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Portage County

72,040Population
2.4 %Change since 2020
737Net migration
3.1 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
72,040 (2024)
Change since 2020
2.4 %
Net migration
737 (2023)
Unemployment rate
3.1 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
70,375 (2020)
Births
553 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
7.7
Deaths
624 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
8.7
Natural change, 2023
-71
International migration
187 (2023)
Domestic migration
550 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
10.2
Postal code
WI
FIPS code
55097

Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020253.13.7
PeriodValue
20253.1 %
20243.0 %
20232.8 %
20222.8 %
20213.5 %
20205.5 %
20193.1 %
20183.0 %
20173.0 %
20163.7 %
20154.5 %
20145.5 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202472K70.4K
PeriodValue
202472,040
202371,461
202270,799
202169,447
202070,412