OHMap-doton-Sciotodale, 2004
Porter Township’s story
212 years in pictures
The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 6 maps from 1926 on.
- 1814Porter Township is organized
Porter TownshipOH
A town of 9,437, organized in 1814. Public schools that outperform most of Ohio.
7 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Vbofficial · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
9,437
2025 Census estimate · −3.5% since 2020
Median home value
$195K
Census ACS
Household income
$59K
median
Median age
41.8
years
Jobs based here
2,408
A commuter town
TownGrade
C−
#890 of 987 in OH
Is Porter Township a good place to live?
Porter Township grades C− overall, 890th of 987 graded towns in Ohio, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Its schools outperform 79% of the state's. On the other side, residents are less healthy than 90% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. 14% of residents live below the poverty line in Porter Township, above both the Ohio town median (9.1%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%).
What makes Porter Township stand out
Where Porter Township beats most towns.
A commuter town
88% of working residents leave Porter Township for work
Where Porter Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
2,408jobs based in Porter Township
12%of working residents work in town
11 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Porter Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Porter Township is from typical.
HealthSouthern Ohio Medical Center 7.2 miles awayDOpen →SchoolsA−Open →Jobs & incomeC−Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 53% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB+Open →Cost of livingTypical home $195K, 3.9 years of the Portsmouth area’s $51K median household incomeCOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 6.9 of 20; 7.7% of households have no car; 1.6% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors4 miles of trailsDOpen →HistoryOrganized 1814B−Open →Civic life2.8 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsC−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Porter Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Porter Township, and how to reach them.
PowerAEP Ohio19.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterPortsmouth City water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet7 providers96% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Porter Township’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Ohio you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereDirector, Scioto County Board of ElectionsScioto County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2019
ZIP codes45694, 4566245694 82% · 45662 18%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Porter Township.
HealthD
Porter Township’s grade for health is a D
43% of Porter Township adults have high blood pressure. Porter Township beats the Ohio average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14. 33% of Porter Township adults get no exercise outside work.
10%healthier than U.S. townsDHealth Grade
| Porter Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 38% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 28% | 25% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 26% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 36% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
1 better17 too close to call14 worse
| What stands out | Porter Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 13.9% | 16.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.9% | 15.3% |
Southern Ohio Medical Center
7.2 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
13th
percentile among OH towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
SchoolsA−
Porter Township’s grade for schools is an A−
Its public schools are run by the Wheelersburg Local school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Wheelersburg High School, with 457 students.
79%of OH districts it outscoresA−School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheelersburg Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 4–8 | Grades 4–8 | 598 | B |
| Wheelersburg High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 457 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C−
Porter Township has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Porter Township for work: only 12% work in town. Porter Township’s median household income is $59,000. Since 2013, Porter Township has added 126 jobs, to 2,408 in 2023.
12%work in town
| Porter Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $59,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 12% | 6.8% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Porter Township12%
Portsmouth24%
Wheelersburg11%
Scioto Township3%
Ashland3%
11 mi
median commute distance
2,408
jobs based in Porter Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 44% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
#453for trails in OH
0%
conserved · 0 of 13,451 acres
4.4 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Porter Township Community Park | 0.3 mi | 3 |
| 2. Porter Township Community Pool | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Climate
Porter Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Porter Township has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in Porter Township is 87°F.
7″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter26–44°
Spring42–66°
Summer63–85°
Fall44–68°
Oct 25
typical first frost
Apr 17
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Who lives here
Fewer young adults than Ohio overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (22% statewide). Porter Township has lost 3.5% of its people since 2020, down to 9,437 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 24% of residents are under 18 in Porter Township.
41.8median age · OH 39.7
| Porter Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 24% | 22% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 26% | 24% | 29% |
Porter TownshipOhioUnited States
Ages · share of residents
15%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma6%
High school38%
Some college23%
Associate’s8%
Bachelor’s15%
Graduate10%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.1 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women. Median age: women 42.7, men 41.2.
| Porter Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.1% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.9% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.4% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.4% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.7% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.2% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.4% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 37.7% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.5% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.1% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.4% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.3% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B+
Moderate risk in Porter Township, with inland flooding at the top
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 86% of Ohio towns, with expected losses of about $526 per resident a year; that rating is what its B+ for hazard risk is built on.
Since 1997, 37 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Porter Township.
53risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHeat waves
37
paid flood claims since 1997
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Porter Township
18pages on Porter Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Porter Township
About 4 of every 100 Porter Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
About Porter Township
Township in Ohio, US
Porter Township is one of the sixteen townships of Scioto County, Ohio, United States. The population as of the 2020 census was 9,876.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 21 sq mi
- Elevation
- 659 ft
Porter Township’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with Porter Township.
Harrison Township next door grades lower for schools (B− to Porter Township’s A−) and higher for cost of living (A− to C).
Harrison TownshipGreen TownshipWheelersburgPortsmouthVernon TownshipSciotodaleClay TownshipPorter Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porter Township | #890 | C− | C | — | A− | D |
| Harrison Township | #940 | D | A− | — | B− | D− |
| Green Township | #952 | D | B+ | — | C+ | D |
| Wheelersburg | #756 | C+ | C+ | — | A− | C− |
| Portsmouth | #985 | D− | B | D | C | D− |
| Vernon Township | — | — | B | — | A− | C− |
| Sciotodale | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clay Township | #984 | D | B− | — | B− | D− |
Vernon Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Porter Township, Harrison Township, Green Township, Wheelersburg, Vernon Township and Clay Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Sciotodale isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Porter Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Porter Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Porter Township, OH a good place to live?
Porter Township grades C− overall, better than 21% of U.S. towns and #890 of 987 in Ohio. It grades D for health and A− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Porter Township, OH expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.