Clark County vs Portage County

A side-by-side comparison of Clark County and Portage County: population, income, housing, and more.

Clark County and Portage County are counties in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Portage County has the higher population (161,421 vs 135,445 in Clark County). Portage County has the higher median household income ($72,822 vs $60,846 in Clark County). Portage County has the higher median home value ($210,500 vs $155,900 in Clark County).

Population, income & housing

	Clark County	Portage County
Population	135,445	161,421
Median age	41.2 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$60,846	$72,822
Median home value	$155,900	$210,500
Median gross rent	$840	$1,036
Housing units	61,092	71,040
Homeownership rate	69.2%	70.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.5%	31.5%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clark County	Portage County
Population	134,726 → 135,445 (+0.5%)	162,511 → 161,421 (-0.7%)
Median household income	$50,873 → $60,846 (+19.6%)	$57,618 → $72,822 (+26.4%)
Median home value	$115,500 → $155,900 (+35.0%)	$159,200 → $210,500 (+32.2%)
Median gross rent	$749 → $840 (+12.1%)	$860 → $1,036 (+20.5%)

Clark County

Population

134,726135,445

Median household income

$50,873$60,846

Median home value

$115,500$155,900

Median gross rent

$749$840

Portage County

Population

162,511161,421

Median household income

$57,618$72,822

Median home value

$159,200$210,500

Median gross rent

$860$1,036

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clark County	Portage County
Under 5	5.8%	4.3%
5 to 17	16.8%	14.0%
18 to 24	8.3%	15.1%
25 to 34	11.9%	11.7%
35 to 44	11.3%	11.2%
45 to 54	12.2%	11.9%
55 to 64	13.7%	14.0%
65 to 74	11.8%	10.9%
75 and over	8.3%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clark County	Portage County
White (non-Hispanic)	82.4%	86.8%
Black or African American	8.2%	4.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.4%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clark County	Portage County
No high school diploma	10.7%	7.1%
High school graduate	37.6%	35.8%
Some college or associate's	33.1%	25.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.5%	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	12.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clark County	Portage County
Drove alone	79.6%	75.5%
Carpooled	9.0%	6.5%
Public transit	0.4%	0.7%
Walked	2.0%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.2%
Worked from home	8.3%	13.5%
Other means	0.5%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clark County	Portage County
1-unit, detached	73.8%	64.8%
1-unit, attached	6.6%	6.1%
2 to 4 units	5.8%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	5.8%	10.3%
20 or more units	4.1%	5.6%
Mobile home & other	3.9%	6.3%

Poverty & households

	Clark County	Portage County
Poverty rate	15.6%	11.4%
Average household size	2.40	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	23	25
Median year structure built	1963	1976