Porter County, Indiana (IN)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 12,083
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 41,867
Renter-occupied apartments: 14,721 (it was 12,782 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 23% |
State: | 30% |
Land area: 418 sq. mi.
Water area: 103.5 sq. mi.
Population density: 408 people per square mile (high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (24.9%), Manufacturing (16.8%), Retail trade (10.0%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 85%
- Government: 11%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 4%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 140,21082.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 17,71810.4%Hispanic or Latino
- 6,8324.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 2,4131.4%Two or more races
- 2,3761.4%Asian alone
- 3840.2%Some other race alone
- 3570.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 990.06%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age: | 40.0 years |
Indiana median age: | 38.0 years |
Males: 84,459 | ![]() |
Females: 85,930 | ![]() |

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Porter County: | 2.0 people |
Indiana: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2019: $72,483 ($53,100 in 1999)
This county: | $72,483 |
Indiana: | $57,603 |
Median contract rent in 2019 for apartments: $775 (lower quartile is $660, upper quartile is $911)
This county: | $775 |
State: | $669 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $206,900 (it was $123,000 in 2000)
Porter: | $206,900 |
Indiana: | $156,000 |
Mean price in 2019:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,407Detached houses: $249,979
Here: $249,979 State: $196,369 Townhouses or other attached units: $213,919
Here: $213,919 State: $179,895 In 2-unit structures: $259,326
Here: $259,326 State: $129,696 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $158,459
Here: $158,459 State: $148,047 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $965,098
Here: $965,098 State: $188,172 Mobile homes: $30,421
Here: $30,421 State: $63,481
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $467
Institutionalized population: 1,423
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
Health of residents in Porter County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2019:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.4. This is about average.72.3% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
41.2% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
59.1% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
67.6% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 197 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 164 pounds. This is about average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 955 buildings, average cost: $138,700
- 1998: 904 buildings, average cost: $128,600
- 1999: 950 buildings, average cost: $140,200
- 2000: 846 buildings, average cost: $147,700
- 2001: 860 buildings, average cost: $155,200
- 2002: 823 buildings, average cost: $170,700
- 2003: 980 buildings, average cost: $166,900
- 2004: 1203 buildings, average cost: $186,600
- 2005: 1272 buildings, average cost: $200,600
- 2006: 926 buildings, average cost: $224,200
- 2007: 675 buildings, average cost: $225,500
- 2008: 364 buildings, average cost: $216,000
- 2009: 249 buildings, average cost: $237,900
- 2010: 243 buildings, average cost: $264,600
- 2011: 221 buildings, average cost: $243,700
- 2012: 302 buildings, average cost: $257,600
- 2013: 406 buildings, average cost: $289,400
- 2014: 370 buildings, average cost: $275,400
- 2015: 354 buildings, average cost: $280,100
- 2016: 412 buildings, average cost: $278,100
- 2017: 515 buildings, average cost: $269,100
- 2018: 484 buildings, average cost: $292,400
- 2019: 495 buildings, average cost: $271,100
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,891 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,617 (0.9%)
Porter County: | 8.1% |
Indiana: | 11.9% |
Median age of residents in 2019: 40.0 years old
(Males: 39.4 years old, Females: 40.9 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 43.1 years old, Black residents: 28.0 years old, American Indian residents: 72.3 years old, Asian residents: 34.2 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 31.1 years old, Other race residents: 39.7 years old)
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, Shorewood Forest, Salt Creek Commons, Kouts.
