Portage Township is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Portage Township, say hello, and every post, reply and fact you add earns karma and warms the town up.
Every post, reply and helpful vote fills the heart. It always reflects the last 30 days.
If Portage Township were 100 adults, 19 would have a bachelor’s degree or more
74 in 100 households own their home, against 71 across IN. In the decade to 2020, the population moved +2%. Portage Township has about 48,733 residents (2025 Census estimate). Across IN, 11 in 100 workers work from home; here, 6.
Median age 39.7 (IN 38.1).
About 92 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.3 points). Median age: women 39.9, men 39.7.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 4.1% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 27 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Portage Township says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 9 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Portage Township
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Portage Township’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Portage Township or who have posted here. Karma counts contributions across TownRatings: a post +5, a reply +2, a confirmed guide fact +10, an old photo +10, a confirmed place +10. “This month” counts only what was added in Portage Township in the last 30 days. Town Love is a rolling 30-day score of posts, replies and helpful votes, weighted toward many voices. Who lives here: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024; rounded to 100 people.