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People QuickFacts |
Portage County |
Ohio |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
155,012 | 11,478,006 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
1.9% | 1.1% |
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Population, 2000 |
152,061 | 11,353,140 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
5.2% | 6.4% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
21.4% | 24.1% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
11.5% | 13.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
51.1% | 51.2% |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
93.7% | 84.9% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
3.7% | 12.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.2% | 0.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
1.3% | 1.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
1.1% | 1.3% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
0.8% | 2.3% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
93.0% | 82.9% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
55.6% | 57.5% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
2.0% | 3.0% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
4.3% | 6.1% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
85.9% | 83.0% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
21.0% | 21.1% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
22,027 | 1,909,489 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
25.1 | 22.9 |
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Housing units, 2006 |
64,751 | 5,044,709 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
71.3% | 69.1% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
22.7% | 24.1% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$123,000 | $103,700 |
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Households, 2000 |
56,449 | 4,445,773 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.56 | 2.49 |
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Median household income, 2004 |
$45,795 | $43,371 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$20,428 | $21,003 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
9.7% | 11.7% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Portage County |
Ohio |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
3,187 | 270,9681 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
44,319 | 4,762,6181 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
-5.2% | -4.8%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2005 |
9,562 | 693,705 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
11,217 | 817,693 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.9% | 4.4% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.4% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.0% | 1.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | S |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.9% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
28.9% | 28.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
2,167,698 | 243,903,865 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,734,393 | 166,446,529 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,328,797 | 119,778,409 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$8,663 | $10,497 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
146,703 | 14,875,890 |
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Building permits, 2006 |
581 | 34,422 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
648,515 | 73,195,2901 |