2018 air pollution in Porter County:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.028 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual: 20.9 µg/m3. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 7.9 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Porter County: Palmira Golf Course (A), Oak Knoll Golf Course (B), Lake County Fairground (C), Pheasant Valley Country Club (D), Youche Country Club (E), Lake Hills Volunteer Fire Department (F), Maple Grove Greenhouse and Nursery (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Porter County include: Grace Lutheran Church (A), Calvary Baptist Church (B), First Baptist Church (C), Saint Matthias Church (D), Lake Hills Baptist Church (E), Lake Prairie Church (F), Zion United Church of Christ (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: West Creek Cemetery (1), Brunswick Cemetery (2), Fuller Cemetery (3), Sanders Cemetery (4), German Cemetery (5), Zion Evangelical Cemetery (6), Plum Grove Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Fancher Lake (A), Fisher Pond (B), Hermit Lake (C), J C Murphey Lake (D), Golf Lake (E), Hidden Lake (F), Lake Dalecarlia (G), Lake Seven (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Spring Run (A), West Creek (B), Stony Run (C), Eagle Creek (D), Cedar Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Porter County include: Camp Area Number Five (1), Lemon Lake County Park (2), Buckley Homestead County Park (3), Leroy Community Park (4), Deep River County Park (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: New London County, Connecticut , Columbia County, Pennsylvania
, Deuel County, Nebraska
, Huron County, Ohio
, Kane County, Illinois
, Lucas County, Ohio
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Here: | 5.2% |
Indiana: | 4.9% |
Current college students: 8,959
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 94.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 27.7%
Number of foreign born residents: 5,892 (57.6% naturalized citizens)
Porter County: | 3.5% |
Whole state: | 5.3% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 1,2242010 or later
- 1,1822000 to 2009
- 1,0581990 to 1999
- 6521980 to 1989
- 5751970 to 1979
- 1,687Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.9 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 56.2%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 50,975
- One, attached: 3,232
- Two: 2,393
- 3 or 4: 2,830
- 5 to 9: 3,621
- 10 to 19: 2,105
- 20 to 49: 594
- 50 or more: 477
- Mobile homes: 3,542
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 97
Housing units in Porter County with a mortgage: 33,795 (507 second mortgage, 2,202 home equity loan, 49 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 15,244
Here: | 68.8% with mortgage |
State: | 65.2% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Porter County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 29,583 | 8 |
Evangelical Protestant | 23,857 | 91 |
Mainline Protestant | 10,640 | 26 |
Other | 1,136 | 7 |
Orthodox | 860 | 2 |
None | 98,267 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Porter County: | 0.81 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.73 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Indiana: | 0.21 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.19 / 10,000 pop. |
Indiana: | 0.50 / 10,000 pop. |
Porter County: | 3.62 / 10,000 pop. |
Indiana: | 3.57 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 6.55 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 6.78 / 10,000 pop. |
Porter County: | 9.0% |
Indiana: | 9.2% |
Porter County: | 28.6% |
State: | 29.0% |
Here: | 12.6% |
State: | 14.3% |
Agriculture in Porter County:
Average size of farms: 241 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $61,579
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $246.10
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 4.51%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 16.34%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $55,376
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 87.01%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 6.36%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $79,740
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.76%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 3.08
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 17.91%
Corn for grain: 60283 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 1962 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 57399 harvested acres
Vegetables: 944 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 14 acres
Tornado activity:
Porter County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Indiana state average. It is 1614336.7 times below overall U.S. average.Tornadoes in this county have caused 23 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 11/12/1965, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 14 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Porter County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Indiana state average. It is 32% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 216.6 miles away from Porter County center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 191.6 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 216.7 miles away from the county center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 283.7 miles away from the county center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 247.4 miles away from Porter County center
On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 94.1 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Indiana Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 31, 2020, FEMA Id: 4515, Natural disaster type: Other
- Indiana Severe Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: February 14, 2018 - March 4, 2018, FEMA Id: 4363, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Indiana Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: September 12, 2008 to October 06, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1795: September 23, 2008, FEMA Id: 1795, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Indiana Snow, Incident Period: February 12, 2007 to February 14, 2007, Emergency Declared EM-3274: March 12, 2007, FEMA Id: 3274, Natural disaster type: Snow
- Indiana Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3238: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3238, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Indiana Severe Winter Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: January 01, 2005 to February 11, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1573: January 21, 2005, FEMA Id: 1573, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
