Stark County vs. Portage County

Stark County (OH)Portage County (OH)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)371,574162,927
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-1.1%0.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)375,590161,425
Population, Census, April 1, 2010375,586161,419
Persons under 5 years, percent5.6%4.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.4%18.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent19.5%16.4%
Female persons, percent51.4%50.9%
White alone, percent88.1%90.9%
Black or African American alone, percent7.9%4.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%0.2%
Asian alone, percent1.0%2.2%
Two or More Races, percent2.6%2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent2.2%1.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent86.3%89.3%
Veterans, 2014-201826,07910,331
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.1%4.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)166,99169,326
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201868.3%69.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$130,700$157,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,146$1,323
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$423$496
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$728$841
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201318.9%20.9%
Building permits, 2018527504
Households, 2014-2018152,64961,993
Persons per household, 2014-20182.392.51
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201886.9%84.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20183.6%5.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201887.3%89.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201881.3%79.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201891.3%92.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201822.8%28.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.2%9.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent7.3%6.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.9%65.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.7%60.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)630,105250,505
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)2,455,523418,454
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)12,182,8683,010,755
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,551,7892,204,241
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)5,330,2621,944,338
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$14,219$12,043
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201821.925.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$52,190$56,618
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$28,434$29,439
Persons in poverty, percent14.4%11.3%
Total employer establishments, 20178,1623,044
Total employment, 2017144,18046,597
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)5,614,0301,834,512
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.8%-0.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201724,12310,311
All firms, 201229,68012,070
Men-owned firms, 201216,9506,724
Women-owned firms, 20129,3933,970
Minority-owned firms, 20122,358613
Nonminority-owned firms, 201226,25711,039
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,9061,159
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201225,33410,004
Black-owned firms, percent, 20073.5%1.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.2%1.4%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.5%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200727.4%22.5%
Population per square mile, 2010652.9331.2
Land area in square miles, 2010575.27487.38

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Stark county (OH) and Portage county (OH) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.