How many renters in Portage Lakes, OH pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Portage Lakes, OH, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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38.3% (±18.2 points) of renting households in Portage Lakes, OH spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

30.5% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 25.4% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 38.3% (±18.2 points)
Paying 35% or more: 30.5% (±16.2 points)
Median share of income: 25.4% (±5.0 points)

Rent as a share of income in Portage Lakes

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Portage Lakes	Summit County	Ohio	United States
Less than 15%	13.4% (±9.5 points)	14.4%	15.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	18.3% (±11.1 points)	14.5%	13.5%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	17.4% (±10.1 points)	11.8%	12.9%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	12.6% (±7.0 points)	11.0%	12.1%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	7.8% (±8.2 points)	9.3%	8.6%	9.2%
35% or more	30.5% (±16.2 points)	39.0%	37.3%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Portage Lakes against Summit County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Portage Lakes	Summit County	Ohio	United States
Paying 30% or more	38.3% (±18.2 points)	48.3% (±2.2 points)	45.9% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	30.5% (±16.2 points)	39.0% (±1.9 points)	37.3% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	25.4% (±5.0 points)	29.2% (±0.8 points)	28.3% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$57,000 (±$21,158)	$41,345 (±$1,452)	$42,829 (±$325)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,162 (±$73)	$1,026 (±$14)	$1,034 (±$5)	$1,413

In Portage Lakes, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Summit County (48.3%).

It is not measurably different from Ohio (45.9%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Summit County, Portage Lakes ranks 21 of 35 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 1172 of 2,271.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Portage Lakes

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Portage Lakes
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Portage Lakes	—	38.3% (±18.2 points)	—
Coventry Township	0.4 mi	39.3% (±15.4 points)	Not measurably different
Barberton	3.4 mi	41.0% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different
New Franklin	4.5 mi	29.7% (±13.1 points)	Not measurably different
Akron	5.0 mi	53.8% (±2.9 points)	Not measurably different
Green	5.2 mi	42.1% (±9.0 points)	Not measurably different
Springfield Township (Summit County)	5.3 mi	42.6% (±18.2 points)	Not measurably different
Sawyerwood	5.4 mi	0.0% (±96.0 points)	Not measurably different
Norton	5.7 mi	36.2% (±15.6 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Summit County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
15	Stow	42.4% (±8.5 points)
16	Green	42.1% (±9.0 points)
17	Barberton	41.0% (±7.9 points)
18	Richfield	40.8% (±32.4 points)
19	Cuyahoga Falls	39.4% (±4.7 points)
20	Coventry Township	39.3% (±15.4 points)
21	Portage Lakes	38.3% (±18.2 points)
22	Norton	36.2% (±15.6 points)
23	Copley Township	33.7% (±11.1 points)
24	Boston Heights	33.3% (±100.7 points)
25	New Franklin	29.7% (±13.1 points)
26	Sagamore Hills Township	26.7% (±15.9 points)
27	Reminderville	23.8% (±22.4 points)

Showing 13 of 35 places in Summit County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Portage Lakes is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Portage Lakes

Are renters in Portage Lakes rent-burdened?

38.3% of renting households in Portage Lakes pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Portage Lakes spend on rent?

The median renting household in Portage Lakes, OH spends 25.4% (±5.0 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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