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Portage County, Ohio (OH)

County population in 2014: 161,882 (67% urban, 33% rural); it was 152,061 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 30,789
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 12,690
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 40,225
Renter-occupied apartments: 18,743 (it was 16,224 in 2000)
% of renters here:

29%
State:

32%

Land area: 492 sq. mi.

Water area: 14.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 329 people per square mile   (high).

Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Portage County: 97.0 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (21.5%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (15.3%), Manufacturing (10.4%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (10.4%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 67%
  • Government: 4%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 28%
  • Unpaid family work: 1%
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Races in Portage County, Ohio:

  • White Non-Hispanic Alone (91.4%)
  • Black Non-Hispanic Alone (4.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.5%)
  • Asian alone (1.4%)
  • Hispanic or Latino (1.3%)
Median resident age:  37.0 years
Ohio median age:  38.0 years
Males: 79,067  (48.8%)
Females: 82,815  (51.2%)
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Portage County,OH real estate house value trend

Average household size:
Portage County:

2.0 people
Ohio:

2 people
Estimated median household income in 2015: $52,835 ($44,347 in 1999)

This county:

$52,835
Ohio:

$51,075

Median contract rent in 2015 for apartments: $657 (lower quartile is $521, upper quartile is $815)
This county:

$657
State:

$596


Estimated median house or condo value in 2015: $165,700 (it was $118,300 in 2000)
Portage:

$165,700
Ohio:

$136,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $111,800 - $239,900

Mean price in 2015:

Detached houses: $194,545
Here:

$194,545
State:

$173,981

Townhouses or other attached units: $175,572
Here:

$175,572
State:

$154,387

In 2-unit structures: $142,232
Here:

$142,232
State:

$129,444

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $168,527
Here:

$168,527
State:

$121,212

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $93,145
Here:

$93,145
State:

$160,749

Mobile homes: $54,856
Here:

$54,856
State:

$50,037
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,286
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $505

Institutionalized population: 897

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 2
  • Rapes: 18
  • Robberies: 21
  • Assaults: 10
  • Burglaries: 534
  • Thefts: 1028
  • Auto thefts: 125
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Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2000: 725 buildings, average cost: $183,800
  • 2001: 714 buildings, average cost: $164,900
  • 2002: 559 buildings, average cost: $163,600
  • 2003: 801 buildings, average cost: $127,100
  • 2004: 652 buildings, average cost: $165,500
  • 2007: 473 buildings, average cost: $165,900
  • 2008: 278 buildings, average cost: $162,000
  • 2009: 182 buildings, average cost: $169,400
  • 2010: 175 buildings, average cost: $178,500
  • 2011: 161 buildings, average cost: $152,500
  • 2012: 174 buildings, average cost: $194,400
  • 2013: 231 buildings, average cost: $209,400
  • 2014: 213 buildings, average cost: $203,700

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Presidential Elections Results

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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2015: $2,373 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2015: $2,098 (1.3%)

Portage County household income distribution in 2009 Portage County home values distribution Portage County contract rent distribution in 2009
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 14.0%
(12.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 36.6% for Black residents, 25.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 4.2% for American Indian residents, 6.5% for other race residents, 42.6% for two or more races residents)

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 14.0%
Portage County:

14.0%
Ohio:

14.8%
(12.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 34.8% for Black residents, 23.9% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 3.6% for American Indian residents, 6.9% for other race residents, 40.1% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2015: 37 years old
(Males: 37 years old, Females: 38 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 40 years old, Black residents: 25 years old, American Indian residents: 37 years old, Asian residents: 23 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 23 years old, Other race residents: 19 years old)

Area name: Akron, OH MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Portage County is $547 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $700 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $890 a month.

Cities in this county include: Kent, Aurora, Streetsboro, Ravenna, Brimfield, Windham, Garrettsville, Hiram, Mantua, Atwater.

