Portage township, OH

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,663 ( 49 from 2010 )
Land area: 36.5 square miles
Population density: 45.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,304	78.41%	13.8%
Black:	73	4.39%	461.5%
Indian:	1	0.06%	85.7%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	34	2.04%	325.0%
Hispanic:	251	15.09%	304.8%

Total non-White:	359	21.59%	255.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-209	-15.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	258	19.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,614
1,513	93.74%
13	0.81%
7	0.43%
11	0.68%
8	0.50%
62	3.84%
101	6.26%

2000
1,555
1,426	91.70%
0	0.00%
2	0.13%
6	0.39%
4	0.26%
117	7.52%
129	8.30%

1990
1,552
1,517	97.74%
1	0.06%
1	0.06%
3	0.19%
n/a
30	1.93%
35	2.26%

1980
1,691
1,605	94.91%
5	0.30%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
81	4.79%
86	5.09%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

87	5.6
-28	-1.8

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-91	-5.9
94	6.1

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-88	-5.2
-51	-3.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Portage township, OH

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
37.3
375	22.5%
1,288	77.5%
234	14.1%

642
2.59

469	73.1%
357	76.1%
17	3.6%
173	26.9%

2010
Number	Percent
38.3
397	24.6%
1,217	75.4%
199	12.3%

589
2.74

454	77.1%
391	86.1%
21	4.6%
135	22.9%

2000
Number	Percent
37.5
445	28.6%
1,110	71.4%
191	12.3%

574
2.71

416	72.5%
343	82.5%
17	4.1%
158	27.5%

1990
Number	Percent
30.6
500	32.2%
1,052	67.8%
138	8.9%

521
2.98

428	82.1%
383	89.5%
17	4.0%
93	17.9%

1980
Number	Percent
28.0
551	32.6%
1,140	67.4%
153	9.0%

557
3.04

457	82.0%
413	90.4%
23	5.0%
100	18.0%

2022 Housing Data for Portage township, OH

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	16	2.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	5	0.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	18	2.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	6	0.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	3	0.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	37	5.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	20	3.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	26	4.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	57	8.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	72	11.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	103	16.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	105	16.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	70	10.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	59	9.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	45	7.0%

Median Household Income	69,141
Per Capita Income	29,231

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	16	2.5%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	14	2.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	677	73.3%
Unemployed	34	3.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	711	76.9%
Not in Labor Force	213	23.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	418	227	64.8%
Non-Profit	0	22	0.0%
Self-Employed	28	0	100.0%

Local Government	29	74	28.2%
State Government	31	4	88.6%
Federal Government	18	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	446	227	66.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	78	100	43.8%
Total	524	327	61.6%

Pct. Govt.	18.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	127	14.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	203	23.8%
Professional, Technical	102	12.0%
Service Occupations	159	18.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	8	0.9%
All others	262	30.7%

White Collar		50.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	155	18.2%
Retail trade	106	12.4%
Health care and social assistance	83	9.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	68	8.0%
Educational services	68	8.0%
Transportation and warehousing	67	7.9%
Other services	62	7.3%
Public administration	59	6.9%
Construction	55	6.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	49	5.7%
Finance and insurance	30	3.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	18	2.1%
Accommodation and food services	14	1.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	7	0.8%
Information	4	0.5%
Utilities	4	0.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	2	0.2%
Wholesale trade	2	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	173	10.40%
Puerto Rican	78	4.69%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	78	4.69%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,453	97.0%
Spanish	36	2.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	8	0.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	446	26.8%
English	194	11.7%
Irish	178	10.7%
American	93	5.6%
African	69	4.1%
Polish	23	1.4%
Pennsylvania German	20	1.2%
Slovak	20	1.2%
Swedish	14	0.8%
Scottish	12	0.7%
French Canadian	10	0.6%
Welsh	9	0.5%
Ukrainian	8	0.5%
Swiss	7	0.4%
Dutch	6	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,635	98.3%
Not a citizen	28	1.7%