- Indiana Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: July 04, 2003 to August 06, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1476: July 11, 2003, FEMA Id: 1476, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Indiana Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 11, 2000 to December 31, 2000, Emergency Declared EM-3162: January 24, 2001, FEMA Id: 3162, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- Indiana Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 01, 1999 to January 15, 1999, Emergency Declared EM-3135: January 15, 1999, FEMA Id: 3135, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- Indiana Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: March 09, 1998 to March 12, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1217: May 08, 1998, FEMA Id: 1217, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- 2 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Porter County (12) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 6, Storms: 5, Winter Storms: 4, Tornadoes: 2, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 56,929 (83.6%)
- Carpooled: 5,038 (7.4%)
- Bus: 161 (0.2%)
- Long-distance train or commuter rail: 16 (0.0%)
- Ferryboat: 44 (0.1%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 406 (0.6%)
- Bicycle: 280 (0.4%)
- Walked: 1,222 (1.8%)
- Worked at home: 4,024 (5.9%)
- Health care and social assistance (20%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Retail trade (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Manufacturing (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (4%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (24%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Manufacturing (7%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (14%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (13%)
- Management occupations (10%)
- Production occupations (9%)
- Material moving occupations (7%)
- Transportation occupations (7%)
- Sales and related occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (18%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (11%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (10%)
- Management occupations (10%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (8%)
- Healthcare support occupations (5%)
- Mexico (22%)
- India (9%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (7%)
- Canada (5%)
- Germany (5%)
- Philippines (5%)
- Poland (3%)
- German (14%)
- Irish (9%)
- American (8%)
- Polish (7%)
- English (5%)
- European (4%)
- Italian (3%)
People in group quarters in Porter County, Indiana in 2000:
- 1,859 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 945 people in nursing homes
- 223 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 180 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 81 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 74 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 65 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 47 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
- 31 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 20 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 5 people in crews of maritime vessels
People in group quarters in Porter County, Indiana in 2010:
- 1,772 people in college/university student housing
- 867 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 508 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 76 people in group homes intended for adults
- 74 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 48 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 34 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 22 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 4 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
6.05% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($54,934 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 6.05% |
Indiana average: | 6.06% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.95% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($30,745 average AGI)
2.10% relocated from other states ($24,189 average AGI)
Porter County: 2.10% Indiana average: 2.21%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Lake County, IN | ![]() |
from LaPorte County, IN | ![]() |
from Cook County, IL | ![]() |
from Jasper County, IN | ![]() |
from Will County, IL | ![]() |
from Marion County, IN | ![]() |
from DuPage County, IL | ![]() |
6.08% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($52,258 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 6.08% |
Indiana average: | 6.25% |
0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($267 average AGI)
Porter County: 0.03% Indiana average: 0.03%
3.43% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($24,935 average AGI)
2.62% relocated to other states ($27,055 average AGI)
Porter County: 2.62% Indiana average: 2.40%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Lake County, IN | ![]() |
to LaPorte County, IN | ![]() |
to Cook County, IL | ![]() |
to Jasper County, IN | ![]() |
to Marion County, IN | ![]() |
to Starke County, IN | ![]() |
to St. Joseph County, IN | ![]() |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.0
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 7.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 8.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.6
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 5.2%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 21,915 (18,387 aged, 3,528 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 2,951 (7%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Porter County, Indiana in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,872)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,813)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,131)
- Unspecified dementia (1,115)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (1,034)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (1,021)
- Congestive heart failure (782)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (671)
- Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (483)
- Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (481)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 7,512
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 178
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 39,642
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,138
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 767
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 10
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 46
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 78
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 11
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 21.6. This is less than state average.
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 125.9. This is more than state average.
- Firearm - 61.1
- Suffocation - 32.0
- Poisoning - 28.2
- Other - 4.7
Household type by relationship:
Households: 170,389- Male householders: 36,576 (8,207 living alone), Female householders: 28,729 (8,290 living alone)
34,859 spouses (34,484 opposite-sex spouses), 7,253 unmarried partners, (6,799 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 46,476 children (41,479 natural, 1,482 adopted, 3,515 stepchildren), 4,422 grandchildren, 988 brothers or sisters, 2,275 parents, 43 foster children, 1,683 other relatives, 3,267 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 3,818
Size of family households: 19,487 2-persons, 8,929 3-persons, 8,478 4-persons, 4,515 5-persons, 1,259 6-persons, 619 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 16,497 1-person, 5,107 2-persons, 124 3-persons, 290 4-persons.
26,411 married couples with children.
6,577 single-parent households (2,591 men, 3,986 women).
93.6% of residents of Porter speak English at home.
