Porter County, IN Demographic Data
Porter County, IN Summary
Porter County is located in Indiana
- Population: 165,682
- Area: 521.78 sq. miles
- Land Area: 418.15 sq. miles
- Water Area: 103.63 sq. miles
- Population Density: 317.53 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 832.35 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Porter County, IN Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
85,336
51%
50.8
Male
82,455
49%
49.2
Total Population
167,791
323,128,000
Porter County, IN Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
9,067
5.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
11,112
6.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
10,388
6.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
11,765
7.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
11,379
6.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
19,943
11.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
22,057
13.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
22,413
13.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
10,897
6.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
12,330
7.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
16,132
9.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
7,576
4.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
2,732
1.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
130,019
77.5%
77.2
Female
66,787
51.4%
51.3
Male
63,232
48.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
122,872
73.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
33,618
20.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
26,440
15.8%
15.2
Female
14,617
55.3%
55.8
Male
11,823
44.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0
Porter County, IN Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
162,711
97.0%
96.8
White
153,318
91.4%
72.6
Black or African American
5,280
3.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
224
0.1%
0.8
Asian
2,055
1.2%
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
129
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
1,705
1.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
5,080
3.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
16,499
9.8%
17.8
Mexican
10,811
6.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
4,430
2.6%
1.7
Cuban
39
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
1,219
0.7%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
151,292
90.2%
82.2
Porter County, IN Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
2,934
2.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
6,650
5.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
37,808
33.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
26,150
22.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
11,067
9.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
19,182
16.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
10,289
9.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
9,584
8.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
104,496
91.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
29,471
25.8%
31.2
Porter County, IN Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
41,023
29.9%
33.7%
Now Married
70,145
51.1%
47.5
Divorced
15,869
11.6%
11.0%
Separated
924
0.7%
2.0
Widowed
9,263
6.8
5.8%
Porter County, IN Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
149,830
94.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
8,894
5.6%
21.6%
Spanish
4,808
3.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
2,308
1.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
1,583
1.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
195
0.1%
1.1%
Porter County, IN Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
3,264
5.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
2,301
3.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
4,222
6.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
5,021
8.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
8,165
13.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
12,151
19.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
9,369
14.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
12,295
19.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
2,991
4.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
3,207
5.1%
6.4
Median household income
66,196
57,617
Per capita income
31,692
31,128
Porter County, IN Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
348
0.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
9,144
11.4%
9.8
Construction
6,606
8.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
17,387
21.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
3,443
4.3%
6.6
Information
1,138
1.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
14,405
18.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
3,283
4.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
5,495
6.9%
11.4
Public administration
1,731
2.2%
4.6
Retail trade
9,527
11.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
5,351
6.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
2,236
2.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
9,392
11.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
27,071
33.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
12,249
15.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
17,880
22.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
13,502
16.9%
18.1%
Porter County, IN Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
78,978
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
69,346
87.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
3,920
5.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
717
0.9%
5.1
Walked
1,404
1.8%
2.7
Other means
898
1.1%
1.8
Worked at home
2,693
3.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
26.9
26.6
Porter County, IN Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,936
3.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
18,462
29.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
26,757
42.5%
37.1
3 or more
15,831
25.1%
21.0
Porter County, IN Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
62,986
92.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
48,110
76.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
14,876
23.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
4,875
7.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Porter County, IN Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
67,861
1 room
655
1.0%
2.4
2 rooms
824
1.2%
2.7
3 rooms
3,338
4.9%
9.1
4 rooms
9,460
13.9%
16.5
5 rooms
13,043
19.2%
19.8
6 rooms
13,639
20.1%
17.8
7 rooms
11,604
17.1%
12.0
8 rooms
6,293
9.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
9,005
13.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Porter County, IN Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
67,861
1-unit, detached
49,719
73.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
4,795
7.1%
5.9
2-units
1,621
2.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
2,696
4.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
2,548
3.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
1,821
2.7%
4.4
20 or more units
1,483
2.2%
9.0
Mobile home
3,178
4.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Porter County, IN Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
5,124
7.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
2,373
3.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
5,587
8.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
6,058
8.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
14,438
21.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
9,107
13.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
11,750
17.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
10,737
15.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
1,850
2.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
837
1.2%
1.4%
Porter County, IN Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
55,619
88.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,041
1.7%
4.7
Electricity
5,347
8.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
38
0.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
231
0.4%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
599
1.0%
0.5
No fuel used
111
0.2%
1.1
Porter County, IN Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
33,378
47295100.0
Less than $500
324
1.0%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
704
2.1%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
834
2.5%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
2,432
7.3%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
7,466
22.4%
20.1%
$500 to $999
7,890
23.6%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
13,728
41.1%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
19,307
58.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
5,346
16.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
2,844
8.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
845
2.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
4,818
14.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
218
0.0%
0.0%
Porter County, IN Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
14,384
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
346
2.4%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
702
4.9%
4.4%
Less than $500
844
5.9%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
3,900
27.1%
28.3%
$500 to $999
8,592
59.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
492
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
897
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
2,599
18.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
1,395
10.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
2,021
14.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,754
12.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,312
9.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
4,753
34.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
1,042
0.0%
0.0%
Porter County, IN Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
48,110
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,912
6.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
3,225
6.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
9,784
20.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
13,036
27.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
12,433
25.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
5,145
10.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
1,420
3.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
155
0.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
177,400
205,000
