Laporte County, IN Demographic Data
Laporte County, IN Summary
Laporte County is located in Indiana
- Population: 111,246
- Area: 613.26 sq. miles
- Land Area: 598.30 sq. miles
- Water Area: 14.96 sq. miles
- Population Density: 181.40 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 777.56 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Laporte County, IN Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
52,637
48%
50.8
Male
57,378
52%
49.2
Total Population
110,015
323,128,000
Laporte County, IN Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
6,317
5.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
6,341
5.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
7,639
6.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
6,118
5.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
6,986
6.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
13,822
12.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
14,283
13.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
14,789
13.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
8,427
7.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
7,088
6.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
10,874
9.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
5,767
5.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
1,564
1.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
86,042
78.2%
77.2
Female
41,630
48.4%
51.3
Male
44,412
51.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
82,620
75.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
22,854
20.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
18,205
16.5%
15.2
Female
10,231
56.2%
55.8
Male
7,974
43.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
41
0.0%
0.0
Laporte County, IN Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
106,994
97.3%
96.8
White
91,255
82.9%
72.6
Black or African American
11,928
10.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
610
0.6%
0.8
Asian
889
0.8%
5.4
Asian Indian
1.2
Chinese
1.3
Filipino
0.9
Japanese
0.2
Korean
0.4
Vietnamese
0.6
Other Asian
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
63
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
2,249
2.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
3,021
2.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
7,100
6.5%
17.8
Mexican
11.2
Puerto Rican
1.7
Cuban
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
102,915
93.5%
82.2
Laporte County, IN Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,901
2.5%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
5,815
7.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
30,323
39.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
16,998
22.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
7,623
9.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
9,244
12.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
4,710
6.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
7,716
10.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
68,898
89.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
13,954
18.2%
31.2
Laporte County, IN Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
26,079
29.1%
33.7%
Now Married
40,940
45.6%
47.5
Divorced
15,638
17.4%
11.0%
Separated
841
0.9%
2.0
Widowed
6,220
6.9
5.8%
Laporte County, IN Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
97,082
93.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
6,616
6.4%
21.6%
Spanish
13.3
Other indo-european languages
3.7
Asian and Pacific islander languages
3.5
Other Languages
1.1
Laporte County, IN Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
2,567
6.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,998
4.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
4,871
11.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
3,826
9.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
6,603
15.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
7,980
19.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
5,745
13.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
6,071
14.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
1,207
2.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
1,206
2.9%
6.4
Median household income
53,507
57,617
Per capita income
26,407
31,128
Laporte County, IN Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
603
1.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
4,723
9.7%
9.8
Construction
3,480
7.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
11,306
23.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
2,126
4.4%
6.6
Information
760
1.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
10,750
22.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
2,496
5.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
3,469
7.1%
11.4
Public administration
1,287
2.6%
4.6
Retail trade
5,195
10.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
2,041
4.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
426
0.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
4,946
10.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
14,129
29.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
8,994
18.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
10,346
21.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
10,247
21.1%
18.1%
Laporte County, IN Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
47,937
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
39,536
82.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
3,783
7.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
184
0.4%
5.1
Walked
954
2.0%
2.7
Other means
1,082
2.3%
1.8
Worked at home
2,398
5.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
23.4
26.6
Laporte County, IN Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
2,650
6.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
11,931
28.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
17,075
40.6%
37.1
3 or more
10,418
24.8%
21.0
Laporte County, IN Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
42,074
86.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
31,235
74.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
10,839
25.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
6,755
13.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Laporte County, IN Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
48,829
1 room
362
0.7%
2.4
2 rooms
388
0.8%
2.7
3 rooms
2,268
4.6%
9.1
4 rooms
8,232
16.9%
16.5
5 rooms
11,467
23.5%
19.8
6 rooms
11,189
22.9%
17.8
7 rooms
5,266
10.8%
12.0
8 rooms
4,553
9.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
5,104
10.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Laporte County, IN Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
48,829
1-unit, detached
36,491
74.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
2,322
4.8%
5.9
2-units
1,541
3.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
1,498
3.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
1,400
2.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
929
1.9%
4.4
20 or more units
1,408
2.9%
9.0
Mobile home
3,240
6.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Laporte County, IN Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
9,541
19.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
4,142
8.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
6,221
12.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
6,795
13.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
7,217
14.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
2,437
5.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
6,573
13.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
4,256
8.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
1,642
3.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
5
0.0%
1.4%
Laporte County, IN Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
4.7
Electricity
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
4.8
Coal or coke
0.1
Wood
1.9
Solar energy
0.1
Other fuel
0.5
No fuel used
1.1
Laporte County, IN Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
20,790
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
364
1.8%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
425
2.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
612
2.9%
11.8%
Less than $500
731
3.5%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
2,193
10.5%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
5,791
27.9%
28.8%
$500 to $999
10,674
51.3%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
11,741
56.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
2,707
13.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,528
7.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,254
6.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
3,534
17.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
26
0.0%
0.0%
Laporte County, IN Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
9,861
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
51
0.5%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
127
1.3%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,632
16.6%
28.3%
Less than $500
1,919
19.5%
10.7%
$500 to $999
6,132
62.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
978
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
725
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
2,326
24.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
952
9.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,331
13.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,455
15.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
440
4.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
3,081
32.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
1,254
0.0%
0.0%
Laporte County, IN Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
31,235
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,854
5.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
10,156
32.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
6,888
22.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
5,109
16.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
3,947
12.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
2,089
6.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
1,064
3.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
128
0.4%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
124,200
205,000
