Portage County, Ohio

13 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 161,421
Median household income: $72,822
Median home value: $210,500

Portage County is a county in Ohio with a population of 161,421. 13 cities and places have their primary county here. At $72,822, its median household income sits above Ohio's $69,680.

From 2019 to 2023, Portage County's population held roughly steady from 162,511 to 161,421, while its median household income rose 26.4% from $57,618 to $72,822.

The median resident is 39.3 years old. The largest age group is 18 to 24, 15.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 161,421
Median age: 39.3 yrs
Median household income: $72,822
Median home value: $210,500
Median gross rent: $1,036
Housing units: 71,040
Homeownership rate: 70.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

162,511161,421

Median household income

$57,618$72,822

Median home value

$159,200$210,500

Median gross rent

$860$1,036

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	162,511	$57,618	$159,200	$860
2020	162,476	$59,485	$160,300	$870
2021	161,897	$64,163	$168,500	$921
2022	161,217	$69,796	$197,100	$990
2023	161,421	$72,822	$210,500	$1,036

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

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1714.0%

18 to 2415.1%

25 to 3411.7%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	7,018	4.3%
5 to 17	22,653	14.0%
18 to 24	24,295	15.1%
25 to 34	18,946	11.7%
35 to 44	18,009	11.2%
45 to 54	19,145	11.9%
55 to 64	22,657	14.0%
65 to 74	17,525	10.9%
75 and over	11,173	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	140,163	86.8%
Black or African American	7,478	4.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	77	0.0%
Asian	2,788	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	13	0.0%
Some other race	574	0.4%
Two or more races	6,737	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,591	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.1%

High school graduate35.8%

Some college or associate's25.6%

Bachelor's degree18.8%

Graduate or professional degree12.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	7,597	7.1%
High school graduate	38,463	35.8%
Some college or associate's	27,524	25.6%
Bachelor's degree	20,184	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	13,687	12.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone75.5%

Carpooled6.5%

Public transit0.7%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home13.5%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	60,803	75.5%
Carpooled	5,259	6.5%
Public transit	536	0.7%
Walked	2,191	2.7%
Bicycle	127	0.2%
Worked from home	10,840	13.5%
Other means	806	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	17,927	25.7%
15 to 29 min	25,560	36.7%
30 to 44 min	16,521	23.7%
45 to 59 min	6,263	9.0%
60+ min	3,451	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 11.4% (17,567 of 154,107)

	Count	Share
Family households	39,935	61.9%
Nonfamily households	24,625	38.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	64,560	90.9%
Vacant	6,480	9.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	45,284	70.1%
Renter-occupied	19,276	29.9%

1-unit, detached64.8%

1-unit, attached6.1%

2 to 4 units6.9%

5 to 19 units10.3%

20 or more units5.6%

Mobile home & other6.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	46,036	64.8%
1-unit, attached	4,323	6.1%
2 to 4 units	4,923	6.9%
5 to 19 units	7,323	10.3%
20 or more units	3,969	5.6%
Mobile home & other	4,466	6.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 39133
State: Ohio
Land area: 487 sq mi
Water area: 17 sq mi
Center point: 41.1690, -81.1970