Port Clinton

Population: 5,999
Median household income: $58,524
Median home value: $142,100

Port Clinton, a community in Ottawa County, Ohio, has 5,999 residents. The median household income of $58,524 is below the Ottawa County median ($75,728).

Between 2019 and 2023, Port Clinton's population declined 3.2% from 6,197 to 5,999, while its median home value rose 28.2% from $110,800 to $142,100.

Owners occupy 73.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 45.4 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,999
Median age: 45.4 yrs
Median household income: $58,524
Median home value: $142,100
Median gross rent: $882
Housing units: 3,756
Homeownership rate: 73.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,1975,999

Median household income

$42,045$58,524

Median home value

$110,800$142,100

Median gross rent

$621$882

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,197	$42,045	$110,800	$621
2020	6,190	$47,302	$113,500	$624
2021	6,055	$50,507	$116,800	$647
2022	6,024	$55,534	$131,900	$761
2023	5,999	$58,524	$142,100	$882

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.2%

5 to 1717.1%

18 to 245.0%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 7416.1%

75 and over9.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	132	2.2%
5 to 17	1,026	17.1%
18 to 24	297	5.0%
25 to 34	740	12.3%
35 to 44	785	13.1%
45 to 54	774	12.9%
55 to 64	726	12.1%
65 to 74	965	16.1%
75 and over	554	9.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,350	89.2%
Black or African American	105	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	135	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	397	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.9%

High school graduate37.1%

Some college or associate's33.0%

Bachelor's degree12.6%

Graduate or professional degree6.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	494	10.9%
High school graduate	1,687	37.1%
Some college or associate's	1,500	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	574	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	289	6.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone79.8%

Carpooled7.7%

Public transit1.0%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home6.9%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,112	79.8%
Carpooled	203	7.7%
Public transit	27	1.0%
Walked	57	2.2%
Bicycle	5	0.2%
Worked from home	182	6.9%
Other means	61	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,235	50.1%
15 to 29 min	626	25.4%
30 to 44 min	351	14.2%
45 to 59 min	139	5.6%
60+ min	114	4.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.09
Poverty rate: 16.3% (960 of 5,874)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,447	51.6%
Nonfamily households	1,355	48.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,802	74.6%
Vacant	954	25.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,049	73.1%
Renter-occupied	753	26.9%

1-unit, detached58.0%

1-unit, attached3.4%

2 to 4 units13.4%

5 to 19 units7.8%

20 or more units12.5%

Mobile home & other5.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,177	58.0%
1-unit, attached	129	3.4%
2 to 4 units	503	13.4%
5 to 19 units	293	7.8%
20 or more units	468	12.5%
Mobile home & other	186	5.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3964150
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.13 sq mi
Water area: 0.23 sq mi
Center point: 41.5097, -82.9383