Portage County, Ohio demographics

Population: 161,897
Median age: 38.7

Median household income: 64,163

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Portage County, Ohio.

Population

2021161,897
2020162,476
2019162,511
2018162,644
2017162,080
2016161,796
2015161,897
2014161,553
2013163,387
2012161,178
2011160,713
2010159,943
2009156,001

Portage County, OH cities

Atwater CDP - 869

Aurora city - 17,108

Brady Lake CDP - 883

Brimfield CDP - 3,585

Garrettsville village - 2,655

Hiram village - 1,322

Kent city - 27,912

Mantua village - 771

Mogadore village - 3,741

Ravenna city - 11,369

Streetsboro city - 17,282

Sugar Bush Knolls village - 335

Tallmadge city - 18,409

Windham village - 1,785

Census data for Portage County, Ohio

Demographic and housing estimates in Portage County, Ohio

Total population
Total population161,897
Male79,856
Female82,041
Population by age
Total population161,897
Under 5 years7,197
5 to 9 years8,467
10 to 14 years8,891
15 to 19 years13,022
20 to 24 years18,232
25 to 34 years18,433
35 to 44 years17,308
45 to 54 years20,402
55 to 59 years10,777
60 to 64 years12,173
65 to 74 years16,451
75 to 84 years7,784
85 years and over2,760
Median age (years)38.7
Under 18 years30,261
16 years and over135,714
18 years and over131,636
21 years and over120,206
62 years and over34,150
65 years and over26,995
Population by race
Total population161,897
One race155,342
   White144,293
   Black or African American7,048
   American Indian and Alaska Native142
   Asian2,975
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander76
   Some other race808
Two or more races6,555
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population129,234
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population62,976
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population66,258

Social characteristics in Portage County, Ohio

Households by type
Total households63,372
Family households (families)29,941
Married-couple family4,541
Male householder, no wife present, family12,829
Female householder, no husband present, family9,263
Nonfamily households16,061
Average household size19,436
Average family size2.43

Economic characteristics in Portage County, Ohio

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households63,372
Less than $10,0003,651
$10,000 to $14,9992,658
$15,000 to $24,9995,693
$25,000 to $34,9995,610
$35,000 to $49,9997,471
$50,000 to $74,99910,903
$75,000 to $99,9998,150
$100,000 to $149,99910,967
$150,000 to $199,9994,716
$200,000 or more3,553
Median household income (dollars)64,163

Housing characteristics in Portage County, Ohio

Housing occupancy
Total housing units70,353
Occupied housing units63,372
Vacant housing units6,981
Units in structure
Total housing units70,353
1-unit, detached45,887
1-unit, attached4,356
2 units2,300
3 or 4 units2,784
5 to 9 units3,778
10 to 19 units3,373
20 or more units3,236
Mobile home4,580
Boat, RV, van, etc.59
Year structure built
Total housing units70,353
Built 2014 or later67
Built 2010 to 20133,768
Built 2000 to 20099,280
Built 1990 to 199910,478
Built 1980 to 19896,083
Built 1970 to 197911,642
Built 1960 to 19699,145
Built 1950 to 19597,543
Built 1940 to 19492,679
Built 1939 or earlier9,668
Rooms
Total housing units70,353
1 room1,330
2 rooms766
3 rooms4,340
4 rooms10,801
5 rooms12,963
6 rooms13,847
7 rooms9,523
8 rooms6,644
9 rooms or more10,139
Median rooms5.9
Bedrooms
Total housing units70,353
No bedroom1,369
1 bedroom5,754
2 bedrooms17,553
3 bedrooms31,124
4 bedrooms11,971
5 or more bedrooms2,582
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units63,372
Owner-occupied44,587
Renter-occupied18,785
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.57
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.10
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units63,372
Moved in 2017 or later5,096
Moved in 2015 to 201617,002
Moved in 2010 to 201410,959
Moved in 2000 to 200913,727
Moved in 1990 to 19997,945
Moved in 1989 and earlier8,643
Value
Owner-occupied units44,587
Less than $50,0003,937
$50,000 to $99,9994,488
$100,000 to $149,99910,300
$150,000 to $199,9997,898
$200,000 to $299,99910,477
$300,000 to $499,9995,820
$500,000 to $999,9991,424
$1,000,000 or more243
Median (dollars)168,500
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units44,587
Housing units with a mortgage27,804
Housing units without a mortgage16,783
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent17,859
Less than $5001,248
$500 to $9999,361
$1,000 to $1,4995,495
$1,500 to $1,9991,139
$2,000 to $2,499505
$2,500 to $2,99982
$3,000 or more29
Median (dollars)921
No rent paid926

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