Portage County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Zip CodeCityTestsMax concentrationMin concentrationArithmetic meanGeometric meanStandard deviationCoefficient of variationMean concentrationFirst quartileThird quartile
44201Atwater103.60.21.911.311.3671.31.950.502.95
44202Aurora18817.402.231.522.32104.221.500.803.00
44211Brady Lake12.12.12.12.1  2.101.352.68
44231Garrettsville2914.10.42.891.982.8498.261.600.904.35
44234Hiram203.90.51.551.380.7951.171.550.901.70
44240Kent24639.80.13.371.914.14123.052.000.904.00
44241Streetsboro4113.40.13.672.183.5396.142.101.035.23
44242Kent20.200.10.450.14141.420.100.500.10
44243Kent22.70.91.81.561.2770.711.800.951.80
44255Mantua3616.80.23.281.913.64111.151.601.103.70
44260Mogadore10835.40.14.392.75.11116.352.601.505.10
44265Randolph521.80.18.62.969.64112.153.000.6312.68
44266Ravenna9725.603.231.644.48138.811.500.803.15
44272Rootstown148.10.12.991.752.6889.771.950.904.75
44288Windham52.70.71.721.490.9153.032.100.732.25
44411Deerfield47.10.62.621.693.01114.721.400.601.60
44412Diamond1050.71.91.51.578.691.300.802.00

All concentrations are in units of pico-Curies of radiation per liter of air ( pCi/l ).

2012 air pollution in Portage County:

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 9.3 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.

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Neighboring counties: Bureau County, Illinois , Davis County, Utah , Crawford County, Pennsylvania , Tooele County, Utah , Des Moines County, Iowa , Henderson County, Illinois , Luzerne County, Pennsylvania .

Unemployment in September 2015:
Here:

4.2%
Ohio:

4.3%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 17,050
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 3,043 (47% naturalized citizens)

Portage County:

2.0%
Whole state:

3.0%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 882
  • 1990 to 1994: 387
  • 1985 to 1989: 259
  • 1980 to 1984: 246
  • 1975 to 1979: 193
  • 1970 to 1974: 140
  • 1970 to 1974: 163
  • 1965 to 1969: 773
Note: State values scaled to Portage County population

Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 50.4%

Portage County marital status for males Portage County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 38,256
  • One, attached: 2,644
  • Two: 3,001
  • 3 or 4: 2,398
  • 5 to 9: 3,012
  • 10 to 19: 2,318
  • 20 or more: 2,917
  • Mobile homes: 5,514
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 36

Housing units in Portage County with a mortgage: 22,785 (2,658 second mortgage, 4,469 home equity loan, 133 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8,673

Here:

72.4% with mortgage
State:

69.3% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Portage County

ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic19,90510
Mainline Protestant11,75737
Evangelical Protestant10,58972
Other1,4738
Black Protestant7137
Orthodox2222
None116,760-
Portage County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 21
Portage County:

1.35 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.89 / 10,000 pop.


Number of convenience stores (no gas): 14
This county:

0.90 / 10,000 pop.
Ohio:

1.25 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 45
Portage County:

2.90 / 10,000 pop.
Ohio:

2.93 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 81
This county:

5.21 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.25 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Portage County:

9.5%
Ohio:

10.3%

Adult obesity rate:
Portage County:

28.7%
State:

29.1%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

11.3%
State:

11.9%

Agriculture in Portage County:

Average size of farms: 101 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $25,670
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $288.59
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 20.83%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 33.54%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $28,486
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 58.70%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.89%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $59,839
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.37%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 8.60
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 23.55%
Corn for grain: 14689 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 4640 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 16898 harvested acres
Vegetables: 1,052 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 219 acres

Earthquake activity:

Portage County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Ohio state average. It is 85% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 49.7 miles away from Portage County center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 30.1 miles away from the county center
On 1/26/2001 at 03:03:20, a magnitude 4.4 (3.9 MB, 4.4 LG, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 58.2 miles away from the county center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 250.2 miles away from the county center
On 7/12/1986 at 08:19:37, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 168.9 miles away from Portage County center
On 3/12/2007 at 23:18:16, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 9.9 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Ohio Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3250: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3250, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Ohio Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: May 18, 2004 to June 21, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1519: June 03, 2004, FEMA Id: 1519, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • Ohio Power Outage, Incident Period: August 14, 2003 to August 17, 2003, Emergency Declared EM-3187: September 23, 2003, FEMA Id: 3187, Natural disaster type: Power Outage
  • Ohio Tornadoes, Flooding, Severe Storms, and High Winds, Incident Period: July 21, 2003 to August 25, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1484: August 01, 2003, FEMA Id: 1484, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
  • Ohio Flooding, Severe Storm, Tornadoes, Incident Period: July 12, 1992 to August 01, 1992, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-951: August 04, 1992, FEMA Id: 951, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • Ohio SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, Incident Period: May 31, 1985, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-738: June 03, 1985, FEMA Id: 738, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
  • Ohio Blizzards and Snowstorms, Incident Period: January 26, 1978, Emergency Declared EM-3055: January 26, 1978, FEMA Id: 3055, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Blizzard
  • Ohio Snowstorms, Incident Period: February 02, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3029: February 02, 1977, FEMA Id: 3029, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm

The number of natural disasters in Portage County (8) is smaller than the US average (13).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4
Emergencies Declared: 4

Class of Workers

Most common industries in 2015 (%)
Males Females
  • Health care and social assistance (17%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Retail trade (11%)
  • Manufacturing (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Other services, except public administration (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Health care and social assistance (19%)
  • Educational services (17%)
  • Retail trade (12%)
  • Manufacturing (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Other services, except public administration (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Most common occupations in 2015 (%)
Males Females
  • Production occupations (14%)
  • Management occupations (11%)
  • Sales and related occupations (9%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (8%)
  • Transportation occupations (7%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (6%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (21%)
  • Sales and related occupations (13%)
  • Education, training, and library occupations (10%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (10%)
  • Personal care and service occupations (7%)
  • Management occupations (7%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (5%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

  • Germany (9%)
  • United Kingdom (9%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (8%)
  • Canada (7%)
  • Philippines (6%)
  • Korea (5%)
  • India (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Portage County (%):

  • German (23%)
  • Irish (11%)
  • Italian (10%)
  • English (10%)
  • United States or American (10%)
  • Polish (5%)
  • Hungarian (3%)

Portage County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 65,502 (84%)
  • Carpooled: 6,665 (9%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 465 (1%)
  • Ferryboat: 14 (0%)
  • Taxi: 23 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 39 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 171 (0%)
  • Walked: 2,833 (4%)
  • Other means: 293 (0%)
  • Worked at home: 2,018 (3%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)


People in group quarters in Portage County, Ohio in 2000:

  • 6,213 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 741 people in nursing homes
  • 181 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 157 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 125 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
  • 43 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 39 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 30 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 12 people in religious group quarters
  • 8 people in other group homes
  • 3 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse

People in group quarters in Portage County, Ohio in 2010:

  • 6,792 people in college/university student housing
  • 696 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 179 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 103 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 60 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 25 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 24 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
  • 22 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
  • 13 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $52,790.

6.35% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($47,525 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.35%
Ohio average:

4.72%


0.02% of residents moved from foreign countries ($79 average AGI)
Portage County:

0.02%
Ohio average:

0.03%

4.90% relocated from other counties in Ohio ($37,143 average AGI)
1.43% relocated from other states ($10,303 average AGI)
Portage County:

1.43%
Ohio average:

1.60%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Summit County, OH  1.93% ($37,955 average AGI)
from Cuyahoga County, OH  1.02% ($39,180)
from Stark County, OH  0.31% ($28,726)
from Trumbull County, OH  0.30% ($27,374)
from Geauga County, OH  0.22% ($309,563)
from Mahoning County, OH  0.20% ($31,825)
from Lake County, OH  0.13% ($40,704)


