Kalamazoo Times

54.5 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Portage in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 14.9 percent higher than the state average of 39.6 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 49,224.

96.2 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,236	3.8
Regular high school diploma	5,644	17.2
GED or alternative credential	1,042	3.2
Some college, less than 1 year	2,311	7.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	4,659	14.2
Associate's degree	2,632	8
Bachelor's degree	9,031	27.6
Master's degree	4,583	14
Professional school degree	782	2.4
Doctorate degree	828	2.5

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.