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Portage, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Portage, MI: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 47,338. 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-MI · Portage, MI 2 ZIPs · 47,338 pop · #8520/25278 · Kalamazoo County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $82,376
  • RANK-UPPER #8520/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Galesburg
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 70% owners
  • POP-SMALL 47,338
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 49002→49024
  • HOME-MID $256,900

Nearest income peer: Galesburg, MI (+ $3,533 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, MI sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 34%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
47,338
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$82,376
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 (2) - lead code 49024 (28,552 residents). Household income $82,376 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (69.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Portage as a pure owner town.

Within Michigan, Dafter is the closest lower-income city and Jerome the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Portage.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Portage differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Portage: $73,647 in ZIP 49002 to $91,105 in 49024. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.2×

49002 to 49024

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.1×

49002 to 49024

Poverty-rate spread
0.1 points

49024 to 49002

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 49024 skews compact Portage

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 49024 covers about 60% of Portage's 47,338 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Portage

Citywide ZBP: 1,458 establishments, 29,325 employees , annual payroll $1,581,614k (~31 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 49002 (789 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (252) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Portage, MI

These ZIP codes sit in Kalamazoo County, which covers 18 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Portage. See the Kalamazoo County roll-up →

Portage lands mid-pack among the 10 cities sharing Kalamazoo County: Vicksburg, Galesburg and Richland earn more and Kalamazoo, Augusta and Climax earn less. Nazareth marks the far end of that range at $33,750, 59% below Portage.

Side-by-side: Compare 49024 vs 49002 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
49024 28,552 $91,105 669 643
49002 18,786 $73,647 789 411
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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, .