Portage County, Ohio (OH)

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• • 144,95995.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 6,5364.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 4,4202.9%Two or more races
  • 3,1622.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 3,0952.0%Asian alone
  • 2240.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 780.05%Some other race alone
  • 320.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $210,287

Here:	$210,287
State:	$198,781

Townhouses or other attached units: $198,009

Here:	$198,009
State:	$188,193

In 2-unit structures: $140,681

Here:	$140,681
State:	$118,841

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $274,726

Here:	$274,726
State:	$156,796

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $92,343

Here:	$92,343
State:	$143,144

Mobile homes: $31,323

Here:	$31,323
State:	$56,406

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

Health of residents in Portage County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2019:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $2,395 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $2,063 (1.4%)

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.

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

Current college students: 17,050
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 28.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 5,243 (38.9% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 3,9482010 or later
• 8542000 to 2009
• 7561990 to 1999
• 5051980 to 1989
• 3331970 to 1979
• 936Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.1 minutes

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

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 44,834
• One, attached: 3,904
• Two: 2,203
• 3 or 4: 2,032
• 5 to 9: 4,640
• 10 to 19: 3,829
• 20 to 49: 466
• 50 or more: 2,599
• Mobile homes: 5,246

Housing units in Portage County with a mortgage: 25,068 (451 second mortgage, 3,477 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 16,331

Religion statistics for Portage County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Portage County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Ohio Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4507, Natural disaster type: Other
• 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

6.62% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($51,327 average adjusted gross income)

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($279 average AGI)

Portage County:	0.04%
Ohio average:	0.03%

5.23% relocated from other counties in Ohio ($38,470 average AGI)
1.35% relocated from other states ($12,579 average AGI)

Portage County:	1.35%
Ohio average:	1.73%

from Summit County, OH	2.18% ($48,490 average AGI)
from Cuyahoga County, OH	0.99% ($53,634)
from Stark County, OH	0.49% ($46,873)
from Trumbull County, OH	0.29% ($37,078)
from Geauga County, OH	0.27% ($64,223)
from Mahoning County, OH	0.20% ($48,752)
from Lake County, OH	0.13% ($52,747)

7.54% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($63,124 average adjusted gross income)

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($337 average AGI)

Portage County:	0.03%
Ohio average:	0.04%

5.51% relocated to other counties in Ohio ($32,859 average AGI)
2.00% relocated to other states ($29,928 average AGI)

Portage County:	2.00%
Ohio average:	2.01%

to Summit County, OH	2.49% ($46,967 average AGI)
to Cuyahoga County, OH	0.90% ($43,921)
to Stark County, OH	0.41% ($39,280)
to Trumbull County, OH	0.33% ($33,641)
to Geauga County, OH	0.25% ($70,628)
to Mahoning County, OH	0.18% ($44,722)
to Franklin County, OH	0.18% ($36,134)

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 2019: 9.1

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 2019: 8.6

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

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Portage County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

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

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 31,261 (7,827 living alone), Female householders: 29,757 (8,819 living alone)

• 28,857 spouses (28,774 opposite-sex spouses), 4,176 unmarried partners, (3,918 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 42,573 children (38,058 natural, 2,275 adopted, 2,240 stepchildren), 4,953 grandchildren, 2,415 brothers or sisters, 1,892 parents, 250 foster children, 1,241 other relatives, 7,325 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 7,766

Size of family households: 18,940 2-persons, 9,358 3-persons, 5,984 4-persons, 2,425 5-persons, 1,430 6-persons, 1,286 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 16,646 1-person, 4,334 2-persons, 221 3-persons, 205 4-persons, 189 7-or-more-persons.

17,464 married couples with children.
8,189 single-parent households (2,774 men, 5,415 women).

94.6% of residents of Portage speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 10% 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:

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	-15 per 1000 residents

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

• Year house built in Portage County, Ohio
• 3,1232014 or later
• 1,8992010 to 2013
• 8,3302000 to 2009
• 9,8091990 to 1999
• 6,0191980 to 1989
• 10,9641970 to 1979
• 9,5501960 to 1969
• 9,6861950 to 1959
• 2,7571940 to 1949
• 7,6161939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Portage County, Ohio

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Portage County, Ohio
• 01 room
• 02 rooms
• 1113 rooms
• 2,5034 rooms
• 8,5945 rooms
• 9,7956 rooms
• 6,0177 rooms
• 6,2668 rooms
• 8,1139+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Portage County, Ohio
• 9981 room
• 4452 rooms
• 3,9453 rooms
• 5,3494 rooms
• 4,6595 rooms
• 1,6496 rooms
• 1,2277 rooms
• 5168 rooms
• 8319+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Portage County, Ohio

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Portage County, Ohio
• 0no bedroom
• 4281 bedroom
• 6,5992 bedrooms
• 23,4513 bedrooms
• 9,2294 bedrooms
• 1,6925+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Portage County, Ohio
• 998no bedroom
• 4,5421 bedroom
• 8,0042 bedrooms
• 4,6763 bedrooms
• 9944 bedrooms
• 4055+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Portage County, Ohio in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Portage County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 976no vehicle
• 10,9551 vehicle
• 17,2342 vehicles
• 7,6403 vehicles
• 3,0194 vehicles
• 1,5755+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Portage County in renter-occupied apartments
• 3,558no vehicle
• 8,7661 vehicle
• 5,7622 vehicles
• 4553 vehicles
• 5304 vehicles
• 5485+ vehicles

84.7% of Portage County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in Ohio.

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

• This state: 127,000
• Other state: 28,877
• Northeast: 11,240
• Midwest: 4,344
• South: 10,952
• West: 2,341

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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 on our top lists:

• #23 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
• #23 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #78 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #81 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #85 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #87 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"