3.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (71% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (68% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 27% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $603,239,000 ($3,893 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
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 9,627Here: | 61 per 1000 residents |
State: | 72 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 6,079
Here: | 39 per 1000 residents |
State: | 47 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +813
Here: | +5 per 1000 residents |
State: | +9 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +6,837
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Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 15.11 millions of gallons per day (30% from ground, 70% from surface)
Here: | 6.6 |
State: | 6.5 |
Here: | 4.3 |
State: | 4.4 |
- Year house built in Porter County, Indiana
- 3,0902014 or later
- 1,1842010 to 2013
- 11,5252000 to 2009
- 12,7891990 to 1999
- 6,6141980 to 1989
- 12,9041970 to 1979
- 7,5301960 to 1969
- 5,7651950 to 1959
- 1,7771940 to 1949
- 6,6881939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Porter County, Indiana
- 541 room
- 02 rooms
- 5693 rooms
- 2,1154 rooms
- 9,5525 rooms
- 10,7946 rooms
- 10,5257 rooms
- 6,2308 rooms
- 9,2009+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Porter County, Indiana
- 2471 room
- 8592 rooms
- 2,9323 rooms
- 5,1914 rooms
- 4,5155 rooms
- 1,2426 rooms
- 6967 rooms
- 2788 rooms
- 3069+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Porter County, Indiana
- 54no bedroom
- 2671 bedroom
- 5,2592 bedrooms
- 27,5653 bedrooms
- 13,2414 bedrooms
- 2,6535+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Porter County, Indiana
- 281no bedroom
- 3,9071 bedroom
- 6,8652 bedrooms
- 4,5953 bedrooms
- 6184 bedrooms
- 05+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Porter County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 1,179no vehicle
- 11,2071 vehicle
- 21,6022 vehicles
- 10,3923 vehicles
- 3,5824 vehicles
- 1,0775+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Porter County in renter-occupied apartments
- 1,753no vehicle
- 8,1281 vehicle
- 5,4392 vehicles
- 6223 vehicles
- 2964 vehicles
- 285+ vehicles
87.5% of Porter County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in Indiana.
Porter County: | 87.5% |
State average: | 85.3% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 109,878
- Other state: 53,278
- Northeast: 4,877
- Midwest: 34,258
- South: 10,145
- West: 3,998
- 93.2%Utility gas
- 4.0%Electricity
- 1.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.3%Wood
- 0.3%Other fuel
- 0.2%No fuel used
- 0.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 76.4%Utility gas
- 21.4%Electricity
- 1.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.7%No fuel used
- 0.4%Other fuel
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 9.9% |
Indiana: | 12.5% |
Here: | 3.6% |
Indiana: | 9.8% |
Here: | 50.1% |
Indiana: | 21.4% |
Porter County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $41,746,000
- Charges - Other: $3,817,000
Parks and Recreation: $954,000
Air Transportation: $936,000
Regular Highways: $177,000
Sewerage: $56,000
Parking Facilities: $8,000
- Construction - Air Transportation: $1,193,000
General - Other: $840,000
Central Staff Services: $466,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $13,466,000
Central Staff Services: $11,781,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,716,000
Police Protection: $6,510,000
Regular Highways: $6,229,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $5,661,000
Hospitals: $5,206,000
Health - Other: $3,797,000
Financial Administration: $2,563,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,542,000
Corrections - Other: $1,778,000
Sewerage: $1,375,000
Air Transportation: $1,250,000
General Public Buildings: $1,150,000
Natural Resources - Other: $687,000
Local Fire Protection: $168,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $56,000
Parking Facilities: $1,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $4,284,000
Public Welfare: $1,257,000
Highways: $828,000
General Local Government Support: $50,000
Natural Resources: $30,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $233,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $4,033,000
Other - Regular Highways: $1,149,000
Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $426,000
Other - Corrections: $96,000
Other - Air Transportation: $48,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $1,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,253,000
Other: $797,000
Public Welfare: $10,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $52,355,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $50,000,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,827,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,472,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $5,039,000
Fines and Forfeits: $792,000
