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Porter County, Indiana

Named in 1836 for War of 1812 Commodore David Porter

County Seat: Valparaiso

Largest City: Portage (2016 population: 36,505)

Population per Square Mile: 402.69

Square Miles: 418.20

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Population over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday (2010)	164,347	9	2.5%	6,484,192
Today (2017)	168,404	9	2.5%	6,666,818
Tomorrow (2020 projection)*	179,751	10	2.6%	6,852,121
Percent Change 2010 to Today	2.5%	20		2.8%

*Projection based on 2010 Census counts.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Components of Population Change, 2016-2017	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	769	7		-976
Net International Migration	120	16		11,410
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	88	35	0.4%	22,545

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age, 2016	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	9,295	11	5.5%	6.4%
School Age (5 to 17)	28,433	9	16.9%	17.4%
College Age (18 to 24)	15,286	12	9.1%	10.0%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	42,169	10	25.1%	25.2%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	46,663	8	27.8%	26.1%
Seniors (65 and older)	25,945	8	15.5%	14.9%
Median Age	39.7			Median Age = 37.6

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2016	Number	Rank of	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	585	8	0.3%	0.4%
Asian Alone	2,449	12	1.5%	2.2%
Black Alone	6,527	15	3.9%	9.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	61	19	0.0%	0.1%
White	155,507	9	92.7%	85.6%
Two or More Race Groups	2,662	12	1.6%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	151,292	10	90.2%	93.2%
Hispanic	16,499	6	9.8%	6.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2016 (Includes detail not shown below)	62,429	9	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	14,071	8	22.5%	19.0%
Married Without Children	20,237	8	32.4%	30.0%
Single Parents	5,276	10	8.5%	9.7%
Living Alone	14,930	11	23.9%	28.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Housing	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Total Housing Units in 2016 (estimate)	67,871	9	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2016 (includes vacant units)	67,065	9	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	47,915	7	71.4%	61.0%
Median Value (2016)	$168,300	5
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	14,514	14	21.6%	27.8%
Median Rent (2016)	$733	3

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Education	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2016/2017 Total Reported)	28,339	8	2.6%	1,110,866
Public	27,455	8	2.6%	1,048,879
Adults (25+ in 2016 ACS)	113,063	8	2.6%	4,339,687
with High School diploma or higher	91.7%	8		88.1%
with B.A. or higher degree	26.1%	14		24.6%

Sources: Indiana Department of Education; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Income and Poverty	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Per Capita Personal Income (annual) in 2016	$46,965	8	109.0%	43,097
Median Household Income in 2016	67,302	5	128.7%	$52,289
Poverty Rate in 2016	7.8%	85	55.7%	14.0%
Poverty Rate among Children under 18	9.9%	85	51.8%	19.1%
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2017	71	19	1.1%	6,790
Food Stamp Recipients in 2017	10,641	12	1.6%	656,297
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2016/2017	9,577	9	1.9%	495,330

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis; U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Family Social Services Administration; Indiana Department of Education

Health and Vital Statistics	Number	Rank of	Percent of State	Indiana
Births, 2015	1,714	11	2.0%	84,008
Births to Teens, 2015	66	20	1.1%	5,876
Deaths, 2015	1,483	9	2.4%	62,666

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force, 2017	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	85,418	10	2.6%	3,320,409
Employed	81,948	10	2.6%	3,203,351
Unemployed	3,470	6	3.0%	117,058
Annual Unemployment Rate	4.1	15	117.1%	3.5
March 2018 Unemployment Rate	3.9	1	134.5%	2.9

Source: STATS Indiana, using data from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development

Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2016	Employment	Pct Dist. in County	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In County	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	80,451	100.0%	$3,911,060	100.0%	$48,614
Wage and Salary	64,354	80.0%	$2,803,592	71.7%	$43,565
Farm Proprietors	407	0.5%	$-446	-0.0%	$-1,096
Nonfarm Proprietors	15,690	19.5%	$429,055	11.0%	$27,346
Farm	486	0.6%	$2,350	0.1%	$4,835
Nonfarm	79,965	99.4%	$3,908,710	99.9%	$48,880
Private	72,563	90.2%	$3,530,299	90.3%	$48,652
Accommodation, Food Serv.	6,600	8.2%	$138,172	3.5%	$20,935
Arts, Ent., Recreation	1,206	1.5%	$16,419	0.4%	$13,614
Construction	5,065	6.3%	$364,496	9.3%	$71,964
Health Care, Social Serv.	9,679	12.0%	$537,843	13.8%	$55,568
Information	807	1.0%	$40,447	1.0%	$50,120
Manufacturing	10,134	12.6%	$849,757	21.7%	$83,852
Professional, Tech. Serv.	3,833	4.8%	$191,132	4.9%	$49,865
Retail Trade	9,235	11.5%	$263,017	6.7%	$28,480
Trans., Warehousing	Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
Wholesale Trade	2,765	3.4%	$195,763	5.0%	$70,800
Other Private (not above)	20,001*	24.9%*	$676,871*	17.3%*	$33,842*
Government	7,402	9.2%	$378,411	9.7%	$51,123

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
* These totals do not include county data that are not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.

Residential Building Permits, 2017	Units	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	710	100.0%	100.0%	$161,034	$4,583,500
Single-Family	515	72.5%	74.2%	$138,601	$4,038,599
2-Family	12	1.7%	2.0%	1,390	$62,844
3- and 4-Family	4	0.6%	0.4%	$517	$13,000
5+ Family	179	25.2%	23.4%	$20,526	$469,056

Notes: Detail cost may not sum to total due to rounding. Greene County does not currently issue building permits, so it is excluded.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Largest Cities and Towns in Porter County

Name	Population in 2016	Percent of County
Beverly Shores	609	0.4%
Burns Harbor	1,643	1.0%
Chesterton	13,441	8.0%
Dune Acres	185	0.1%
Hebron	3,694	2.2%
Kouts	1,962	1.2%
Ogden Dunes	1,106	0.7%
Portage	36,505	21.7%
Porter	4,846	2.9%
Town of Pines	700	0.4%
Valparaiso	33,104	19.7%