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Portage, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Portage is a Census borough of 2,495 people across 0.66 square miles of land, in Cambria County. Median household income is $45,556, 76.6 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Portage
What Portage is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area0.66 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,777
- County holding the largest share of its areaCambria 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.
Portage
How many people live in Portage
- Population2,495
- Median age44.3
- Population under 18610
- Share under 1824.4 percent
- Population 65 and over555 plus or minus 116
- Share 65 and over22.2 percent
- Households1,076
- Family households604
- Share of households that are families56.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Portage
Income and work in Portage
- Median household income$45,556
- Per capita income$26,358
- Civilian labor force1,030
- Employed978
- Unemployed52 plus or minus 37
- Unemployment rate5.0 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Adults 25 and over1,766
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher20.4 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.8 percent plus or minus 1.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Portage
Housing in Portage
- Housing units1,291
- Occupied units1,076
- Vacant units215 plus or minus 82
- Vacancy rate16.7 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Owner occupied824
- Renter occupied252 plus or minus 73
- Ownership rate76.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$94,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$751
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.8 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Single family units956
- Share single family74.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more299 plus or minus 96
- Share in buildings of two or more23.2 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Mobile homes36 plus or minus 35
- Median year structure built1941
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Portage
How Portage gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute878
- Commuting under 15 minutes203 plus or minus 64
- Share commuting under 15 minutes23.1 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more335 plus or minus 78
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more38.2 percent
- Drove alone82.7 percent
- Carpooled5.4 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Public transport0.2 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Walked1.7 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Worked from home8.9 percent plus or minus 5.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Portage
Flood risk in Portage
- NFIP communityBorough of Portage
- NFIP community number420236
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/19/12
The Borough of Portage participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420236 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.
Cambria County, not Portage
Cambria County context, not Portage figures
- Establishments in Cambria County2,996
- Covered employment, Cambria County47,545
- Average annual pay, Cambria County$49,791
- Housing units permitted, Cambria County62
Every figure in this section is published for Cambria 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, Pennsylvania?
2,495, in 1,076 households. Portage borough covers 0.66 square miles of land, which is 3,777 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?
Cambria 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?
$45,556. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $94,800. Median gross rent is $751 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Portage in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Portage appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Portage, borough of, community 420236, 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 Cambria 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.
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