PlainZIP

Portage, IN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Portage, IN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 38,691. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet PORTAGE-IN · Portage, IN 1 ZIPs · 38,691 pop · #10560/25278 · Porter County

INC-HIGH · RANK-MID · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $76,368
  • RANK-MID #10560/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Valparaiso
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 73% owners
  • POP-SMALL 38,691
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $227,100

Nearest income peer: Valparaiso, IN (+ $11,223 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Portage

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Portage on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Portage, IN sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 42%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
38,691
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$76,368
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 46368 (38,691 residents). Household income $76,368 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (73.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Portage as a pure owner town.

Within Indiana, New Haven is the closest lower-income city and Hillsboro the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Portage.

Population concentration

Portage reads through its lone ZIP, 46368

38,691 ACS residents, one ZIP: 46368 is not the leading code inside Portage, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Portage's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 719 establishments, 13,281 employees , annual payroll $765,035k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 46368 (719 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (96) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Portage, IN

These ZIP codes sit in Porter County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Portage. See the Porter County roll-up →

Portage sits in the lower half of Porter County on income: Valparaiso, Chesterton and Hebron report more, and only Wheeler reports less. Beverly Shores marks the far end of that range at $119,948, 57% above Portage.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
46368 38,691 $76,368 719 570
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Portage roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Portage, .