LaPorte County, Indiana

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Key figures

Statistic	LaPorte County, Indiana	Indiana	United States	Rank
Total Population	111,917	6,851,073	334,922,499	564th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$71,055	$71,957	$80,734	1125th of 3,221
Median Age	41.1	38.1	38.9	1770th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	22.7%	29.5%	35.7%	1540th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$195,500	$218,200	$332,700	1450th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$976	$1,062	$1,413	1076th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	13.6%	12.3%	12.5%	1555th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.8%	4.3%	5.2%	1357th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	187.1	191.2	n/a	658th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.4%	6.3%	14.1%	1397th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	74.8	n/a	n/a	1890th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	74.7%	70.6%	65.2%	1575th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	25.0	24.1	26.4	1434th of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.2%	10.7%	15.1%	2042nd of 3,222
Uninsured	7.5%	n/a	n/a	2348th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	45.2%	47.3%	46.9%	2346th of 3,222
Broadband Access	86.8%	n/a	n/a	883rd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in LaPorte County, Indiana

Statistic	LaPorte County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	76.0%	75.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7.6%	8.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	10.3%	9.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	2.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.9%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	40.4	41.4	61.4

Age in LaPorte County, Indiana

Statistic	LaPorte County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Median Age	41.1	38.1	38.9
Under 18 %	21.2%	23.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.9%	9.6%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.1%	13.1%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.6%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.7%	24.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.4%	16.8%	17.2%

Households and families in LaPorte County, Indiana

Statistic	LaPorte County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Households	43,633	2,716,009	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.5	2.5
Family Households	63.3%	63.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.0%	29.9%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	18.1%	16.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	29.6%	29.6%	28.7%
Never Married	32.0%	32.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in LaPorte County, Indiana

Statistic	LaPorte County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Per Capita Income	$35,395	$38,351	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	15.3%	15.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.5%	17.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.7%	17.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.1%	8.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	13.6%	12.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	30.9%	29.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	9.9%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in LaPorte County, Indiana

Statistic	LaPorte County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Housing Units	50,038	2,976,568	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	78.0%	72.6%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	9.1%	13.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	12.8%	8.8%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,969.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	25.3%	29.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.4%	29.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,503	$1,614	n/a

Education in LaPorte County, Indiana

Statistic	LaPorte County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Less than High School	9.2%	9.6%	10.4%
High School Graduate	39.5%	32.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.6%	28.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	15.1%	18.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.6%	10.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in LaPorte County, Indiana

Statistic	LaPorte County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Labour Force Participation	56.2%	63.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	83.4%	76.3%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.5%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.1%	1.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	32.5%	30.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.8%	6.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.8%	6.2%	n/a

Origins and language in LaPorte County, Indiana

Statistic	LaPorte County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Born in State of Residence	70.3%	67.0%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.6%	2.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.9%	3.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.4%	89.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.6%	5.5%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.2%	8.1%	16.7%

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