Porter County, Indiana

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Key figures

Statistic	Porter County, Indiana	Indiana	United States	Rank
Total Population	174,818	6,851,073	334,922,499	392nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$87,972	$71,957	$80,734	350th of 3,221
Median Age	40.8	38.1	38.9	1858th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	31.1%	29.5%	35.7%	690th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$281,500	$218,200	$332,700	724th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,219	$1,062	$1,413	509th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.6%	12.3%	12.5%	2520th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.7%	4.3%	5.2%	1428th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	418.1	191.2	n/a	387th of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.0%	6.3%	14.1%	1218th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.5	n/a	n/a	950th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	77.7%	70.6%	65.2%	1002nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	28.4	24.1	26.4	753rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	9.5%	10.7%	15.1%	1337th of 3,222
Uninsured	6.3%	n/a	n/a	2725th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	53.7%	47.3%	46.9%	746th of 3,222
Broadband Access	89.6%	n/a	n/a	438th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Porter County, Indiana

Statistic	Porter County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	79.1%	75.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11.7%	8.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	4.3%	9.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.4%	2.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.1%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	35.8	41.4	61.4

Age in Porter County, Indiana

Statistic	Porter County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Median Age	40.8	38.1	38.9
Under 18 %	21.3%	23.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.6%	9.6%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.1%	13.1%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.6%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.1%	24.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.3%	16.8%	17.2%

Households and families in Porter County, Indiana

Statistic	Porter County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Households	68,639	2,716,009	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	67.3%	63.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.7%	29.9%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.6%	16.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	27.2%	29.6%	28.7%
Never Married	29.4%	32.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Porter County, Indiana

Statistic	Porter County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Per Capita Income	$44,216	$38,351	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	11.3%	15.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.1%	17.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	20.7%	17.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	11.2%	8.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.6%	12.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	22.2%	29.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	5.6%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Porter County, Indiana

Statistic	Porter County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Housing Units	72,662	2,976,568	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	74.7%	72.6%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	11.2%	13.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	5.5%	8.8%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,982.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	22.3%	29.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.2%	29.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,326	$1,614	n/a

Education in Porter County, Indiana

Statistic	Porter County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Less than High School	6.0%	9.6%	10.4%
High School Graduate	33.1%	32.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.8%	28.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	19.5%	18.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	11.6%	10.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Porter County, Indiana

Statistic	Porter County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Labour Force Participation	62.9%	63.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	81.0%	76.3%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.6%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.2%	1.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	24.0%	30.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	9.6%	6.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.4%	6.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Porter County, Indiana

Statistic	Porter County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Born in State of Residence	65.3%	67.0%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.4%	2.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.6%	3.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	92.7%	89.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.3%	5.5%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	6.2%	8.1%	16.7%

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