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Portage County, OH

Demographic and economic profile of Portage County, OH, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Portage County, OH is a mid-sized county of roughly 164,000 residents with a broad general economy, where median worker earnings of $39,298 and a median home value of $210,500 point to relatively modest labor and housing costs. The workforce of approximately 106,000 (64.7% participation) holds bachelor's degrees at a 31.5% rate, with high school attainment at 92.9% and an unemployment rate of 5.3%. Population has edged down 0.8% over five years, and a median household income of $75,766 against a poverty rate of 11.4% reflects a middle-income county with stable but slow demographic momentum.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

163,839

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$75,766

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.8% since 2018

Portage County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone140,144 (86.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone8,127 (5.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races4,446 (2.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race3,996 (2.5%)
  • Asian Alone3,536 (2.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,519 (0.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Other Indo-European1,593
  2. 2.Spanish1,588
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic875
  4. 4.Arabic753
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island612

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

18.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

63.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

8,134

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$40,244

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$39,041

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

11.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance20,270
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)13,239
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)10,090
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services8,437
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services8,218

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations31,705
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations15,913
  3. 3.Service Occupations14,682
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations13,721
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations7,019

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.58×)12,997
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.14×)10,238
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.13×)8,210
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.04×)20,143
  5. 5.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.00×)1,908

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$210,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,036/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

70.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9997,646 (16.7%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9996,632 (14.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9994,702 (10.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9994,266 (9.3%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9994,056 (8.9%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9993,564 (7.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

31.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

64.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$39,298

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone59,890 (73.8%)
  • Worked At Home12,044 (14.9%)
  • Carpooled5,500 (6.8%)
  • Walked2,351 (2.9%)
  • Public Transit580 (0.7%)
  • Other467 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.