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Portage, WI vs Sauk City, WI

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Highlights
- Household income in Sauk City, is 25% more than it is in Portage and is 2% above the National Average.
- Portage unemployment rate is 4.6%.
- Sauk City unemployment rate is 5.6%.
 Portage, WISauk City, WIUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth36.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$27,640  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$70,185$69,021
 Family Median Income$66,932  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Portage, WISauk City, WIUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K13.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock14.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock26.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Portage, WISauk City, WIUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.3%6.5%
 Community, social services3.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library5.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock11.2%13.1%
Reviews for Portage    1 Reviews

Hello, We are considering re-locating to Portage from Milwaukee. We were up there last month for the biannual church service at the German Methodist church, and LOVED  More

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Reviews for Sauk City    2 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Although, I feel safe here, statically crime is high. People are generally unfriendly and provincial. After a few years, I still do not know my neighbors whom go out  More

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Over 13 years ago

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