What percentage of people rent in Portage, IN?

Name: Renters and owners in Portage, IN, 2020–2024
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27.1% (±3.1 points) of the occupied homes in Portage, IN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 4,051 renting households against 10,887 that own their home.

In Portage, the share of households that rent went from 31.9% in 2015–2019 to 27.1% in 2020–2024 (−4.8 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 27.1% (±3.1 points)
Renting households: 4,051 (±501)
Median renter income: $44,908 (±$8,276)

Who rents and who owns in Portage

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Portage	Porter County	Indiana	United States
Renter-occupied share	27.1% (±3.1 points)	22.3% (±1.2 points)	29.4% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	4,051 (±501)	15,287 (±872)	799,766 (±7,038)	45,017,354
Owning households	10,887 (±528)	53,352 (±909)	1,916,243 (±9,865)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$44,908 (±$8,276)	$49,358 (±$4,299)	$42,811 (±$480)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$90,700 (±$4,624)	$100,997 (±$2,918)	$87,459 (±$395)	$100,009

In Portage, the renter share is higher than in Porter County (22.3%).

It is not measurably different from Indiana (29.4%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Porter County, Portage ranks 6 of 28 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 434 of 1,600.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Portage has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	31.9% (±2.8 points)	27.1% (±3.1 points)	−4.8 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$902 (±$41)	$1,231 (±$64)	+36.5%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$58,486 (±$3,291)	$76,276 (±$4,260)	+30.4%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Portage

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Portage
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Portage	—	27.1% (±3.1 points)	—
Portage Township (Porter County)	0.9 mi	26.3% (±2.4 points)	Not measurably different
Ogden Dunes	2.7 mi	0.6% (±1.3 points)	Lower
Burns Harbor	3.3 mi	29.0% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different
Lake Station	4.0 mi	28.0% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different
South Haven	4.2 mi	27.5% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
New Chicago	5.3 mi	31.8% (±8.9 points)	Not measurably different
Hobart Township	5.4 mi	28.1% (±3.8 points)	Not measurably different
Porter	5.6 mi	17.5% (±5.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Ogden Dunes, IN (0.6%), Porter, IN (17.5%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Porter County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Valparaiso	42.0% (±3.2 points)
2	Washington Township (Porter County)	34.4% (±8.8 points)
3	Center Township (Porter County)	30.6% (±2.5 points)
4	Burns Harbor	29.0% (±8.6 points)
5	South Haven	27.5% (±6.6 points)
6	Portage	27.1% (±3.1 points)
7	Portage Township (Porter County)	26.3% (±2.4 points)
8	Chesterton	24.9% (±4.8 points)
9	Westchester Township	22.9% (±3.7 points)
10	Hebron	21.0% (±8.2 points)
11 (tie)	Porter	17.5% (±5.3 points)
11 (tie)	Boone Township (Porter County)	17.5% (±6.8 points)

Showing 12 of 28 places in Porter County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Portage

How many renters are there in Portage?

Portage has an estimated 4,051 (±501) renting households, 27.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Portage?

In Portage, the share of households that rent went from 31.9% in 2015–2019 to 27.1% in 2020–2024 (−4.8 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Portage?

A renting household in Portage has 2.2 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Portage?

The median renting household in Portage, IN has an income of $44,908 (±$8,276) a year, against $90,700 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Portage city, Indiana (place:61092, in state:18).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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