6.90% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($39,482 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.90%
Ohio average:

5.14%


0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,191 average AGI)
Portage County:

0.05%
Ohio average:

0.04%

4.92% relocated to other counties in Ohio ($25,031 average AGI)
1.94% relocated to other states ($13,261 average AGI)
Portage County:

1.94%
Ohio average:

2.02%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Summit County, OH  2.09% ($34,770 average AGI)
to Cuyahoga County, OH  0.87% ($35,676)
to Stark County, OH  0.35% ($31,593)
to Trumbull County, OH  0.35% ($26,756)
to Geauga County, OH  0.21% ($43,031)
to Mahoning County, OH  0.17% ($32,827)
to Franklin County, OH  0.16% ($33,442)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.7
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 9.4

Births per 1000 population in Portage County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 7.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 8.1

Deaths per 1000 population in Portage County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Portage County

Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 12.0%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 5.1%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Portage County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Portage County


Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 21,634 (18,676 aged, 2,958 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 2,379 (7%)

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)

Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)

Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)

Most common underlying causes of death in Portage County, Ohio in 1999 - 2014:

  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,833)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,492)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (917)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (904)
  • Unspecified dementia (676)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (508)
  • Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (452)
  • Congestive heart failure (447)
  • Pneumonia, unspecified (341)
  • Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (339)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 0.65
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 5,434
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 76
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 25,695

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,054
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 840
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 5

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 31
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 84

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 9
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 99.3. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide:

Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 55.7
  • Suffocation - 21.3
  • Other - 22.3

Household type by relationship:

Households: 153,505
  • In family households: 124,167 (29,522 male householders, 11,235 female householders)
    31,165 spouses, 42,403 children (39,173 natural, 1,027 adopted, 2,203 stepchildren), 2,661 grandchildren, 979 brothers or sisters, 1,070 parents, 1,020 other relatives, 3,348 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 29,338 (10,520 male householders (7,465 living alone)), 10,945 female householders (8,338 living alone)), 7,873 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 7,914 (897 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 18,412 2-persons, 9,464 3-persons, 7,843 4-persons, 3,412 5-persons, 1,135 6-persons, 491 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 15,803 1-person, 4,329 2-persons, 801 3-persons, 323 4-persons, 137 5-persons, 43 6-persons, 29 7-or-more-persons.

25,895 married couples with children.
7,445 single-parent households (1,707 men, 5,738 women).

95.7% of residents of Portage County speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (47% speak English very well, 39% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $648,515,000 ($4,190 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $22,324,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $281,305,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $162,740,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,254,000
Federal grants: $122,821,000
Federal procurement contracts: $59,492,000 ($14,230,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $19,902,000 ($1,485,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $311,595,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $50,191,000
Federal Government insurance: $33,285,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 8,622
Here:

55 per 1000 residents
State:

69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 6,000
Here:

39 per 1000 residents
State:

50 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +702
Here:

+5 per 1000 residents
State:

+7 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +410
Here:  +3 per 1000 residents
State:  -15 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Portage County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 9.09 millions of gallons per day (81% from ground, 19% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.5
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.2
State:

