2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Portage, MI vs Murrysville, PA

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Highlights
- Household income in Murrysville, is 55% more than it is in Portage and is 35% above the National Average.
- Portage unemployment rate is 4.7%.
- Murrysville unemployment rate is 7.4%.
 Portage, MIMurrysville, PAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$38,978  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$106,460$69,021
 Family Median Income$90,697  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Portage, MIMurrysville, PAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock2.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock4.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock19.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock23.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Portage, MIMurrysville, PAUnited States
 Management, business, finance19.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock10.4%6.5%
 Community, social services2.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock3.0%1.2%
 Education, library7.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock6.6%13.1%
Reviews for Portage    3 Reviews

I'm just writing because I think that the people who are in my opinion bashing Kalamazoo, really don't know anything about it. I have vacationed in much larger cities,  More

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Before I moved to Portage in 2007, I didn't have any real breathing problems. I had a minor case of hay fever. I moved here and I am stuck inside most of the summer  More

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Over 20 years ago

Portage is a nice palce to live and raise a family. I don't think it would be a good place for a single  More

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Reviews for Murrysville    1 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

LOVE. THIS. PLACE. UNREAL ENERGY. Visited there once, I'd give it like 2 stars (Plus  More

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