Livingston County > Portage (town)
Population trend for Portage
02,0001990: 89389319902000: 85985920002010: 88488420102020: 76376320202023: 1,0161,0162023
U.S. Census Bureau ACS, IPUMS

Portage is a town in Livingston County, in the Finger Lakes region.

2023 Median income for Livingston County communities
American Community Survey, 2023
2000
Livingston County home price index (FHFA)
1985–2024: Home prices rose about 238%.

234 151 69 1985 2024

The numbers at left represent an index, not dollar prices. The index is set to 100 in the year 2000.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)
Occupied housing units in Portage
American Community Survey, 2023
Household types in Portage
Married-couple families: 190 (81.2%) Married-couple families Male householder (no spouse): 12 (5.1%) Male householder (no spouse) Female householder (no spouse): 32 (13.7%) Female householder (no spouse) Householder living alone: 109 (74.1%) Householder living alone Householder not living alone: 38 (25.9%) Householder not living alone Family Nonfamily
ACS, 2023
Poverty rates by age group in Portage

Pct 5 and under 26% Pct 6 to 17 16% Pct 18 to 64 14% Pct 65 and over 4%

The overall poverty rate in Portage is 14 percent.
The highest rate is found among residents ages 5 and under.
Year: 2023

ACS, 2023

Where residents of Portage lived in the prior year

Same house: 957 (94.9%) Same county (different house): 32 (3.2%) Different NY county: 19 (1.9%) 1,008 current residents Same house: 957 (94.9%) Same house Same county (different house): 32 (3.2%) Same county (different house) Different NY county: 19 (1.9%) Different NY county
U.S. Census ACS, 2023
Median age of Portage residents
42.7 46.2 40.2 38.5 2010 2015 2020 2023


The margin of error can be high in 2023 estimates, particularly for small towns and villages.

Changes in median age can also indicate a shift in the number of school-age children; see the Education page for enrollment trends.

U.S. Census Bureau