Portage County, Wisconsin
Portage County, Wisconsin · ZIP 54406, 54407, 54423
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 72,040 (2024 estimate)Population
- 29,636Households
- $73,284Median household income
- $230,400Median home value
- 29Towns with a page
- 18ZIP codes
Portage County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 67,182 |
| 2010 | 70,019 |
| 2020 | 70,377 |
As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.
Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 55, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 55, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 55, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $73,284 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county level, state 55, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 20,543 units
- Renter occupied
- 9,093 units
- Vacancy rate
- 5.9%
Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 55, retrieved November 14, 2026.
29,656 employees in 1,715 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.
Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 55, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Portage County | Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 70,375 | 5,892,023 |
| Median household income | $73,284 | $75,670 |
| Median age | 38.1 | 40.1 |
| Median home value | $230,400 | $247,400 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 33.7% | 32.8% |
| Foreign-born residents | 3.1% | 5.1% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 69.3% | 67.9% |
| Mean commute to work | 19.5 minutes | 22.2 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 55, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Townships, towns and villages in Portage County29 with a page · sort by any column
| Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Stevens Point | City | 26,465 | 17.5 sq mi |
| Plover | Village | 14,208 | 10.7 sq mi |
| Hull Town | Town | 5,268 | 26.7 sq mi |
| Stockton Town | Town | 3,029 | 57.1 sq mi |
| Sharon Town | Town | 2,134 | 63.9 sq mi |
| Grant Town | Town | 1,852 | 70.8 sq mi |
| Whiting | Village | 1,647 | 1.81 sq mi |
| Plover Town | Town | 1,567 | 38.9 sq mi |
| Lanark Town | Town | 1,547 | 35.8 sq mi |
| Amherst Town | Town | 1,418 | 37.6 sq mi |
| Carson Town | Town | 1,392 | 53.3 sq mi |
| Buena Vista Town | Town | 1,150 | 61.2 sq mi |
| Amherst | Village | 1,132 | 1.34 sq mi |
| Linwood Town | Town | 1,081 | 31.2 sq mi |
| Eau Pleine Town | Town | 1,074 | 54.5 sq mi |
| Dewey Town | Town | 974 | 44.8 sq mi |
| Pine Grove Town | Town | 878 | 37.5 sq mi |
| Alban Town | Town | 868 | 35.4 sq mi |
| New Hope Town | Town | 720 | 35.6 sq mi |
| Almond Town | Town | 626 | 43.0 sq mi |
| Polonia | Census designated place | 624 | 3.34 sq mi |
| Bancroft | Census designated place | 623 | 5.09 sq mi |
| Belmont Town | Town | 618 | 36.1 sq mi |
| Park Ridge | Village | 544 | 0.23 sq mi |
| Rosholt | Village | 469 | 1.05 sq mi |
| Almond | Village | 418 | 1.05 sq mi |
| Junction City | Village | 418 | 1.51 sq mi |
| Amherst Junction | Village | 382 | 1.24 sq mi |
| Nelsonville | Village | 161 | 1.03 sq mi |
Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 55 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.
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Neighboring counties
Neighboring counties
- Adams CountyPopulation 21,352 (2024 estimate)
- Marathon CountyPopulation 139,091 (2024 estimate)
- Shawano CountyPopulation 41,299 (2024 estimate)
- Waupaca CountyPopulation 51,171 (2024 estimate)
- Waushara CountyPopulation 25,079 (2024 estimate)
- Wood CountyPopulation 73,943 (2024 estimate)
Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 55, retrieved November 14, 2026.