Compare Portage County, OH vs Akron Metro Area, OH vs Ohio (OH) vs United States
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| Metric |
Portage County, OH County |
Akron Metro Area, OH Metro Area |
Ohio (OH) State |
United States Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||||
| Total population | 161,956 | 699,820 | 11,810,293 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $1,064 | $1,033 | $1,034 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1977 | 1969 | 1970 | 1980 |
| Household income | $75,766 | $72,371 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $40,483 | $42,464 | $40,552 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 11.7% | 12.6% | 13.3% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 50.5% | 46.1% | 42.4% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | ||||
| Total population | 161,956 | 699,820 | 11,810,293 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 108,400 | 492,073 | 8,162,216 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 65,249 | 296,516 | 4,863,191 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | ||||
| Household income | $75,766 | $72,371 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $40,483 | $42,464 | $40,552 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 11.7% | 12.6% | 13.3% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 50.5% | 46.1% | 42.4% | 47.6% |
| Housing | ||||
| Rent | $1,064 | $1,033 | $1,034 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1977 | 1969 | 1970 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 29.9% | 31.9% | 32.8% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 70.1% | 68.1% | 67.2% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 5.9 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.5 |
| Race | ||||
| White | 86.5% | 76.9% | 76.8% | 61% |
| Black | 5% | 11.9% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 2.2% | 3.9% | 2.6% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 5.2% | 6.2% | 6.5% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 2.3% | 2.6% | 4.8% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 97.7% | 97.4% | 95.2% | 80.7% |
| Commute | ||||
| Commute rate | 85.1% | 85.2% | 87% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 25.0 min | 24.0 min | 23.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 14.9% | 14.8% | 13% | 15.1% |
| Education | ||||
| Less than high school | 23.3% | 25.5% | 25.7% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 34.6% | 30.1% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 9.5% | 9.4% | 10.8% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 32.5% | 35.1% | 31.5% | 35.7% |