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49002 zip code Portage
Zip Code: 49002
State: Michigan
Population: 19194
Housing Units: 8523
Land Area: 21 square miles
54.4 square kilometers
Water Area: 3.2 square miles
8.2 square kilometers
City Name: Portage
Post Office Name: Portage
County: Kalamazoo
Area Code: 269
Timezone: EST
Latitude: +42.193793
Longitude: -085.563901
State Zip Codes: Michigan Zip Codes
State Geography: Michigan Geography


49002 Overview 49002 Demographic 49002 Economic 49002 Housing 49002 Social
General Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
Total population 19,194 100.0 100%
  Male 9,306 48.5 49.1%
  Female 9,888 51.5 50.9%
Median Age 36.7 (X) 35.3
Under 5 years 1,248 6.5 6.8%
18 years and over 14,620 76.2 74.3%
65 years and over 2,609 13.6 12.4%
One race 18,828 98.1 97.6%
  White 17,773 92.6 75.1%
  Black or African American 564 2.9 12.3%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 77 0.4 0.9%
  Asian 271 1.4 3.6%
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 4 0.0 0.1%
  Some other race 139 0.7 5.5%
  Two or more races 366 1.9 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 404 2.1 12.5%
Average Household Size 2.33 (X) 2.59
Average family size 2.92 (X) 3.14
Total housing units 8,523 100.0 100.0%
  Occupied housing units 8,131 95.4 91.0%
    Owner-occupied housing units 5,823 71.6 66.2%
    Renter-occupied housing units 2,308 28.4 33.8%
  Vacant housing units 392 4.6 9.0%
       
Social Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
Population 25 years and over 12,794 100.0  
  High school graduate or higher 11,542 90.2 80.4%
  Bachelor's degree or higher 3,215 25.1 24.4%
Civilian veterans 1,893 13.1 12.7%
Disability status (population 21 to 64 years) 1,915 17.1 19.2%
Foreign born 638 3.3 11.1%
Now married (population 15 years and over) 8,189 53.3 54.4%
Speak a language other than English at home (5 years and over) 1,032 5.7 17.9%
       
Economic Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
In labor force (population 16 years and over) 10,544 69.8 63.9%
Mean travel time to work in minutes (population 16 years and older) 19.7 (X) 25.5
Median household income (dollars) 42,172 (X) 41,994
Median family income (dollars) 54,375 (X) 50,046
Per capita income (dollars) 22,846 (X) 21,587
  Families below poverty level 136 2.7 9.2%
  Individuals below poverty level 951 5.0 12.4%
       
Housing Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
Single-family owner-occupied homes 4,877 100.0  
Median value (dollars) 106,500 (X) 119,600
Median of selected monthly owner costs (X) (X)  
  With a Mortgage 912 (X) 1,088
  Not mortgaged 289 (X) 295


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