4.3

Year house built

  • 2014 or later: 167
  • 2010 to 2013: 684
  • 2000 to 2009: 9,923
  • 1990 to 1999: 10,830
  • 1980 to 1989: 5,899
  • 1970 to 1979: 12,157
  • 1960 to 1969: 7,802
  • 1950 to 1959: 7,143
  • 1940 to 1949: 2,743
  • 1939 or earlier: 10,864
Note: State values scaled to Portage population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Portage County, Ohio
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Note: State values scaled to Portage County population
  • 1 room: 7
  • 2 rooms: 104
  • 3 rooms: 358
  • 4 rooms: 2,722
  • 5 rooms: 7,605
  • 6 rooms: 9,792
  • 7 rooms: 8,597
  • 8 rooms: 5,928
  • 9+ rooms: 5,112
  • 1 room: 554
  • 2 rooms: 1,109
  • 3 rooms: 3,097
  • 4 rooms: 5,089
  • 5 rooms: 3,310
  • 6 rooms: 1,595
  • 7 rooms: 902
  • 8 rooms: 360
  • 9+ rooms: 208
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Portage County, Ohio
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Note: State values scaled to Portage County population
  • no bedroom: 33
  • 1 bedroom: 629
  • 2 bedrooms: 6,590
  • 3 bedrooms: 22,693
  • 4 bedrooms: 8,872
  • 5+ bedrooms: 1,408
  • no bedroom: 682
  • 1 bedroom: 4,120
  • 2 bedrooms: 7,358
  • 3 bedrooms: 3,210
  • 4 bedrooms: 597
  • 5+ bedrooms: 257
Cars and other vehicles available in Portage County, Ohio in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Note: State values scaled to Portage County population
  • no vehicle: 1,050
  • 1 vehicle: 8,421
  • 2 vehicles: 19,247
  • 3 vehicles: 7,925
  • 4 vehicles: 2,422
  • 5+ vehicles: 1,160
  • no vehicle: 1,786
  • 1 vehicle: 7,719
  • 2 vehicles: 5,028
  • 3 vehicles: 1,130
  • 4 vehicles: 345
  • 5+ vehicles: 216

56% of Portage County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in Ohio.

Portage County:

56.2%
State average:

58.2%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 116,900
  • Northeast: 11,486
  • Midwest: 5,470
  • South: 12,675
  • West: 1,863

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $124,600


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit

Most commonly used house heating fuel in Portage County
Houses and condos Apartments
  • Utility gas (65.8%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13.9%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8.9%)
  • Electricity (8.8%)
  • Wood (1.6%)
  • Other fuel (0.8%)
  • Utility gas (60.3%)
  • Electricity (29.3%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5.3%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3.6%)
  • Other fuel (0.9%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,437
Here:

8.5%
Ohio:

14.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 600
Here:

7.4%
Ohio:

10.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,548
Here:

10.5%
Ohio:

23.4%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Portage County government finances - Expenditure in 2006:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $1,304,000
  • Construction - Hospitals: $7,233,000
    Regular Highways: $448,000
  • Current Operations - Hospitals: $118,874,000
    Health - Other: $33,070,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $16,298,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $13,694,000
    Sewerage: $5,987,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $5,742,000
    Police Protection: $5,659,000
    Regular Highways: $5,344,000
    Central Staff Services: $5,257,000
    Correctional Institutions: $5,075,000
    Financial Administration: $3,956,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,137,000
    General - Other: $2,955,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,237,000
    Corrections - Other: $2,223,000
    Water Utilities: $1,783,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $1,175,000
    Housing and Community Development: $992,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $611,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $171,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $8,122,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Sewerage: $796,000
    General - Other: $123,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $10,020,000
    Regular Highways: $3,163,000
    General - Other: $2,617,000
    Hospitals: $542,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $454,000
    Health - Other: $454,000
    Water Utilities: $203,000
    Solid Waste Management: $200,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $122,000
    Police Protection: $98,000
    Central Staff Services: $44,000
    Financial Administration: $29,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $14,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $162,318,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $331,000

Portage County government finances - Revenue in 2006:

  • Charges - Hospital Public: $130,238,000
    All Other: $22,160,000
    Sewerage: $8,774,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,130,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $7,063,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,974,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $1,560,000
    Rents: $728,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $429,000
    Special Assessments: $219,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $3,673,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $16,333,000
    Public Welfare: $12,936,000
    All Other: $6,427,000
    Highways: $6,086,000
    General Local Government Support: $4,123,000
    Housing and Community Development: $960,000
    Sewerage: $758,000
  • Tax - Property: $25,794,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $14,013,000
    Other License: $300,000

