Portage County, Ohio
Portage County, Ohio · ZIP 44201, 44202, 44231
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 163,839 (2024 estimate)Population
- 64,560Households
- $72,822Median household income
- $210,500Median home value
- 31Towns with a page
- 18ZIP codes
Portage County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 152,061 |
| 2010 | 161,419 |
| 2020 | 161,791 |
As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.
Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 39, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 39, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 39, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $72,822 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county level, state 39, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 45,284 units
- Renter occupied
- 19,276 units
- Vacancy rate
- 9.1%
Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 39, retrieved November 14, 2026.
48,660 employees in 3,051 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.
Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 39, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Portage County | Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 161,421 | 11,780,046 |
| Median household income | $72,822 | $69,680 |
| Median age | 39.3 | 39.6 |
| Median home value | $210,500 | $199,200 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 31.5% | 30.9% |
| Foreign-born residents | 3.4% | 5.0% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 70.1% | 67.0% |
| Mean commute to work | 25.5 minutes | 23.6 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 39, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Townships, towns and villages in Portage County31 with a page · sort by any column
| Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent | City | 27,720 | 9.46 sq mi |
| Aurora | City | 17,985 | 23.0 sq mi |
| Streetsboro | City | 17,877 | 23.4 sq mi |
| Brimfield Township | Township | 11,496 | 20.4 sq mi |
| Ravenna | City | 11,236 | 5.62 sq mi |
| Ravenna Township | Township | 9,169 | 20.1 sq mi |
| Rootstown Township | Township | 8,724 | 26.5 sq mi |
| Franklin Township | Township | 6,379 | 12.2 sq mi |
| Suffield Township | Township | 6,047 | 22.6 sq mi |
| Randolph Township | Township | 5,356 | 29.1 sq mi |
| Shalersville Township | Township | 5,314 | 27.2 sq mi |
| Mantua Township | Township | 4,647 | 26.2 sq mi |
| Brimfield | Census designated place | 3,144 | 3.97 sq mi |
| Nelson Township | Township | 3,134 | 24.1 sq mi |
| Deerfield Township | Township | 2,896 | 23.4 sq mi |
| Palmyra Township | Township | 2,817 | 24.7 sq mi |
| Freedom Township | Township | 2,703 | 23.8 sq mi |
| Atwater Township | Township | 2,589 | 25.5 sq mi |
| Garrettsville | Village | 2,481 | 2.53 sq mi |
| Hiram Township | Township | 2,426 | 22.9 sq mi |
| Edinburg Township | Township | 2,383 | 24.1 sq mi |
| Windham Township | Township | 1,818 | 21.9 sq mi |
| Charlestown Township | Township | 1,781 | 20.6 sq mi |
| Windham | Village | 1,679 | 2.04 sq mi |
| Paris Township | Township | 1,669 | 22.5 sq mi |
| Suffield | Census designated place | 1,291 | 2.71 sq mi |
| Mantua | Village | 1,014 | 1.42 sq mi |
| Atwater | Census designated place | 1,007 | 1.05 sq mi |
| Brady Lake | Census designated place | 980 | 1.32 sq mi |
| Hiram | Village | 971 | 1.10 sq mi |
| Sugar Bush Knolls | Village | 218 | 0.23 sq mi |
Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 39 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.
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Neighboring counties
Neighboring counties
- Cuyahoga CountyPopulation 1,240,594 (2024 estimate)
- Geauga CountyPopulation 95,362 (2024 estimate)
- Mahoning CountyPopulation 225,786 (2024 estimate)
- Stark CountyPopulation 374,091 (2024 estimate)
- Summit CountyPopulation 538,370 (2024 estimate)
- Trumbull CountyPopulation 200,300 (2024 estimate)
Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 39, retrieved November 14, 2026.