Portage Lakes

Population: 6,199
Median household income: $66,027
Median home value: $165,500

Portage Lakes is a community in Summit County, Ohio, home to 6,199 residents. At $66,027, its median household income sits below Summit County's $71,016.

Between 2019 and 2023, Portage Lakes's population declined 12.5% from 7,087 to 6,199, while its median home value rose 22.4% from $135,200 to $165,500.

Households average 1.93 people. The median gross rent is $1,125.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,199
Median age: 49.8 yrs
Median household income: $66,027
Median home value: $165,500
Median gross rent: $1,125
Housing units: 3,389
Homeownership rate: 65.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.1%
Unemployment rate: 6.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,0876,199

Median household income

$57,172$66,027

Median home value

$135,200$165,500

Median gross rent

$901$1,125

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,087	$57,172	$135,200	$901
2020	7,126	$56,496	$134,500	$932
2021	6,802	$66,208	$135,500	$996
2022	6,427	$70,125	$161,500	$1,091
2023	6,199	$66,027	$165,500	$1,125

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

Age distribution

Under 52.0%

5 to 179.5%

18 to 245.7%

25 to 3413.9%

35 to 449.5%

45 to 5418.2%

55 to 6415.5%

65 to 7415.8%

75 and over10.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	122	2.0%
5 to 17	588	9.5%
18 to 24	352	5.7%
25 to 34	861	13.9%
35 to 44	590	9.5%
45 to 54	1,126	18.2%
55 to 64	960	15.5%
65 to 74	980	15.8%
75 and over	620	10.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,481	88.4%
Black or African American	166	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	11	0.2%
Asian	159	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	22	0.4%
Two or more races	258	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	102	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.8%

High school graduate33.6%

Some college or associate's28.5%

Bachelor's degree17.8%

Graduate or professional degree15.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	248	4.8%
High school graduate	1,727	33.6%
Some college or associate's	1,463	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	912	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	787	15.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone85.0%

Carpooled4.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.9%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,941	85.0%
Carpooled	152	4.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	1	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	341	9.9%
Other means	23	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	898	28.8%
15 to 29 min	1,415	45.4%
30 to 44 min	639	20.5%
45 to 59 min	107	3.4%
60+ min	58	1.9%

Households

Average household size: 1.93
Poverty rate: 10.0% (618 of 6,198)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,613	50.5%
Nonfamily households	1,579	49.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,192	94.2%
Vacant	197	5.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,099	65.8%
Renter-occupied	1,093	34.2%

1-unit, detached70.5%

1-unit, attached2.5%

2 to 4 units6.8%

5 to 19 units12.8%

20 or more units7.0%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,389	70.5%
1-unit, attached	84	2.5%
2 to 4 units	232	6.8%
5 to 19 units	434	12.8%
20 or more units	237	7.0%
Mobile home & other	13	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3964136
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.96 sq mi
Water area: 0.98 sq mi
Center point: 41.0093, -81.5394