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Porter County, IN


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
Designated Market Area: Chicago, IL-IN
USDA County Type (2015): Manufacturing
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Middle Suburbs

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2022 population: 174,791   ( 10,448 from 2010 , 1,583 from 2020)
Land area: 418.1 square miles
Population density: 418.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:141,401 80.90% 0.1%
Black:7,9814.57% 71.7%
Indian:3510.20% 0.6%
Asian:2,5651.47% 28.8%
2+ races:2,7091.55% 34.9%
Hispanic:19,78411.32% 42.0%
Total non-White:33,39019.10% 44.5%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:3,594 10.4
Deaths:4,19112.1
Net Migration: 2,0045.8
Net Immigration: 1620.5
Change in White population:158 0.1
Change in Non-White pop.:10,290 6.3




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
164,343
141,24385.94%
4,6492.83%
3490.21%
1,9911.21%
2,0081.22%
13,9338.48%
23,10014.06%

2000
146,798
135,33492.19%
1,3140.90%
2690.18%
1,3640.93%
1,3500.92%
7,0794.82%
11,4647.81%

1990
128,932
123,52195.80%
4310.33%
2750.21%
1,0350.80%
n/a
3,6702.85%
5,4114.20%

1980
119,816
116,15496.94%
2950.25%
2190.18%
4860.41%
n/a
2,6552.22%
3,6623.06%

1970
87,114
85,74098.42%
1590.18%
630.07%
1030.12%
n/a
1,0091.16%
1,374 1.58%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:

2000's
NumberRate
17,261 11.8
10,9647.5
10,1086.9
1,2880.9
5,909 4.0
11,636 7.9
1990's
NumberRate
17,014 13.2
10,1257.9
12,1239.4
5040.4
11,813 9.2
6,053 4.7
1980's
NumberRate
17,044 14.2
7,881 6.6
112 0.1
n/a
7,367 6.1
1,749 1.5
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
21,509 24.7
n/a
30,414 34.9
2,288 2.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Porter County, IN

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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
40.1
37,488 21.4%
137,303 78.6%
29,848 17.1%
67,945
2.50
45,506 67.0%
36,263 79.7%
3,677 8.1%
22,439 33.0%

2010
NumberPercent
38.4
39,921 24.3%
124,422 75.7%
20,363 12.4%
61,998
2.60
43,901 70.8%
34,539 78.7%
3,630 8.3%
18,097 29.2%

2000
NumberPercent
36.3
37,630 25.6%
109,168 74.4%
15,951 10.9%
54,721
2.62
39,917 72.9%
33,016 82.7%
3,006 7.5%
14,804 27.1%

1990
NumberPercent
32.5
35,591 27.6%
93,341 72.4%
12,693 9.8%
45,161
2.77
34,794 77.0%
29,953 86.1%
2,095 6.0%
10,367 23.0%

1980
NumberPercent
27.3
38,123 31.8%
81,693 68.2%
8,206 6.8%
39,238
2.96
31,536 80.4%
28,068 89.0%
1,783 5.7%
7,702 19.6%

2022 Housing Data for Porter County, IN

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units71,572 
Median Value$242,300 
Occupied67,94594.9%
Vacant3,6275.1%
Owned52,32077.0%
Rented15,62523.0%
Median Rent$1,092 
Single-Family Units56,25478.6%
    Detached53,32874.5%
    Attached2,9264.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units7,55810.6%
Mobile Homes3,4604.8%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Porter County, IN

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0002,5483.8%
$10,000 to $14,9991,5232.2%
$15,000 to $19,9991,6972.5%
$20,000 to $24,9992,6313.9%
$25,000 to $29,9992,7354.0%
$30,000 to $34,9992,2953.4%
$35,000 to $39,9992,4853.7%
$40,000 to $44,9992,0463.0%
$45,000 to $49,9992,6713.9%
$50,000 to $59,9994,6616.9%
$60,000 to $74,9995,7438.5%
$75,000 to $99,9999,66314.2%
$100,000 to $124,9998,34312.3%
$125,000 to $149,9995,9368.7%
$150,000 to $199,9996,92310.2%
$200,000 or more6,0458.9%
Median Household Income82,915 
Per Capita Income40,792 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state105 
Compared to U.S.89 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI2,8514.2%
Public Assistance1,0541.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps4,5216.7%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed70,24071.4%
Unemployed3,2543.3%
In Armed Forces430.0%
Total Labor Force73,53774.7%
Not in Labor Force24,87125.3%
Real Unemployment Rate 28.6%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector35,07125,42958.0%
Non-Profit2,3684,35935.2%
Self-Employed4,2402,76660.5%
Local Government2,1643,73736.7%
State Government7451,48633.4%
Federal Government58155151.3%
Total Private + Self39,31128,19558.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.5,85810,13336.6%
Total45,16938,32854.1%
Pct. Govt.11.1%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts13,10715.7%
Sales and Office Occupations15,32818.3%
Professional, Technical19,89323.8%
Service Occupations12,07714.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1930.2%
All others23,17227.7%
White Collar 57.8%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing14,88617.8%
Health care and social assistance11,57613.9%
Retail trade8,3129.9%
Educational services7,8359.4%
Construction6,7158.0%
Accommodation and food services5,6586.8%
Other services4,7245.7%
Professional, scientific, technical4,6935.6%
Transportation and warehousing4,0604.9%
Finance and insurance2,9773.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.2,9143.5%
Public administration2,5673.1%
Wholesale trade1,4861.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing1,3611.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation1,3251.6%
Information1,0001.2%
Utilities8021.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting5500.7%
Management870.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction490.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Porter County, IN

