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Portage County, OH

162,665 Population
487.4 square miles 333.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.8 ±0.6 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Ohio: 39.9 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$37,634 ±$1,610 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Ohio: $39,395 ±$295
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$73,220 ±$6,025 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Ohio: $67,769 ±$731
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

13.6% ±2.3% (21,117  ±3,645) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Ohio: 13.3% 1,527,904 (±0.3% / ±36,156)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

25.5 minutes ±0.6 (1,775,480  ±58,685) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Ohio: 23.6 116,848,390 (±0.1 / ±534,046)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

65,601 ±1,562 Number of households
  • Ohio: 4,917,309 ±10,812
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0.1 (155,721  ±354) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Ohio: 2.3 11,489,821
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

3% ±1.6% (1,190  ±651) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in Ohio: 5.5% 145,372 (±0.3% / ±7,594)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

71,677 ±154 Number of housing units
  • Ohio: 5,317,134 ±790
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$229,800 ±$12,408 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Ohio: $220,200 ±$1,285
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

13.9% ±2.6% (22,454  ±4,129.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Ohio: 11.4% 1,329,235 (±0.3% / ±30,430.1)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

93.3% ±4.1% (101,122  ±4,653.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Ohio: 91.9% 7,508,950 (±0.5% / ±41,800.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
31% ±2.5% (33,578  ±2,783.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Ohio: 32% 2,618,045 (±0.3% / ±24,734.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

4.7% (7,582  ±1,968) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Ohio: 5.3% 621,863
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

7.1% ±1.2% (9,420  ±1,574) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Ohio: 6.5% 594,535 (±0.1% / ±11,864)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
9,420 Total veterans ±1,574 8,674 Male ±1,448 746 Female ±463

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