Valparaiso city, IN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 33,991 ( 2,261 from 2010 )
Land area: 16.4 square miles
Population density: 2077.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	27,143	79.85%	0.0%
Black:	1,595	4.69%	59.0%
Indian:	42	0.12%	41.7%
Asian:	1,140	3.35%	66.7%
2+ races:	1,054	3.10%	108.7%
Hispanic:	3,007	8.85%	32.9%

Total non-White:	6,848	20.15%	49.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-12	-0.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	2,273	8.7

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
31,730
27,155	85.58%
1,003	3.16%
72	0.23%
684	2.16%
505	1.59%
2,263	7.13%
4,575	14.42%

2000
27,498
25,376	92.28%
425	1.55%
41	0.15%
452	1.64%
308	1.12%
872	3.17%
2,122	7.72%

1990
24,414
23,667	96.94%
183	0.75%
63	0.26%
227	0.93%
n/a
274	1.12%
747	3.06%

1980
22,247
21,596	97.07%
171	0.77%
58	0.26%
180	0.81%
n/a
242	1.09%
651	2.93%

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

1,779	6.5
2,453	8.9

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
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1,709	7.0
1,375	5.6

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

2,071	9.3
96	0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Valparaiso city, 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
36.8
6,396	18.8%
27,595	81.2%
5,971	17.6%

14,339
2.17

7,585	52.9%
5,879	77.5%
757	10.0%
6,754	47.1%

2010
Number	Percent
33.4
6,766	21.3%
24,964	78.7%
4,168	13.1%

12,610
2.28

7,117	56.4%
5,244	73.7%
859	12.1%
5,493	43.6%

2000
Number	Percent
32.9
5,864	21.3%
21,634	78.7%
3,619	13.2%

10,919
2.27

6,403	58.6%
5,116	79.9%
608	9.5%
4,516	41.4%

1990
Number	Percent
30.8
5,317	21.8%
19,097	78.2%
3,020	12.4%

9,004
2.37

5,748	63.8%
4,812	83.7%
482	8.4%
3,256	36.2%

1980
Number	Percent
26.2
5,205	23.4%
17,042	76.6%
2,253	10.1%

7,509
2.53

5,134	68.4%
4,552	88.7%
281	5.5%
2,375	31.6%

2022 Housing Data for Valparaiso city, IN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	974	6.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	375	2.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	497	3.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	844	5.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	706	4.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	541	3.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	800	5.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	606	4.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	538	3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	1,297	9.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,163	8.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,655	11.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,442	10.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	853	5.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,088	7.6%
$200,000 or more	960	6.7%

Median Household Income	59,943
Per Capita Income	36,719

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	467	3.3%
Public Assistance	355	2.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,286	9.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	14,371	71.1%
Unemployed	480	2.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	14,851	73.4%
Not in Labor Force	5,374	26.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	6,030	5,493	52.3%
Non-Profit	548	880	38.4%
Self-Employed	731	536	57.7%

Local Government	614	985	38.4%
State Government	270	338	44.4%
Federal Government	130	76	63.1%

Total Private + Self	6,761	6,029	52.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,562	2,279	40.7%
Total	8,323	8,308	50.0%

Pct. Govt.	14.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	2,636	15.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	3,403	20.4%
Professional, Technical	4,759	28.6%
Service Occupations	2,728	16.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	8	0.0%
All others	3,131	18.8%

White Collar		64.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	2,545	15.3%
Educational services	2,326	14.0%
Manufacturing	1,955	11.7%
Retail trade	1,632	9.8%
Accommodation and food services	1,426	8.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,221	7.3%
Construction	978	5.9%
Other services	734	4.4%
Transportation and warehousing	650	3.9%
Public administration	637	3.8%
Finance and insurance	565	3.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	442	2.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	372	2.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	354	2.1%
Information	301	1.8%
Wholesale trade	265	1.6%
Utilities	142	0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	57	0.3%
Management	55	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2,313	6.80%
Puerto Rican	321	0.94%
Cuban	114	0.34%
Dominican	55	0.16%

Total Central American	52	0.15%
Costa Rican	15	0.04%
Guatemalan	21	0.06%
Honduran	16	0.05%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	47	0.14%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	43	0.13%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	4	0.01%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	105	0.31%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	473	1.39%
Chinese	367	1.08%
Filipino	221	0.65%
Korean	38	0.11%
Vietnamese	37	0.11%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	29,587	91.6%
Spanish	1,263	3.9%
Chinese	280	0.9%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	272	0.8%
Other Indo-European	228	0.7%
Other Asian	181	0.6%
Tagalog	156	0.5%
Arabic	114	0.4%
Other	103	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	7,401	21.8%
Irish	5,034	14.8%
English	3,823	11.2%
Polish	2,709	8.0%
Italian	1,555	4.6%
American	1,285	3.8%
French	956	2.8%
Scottish	877	2.6%
Swedish	767	2.3%
Dutch	762	2.2%
Greek	646	1.9%
Slovak	624	1.8%
European	533	1.6%
Scotch-Irish	376	1.1%
Norwegian	317	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	32,667	96.1%
Not a citizen	1,324	3.9%

Native	31,741	93.4%
Foreign-born	2,250	6.6%

Historical Statewide Election Results for Valparaiso city, IN

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
516	2.3%	800	3.6%	5,844	26.2%	5,849	26.2%	5,793	25.9%	3,532	15.8%
Average years of education: 14.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	516	2.3%
9-12 Years	800	3.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	5,844	26.2%
Some College	5,849	26.2%
Bach. Degree	5,793	25.9%
Grad Degree	3,532	15.8%
Average years of education: 14.1

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	63%	Eric Holcomb* (R)	8,314	49.5%	Woody Myers (D)	7,307	43.5%	1,178 [+]	7.0%	16,799	-7	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Donald Rainwater (Libertarian) 1,178 (7.0%);
2018	S1	49%	Joe Donnelly* (D)	7,312	56.6%	Mike Braun (R)	5,227	40.4%	389 [+]	3.0%	12,928	-10	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 389 (3.0%);
2016	S3	58%	Evan Bayh (D)	7,620	50.8%	Todd Young (R)	6,525	43.5%	846 [+]	5.6%	14,991	-9	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 839 (5.6%); Other (Write-in) 7 (0.0%);
2016	G	58%	John Gregg (D)	8,388	56.1%	Eric Holcomb (R)	6,094	40.8%	459 [+]	3.1%	14,941	-11	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Rex Bell (Libertarian) 451 (3.0%); Other (Write-in) 8 (0.1%);

*: 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	15,192
Median Value	$229,900

Occupied	14,339	94.4%
Vacant	853	5.6%

Owned	7,983	55.7%
Rented	6,356	44.3%
Median Rent	$1,082

Single-Family Units	9,170	60.4%
Detached	7,976	52.5%
Attached	1,194	7.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	3,974	26.2%
Mobile Homes	170	1.1%

Valparaiso city, IN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Valparaiso city, IN

2022 Housing Data for Valparaiso city, IN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Valparaiso city, IN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Valparaiso city, IN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Valparaiso city, IN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Valparaiso city, IN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Valparaiso city, IN