Portage, OH Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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18%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

8%

Household income NAT. AVG.

39%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Portage	Ohio	National
Income per capita	$24,556	$27,800	$29,829
Median household income	$50,938	$50,674	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$65,192	$65,077	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$45,536	$28,832	$35,192
Median earnings male	$37,500	$36,579	$36,919
Median earnings female	$26,346	$24,862	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.8%	4.6%	4.7%
Poverty level	17.0%	15.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Portage is 18% lower than the national average
The median household income in Portage is 8% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Portage is 39% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Portage is 13% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$33,955 $50,938 $101,876

City

$33,779 $50,674 $101,348

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Portage median earnings by income bracket

Portage employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.7%	11.7%
Manufacturing sector	9.6%	9.6%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	33.5%	33.5%
Public administration	1.1%	1.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.5%	0.5%
Education, health & social services	23.4%	23.4%
Other	17.6%	17.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Perrysburg, OH	21,566	$89,223	61.3%
Haskins, OH	1,111	$87,841	58.8%
Neapolis, OH	680	$86,094	55.6%
Waterville, OH	5,519	$85,065	53.8%
Luckey, OH	1,022	$80,781	46.0%
Portage, OH	446	$50,938	7.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Hamilton Branch, CA	446	$64,148	16.0%
Humboldt, IL	446	$39,875	27.9%
Utica, KY	446	$50,656	8.4%
Edgefield, LA	446	$45,313	18.1%
Georgetown, LA	446	$48,438	12.4%
Portage, OH	446	$50,938	7.9%

Source: The Portage, OH employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).