Kalamazoo Times

54.6 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Portage in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 16 percent higher than the state average of 38.6 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 48,774.

96.1 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Portage residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,272	3.9
Regular high school diploma	5,649	17.5
GED or alternative credential	833	2.6
Some college, less than 1 year	2,143	6.6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	4,773	14.8
Associate's degree	2,944	9.1
Bachelor's degree	8,838	27.3
Master's degree	4,317	13.3
Professional school degree	806	2.5
Doctorate degree	771	2.4

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.