Porter, IN Demographic Data
Porter, IN Summary
Porter is located in Porter County in Indiana
- Population: 4,884
- Area: 6.48 sq. miles
- Land Area: 6.20 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.28 sq. miles
- Population Density: 753.23 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 662.40 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Porter, IN Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,235
46%
50.8
Male
2,638
54%
49.2
Total Population
4,873
323,128,000
Porter, IN Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
352
7.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
250
5.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
384
7.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
363
7.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
482
9.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
596
12.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
438
9.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
957
19.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
323
6.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
320
6.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
258
5.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
88
1.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
62
1.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
3,635
74.6%
77.2
Female
1,708
47.0%
51.3
Male
1,927
53.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
3,340
68.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
561
11.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
408
8.4%
15.2
Female
181
44.4%
55.8
Male
227
55.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
35
0.0%
0.0
Porter, IN Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
4,835
99.2%
96.8
White
4,765
97.8%
72.6
Black or African American
0
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
10
0.2%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
60
1.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
38
0.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
533
10.9%
17.8
Mexican
180
3.7%
11.2
Puerto Rican
329
6.8%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
24
0.5%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
4,340
89.1%
82.2
Porter, IN Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
16
0.5%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
244
8.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,136
37.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
514
16.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
215
7.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
525
17.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
392
12.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
260
8.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
2,782
91.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
917
30.2%
31.2
Porter, IN Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,218
31.3%
33.7%
Now Married
2,176
56.0%
47.5
Divorced
397
10.2%
11.0%
Separated
0
0.0%
2.0
Widowed
96
2.5
5.8%
Porter, IN Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
4,358
96.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
163
3.6%
21.6%
Spanish
118
2.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
45
1.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Porter, IN Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
25
1.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
14
0.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
157
9.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
76
4.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
148
8.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
254
15.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
365
21.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
417
24.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
130
7.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
91
5.4%
6.4
Median household income
90,590
57,617
Per capita income
34,357
31,128
Porter, IN Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
246
8.8%
9.8
Construction
144
5.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
769
27.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
178
6.4%
6.6
Information
12
0.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
438
15.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
129
4.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
287
10.3%
11.4
Public administration
23
0.8%
4.6
Retail trade
311
11.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
128
4.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
128
4.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
269
9.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
940
33.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
520
18.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
658
23.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
406
14.5%
18.1%
Porter, IN Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,734
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,476
90.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
124
4.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
25
0.9%
5.1
Walked
44
1.6%
2.7
Other means
30
1.1%
1.8
Worked at home
35
1.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
26.1
26.6
Porter, IN Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
25
1.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
441
26.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
714
42.6%
37.1
3 or more
497
29.6%
21.0
Porter, IN Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,677
93.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,397
83.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
280
16.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
108
6.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
4.8
0.0%
2.5
Porter, IN Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,785
1 room
12
0.7%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
0
0.0%
9.1
4 rooms
289
16.2%
16.5
5 rooms
285
16.0%
19.8
6 rooms
462
25.9%
17.8
7 rooms
287
16.1%
12.0
8 rooms
262
14.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
188
10.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Porter, IN Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,785
1-unit, detached
1,533
85.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
149
8.3%
5.9
2-units
12
0.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
27
1.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
32
1.8%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
32
1.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Porter, IN Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
207
11.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
144
8.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
273
15.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
210
11.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
59
3.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
87
4.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
507
28.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
260
14.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
38
2.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Porter, IN Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,524
90.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
0
0.0%
4.7
Electricity
140
8.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
13
0.8%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Porter, IN Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
970
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
10
1.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
36
3.7%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
60
6.2%
11.8%
$500 to $999
165
17.0%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
323
33.3%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
376
38.8%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
636
66.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
164
17.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
29
3.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
12
1.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
119
12.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
10
0.0%
0.0%
Porter, IN Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
256
41,631,300
Less than $500
0
0.0%
10.7%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
9
3.5%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
38
14.8%
4.4%
$500 to $999
71
27.7%
41.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
138
53.9%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
24
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,178
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
29
11.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
65
25.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
39
15.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
62
24.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
12
4.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
49
19.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
24
0.0%
0.0%
Porter, IN Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,397
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
46
3.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
117
8.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
441
31.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
250
17.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
411
29.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
96
6.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
23
1.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
13
0.9%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
169,400
205,000