Donations From Private Sources: $743,000
Interest Earnings: $296,000
Rents: $123,000
Sale of Property: $47,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,600,000
Correctional Institutions: $216,000
Sewerage: $200,000
General Public Building: $87,000
Local Fire Protection: $58,000
Central Staff Services: $45,000
Air Transportation: $22,000
Police Protection: $21,000
Regular Highways: $20,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $7,000
Health - Other: $5,000
Financial Administration: $2,000
Corrections - Other: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $78,637,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,960,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $22,980,000
Other: $8,397,000
Highways: $6,400,000
Public Welfare: $782,000
Transit Utilities: $223,000
- Tax - Property: $41,548,000
Individual Income: $5,162,000
Public Utilities Sales: $2,773,000
Other Selective Sales: $2,662,000
Other License: $1,211,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $29,592,000
Porter County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $41,746,000
- Charges - Other: $3,817,000
Parks and Recreation: $954,000
Air Transportation: $936,000
Regular Highways: $177,000
Sewerage: $56,000
Parking Facilities: $8,000
- Construction - Air Transportation: $1,193,000
General - Other: $840,000
Central Staff Services: $466,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $13,466,000
Central Staff Services: $11,781,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,716,000
Police Protection: $6,510,000
Regular Highways: $6,229,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $5,661,000
Hospitals: $5,206,000
Health - Other: $3,797,000
Financial Administration: $2,563,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,542,000
Corrections - Other: $1,778,000
Sewerage: $1,375,000
Air Transportation: $1,250,000
General Public Buildings: $1,150,000
Natural Resources - Other: $687,000
Local Fire Protection: $168,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $56,000
Parking Facilities: $1,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $4,284,000
Public Welfare: $1,257,000
Highways: $828,000
General Local Government Support: $50,000
Natural Resources: $30,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $233,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $4,033,000
Other - Regular Highways: $1,149,000
Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $426,000
Other - Corrections: $96,000
Other - Air Transportation: $48,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $1,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,253,000
Other: $797,000
Public Welfare: $10,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $52,355,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $50,000,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,827,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,472,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $5,039,000
Fines and Forfeits: $792,000
Donations From Private Sources: $743,000
Interest Earnings: $296,000
Rents: $123,000
Sale of Property: $47,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,600,000
Correctional Institutions: $216,000
Sewerage: $200,000
General Public Building: $87,000
Local Fire Protection: $58,000
Central Staff Services: $45,000
Air Transportation: $22,000
Police Protection: $21,000
Regular Highways: $20,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $7,000
Health - Other: $5,000
Financial Administration: $2,000
Corrections - Other: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $78,637,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,960,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $22,980,000
Other: $8,397,000
Highways: $6,400,000
Public Welfare: $782,000
Transit Utilities: $223,000
- Tax - Property: $41,548,000
Individual Income: $5,162,000
Public Utilities Sales: $2,773,000
Other Selective Sales: $2,662,000
Other License: $1,211,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $29,592,000
Porter County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $41,746,000
- Charges - Other: $3,817,000
Parks and Recreation: $954,000
Air Transportation: $936,000
Regular Highways: $177,000
Sewerage: $56,000
Parking Facilities: $8,000
- Construction - Air Transportation: $1,193,000
General - Other: $840,000
Central Staff Services: $466,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $13,466,000
Central Staff Services: $11,781,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,716,000
Police Protection: $6,510,000
Regular Highways: $6,229,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $5,661,000
Hospitals: $5,206,000
Health - Other: $3,797,000
Financial Administration: $2,563,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,542,000
Corrections - Other: $1,778,000
Sewerage: $1,375,000
Air Transportation: $1,250,000
General Public Buildings: $1,150,000
Natural Resources - Other: $687,000
Local Fire Protection: $168,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $56,000