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican13,9078.02%
Puerto Rican3,0331.75%
Cuban1480.09%
Dominican980.06%
Total Central American3150.18%
Costa Rican150.01%
Guatemalan1420.08%
Honduran1210.07%
Nicaraguan140.01%
Panamanian140.01%
Salvadoran90.01%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American2400.14%
Argentinean190.01%
Bolivian110.01%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian430.02%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian1290.07%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan380.02%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic9160.53%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian8000.46%
Chinese7870.45%
Filipino3780.22%
Korean1420.08%
Vietnamese1140.07%
Thai450.03%
Japanese330.02%
Burmese20.00%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English154,12593.7%
Spanish6,1693.8%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic1,0560.6%
Other Indo-European9940.6%
Chinese5790.4%
Other Asian3150.2%
Tagalog3000.2%
German, other Germanic2410.1%
Arabic2380.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German35,74520.6%
Irish25,54814.7%
English16,3439.4%
Polish14,5138.4%
Italian8,4784.9%
American6,3773.7%
Swedish4,1712.4%
Dutch3,5962.1%
French3,5242.0%
Scottish3,1691.8%
European2,8131.6%
Slovak2,4731.4%
Hungarian1,9261.1%
Greek1,7801.0%
Norwegian1,5840.9%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen170,58398.4%
Not a citizen2,7721.6%
Native167,00196.3%
Foreign-born6,3543.7%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Porter County, IN

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
2,326 1.9%4,954 4.1%41,477 34.5%35,449 29.5%22,294 18.6%13,640 11.4%
  Average years of education: 13.6
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 2,326 1.9%
9-12 Years 4,954 4.1%
H.S. Grad or GED 41,477 34.5%
Some College 35,449 29.5%
Bach. Degree 22,294 18.6%
Grad Degree 13,640 11.4%
Average years of education: 13.6

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Porter County, IN

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force
EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate
State
Avg.
1990 65,802 63,308 2,494 3.8% 5.1%
1991 66,833 64,014 2,819 4.2% 5.7%
1992 68,078 64,518 3,560 5.2% 6.1%
1993 70,126 66,605 3,521 5.0% 5.1%
1994 71,523 68,270 3,253 4.5% 4.7%
1995 73,172 69,872 3,300 4.5% 4.4%
1996 74,329 71,647 2,682 3.6% 4.0%
1997 76,247 74,061 2,186 2.9% 3.4%
1998 76,992 74,948 2,044 2.7% 3.0%
1999 76,763 74,504 2,259 2.9% 2.9%
2000 77,430 75,226 2,204 2.8% 3.0%
2001 78,631 75,608 3,023 3.8% 4.2%
2002 79,378 75,409 3,969 5.0% 5.2%
2003 79,751 75,729 4,022 5.0% 5.3%
2004 79,331 75,421 3,910 4.9% 5.4%
2005 81,029 77,208 3,821 4.7% 5.4%
2006 82,867 79,280 3,587 4.3% 5.0%
2007 82,936 79,723 3,213 3.9% 4.6%
2008 84,701 80,644 4,057 4.8% 5.9%
2009 84,794 76,748 8,046 9.5% 10.5%
2010 81,658 74,116 7,542 9.2% 10.1%
2011 82,497 75,892 6,605 8.0% 8.9%
2012 82,465 76,282 6,183 7.5% 8.2%
2013 83,317 77,418 5,899 7.1% 7.5%
2014 84,077 78,881 5,196 6.2% 5.9%
2015 84,689 80,174 4,515 5.3% 4.8%
2016 86,357 81,990 4,367 5.1% 4.4%
2017 85,807 82,367 3,440 4.0% 3.5%
2018 87,272 83,998 3,274 3.8% 3.4%
2019 86,288 83,116 3,172 3.7% 3.2%
2020 83,987 77,220 6,767 8.1% 7.1%
2021 84,495 80,973 3,522 4.2% 3.9%
2022 86,013 83,203 2,810 3.3% 3.0%
2023 86,290 83,108 3,182 3.7% 3.3%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com