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Portage, Utah: commercial real estate data.
Portage is a Census town of 219 people across 2.56 square miles of land, in Box Elder County. Median household income is $63,333, 80.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $260,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Portage
What Portage is
- Census place typetown
- Land area2.56 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land86 plus or minus 34
- County holding the largest share of its areaBox Elder 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
- Population219 plus or minus 86
- Median age34.8 plus or minus 19.5
- Population under 1870 plus or minus 30
- Share under 1832.0 percent
- Population 65 and over34 plus or minus 20
- Share 65 and over15.5 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Households82 plus or minus 21
- Family households61 plus or minus 19
- Share of households that are families74.4 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$63,333 plus or minus $18,513
- Per capita income$26,914 plus or minus $9,966
- Civilian labor force75 plus or minus 25
- Employed73 plus or minus 25
- Unemployed2 plus or minus 3
- Unemployment rate2.7 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Adults 25 and over141 plus or minus 40
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher5.7 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.7 percent plus or minus 9.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Portage
- Housing units87 plus or minus 22
- Occupied units82 plus or minus 21
- Vacant units5 plus or minus 8
- Vacancy rate5.7 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Owner occupied66 plus or minus 18
- Renter occupied16 plus or minus 12
- Ownership rate80.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$333,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,375 plus or minus $297
- Annual rent as a share of median income26.1 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Single family units81 plus or minus 26
- Share single family93.1 percent plus or minus 19.2
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes6 plus or minus 6
- Median year structure built1975
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 commute69 plus or minus 24
- Commuting under 15 minutes9 plus or minus 15
- Share commuting under 15 minutes13.0 percent plus or minus 21.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more47 plus or minus 20
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more68.1 percent plus or minus 16.6
- Drove alone87.5 percent
- Carpooled5.6 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home4.2 percent plus or minus 5.4
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))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$260,000
- Average approval$86,667
- Median approval$60,000
- Largest approval$150,000
- Jobs supported10
- Jobs per approval3.3
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Portage, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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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Flood risk in Portage
- NFIP communityCity of Portage
- NFIP community number490124
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/29/10
The City of Portage does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 490124 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.
Box Elder County, not Portage
Box Elder County context, not Portage figures
- Establishments in Box Elder County1,332
- Covered employment, Box Elder County23,942
- Average annual pay, Box Elder County$59,175
- Housing units permitted, Box Elder County479
Every figure in this section is published for Box Elder County as a whole and is not a measurement of Portage.
All Box Elder 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.
Coverage
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, Utah?
219, in 82 households. Portage town covers 2.56 square miles of land, which is 86 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?
Box Elder 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?
$63,333. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $333,300. Median gross rent is $1,375 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?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $260,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $60,000. 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 1 loan has 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?
No, it is listed but not participating. Portage appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Portage, city of, community 490124, 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 Box Elder 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.