Moving to Port Clinton, Ohio

Population: 6,391. Estimated population in July 2024: 6,336 (-0.9% change)
Males: 3,106 (48.6%), Females: 3,285 (51.4%)

Ottawa County

Zip code: 43452

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.6 years
Median household income: $35,564
Median house value: $91,100

Population by Race

Races in Port Clinton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (89.9%)
  • Hispanic (6.0%)
  • Black (2.4%)
  • Other race (2.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.5%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (37.1%), Irish (12.2%), English (10.8%), United States (6.4%), French (5.4%), Italian (4.9%).

Elevation: 592 feet

Land area: 2.1 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Port Clinton

  • High school or higher: 80.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
  • Unemployed: 5.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Port Clinton city

  • Never married: 25.8%
  • Now married: 50.8%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 8.6%
  • Divorced: 13.9%

1.2% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -630 (-9.0%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Port Clinton:

  • H B MAGRUDER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (615 FULTON ST)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Port Clinton:

  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; FREMONT, OH)
  • FIRELANDS REG MED CTR-MAIN CAMPUS (about 17 miles; SANDUSKY, OH)
  • FIRELANDS REG MED CTR-SOUTH CAMPUS (about 17 miles; SANDUSKY, OH)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Port Clinton:

  • LORAIN COUNTY REGIONAL (about 55 miles; LORAIN/ELYRIA, OH; Abbreviation: LPR)
  • DETROIT METROPOLITAN WAYNE COUNTY (about 56 miles; DETROIT, MI; Abbreviation: DTW)
  • MANSFIELD LAHM REGIONAL (about 57 miles; MANSFIELD, OH; Abbreviation: MFD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Port Clinton:

  • CARL R KELLER FIELD (about 6 miles; PORT CLINTON, OH; Abbreviation: PCW)
  • PUT IN BAY (about 13 miles; PUT IN BAY, OH; Abbreviation: 3W2)
  • MIDDLE BASS ISLAND (about 16 miles; MIDDLE BASS, OH; Abbreviation: 3T7)

Amtrak station near Port Clinton:

  • 17 miles: SANDUSKY (DEPOT ST. & HAYES AVE.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Port Clinton:

  • UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO (about 48 miles; TOLEDO, OH; Full-time enrollment: 15,999)
  • BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 50 miles; BOWLING GREEN, OH; Full-time enrollment: 16,537)
  • OWENS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-TOLEDO CAMPUS (about 51 miles; TOLEDO, OH; Full-time enrollment: 7,809)
  • OBERLIN COLLEGE (about 53 miles; OBERLIN, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,899)
  • WAYNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 57 miles; DETROIT, MI; Full-time enrollment: 4,414)
  • LORAIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; ELYRIA, OH; Full-time enrollment: 4,008)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF FINDLAY (about 59 miles; FINDLAY, OH; Full-time enrollment: 3,508)

Schools

Public high school in Port Clinton:

  • PORT CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 691; Location: 821 JEFFERSON ST; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Port Clinton:

  • BATAAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 323; Location: 525 W 6TH ST; Grades: KG – 06)
  • PORT CLINTON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 289; Location: 110 E 4TH ST; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 283; Location: 430 JEFFERSON ST; Grades: KG – 06)
  • CATAWBA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 88; Location: 3321 NW CATAWBA RD; Grades: KG – 03)

Private primary/middle school in Port Clinton:

  • IMMACULATE CONCEPTION SCHOOL (Students: 181; Location: 109 WEST FOURTH STREET; Grades: PK – 6)

Libraries

Library in Port Clinton:

  • IDA RUPP PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $959,379; Location: 310 MADISON ST.; 77,102 books; 3,355 audio materials; 5,269 video materials; 185 serial subscriptions)