Portage County government finances - Debt in 2006:

  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $88,170,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $78,842,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $55,985,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $52,065,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $32,455,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $23,127,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $3,920,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $11,780,000
    Beginning: $4,725,000

Portage County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2006:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,155,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $64,485,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $52,407,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 2,006
  • Number of aged recipients: 101
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,905
  • Number of recipients under 18: 382
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,390
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 234
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 643
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 954
Portage County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 1994
Count Vehicles DUI Fatalities Persons Pedestrians

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Portage County Fatal accident statistics for 1995 - 2014
Count Vehicles DUI Fatalities Persons Pedestrians

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 34 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED627$127,925511$147,9572,665$154,908126$43,3176$548,333105$112,85765$71,092
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED21$104,28639$129,744224$138,92924$34,2080$05$62,20014$70,429
APPLICATIONS DENIED85$122,02499$122,5761,209$154,393165$30,3820$053$137,92565$67,923
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN56$110,96464$204,125546$154,15830$27,5671$101,00018$114,05610$110,500
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS12$127,91711$85,455182$156,0939$80,3330$05$61,6005$38,600
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 32 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)		D) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED74$148,87864$181,4840$00$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED27$160,22227$170,0741$93,0000$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED16$136,06324$203,8750$01$83,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN5$134,6009$201,0000$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS3$123,0003$183,3330$00$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

Most common first names in Portage County, OH among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John75974.5 years
Mary75379.5 years
William60773.3 years
Robert57170.5 years
James52470.5 years
Charles41173.5 years
George39475.2 years
Helen37280.2 years
Joseph36474.8 years
Frank30976.6 years
Most common last names in Portage County, OH among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith22474.8 years
Miller20075.1 years
Brown13975.2 years
Jones13874.6 years
Johnson11371.9 years
Davis11172.1 years
Williams9574.7 years
Moore9573.7 years
Wilson9374.0 years
Thomas8976.2 years
Businesses in Portage County, OH
NameCountNameCount
ALDI1KFC1
AMF Bowling1Kincaid1
AT&T4Kmart1
Advance Auto Parts3Kohl's2
Aeropostale1Lane Bryant1
Ann Taylor2Levi Strauss & Co.1
Applebee's2Little Caesars Pizza2
Arby's4Long John Silver's1
AutoZone3Lowe's2
Banana Republic1Marriott2
Baskin-Robbins1Marshalls1
Brooks Brothers1MasterBrand Cabinets15
Buffalo Wild Wings3Maurices1
Burger King4Mazda1
CVS4McDonald's12
Chevrolet2Microtel1
Chico's1Nike5
Chipotle2Nissan1
Circle K16Pac Sun1
Clarks1Papa John's Pizza2
Comfort Inn2Payless1
Curves3Penske1
Dairy Queen4PetSmart1
Days Inn2Pizza Hut5
Decora Cabinetry6Quiznos3
Dennys1RadioShack2
Domino's Pizza4Rite Aid1
DressBarn2Ruby Tuesday2
Dressbarn2Rue211
Dunkin Donuts2SONIC Drive-In1
Econo Lodge2Skechers USA1
Eddie Bauer1Staples1
Famous Footwear2Starbucks6
Fashion Bug2Steak 'n Shake2
FedEx13Subway8
Firestone Complete Auto Care1Super 81
Ford1T-Mobile7
GNC6Taco Bell3
GameStop4Target2
Gap1The Room Place1
Goodwill2Toyota1
Gymboree1Toys"R"Us2
H&R Block4True Value2
Hilton2U-Haul5
Holiday Inn2UPS11
Home Depot2Vans1
Honda1Verizon Wireless1
Hyundai1Walgreens4
Jones New York2Walmart4
Journeys1Wendy's6
Justice1Wingate1

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