Portage Lakes, OH

Census Place

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2024 Population
5,913
US Senator
Bernie Moreno
Republican Party
US Senator
Jon Husted
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
51.5
3.41% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
11.9%
19.1% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$64,375
2.5% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$167,000
0.906% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
3,384
4.92% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Portage Lakes, OH reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.4% of the residents in Portage Lakes, OH are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Portage Lakes, OH are National Institute of Massotherapy (18 degrees awarded in 2016).

In 2024, the median property value in Portage Lakes, OH was $167,000, and the homeownership rate was 61.4%.

Most people in Portage Lakes, OH drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Portage Lakes, OH was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Portage Lakes, OH is home to a population of 5.91k people, from which 98.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.31% of Portage Lakes, OH residents were born outside of the country (196 people).

In 2024, there were 17 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.04k people) in Portage Lakes, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 297 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 252 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.4%
2024 Citizenship
98.3%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.4% of Portage Lakes, OH residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Portage Lakes, OH was 98.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Portage Lakes, OH
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    5.04k ± 560
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    297 ± 199
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    252 ± 162
2.13%
Hispanic Population
126 people

In 2024, there were 17 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.04k people) in Portage Lakes, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 297 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 252 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

2.13% of the people in Portage Lakes, OH are hispanic (126 people).

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

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. India
    66,106 ± 6,295 people
  2. Mexico
    45,962 ± 5,253 people
  3. China
    32,703 ± 4,434 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Ohio was India, the natal country of 66,106 Ohio residents, followed by Mexico with 45,962 and China with 32,703.

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Foreign-Born Population

3.31%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
196 people
3.29%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
204 people

As of 2024, 3.31% of Portage Lakes, OH residents (196 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 Portage Lakes, OH was 3.29%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    111 ± 68
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    76 ± 74
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    50 ± 47

Portage Lakes, OH has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.46 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Portage Lakes, OH employs 3.38k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Portage Lakes, OH were Health Care & Social Assistance (541 people), Educational Services (491 people), and Manufacturing (441 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services ($83,580), Construction ($83,409), and Manufacturing ($72,991).

Employment

Occupations

3.38k
2024 Value
± 565
−4.92%
1 Year decline
± 23.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Portage Lakes, OH declined at a rate of −4.92%, from 3.56k employees to 3.38k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Portage Lakes, OH, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (399 people), Sales & Related Occupations (326 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (297 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Portage Lakes, OH.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

3.38k
2024 Value
± 565
−4.92%
1 Year decline
± 23.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Portage Lakes, OH declined at a rate of −4.92%, from 3.56k employees to 3.38k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Portage Lakes, OH, are Health Care & Social Assistance (541 people), Educational Services (491 people), and Manufacturing (441 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Portage Lakes, OH, though some of these residents may live in Portage Lakes, OH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$60,421
Median earning men ± $9,442
$39,200
Median earning women ± $14,345

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($83,409), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($82,909), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($78,185).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($173,306), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($52,865), and Public Administration ($52,143).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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1.48%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 5.51M people employed in Ohio. This represents a 1.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 15.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Ohio.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Ohio went to Donald J. Trump with 55.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43.9%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.489%).

Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted are the senators currently representing the state of Ohio. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Ohio is currently represented by 15 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Portage Lakes, OH. Showing the available data for Ohio.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (55.1%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (43.9%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Chase Oliver (0.489%)
    Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Ohio went to Donald J. Trump with 55.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43.9%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.489%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Ohio for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Ohio

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Bernie Moreno
Senator from Ohio1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025
Jon Husted
Senator from Ohio2
Assumed office on January 21, 2025
While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Ohio will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of JD Vance's term.

Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted are the senators currently representing Ohio.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Education

In 2016, universities in Portage Lakes, OH awarded 18 degrees. The student population of Portage Lakes, OH in 2016 is skewed towards women, with 10 male students and 29 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Portage Lakes, OH are White (14 and 77.8%) and Black or African American (4 and 22.2%).

The largest universities in Portage Lakes, OH by number of degrees awarded are National Institute of Massotherapy (18 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Portage Lakes, OH are Massage Therapy (18 and 100%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2016 there were 39 students enrolled in Portage Lakes, OH, 25.6% men and 74.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 25 records, of which 72% were women and 28% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Massage Therapy
Most Common
10 degrees awarded

In 2016, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Portage Lakes, OH was Massage Therapy with 10 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Portage Lakes, OH according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
National Institute of Massotherapy
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
18 degrees awarded

In 2016, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was National Institute of Massotherapy with 18 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2016, 4 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Portage Lakes, OH, which is 0.286 times less than the 14 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2016, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 14 degrees mean that there were 3.5 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 4 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Portage Lakes, OH was $167,000 in 2024, which is 0.502 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $165,500 to $167,000, a 0.906% increase. The homeownership rate in Portage Lakes, OH is 61.4%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Portage Lakes, OH have an average commute time of 21.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Portage Lakes, OH is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$167,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$17,050
$1,941
Median Property Taxes
±$362

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 Portage Lakes, OH the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

61.4%
Homeownership
2024
53.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 61.4% of the housing units in Portage Lakes, OH were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 65.8%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$64,375
Median Household Income
± $8,580
3.16k
Number of Households
± 508

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.16k households in Portage Lakes, OH declined from $64,375 from the previous year's value of $66,027.

The following chart displays the households in Portage Lakes, 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 $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Portage Lakes, OH is from Ohio.
0.453
2023 Wage GINI in Ohio
0.456
2022 Wage GINI in Ohio

In 2023, the income inequality in Ohio was 0.453 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.645% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Ohio was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Ohio in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (82.4%)
  2. Worked At Home (10%)
  3. Carpooled (6.51%)

In 2024, 82.4% of workers in Portage Lakes, OH drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10%) and those who carpooled to work (6.51%).

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.

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Commute Time

21.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Portage Lakes, OH have a shorter commute time (21.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.446% of the workforce in Portage Lakes, OH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Portage Lakes, OH (702 out of 5.91k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Females 55 - 64.

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

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.

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Health

94.5% of the population of Portage Lakes, OH has health coverage, with 42.8% on employee plans, 16.9% on Medicaid, 17.8% on Medicare, 14.8% on non-group plans, and 2.35% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Ohio see 1,328 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,328 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1535 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 286 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 10.1% under 18 years, 19.4% between 18 and 34 years, 42.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 27.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

5.48%
Uninsured
42.8%
Employer Coverage
16.9%
Medicaid
17.8%
Medicare
14.8%
Non-Group
2.35%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Portage Lakes, OH declined by 19.1% from 6.78% to 5.48%.

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