Portage

Population: 445
Median household income: $54,175
Median home value: $113,800

Portage, a community in Wood County, Ohio, has 445 residents. At $54,175, its median household income sits below Wood County's $73,124.

From 2019 to 2023, Portage's population declined 4.3% from 465 to 445, while its median home value rose 16.0% from $98,100 to $113,800.

The median resident is 49.4 years old. The largest age group is 65 to 74, 21.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 445
Median age: 49.4 yrs
Median household income: $54,175
Median home value: $113,800
Median gross rent: $845
Housing units: 218
Homeownership rate: 41.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.0%
Unemployment rate: 25.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

465445

Median household income

$56,797$54,175

Median home value

$98,100$113,800

Median gross rent

$698$845

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	465	$56,797	$98,100	$698
2020	446	$50,938	$95,000	$694
2021	461	$49,600	$103,100	$732
2022	445	$52,389	$108,300	$843
2023	445	$54,175	$113,800	$845

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1713.0%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3414.4%

35 to 447.2%

45 to 5413.7%

55 to 6415.5%

65 to 7421.1%

75 and over2.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	20	4.5%
5 to 17	58	13.0%
18 to 24	35	7.9%
25 to 34	64	14.4%
35 to 44	32	7.2%
45 to 54	61	13.7%
55 to 64	69	15.5%
65 to 74	94	21.1%
75 and over	12	2.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	271	60.9%
Black or African American	93	20.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	16	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	64	14.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.1%

High school graduate27.7%

Some college or associate's26.2%

Bachelor's degree26.2%

Graduate or professional degree4.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	50	15.1%
High school graduate	92	27.7%
Some college or associate's	87	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	87	26.2%
Graduate or professional degree	16	4.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone89.8%

Carpooled2.7%

Public transit2.1%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	168	89.8%
Carpooled	5	2.7%
Public transit	4	2.1%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	10	5.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	58	32.8%
15 to 29 min	81	45.8%
30 to 44 min	26	14.7%
45 to 59 min	7	4.0%
60+ min	5	2.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.17
Poverty rate: 22.9% (102 of 445)

	Count	Share
Family households	152	79.6%
Nonfamily households	39	20.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	191	87.6%
Vacant	27	12.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	79	41.4%
Renter-occupied	112	58.6%

1-unit, detached84.4%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units9.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	184	84.4%
1-unit, attached	3	1.4%
2 to 4 units	21	9.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10	4.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3964108
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.49 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.3232, -83.6468