Average household size:
| This village: |  2.6 people | | Ohio: |  2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This village: | 71.2% | | Whole state: | 67.3% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This village: | 7.8% | | Whole state: | 5.2% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This village: | 10.4% | | Whole state: | 10.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This village: | 7.4% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Portage, OH
26 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Portage compared to Ohio state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of rooms per house above state average.
- House age above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Wood County Ohio:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (87%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
- Electricity (6%)
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Religion statistics for Portage
| Name | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Methodist Church | Muslim Estimate | Assemblies of God |
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| Adherents | 38.4% | 19.4% | 14.1% | 7.0% | 3.6% |
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| Congregations | 6.8% | 13.6% | 26.5% | 0.8% | 2.3% |
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| Name | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Southern Baptist Convention | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 2.7% | 2.0% | 1.4% | 1.2% | 10.2% |
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| Congregations | 6.1% | 4.5% | 3.0% | 1.5% | 34.8% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,807 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 8 | $635 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
0 | $0 | | 6 | $12,799 |
| Streets and Highways |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $1,351 |
| Totals for Government |
0 | $0 | | 17 | $16,592 |
Portage government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $108,000
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $166,000
Police Protection: $79,000
Financial Administration: $37,000
General - Other: $16,000
Parks & Recreation: $4,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $38,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $13,000
General Support: $7,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $575,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $568,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $7,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $61,000
Interest Earnings: $7,000
Special Assessments: $6,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $181,000
- Tax - NEC: $54,000
Property: $13,000
Motor Vehicle License: $5,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $145,000
8.23% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,765 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.23% | | Ohio average: | 5.31% |
0.32% of residents moved from foreign countries ($239 average AGI)| Wood County: | 0.32% | | Ohio average: | 0.10% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
8.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,721 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.63% | | Ohio average: | 5.79% |
0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($219 average AGI)| Wood County: | 0.06% | | Ohio average: | 0.04% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Portage:
- WFDF (910 AM; 50 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WDFN (1130 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WCHB (1200 AM; 50 kW; TAYLOR, MI; Owner: RADIO ONE OF DETROIT, LLC)
- WSPD (1370 AM; 5 kW; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WTOD (1560 AM; daytime; 5 kW; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WWJ (950 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WXYT (1270 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF DETROIT)
- WJYM (730 AM; 1 kW; BOWLING GREEN, OH; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
- WKNR (850 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WTAM (1100 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Portage:
- WBGU (88.1 FM; BOWLING GREEN, OH; Owner: BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WRQN (93.5 FM; BOWLING GREEN, OH; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WVKS (92.5 FM; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WGTE-FM (91.3 FM; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: THE PUBLIC B/C FOUNDATION OF NW OHIO)
- WRVF (101.5 FM; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- W205AT (88.9 FM; HAMLER, OH; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- WRWK (106.5 FM; DELTA, OH; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WPFX-FM (107.7 FM; NORTH BALTIMORE, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WJZE (97.3 FM; OAK HARBOR, OH; Owner: RASP BROADCASTING ENTERPRISES, INC.)
- WXQQ (96.9 FM; WAUSEON, OH; Owner: CORNERSTONE CHURCH, INC.)
- WIMX (95.7 FM; GIBSONBURG, OH; Owner: RIVERSIDE BROADCASTING, INC)
- WOTL (90.3 FM; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- WIOT (104.7 FM; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WKKO (99.9 FM; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WWWM-FM (105.5 FM; SYLVANIA, OH; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WBVI (96.7 FM; FOSTORIA, OH; Owner: TCB HOLDINGS, INC./ C/O ROPPE CORPOR)
- WCKY-FM (103.7 FM; TIFFIN, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WBUK (106.3 FM; OTTAWA, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WPOS-FM (102.3 FM; HOLLAND, OH; Owner: THE MAUMEE VALLEY BROADCASTING ASSN.)
- WYSZ (89.3 FM; MAUMEE, OH; Owner: SIDE BY SIDE, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Portage:
- WBGU-TV (Channel 27; BOWLING GREEN, OH; Owner: BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WTOL (Channel 11; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
- WUPW (Channel 36; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: WUPW BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WNWO-TV (Channel 24; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: RAYCOM NATIONAL, INC.)
- W09CG (Channel 9; FINDLAY, OH; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
- WGTE-TV (Channel 30; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: THE PUBLIC BROADCASTING FOUNDATION OF NW OHIO)
- WLQP-LP (Channel 18; LIMA, OH; Owner: METRO VIDEO PRODUCTIONS, INC.)
- WTVG (Channel 13; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: WTVG, INC.)
- WFND-LP (Channel 22; FINDLAY, OH; Owner: METRO VIDEO PRODUCTIONS, INC.)
- W22CO (Channel 22; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
- WBTL-LP (Channel 34; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: VENTURE TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, LLC)
- W59DC (Channel 59; HOUGHTON LAKE, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W64BM (Channel 64; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
- WNGT-LP (Channel 48; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: L & M VIDEO PRODUCTIONS, INC.)
Portage fatal accident list:
Nov 20, 1989 11:07 AM, 14, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Nov 22, 1989 11:17 AM, 87, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Dec 11, 1989 12:00 AM, 305, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 2 meters (7ft)
Total average daily traffic: 4,780
Total average daily truck traffic: 573
Total future (year 2029) average daily traffic: 6,635
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1- Property Management, 13525 Portage Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 59.4 m, Overall height: 59.4 m
Registrant: Wireless Applications Corporation, 111 108th Ave Ne, Suite 160, Bellevue, WA 98004, Phone: (425) 643-5000, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Portage)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 4- Aircraft: BEECH V35B (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 150 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 2890W , Serial Number: D-9510, Year manufactured: 1973, Airworthiness Date: 04/22/1999
Registrant (Corporation): Lpw Inc, 13229 Greensburg Pike, Portage, OH 43451 - Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-180 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 107 mph), Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 8948J , Serial Number: 28-2968, Year manufactured: 1965, Airworthiness Date: 12/20/1965
Registrant (Individual): Frank Sabo, 7155 Lenwood Road, Portage, OH 43451 - Aircraft: ERCOUPE G (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 85 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES (85 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 94887 , Serial Number: 5015, Year manufactured: 1949, Airworthiness Date: 08/12/1955
Registrant (Individual): Frank Trustee Sabo, 7205 Linwood Rd, Portage, OH 43451 - Aircraft: ENGINEERING & RESEARCH ERCOUPE 415-C (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C75 SERIES (75 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 99350 , Serial Number: 1973, Year manufactured: 1946, Airworthiness Date: 12/30/1955
Registrant (Individual): Frank Trustee Sabo, 7205 Linwood Rd, Portage, OH 43451
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 6
- Hazardous Condition: 4
- Good Intent Call: 1
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Portage, OH
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