Native	1,630	98.0%
Foreign-born	33	2.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
16	1.5%	50	4.6%	422	38.6%	377	34.5%	181	16.6%	47	4.3%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	16	1.5%
9-12 Years	50	4.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	422	38.6%
Some College	377	34.5%
Bach. Degree	181	16.6%
Grad Degree	47	4.3%
Average years of education: 13.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +102	R +85	R + 4.6%
D +17
2020 vs. 2012	R +156	R +227	R + 31.4%
D -71
2020 vs. 2008	R +150	R +236	R + 33.6%
D -86

2016 vs. 2008	R +48	R +151	R + 28.9%
D -103
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	51%	Donald Trump* (R)	504	73.8%	Joe Biden (D)	168	24.6%	11	1.6%	683	21	27	0.01%
2016	46%	Donald Trump (R)	402	67.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	151	25.3%	43	7.2%	596	16	22	0.01%
2012	49%	Mitt Romney (R)	348	57.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	239	39.4%	20	3.3%	607	10	10	0.01%
2008	51%	John McCain (R)	354	57.7%	Barack Obama (D)	254	41.4%	6	1.0%	614	11	12	0.01%
2004	50%	George W. Bush* (R)	380	66.4%	John Kerry (D)	191	33.4%	1	0.2%	572	16	16	0.01%
2000	65%	George W. Bush (R)	450	62.4%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	241	33.4%	30	4.2%	721	12	15	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Portage township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

168

24.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

504

73.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.6%

TOTAL

683

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 27

2016 President, Portage township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

151

25.3%

Donald Trump (R)

402

67.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

6.0%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

596

Turnout: 46%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 22

2012 President, Portage township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

239

39.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

348

57.3%

Other

3.3%

TOTAL

607

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 10

2008 President, Portage township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

254

41.4%

John McCain (R)

354

57.7%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

614

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 12

2004 President, Portage township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

380

66.4%

John Kerry (D)

191

33.4%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

572

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 16

2000 President, Portage township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

450

62.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

241

33.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.1%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

721

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 15

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Portage township, OH

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	48%	J.D. Vance (R)	441	68.4%	Tim Ryan (D)	204	31.6%	0	0.0%	645	15	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2022	G	50%	Mike DeWine* (R)	521	79.1%	Nan Whaley (D)	138	20.9%	0	0.0%	659	17	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2018	S1	47%	Jim Renacci (R)	331	53.5%	Sherrod Brown* (D)	288	46.5%	0	0.0%	619	7	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	48%	Mike DeWine (R)	404	64.8%	Richard Cordray (D)	195	31.3%	24 [+]	3.9%	623	14	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Travis Irvine (Libertarian) 16 (2.6%); Constance Gadell-Newton (Green) 8 (1.3%);
2016	S3	61%	Rob Portman* (R)	552	70.3%	Ted Strickland (D)	187	23.8%	46 [+]	5.9%	785	12	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Joseph DeMare (Green) 17 (2.2%); Other (Write-in) 15 (1.9%); Tom Connors (I) 14 (1.8%);
2014	G	28%	John Kasich* (R)	271	76.6%	Edward FitzGerald (D)	74	20.9%	9 [+]	2.5%	354	13	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Anita Rios (Green) 9 (2.5%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	692
Median Value	$193,800

Occupied	642	92.8%
Vacant	50	7.2%

Owned	369	57.5%
Rented	273	42.5%
Median Rent	$916

Single-Family Units	578	83.5%
Detached	568	82.1%
Attached	10	1.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	44	6.4%

Portage township, OH

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Portage township, OH

2022 Housing Data for Portage township, OH

2022 Income & Employment Data for Portage township, OH

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Portage township, OH

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Portage township, OH

Historical Presidential Election Results for Portage township, OH

Historical Statewide Election Results for Portage township, OH