Parking Facilities: $1,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $4,284,000
Public Welfare: $1,257,000
Highways: $828,000
General Local Government Support: $50,000
Natural Resources: $30,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $233,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $4,033,000
Other - Regular Highways: $1,149,000
Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $426,000
Other - Corrections: $96,000
Other - Air Transportation: $48,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $1,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,253,000
Other: $797,000
Public Welfare: $10,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $52,355,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $50,000,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,827,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,472,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $5,039,000
Fines and Forfeits: $792,000
Donations From Private Sources: $743,000
Interest Earnings: $296,000
Rents: $123,000
Sale of Property: $47,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,600,000
Correctional Institutions: $216,000
Sewerage: $200,000
General Public Building: $87,000
Local Fire Protection: $58,000
Central Staff Services: $45,000
Air Transportation: $22,000
Police Protection: $21,000
Regular Highways: $20,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $7,000
Health - Other: $5,000
Financial Administration: $2,000
Corrections - Other: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $78,637,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,960,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $22,980,000
Other: $8,397,000
Highways: $6,400,000
Public Welfare: $782,000
Transit Utilities: $223,000
- Tax - Property: $41,548,000
Individual Income: $5,162,000
Public Utilities Sales: $2,773,000
Other Selective Sales: $2,662,000
Other License: $1,211,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $29,592,000
Porter County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $41,746,000
- Charges - Other: $3,817,000
Parks and Recreation: $954,000
Air Transportation: $936,000
Regular Highways: $177,000
Sewerage: $56,000
Parking Facilities: $8,000
- Construction - Air Transportation: $1,193,000
General - Other: $840,000
Central Staff Services: $466,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $13,466,000
Central Staff Services: $11,781,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,716,000
Police Protection: $6,510,000
Regular Highways: $6,229,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $5,661,000
Hospitals: $5,206,000
Health - Other: $3,797,000
Financial Administration: $2,563,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,542,000
Corrections - Other: $1,778,000
Sewerage: $1,375,000
Air Transportation: $1,250,000
General Public Buildings: $1,150,000
Natural Resources - Other: $687,000
Local Fire Protection: $168,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $56,000
Parking Facilities: $1,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $4,284,000
Public Welfare: $1,257,000
Highways: $828,000
General Local Government Support: $50,000
Natural Resources: $30,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $233,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $4,033,000
Other - Regular Highways: $1,149,000
Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $426,000
Other - Corrections: $96,000
Other - Air Transportation: $48,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $1,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,253,000
Other: $797,000
Public Welfare: $10,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $52,355,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $50,000,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,827,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,472,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $5,039,000
Fines and Forfeits: $792,000
Donations From Private Sources: $743,000
Interest Earnings: $296,000
Rents: $123,000
Sale of Property: $47,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,600,000
Correctional Institutions: $216,000
Sewerage: $200,000
General Public Building: $87,000
Local Fire Protection: $58,000
Central Staff Services: $45,000
Air Transportation: $22,000
Police Protection: $21,000
Regular Highways: $20,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $7,000
Health - Other: $5,000
Financial Administration: $2,000
Corrections - Other: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $78,637,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,960,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $22,980,000
Other: $8,397,000
Highways: $6,400,000
Public Welfare: $782,000
Transit Utilities: $223,000
- Tax - Property: $41,548,000
Individual Income: $5,162,000
Public Utilities Sales: $2,773,000
Other Selective Sales: $2,662,000
Other License: $1,211,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $29,592,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 1,501
