Portage County, Ohio

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Key figures

Statistic	Portage County, Ohio	Ohio	United States	Rank
Total Population	161,956	11,810,293	334,922,499	428th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$75,766	$71,389	$80,734	792nd of 3,221
Median Age	39.6	39.7	38.9	2243rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	32.5%	31.5%	35.7%	598th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$227,000	$214,800	$332,700	1112th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,064	$1,034	$1,413	805th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.7%	13.3%	12.5%	2034th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.3%	4.8%	5.2%	1061st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	332.3	289.1	n/a	464th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.7%	5.2%	14.1%	1315th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.0	n/a	n/a	1115th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	70.1%	67.2%	65.2%	2284th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	24.8	23.4	26.4	1485th of 3,221
Worked from Home	14.9%	13.0%	15.1%	439th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.7%	n/a	n/a	2285th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	46.5%	44.4%	46.9%	2132nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	87.0%	n/a	n/a	855th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Portage County, Ohio

Statistic	Portage County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	86.0%	75.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.3%	4.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	5.0%	12.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.2%	2.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.0%	4.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	25.5	40.6	61.4

Age in Portage County, Ohio

Statistic	Portage County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Median Age	39.6	39.7	38.9
Under 18 %	18.2%	22.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	14.9%	8.9%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.8%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.4%	12.5%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.3%	25.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.3%	18.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Portage County, Ohio

Statistic	Portage County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Households	65,249	4,863,191	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	61.4%	61.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	24.8%	28.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.9%	16.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.0%	32.0%	28.7%
Never Married	35.6%	33.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Portage County, Ohio

Statistic	Portage County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Per Capita Income	$40,483	$40,552	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	15.6%	16.3%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.8%	16.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.3%	17.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	8.3%	9.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.7%	13.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	27.4%	29.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	10.2%	12.5%	n/a

Housing in Portage County, Ohio

Statistic	Portage County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Housing Units	71,325	5,292,391	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	64.8%	68.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	15.6%	14.9%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	8.5%	8.1%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,977.0	1,970.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	29.9%	32.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	33.0%	28.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,877	$2,822	n/a

Education in Portage County, Ohio

Statistic	Portage County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Less than High School	7.1%	8.2%	10.4%
High School Graduate	34.6%	32.1%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	25.8%	28.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	19.8%	19.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	12.7%	12.2%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Portage County, Ohio

Statistic	Portage County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Labour Force Participation	64.6%	63.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	73.8%	75.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.7%	1.0%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.9%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	27.2%	29.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.8%	5.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.6%	7.5%	n/a

Origins and language in Portage County, Ohio

Statistic	Portage County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Born in State of Residence	77.0%	74.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.7%	2.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.0%	2.5%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.5%	92.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.1%	2.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.8%	6.8%	16.7%

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