Porter town, IN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 5,204 ( 346 from 2010 )
Land area: 6.2 square miles
Population density: 842.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,280	82.24%	2.0%
Black:	28	0.54%	44.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	71	1.36%	54.3%
2+ races:	206	3.96%	274.5%
Hispanic:	619	11.89%	94.0%

Total non-White:	924	17.76%	87.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-86	-2.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	432	10.8

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
4,858
4,366	89.87%
50	1.03%
15	0.31%
46	0.95%
55	1.13%
319	6.57%
492	10.13%

2000
5,062
4,710	93.05%
35	0.69%
13	0.26%
14	0.28%
67	1.32%
223	4.41%
352	6.95%

1990
3,118
2,989	95.86%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
51	1.64%
n/a
78	2.50%
129	4.14%

1980
2,959
2,880	97.33%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
79	2.67%
79	2.67%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-344	-6.8
140	2.8

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

1,721	55.2
223	7.2

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

109	3.7
50	1.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Porter town, 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
Number	Percent
43.9
919	17.7%
4,285	82.3%
977	18.8%

2,118
2.46

1,585	74.8%
1,306	82.4%
70	4.4%
533	25.2%

2010
Number	Percent
39.1
1,244	25.6%
3,614	74.4%
521	10.7%

1,832
2.65

1,310	71.5%
1,032	78.8%
86	6.6%
522	28.5%

2000
Number	Percent
32.5
1,441	28.5%
3,621	71.5%
435	8.6%

1,888
2.58

1,276	67.6%
1,014	79.5%
131	10.3%
612	32.4%

1990
Number	Percent
33.5
860	27.6%
2,258	72.4%
319	10.2%

1,141
2.73

856	75.0%
755	88.2%
48	5.6%
285	25.0%

1980
Number	Percent
28.0
926	31.3%
2,033	68.7%
211	7.1%

1,044
2.83

800	76.6%
691	86.4%
71	8.9%
244	23.4%

2022 Housing Data for Porter town, IN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	109	5.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	55	2.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	116	5.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	110	5.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	28	1.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	108	5.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	89	4.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	136	6.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	129	6.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	155	7.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	343	16.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	149	7.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	204	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	187	8.8%
$200,000 or more	200	9.4%

Median Household Income	77,222
Per Capita Income	38,188

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	92	4.3%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	51	2.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,197	73.1%
Unemployed	128	4.3%
In Armed Forces	12	0.4%

Total Labor Force	2,337	77.7%
Not in Labor Force	670	22.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	979	1,083	47.5%
Non-Profit	71	115	38.2%
Self-Employed	99	43	69.7%

Local Government	0	40	0.0%
State Government	21	47	30.9%
Federal Government	7	36	16.3%

Total Private + Self	1,078	1,126	48.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	99	238	29.4%
Total	1,177	1,364	46.3%

Pct. Govt.	5.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	638	25.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	357	14.0%
Professional, Technical	585	23.0%
Service Occupations	322	12.7%
All others	639	25.1%

White Collar		62.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	661	26.0%
Health care and social assistance	314	12.4%
Retail trade	200	7.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	173	6.8%
Educational services	159	6.3%
Other services	146	5.7%
Finance and insurance	142	5.6%
Accommodation and food services	130	5.1%
Transportation and warehousing	128	5.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	126	5.0%
Information	104	4.1%
Construction	94	3.7%
Public administration	72	2.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	41	1.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	30	1.2%
Utilities	14	0.6%
Wholesale trade	7	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	566	10.88%
Puerto Rican	20	0.38%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	14	0.27%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	14	0.27%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	19	0.37%
Argentinean	19	0.37%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	36	0.69%
Thai	35	0.67%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	4,561	93.7%
Spanish	107	2.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	39	0.8%
Vietnamese	36	0.7%
Other Asian	35	0.7%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	30	0.6%
German, other Germanic	24	0.5%
Other Indo-European	24	0.5%
Arabic	10	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,386	26.6%
Irish	794	15.3%
English	470	9.0%
Polish	312	6.0%
Swedish	253	4.9%
Norwegian	244	4.7%
Italian	201	3.9%
Dutch	169	3.2%
Scottish	113	2.2%
European	96	1.8%
Czech	88	1.7%
American	80	1.5%
French	69	1.3%
Danish	67	1.3%
Greek	48	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	5,142	98.8%
Not a citizen	62	1.2%

Native	5,098	98.0%
Foreign-born	106	2.0%

Historical Statewide Election Results for Porter town, IN

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
22	0.5%	99	2.5%	1,338	33.4%	1,425	35.5%	760	19.0%	366	9.1%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	22	0.5%
9-12 Years	99	2.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,338	33.4%
Some College	1,425	35.5%
Bach. Degree	760	19.0%
Grad Degree	366	9.1%
Average years of education: 13.7

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	G	66%	Eric Holcomb* (R)	1,257	46.9%	Woody Myers (D)	1,166	43.5%	255 [+]	9.5%	2,678	-10	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Donald Rainwater (Libertarian) 255 (9.5%);
2018	S1	52%	Joe Donnelly* (D)	1,169	56.6%	Mike Braun (R)	819	39.6%	79 [+]	3.8%	2,067	-11	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 79 (3.8%);
2016	S3	63%	Evan Bayh (D)	1,247	50.9%	Todd Young (R)	1,032	42.1%	172 [+]	7.0%	2,451	-10	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 169 (6.9%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2016	G	64%	John Gregg (D)	1,426	57.8%	Eric Holcomb (R)	952	38.6%	88 [+]	3.6%	2,466	-13	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Rex Bell (Libertarian) 88 (3.6%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,153
Median Value	$237,100

Occupied	2,118	98.4%
Vacant	35	1.6%

Owned	1,702	80.4%
Rented	416	19.6%
Median Rent	$1,101

Single-Family Units	1,923	89.3%
Detached	1,741	80.9%
Attached	182	8.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	141	6.5%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Porter town, IN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Porter town, IN

2022 Housing Data for Porter town, IN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Porter town, IN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Porter town, IN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Porter town, IN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Porter town, IN