ZIP 53901 · Portage
Who lives in ZIP code 53901 (Portage, WI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Portage, WI · Columbia County
uszips 2026
People14,291
Median age41.7
Household income$74,092
Home value$230,821
Median rent$1,012/mo
Poverty11.9%
College degree+21.5%
Commute24 min
Place
- Metro area
- Madison, WI
- Wider region
- Madison-Janesville-Beloit, WI
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 38 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 5,799
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.0% are 65 or older; 81.5% are adults.
Household income
32.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $39,183.
Education (adults 25+)
44.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 44.2%
- Never married
- 34.6%
- Divorced
- 14.1%
- Widowed
- 7.1%
- Family size
- 2.84
- Dual-income families
- 54.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 68.9%
- Rent burden
- 24.7%
- Men / women
- 54% / 46%
Work
- In labor force
- 60.7%
- Unemployment
- 3.0%
- Self-employed
- 8.7%
- Farmers
- 2.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 19.8%
- Veterans
- 7.4%
- With a disability
- 16.3%
- No health insurance
- 5.1%
- Limited English
- 0.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.