Portage Indiana Real Estate
Portage, Indiana, is located in Porter County, 8 miles E of Gary, Indiana and 32 miles SE of Chicago, Illinois. Portage has a population of 33,496.
Portage Homes
Portage properties pool is 12,706 residential properties including Portage new homes. Median age of real estate in Portage is 1975. Average Household size is 3.09 people. 1% are one bedroom homes, 21% are 2 bedroom homes, 61% are 3 bedroom homes, 12% are 4 bedroom homes, and 4% are 5+ bedroom homes.
Portage Mortgage Statistics
Portage mortgages vs. USA median statistics
| Homes |
Portage |
USA |
| Homes With No Mortgage |
21% |
30% |
| Homes With Mortgage |
79% |
70% |
| First Mortgage Only |
62% |
54% |
| First & Second Mortgage or HELOC |
18% |
16% |
Portage Area Real Estate Tax
Portage Real estate Tax: Median Real Estate Taxes (2000) were $1,202 comparing to 1999 Median Family income $ 54,316. Compare to USA median yearly Real Estate Tax $1,300 and USA median Family Income $42,000 (1999).
Portage School District: Children make up 26% of Portage population. Portage has 8,724 under 18 years old residents, or 0.55 kids per one worker, or 0.69 kids per one household.
Portage Real Estate & Portage Homeownership
There are 3049.44 or 24% one person households, 4065.92 or 32% two person households, and 2287.08 or 18% three person households in Portage, Indiana. Median residents age is 35.4, Senior citizens (65+) make up 3,955 or 11.8%% of Portage population.
There are 15,836 workers (over 16 years of age) in Portage. Of these, 96.2% drive to work. Approximately 1.33% of workers in Portage take public transportation. An estimated 0.39% walk to work.
Median Portage homeowner's housing expences are 17.9%
Crime in Portage (2003), crimes per 10,000 residents per year
| Type of Crime |
Portage |
USA, 2003 |
| Violent Crimes |
26.57 |
47.5 |
| Robberies |
2.99 |
14.2 |
| Aggravated Assaults |
22.39 |
29.5 |
| Property Crimes |
405.72 |
358.8 |
| Burglaries |
56.13 |
74.0 |
| Larceny-Thefts |
324.52 |
241.5 |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts |
25.08 |
43.3 |
Invest in Portage Properties
When making a decision about buying real estate in Portage Indiana area, you should consider following statistical data:
| Category |
Portage |
USA |
| Near Medium City |
Gary, Indiana |
- |
| Near Large City |
Chicago, Illinois |
- |
| Portage Zip Codes |
46368 |
- |
| Portage Area Codes |
219 |
- |
| White population |
92.52% |
75.1% |
| African-American population |
1.45% |
12.3% |
| Asian |
0.64% |
3.6% |
| American Indian & Alaskan |
0.27% |
0.9% |
| Hispanic (of any race) |
9.94% |
12.5% |
| Median Family Income (1999) |
$ 54,316% |
$42,000 |
| Population Below Poverty Level |
7.38% |
12.4% |
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