The Region News

23.8 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Portage in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 12.2 percent lower than the state average of 36 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 36,524.

89.8 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	2,562	10.2
Regular high school diploma	8,948	35.5
GED or alternative credential	1,322	5.2
Some college, less than 1 year	2,116	8.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	4,282	17
Associate's degree	2,033	8.1
Bachelor's degree	2,863	11.3
Master's degree	965	3.8
Professional school degree	128	0.5
Doctorate degree	18	less than 0.1

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.