Portage County, OH Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Portage county ohio dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school46,475100.0
Nursery school, preschool2,4995.4
Kindergarten1,9334.2
Elementary school (grades 1-8)16,91436.4
High school (grades 9-12)8,07917.4
College or graduate school17,05036.7
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over94,073100.0
Less than 9th grade2,7682.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma10,47611.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency)37,55839.9
Some college, no degree19,02320.2
Associate degree4,4694.8
Bachelor's degree13,13214.0
Graduate or professional degree6,6477.1
Percent high school graduate or higher85.9(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher21.0(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over122,256100.0
Never married36,30529.7
Now married, except separated66,23854.2
Separated1,1250.9
Widowed6,5235.3
Female
5,4904.5
Divorced12,0659.9
Female
6,5005.3
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years2,136100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren87440.9
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over115,976100.0
Civilian veterans14,46412.5
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years37,349100.0
With a disability2,6997.2
Population 21 to 64 years88,312100.0
With a disability13,40615.2
Percent employed
63.7(X)
No disability74,90684.8
Percent employed
80.7(X)
Population 65 years and over16,038100.0
With a disability5,92236.9
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over142,803100.0
Same house in 199579,46355.6
Different house in the U.S. in 199562,01743.4
Same county
28,99520.3
Different county
33,02223.1
Same state
25,66918.0
Different state
7,3535.1
Elsewhere in 19951,3230.9
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population152,061100.0
Native149,01898.0
Born in United States
148,39497.6
State of residence
116,90076.9
Different state
31,49420.7
Born outside United States
6240.4
Foreign born3,0432.0
Entered 1990 to March 2000
1,2690.8
Naturalized citizen
1,4300.9
Not a citizen
1,6131.1
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)3,043100.0
Europe1,28642.3
Asia1,20739.7
Africa692.3
Oceania441.4
Latin America2096.9
Northern America2287.5
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over142,803100.0
English only136,68295.7
Language other than English6,1214.3
Speak English less than 'very well
1,7511.2
Spanish
1,7441.2
Speak English less than "very well"
5030.4
Other Indo-European languages
2,9232.0
Speak English less than "very well"
6260.4
Asian and Pacific Island languages
8790.6
Speak English less than "very well"
4660.3
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population152,061100.0

Total ancestries reported

173,514114.1
Arab5490.4
Czech12,7391.8
Danish1980.1
Dutch3,5382.3
English18,24012.0
French (except Basque)14,1722.7
French Canadian16030.4
German41,14427.1
Greek7570.5
Hungarian6,0954.0
Irish123,44415.4
Italian13,8979.1
Lithuanian5110.3
Norwegian6760.4
Polish8,9055.9
Portuguese660.0
Russian1,3290.9
Scotch-Irish2,7391.8
Scottish3,4872.3
Slovak3,1612.1
Subsaharan African4570.3
Swedish1,4621.0
Swiss9340.6
Ukrainian7300.5
United States or American11,5857.6
Welsh2,4541.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)750.0
Other ancestries19,56712.9
(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19


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