Port Clinton, OH

Census Place

2024 Population

5,970

US Senator

Bernie Moreno

Republican Party

US Senator

Jon Husted

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

44.3

2.42% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

17.5%

6.88% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$60,909

4.08% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Port Clinton, OH is home to a population of 5.97k people, from which 100% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.201% of Port Clinton, OH residents were born outside of the country (12 people).

In 2024, there were 23.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.18k people) in Port Clinton, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 219 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 191 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Port Clinton, OH residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Port Clinton, OH was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Port Clinton, OH compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Port Clinton, OH

White (Non-Hispanic)
5.18k ± 235
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
219 ± 129
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
191 ± 147

6.57%

Hispanic Population

392 people

6.57% of the people in Port Clinton, OH are hispanic (392 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Port Clinton, OH as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Ohio.

Most Common Origin

India
66,921 ± 6,333 people
Mexico
46,789 ± 5,300 people
China
32,961 ± 4,451 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Ohio was India, the natal country of 66,921 Ohio residents, followed by Mexico with 46,789 and China with 32,961.

Foreign-Born Population

0.201%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

12 people

As of 2024, 0.201% of Port Clinton, OH residents (12 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Port Clinton, OH was 0%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Port Clinton, OH compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
144 ± 181
Vietnam
106 ± 56
Gulf War (1990s)
35 ± 36

Port Clinton, OH has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.36 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Port Clinton, OH.

Economy

The economy of Port Clinton, OH employs 2.8k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Port Clinton, OH were Retail Trade (357 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (329 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (311 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($74,830), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($72,670), and Public Administration ($67,039).

Employment

Occupations

2.8k

2024 Value

± 391

3.43%

1 Year growth

± 18.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Port Clinton, OH grew at a rate of 3.43%, from 2.71k employees to 2.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Port Clinton, OH, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (329 people), Sales & Related Occupations (261 people), and Production Occupations (214 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Port Clinton, OH.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Ohio.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Ohio (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2.8k

2024 Value

± 391

3.43%

1 Year growth

± 18.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Port Clinton, OH grew at a rate of 3.43%, from 2.71k employees to 2.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Port Clinton, OH, are Retail Trade (357 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (329 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (311 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Port Clinton, OH, though some of these residents may live in Port Clinton, OH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$43,451

Median earning men ± $6,731

$31,563

Median earning women ± $9,078

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($102,679), Manufacturing ($81,536), and Public Administration ($73,472).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($73,750), Public Administration ($55,461), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($46,406).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Port Clinton, OH was $152,300 in 2024, which is 0.458 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $142,100 to $152,300, a 7.18% increase. The homeownership rate in Port Clinton, OH is 67.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Port Clinton, OH have an average commute time of 19.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Port Clinton, OH is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$152,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$11,765

$1,845

Median Property Taxes

±$323

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Port Clinton, OH the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Port Clinton, OH compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

67.9%

Homeownership

2024

60.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 67.9% of the housing units in Port Clinton, OH were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 73.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Port Clinton, OH compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$60,909

Median Household Income

± $3,957

2.72k

Number of Households

± 389

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.72k households in Port Clinton, OH grew to $60,909 from the previous year's value of $58,524.

The following chart displays the households in Port Clinton, OH distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Port Clinton, OH is from Ohio.

0.451

2024 Wage GINI in Ohio

0.453

2023 Wage GINI in Ohio

In 2024, the income inequality in Ohio was 0.451 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.564% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Ohio was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Ohio in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Ohio across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (75.4%)
Carpooled (12.8%)
Worked At Home (6.09%)

In 2024, 75.4% of workers in Port Clinton, OH drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.8%) and those who worked at home (6.09%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

19.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Port Clinton, OH have a shorter commute time (19.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.29% of the workforce in Port Clinton, OH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Port Clinton, OH compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Port Clinton, OH distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Port Clinton, OH have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

17.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Port Clinton, OH (1.02k out of 5.85k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Port Clinton, OH is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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