Porter County, Indiana (IN)

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% of renters here:	23%
State:	29%

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Races in Porter County, Indiana:

Median resident age:	36.3 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Males: 72,046	(49.1%)
Females: 74,752	(50.9%)

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Porter County:	2.6 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

This county:	$59,520
Indiana:	$47,448

This county:	$612
State:	$518

Porter County:	$163,300
Indiana:	$122,900

Detached houses: $211,237

Here:	$211,237
State:	$158,066

Townhouses or other attached units: $191,643

Here:	$191,643
State:	$148,761

In 2-unit structures: $184,464

Here:	$184,464
State:	$113,796

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $107,796

Here:	$107,796
State:	$114,735

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $100,966

Here:	$100,966
State:	$141,159

Mobile homes: $24,428

Here:	$24,428
State:	$33,761

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 5
• Assaults: 44
• Burglaries: 178
• Thefts: 640
• Auto thefts: 92

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 7
• Assaults: 40
• Burglaries: 205
• Thefts: 599
• Auto thefts: 126

Porter County:	10.2%
Indiana:	12.3%

This county:	5.9%
Whole state:	9.5%

This county:	2.6%
Whole state:	4.2%

Area name: Gary, IN HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Porter County is $596 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $727 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $869 a month.

Cities in this county include: Portage, Valparaiso, Chesterton, Lakes of the Four Seasons, South Haven, Porter, Hebron, Kouts, Ogden Dunes, Town of Pines.

2005 air pollution in Porter County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.119 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.090 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 25 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 133 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 14.6 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 38 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.006 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.018 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Jasper County , Lake County , LaPorte County , Starke County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Porter County: The Course at Aberdeen (A), Pines Ski Area (B), Mink Lake Golf Course (C), Duck Creek Country Club (D), Creekside Park Golf Course nd Training Center (E), Camp Lawrence (F), Airport Water Treatment Plant (G), Butternut Springs Girl Scout Camp (H), Shultz-Lewis Childrens Home (I), Porter County Home (J). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Porter County include: Apostolic Church (A), Washington Evangelical Free Church (B), Cross of Christ Lutheran Church (C), Emmanuel Baptist Church (D), Shults Memorial Chapel (E), Liberty Bible Church (F), Faith Baptist Church (G), The Open Door Baptist Church (H), Lourds Grotto Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Adam Cemetery (1), Furnessville Cemetery (2), Gossett Cemetery (3), Graceland Cemetery (4), Guernsey Cemetery (5), Hebron Cemetery (6), Hopewell Mennonite Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Tommy Pond (A), Flint Lake (B), Moss Lake (C), Deep Lake (D), Wauhob Lake (E), Mar-Mac Lake (F), Mud Lake (G), Eliza, Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Krull Ditch (A), Pepper Creek (B), Reynolds Creek (C), Salt Creek (D), Cobb Creek (E), Beauty Creek (F), Damon Run (G), Crooked Creek (H), Dunes Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Porter County include: Porter County Fairgrounds and Expo Center (1), Camp Farr (2), Indiana Dunes State Park (3), Rodgers-Lakewood Park (4), Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (5), Haven Hollow Park (6), Moraine Nature Preserve (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	9.6%
Indiana:	10.4%

Current college students: 8,959
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 4,359 (54% naturalized citizens)

Porter County:	3.0%
Whole state:	3.1%

Mean travel time to work: 25.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 56.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 41,655
• One, attached: 1,515
• Two: 1,892
• 3 or 4: 2,467
• 5 to 9: 2,409
• 10 to 19: 2,046
• 20 or more: 1,433
• Mobile homes: 4,165
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 34

Housing units in Porter County with a mortgage: 26,959 (3,417 second mortgage, 3,381 home equity loan, 132 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8,614

Here:	75.8% with mortgage
State:	70.9% with mortgage

Porter County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Indiana state average. It is 3.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 6 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/30/1980, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado killed one person

Porter County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Indiana state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 MB, 4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 94.1 miles away from Porter County center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 61,918 (85%) Carpooled: 5,686 (8%) Bus or trolley bus: 158 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 2 (0%) Subway or elevated: 25 (0%) Railroad: 737 (1%) Taxi: 9 (0%) Motorcycle: 58 (0%) Bicycle: 152 (0%) Walked: 1,553 (2%) Other means: 313 (0%) Worked at home: 1,830 (3%)

7.28% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,459 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.28%
Indiana average:	6.54%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($197 average AGI)

Porter County:	0.08%
Indiana average:	0.10%

4.46% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($25,840 average AGI)
2.74% relocated from other states ($19,422 average AGI)

Porter County:	2.74%
Indiana average:	2.47%

from Lake County, IN	3.09% ($43,404 average AGI)
from Cook County, IL	0.71% ($50,714)
from LaPorte County, IN	0.47% ($38,212)
from Jasper County, IN	0.14% ($38,529)
from Marion County, IN	0.11% ($40,062)
from DuPage County, IL	0.09% ($62,340)
from Will County, IL	0.09% ($79,635)

6.78% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($43,357 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.78%
Indiana average:	6.56%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($208 average AGI)

Porter County:	0.04%
Indiana average:	0.03%

3.90% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($20,843 average AGI)
2.85% relocated to other states ($22,306 average AGI)

Porter County:	2.85%
Indiana average:	2.55%

to Lake County, IN	1.87% ($34,915 average AGI)
to LaPorte County, IN	0.66% ($37,095)
to Cook County, IL	0.42% ($38,684)
to Jasper County, IN	0.23% ($34,191)
to Marion County, IN	0.19% ($32,922)
to Starke County, IN	0.13% ($37,545)
to Maricopa County, AZ	0.12% ($45,143)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 18,387 (15,823 aged, 2,564 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 124,969 (32,940 male householders, 6,977 female householders)

  33,098 spouses, 45,300 children (41,013 natural, 1,302 adopted, 2,985 stepchildren), 1,713 grandchildren, 560 brothers or sisters, 601 parents, 1,331 other relatives, 2,449 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 18,286 (7,149 male householders (5,454 living alone)), 7,655 female householders (6,676 living alone)), 3,482 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 3,543 (1,225 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 16,189 2-persons, 9,356 3-persons, 8,973 4-persons, 3,694 5-persons, 1,219 6-persons, 486 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 12,130 1-person, 2,215 2-persons, 304 3-persons, 93 4-persons, 38 5-persons, 21 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

93.8% of residents of Porter County speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (90% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $603,239,000 ($3893 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $9,378,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $349,100,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $130,415,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,319,000
Federal grants: $80,746,000
Federal procurement contracts: $11,602,000 ($2,981,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $27,057,000 ($804,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $23,631,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $97,432,000
Federal Government insurance: $32,009,000

Here:	61 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	39 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Here:	+5 per 1000 residents
State:	+9 per 1000 residents

Here:	+43 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 15.11 millions of gallons per day (30% from ground, 70% from surface)

Here:	6.3
State:	6.1

Here:	4.2
State:	4.2

58% of Porter County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Indiana.

Porter County:	57.9%
State average:	55.7%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 92208
• Northeast: 6829
• Midwest: 29671
• South: 9776
• West: 2915

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $125,200

Here:	7.7%
Indiana:	11.8%

Here:	4.7%
Indiana:	8.8%

Here:	43.8%
Indiana:	23.4%

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