Jury Pool Profile
Portage County, Wisconsin
- County seat
- Stevens Point
- Judicial district
- Portage County Circuit Court (9th Judicial District)
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 71,943
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 70,832.
At a glance
Portage County is a 71,943-person venue. The county population is 90% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $74,650, $2,907 below the WI state median of $77,557; 34.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other Asian and Pacific Island languages (1.6%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 21.6% of covered employment, average pay $48,848/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.31%, above the 3.3% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 49% to 50% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 70,832
- Median household income
- $76,070
- Unemployment
- 3.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 90% / 1%.
Portage County has a population of 70,832, with a median age of 38.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 90.0%; Black residents 0.8%. Independently, 4.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $74,650; 34.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.5% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 22% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 21.6% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 14.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.31%, above the Wisconsin state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 50%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Portage County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 49.8% in 2024, 50.3% in 2020, 48.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 60% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 6.6% of the adult civilian population (3,794 individuals).