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Portage County, OH

163,839 Population
487.4 square miles 336.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40 ±1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Ohio: 39.8 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$41,757 ±$3,996 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Ohio: $40,934 ±$342
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$80,174 ±$7,588 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Ohio: $72,212 ±$538
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

11.9% ±2.1% (18,593  ±3,264) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in Ohio: 12.7% 1,467,983 (±0.3% / ±33,353)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

24.8 minutes ±0.5 (1,711,780  ±50,830) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • a little higher than the figure in Ohio: 23.4 114,422,230 (±0.1 / ±513,925)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

67,210 ±1,503 Number of households
  • Ohio: 4,929,322 ±14,176
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0.1 (156,271  ±157) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Ohio: 2.4 11,586,466
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4% ±1.6% (1,629  ±655) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Ohio: 5.2% 138,576 (±0.3% / ±6,966)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

71,888 ±73 Number of housing units
  • Ohio: 5,336,168 ±1,425
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$266,800 ±$10,081 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Ohio: $239,800 ±$1,395
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

16.1% ±2.8% (26,199  ±4,500.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Ohio: 11.8% 1,383,489 (±0.3% / ±29,556)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

93.1% ±4.9% (103,486  ±5,510.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Ohio: 92.2% 7,607,705 (±0.5% / ±43,588.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
34.6% ±3% (38,446  ±3,376.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Ohio: 32.4% 2,670,043 (±0.3% / ±24,912.9)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

4.2% (6,904  ±1,704) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Ohio: 5.5% 654,793
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.1% ±1.2% (8,188  ±1,584) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Ohio: 6.2% 572,074 (±0.1% / ±11,365)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
8,188 Total veterans ±1,584 7,681 Male ±1,590 507 Female ±296

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