With 5,913 people, Portage Lakes is a city in Ohio. At a median age of 51.5, this is an older place than the country as a whole. There are 3,957 fewer people here than in 2000. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $167,000. 3% of people here were born outside the United States. There are 1,494 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $64,375, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 51.5
US median: 38.9
Average education
33% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 13%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Portage Lakes
What changed most since 1990
Population13,373 → 5,913(−56%)US over the same years: +35%
Homes owned by their occupants76.8% → 61.4%(−15.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median age37.4 → 51.5(+14.1 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)19.7%(76)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.2%(70)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.8%(111)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 385 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Portage Lakes, decade by decade
Portage Lakes population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
13,373
$76,269
$161,285
16.4%
5.5
2000
9,870
$79,603
$190,909
20.3%
6.2
2010
6,968
$66,324
$192,193
20.5%
11.1
2020
6,407
$68,475
$163,019
34.0%
26.2
2024
5,913
$64,375
$167,000
32.6%
33.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
