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Portage County
Portage County, Ohio
At a Glance
Population 161,791 County Seat Portage County Courthouse State FIPS 39 County FIPS 133 Num Towns 15 Census-Designated Places 4 Total Town Population 108,883 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 161,217 Median Age 39.1 Veterans 8,208 Housing Units 70,692 Uninsured 1,119 Net Migration (recent) 112 Growing Yes
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 3,082 Total Employees 46,817 Avg Annual Pay $57,670 Median Household Income $69,796 Poverty Rate 11.3% Unemployment Rate 5.5% Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $73,947 Federal Spending FY2024 $968,271,140 Federal Spending Per Capita $5,985
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $197,100 Median Rent $990 FMR Studio $799 FMR 1BR $880 FMR 2BR $1,131 FMR 3BR $1,398 FMR 4BR $1,504
Health & Safety
Hospitals 15 EMS Stations 45 Fire Stations 45 Police Stations 45 Adult Smoking 19.0% Adult Obesity 35.3% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 30.1 Air Quality Good Days 187
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 15.99 Electric Customers 5142108 Towns with Broadband Data 15 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 15
Community
Churches 104 Libraries 15 Historic Places (NRHP) 51 Homeless Population N/A Schools 150 SNAP Stores 140 Bank Branches 44
Agriculture
Total Farms 14 Land in Farms (acres) 14,194 Avg Farm Size (acres) 1,013.9 Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (12)
Type Title Date DR COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-03-31 EM COVID-19 2020-03-13 EM SEVERE STORMS 2012-06-30 EM HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION 2005-09-13 DR SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING 2004-09-19 DR SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING 2004-06-03 EM POWER OUTAGE 2003-09-23 DR TORNADOES, FLOODING, SEVERE STORMS, AND HIGH WINDS 2003-08-01 DR SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES & FLOODING 1992-08-04 DR SEVERE STORMS & TORNADOES 1985-06-03
Detailed Topics
Communities in Portage County
Kent — pop 28,215Tallmadge — pop 18,394Streetsboro — pop 17,260Aurora — pop 17,239Ravenna — pop 11,323Mogadore — pop 3,811Brimfield — pop 3,365Garrettsville — pop 2,449Windham — pop 1,666Brady Lake — pop 1,222Mantua — pop 1,001Hiram — pop 996Suffield — pop 949Atwater — pop 776Sugar Bush Knolls — pop 217
Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.
