecity
- Land area32.22 sq mi
- Water area2.94 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,529
- County holding the largest share of its areaKalamazoo 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
- Population49,259
- Median age38.5
- Population under 1810,268
- Share under 1820.8 percent
- Population 65 and over8,857
- Share 65 and over18.0 percent
- Households20,844
- Family households12,865
- Share of households that are families61.7 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$83,212
- Per capita income$46,784
- Civilian labor force27,182
- Employed26,010
- Unemployed1,172 plus or minus 318
- Unemployment rate4.3 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Adults 25 and over34,261
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher47.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree19.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Portage
- Housing units21,881
- Occupied units20,844
- Vacant units1,037 plus or minus 302
- Vacancy rate4.7 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Owner occupied14,393
- Renter occupied6,451
- Ownership rate69.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$262,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,133
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.3 percent
- Single family units16,328
- Share single family74.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more5,382
- Share in buildings of two or more24.6 percent
- Mobile homes171 plus or minus 85
- Median year structure built1978
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 commute22,172
- Commuting under 15 minutes8,343
- Share commuting under 15 minutes37.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more4,487
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more20.2 percent
- Drove alone78.1 percent
- Carpooled5.3 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Public transport0.6 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Walked1.1 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Worked from home13.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Portage (7(a))
- Approvals78
- Gross approval$30,168,600
- Average approval$386,777
- Median approval$205,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$901,600
- Largest approval$3,075,000
- Jobs supported812
- Jobs per approval10.4
- Loans with a final outcome13
- Paid in full13
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more12.8 percent
- Share to franchises16.7 percent
- Distinct lenders27
- Distinct industries by NAICS45
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Portage, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 13 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)
- Approvals43
- Gross approval$20,742,000
- Average approval$482,372
- Median approval$404,000
- Largest approval$1,536,000
- Jobs supported313
- Loans with a final outcome16
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Portage, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 16 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 number260577
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 7
- Currently effective map date07/31/24
The City of Portage participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 260577 and carries Community Rating System class 7, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Kalamazoo County, not Portage
Kalamazoo County context, not Portage figures
- Establishments in Kalamazoo County5,704
- Covered employment, Kalamazoo County120,708
- Average annual pay, Kalamazoo County$65,730
- Housing units permitted, Kalamazoo County301
Every figure in this section is published for Kalamazoo County as a whole and is not a measurement of Portage.
All Kalamazoo County figures →
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, Michigan?
49,259, in 20,844 households. Portage city covers 32.22 square miles of land, which is 1,529 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?
Kalamazoo 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?
$83,212. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $262,300. Median gross rent is $1,133 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?
78 7(a) approvals totaling $30.2 m since FY2020, across 27 lenders, median approval $205,000, plus 43 504 approvals worth $20.7 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 13 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 260577, carrying Community Rating System class 7, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. 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 Kalamazoo 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.