- Number of aged recipients: 79
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,422
- Number of recipients under 18: 360
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,001
- Number of recipients older than 64: 140
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 433
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 716
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 24 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 822 | $154,159 | 776 | $176,764 | 5,458 | $164,313 | 280 | $74,629 | 11 | $1,916,636 | 256 | $166,195 | 65 | $85,169 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 50 | $159,760 | 81 | $160,630 | 489 | $172,712 | 25 | $69,120 | 0 | $0 | 24 | $173,125 | 11 | $58,545 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 93 | $158,516 | 118 | $164,339 | 1,576 | $175,495 | 154 | $45,844 | 1 | $3,450,000 | 66 | $179,515 | 32 | $55,219 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 44 | $137,523 | 48 | $170,167 | 790 | $173,637 | 16 | $91,063 | 2 | $1,975,000 | 26 | $144,769 | 7 | $103,286 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 15 | $152,133 | 11 | $133,000 | 278 | $175,094 | 22 | $107,364 | 0 | $0 | 12 | $117,833 | 4 | $121,750 |
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 24 full tracts) | ||||||
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 140 | $195,979 | 199 | $190,025 | 3 | $105,333 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 67 | $206,149 | 78 | $189,551 | 4 | $188,750 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 17 | $203,765 | 45 | $186,178 | 1 | $82,000 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 9 | $237,333 | 23 | $192,348 | 0 | $0 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 3 | $144,000 | 4 | $124,000 | 0 | $0 |
Most common first names in Porter County, IN among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
John | 1,497 | 74.9 years |
Mary | 1,384 | 79.9 years |
Robert | 1,101 | 70.0 years |
William | 1,088 | 74.2 years |
Helen | 794 | 80.5 years |
James | 792 | 69.5 years |
George | 728 | 75.9 years |
Charles | 721 | 73.9 years |
Joseph | 686 | 75.8 years |
Margaret | 584 | 79.6 years |
Most common last names in Porter County, IN among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 393 | 73.8 years |
Johnson | 350 | 76.2 years |
Miller | 288 | 76.0 years |
Brown | 246 | 74.4 years |
Jones | 213 | 73.9 years |
Anderson | 207 | 75.1 years |
Williams | 206 | 72.9 years |
Wilson | 154 | 72.7 years |
Davis | 135 | 73.5 years |
Thomas | 116 | 73.4 years |
Businesses in Porter County, IN | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
7-Eleven | 1 | La-Z-Boy | 2 | |
ALDI | 2 | Lane Bryant | 1 | |
AT&T | 3 | Lane Furniture | 1 | |
Ace Hardware | 5 | Little Caesars Pizza | 4 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 4 | Long John Silver's | 3 | |
Applebee's | 2 | Lowe's | 1 | |
Arby's | 5 | Marriott | 1 | |
AutoZone | 4 | Marshalls | 1 | |
Barnes & Noble | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 4 | |
Baskin-Robbins | 4 | Maurices | 1 | |
Bath & Body Works | 1 | Mazda | 1 | |
Bed Bath & Beyond | 1 | McDonald's | 11 | |
Best Western | 2 | Menards | 2 | |
Blockbuster | 1 | New Balance | 2 | |
Buffalo Wild Wings | 3 | Nike | 10 | |
Burger King | 6 | Nissan | 1 | |
CVS | 5 | Panera Bread | 1 | |
Catherines | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 2 | |
Chevrolet | 1 | Payless | 1 | |
Cold Stone Creamery | 2 | Penske | 2 | |
Comfort Inn | 3 | Pier 1 Imports | 1 | |
Cricket Wireless | 1 | Pizza Hut | 3 | |
Curves | 4 | Qdoba Mexican Grill | 1 | |
Dairy Queen | 9 | Quiznos | 3 | |
Days Inn | 1 | RadioShack | 3 | |
Dennys | 2 | Rue21 | 1 | |
Discount Tire | 1 | SAS Shoes | 2 | |
Domino's Pizza | 3 | Sears | 3 | |
DressBarn | 1 | Sephora | 1 | |
Dressbarn | 1 | Shoe Carnival | 1 | |
Dunkin Donuts | 6 | Sprint Nextel | 5 | |
Famous Footwear | 1 | Staples | 1 | |
Fashion Bug | 1 | Starbucks | 4 | |
FedEx | 18 | Steak 'n Shake | 2 | |
Ford | 1 | Subaru | 1 | |
GNC | 3 | Subway | 16 | |
GameStop | 1 | Super 8 | 4 | |
Goodwill | 1 | T-Mobile | 5 | |
H&R Block | 8 | T.G.I. Driday's | 1 | |
Hardee's | 2 | Taco Bell | 6 | |
Hilton | 2 | Target | 1 | |
Holiday Inn | 1 | Toyota | 1 | |
Home Depot | 1 | True Value | 1 | |
JCPenney | 1 | U-Haul | 8 | |
Jewel-Osco | 2 | U.S. Cellular | 2 | |
Jimmy John's | 8 | UPS | 38 | |
Jones New York | 4 | Verizon Wireless | 2 | |
Justice | 1 | Walgreens | 10 | |
KFC | 5 | Walmart | 2 | |
Kincaid | 1 | Wendy's | 6 | |
Kmart | 3 | White Castle | 2 | |
Kohl's | 2 | YMCA | 4 |
Porter County on our top lists:
- #8 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #21 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
- #24 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011"
- #33 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011"
- #80 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
- #81 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"