| People QuickFacts | Portage County | Wisconsin |
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| Population, 2003 estimate |
67,386 |
5,472,299 |
| Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 |
0.3% |
2.0% |
| Population, 2000 |
67,182 |
5,363,675 |
| Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
9.4% |
9.6% |
| High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
86.5% |
85.1% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
23.4% |
22.4% |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
18.3 |
20.8 |
| Housing units, 2002 |
27,443 |
2,386,848 |
| Homeownership rate, 2000 |
70.9% |
68.4% |
| Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
21.1% |
26.2% |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$98,300 |
$112,200 |
| Households, 2000 |
25,040 |
2,084,544 |
| Persons per household, 2000 |
2.54 |
2.50 |
| Median household income, 1999 |
$43,487 |
$43,791 |
| Per capita money income, 1999 |
$19,854 |
$21,271 |
| Business QuickFacts | Portage County | Wisconsin |
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| Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2001 |
1,618 |
140,540 |
| Private nonfarm employment, 2001 |
26,869 |
2,400,575 |
| Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2001 |
0.3% |
-0.6% |
| Nonemployer establishments, 2000 |
3,005 |
268,268 |
| Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) |
1,265,822 |
117,382,992 |
| Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) |
603,211 |
50,520,463 |
| Retail sales per capita, 1997 |
$9,332 |
$9,715 |
| Housing units authorized by building permits, 2002 |
632 |
38,208 |
| Federal funds and grants, 2002 ($1000) |
256,159 |
28,843,652 |