Portage County vs. Summit County
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Portage County (OH) Summit County (OH)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 162,927 541,918
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 0.9% 0.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 161,425 541,778
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 161,419 541,781
Persons under 5 years, percent 4.6% 5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent 18.7% 20.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 16.4% 17.9%
Female persons, percent 50.9% 51.5%
White alone, percent 90.9% 78.4%
Black or African American alone, percent 4.6% 15.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.2% 0.2%
Asian alone, percent 2.2% 3.9%
Two or More Races, percent 2.1% 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 1.9% 2.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 89.3% 76.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018 10,331 32,411
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 4.0% 5.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 69,326 246,173
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 69.7% 65.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $157,300 $140,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,323 $1,245
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $496 $490
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $841 $806
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 20.9% 22.6%
Building permits, 2018 504 706
Households, 2014-2018 61,993 224,385
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.51 2.37
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 84.2% 88.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 5.0% 6.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 89.7% 87.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 79.6% 80.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 92.1% 91.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 28.7% 32.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 9.8% 9.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 6.8% 6.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 65.5% 64.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 60.5% 59.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 250,505 974,735
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 418,454 4,649,608
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 3,010,755 9,557,116
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 2,204,241 7,841,227
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,944,338 8,439,725
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $12,043 $15,606
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 25.7 22.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $56,618 $55,448
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $29,439 $32,055
Persons in poverty, percent 11.3% 12.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017 3,044 13,381
Total employment, 2017 46,597 249,764
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 1,834,512 11,797,400
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -0.5% -0.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 10,311 38,012
All firms, 2012 12,070 48,524
Men-owned firms, 2012 6,724 27,691
Women-owned firms, 2012 3,970 16,202
Minority-owned firms, 2012 613 6,741
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 11,039 40,023
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 1,159 5,093
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 10,004 41,130
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.1% 6.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.2%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.4% 2.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 22.5% 25.4%
Population per square mile, 2010 331.2 1,312.6
Land area in square miles, 2010 487.38 412.75
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Portage county (OH) and Summit county (OH) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.