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Porter County, IN

Demographic and economic profile of Porter County, IN, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Porter County's economy centers on a workforce of roughly 175,860 residents, with median worker earnings of $47,204 and a median household income of $87,972 — above many comparable Midwest counties — alongside a poverty rate of just 9.2%. About 30.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the high school attainment rate reaches 93.8%, with an unemployment rate of 4.4% and labor force participation at 62.4%. Population grew 3.6% over five years, median home values sit at $261,900 with a 77.7% homeownership rate, and a mean commute of 28.4 minutes points to regional employment ties likely extending into the broader Chicago metro.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

175,860

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$87,972

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+3.6% since 2018

Porter County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone146,281 (83.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race9,102 (5.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone7,813 (4.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone4,564 (2.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races4,248 (2.4%)
  • Asian Alone2,597 (1.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish5,877
  2. 2.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic1,256
  3. 3.Other Indo-European788
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)453
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island448

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

8,156

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$45,436

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$42,814

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance18,831
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)15,397
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)8,245
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services7,912
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services7,525

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations34,226
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations15,754
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations13,639
  4. 4.Service Occupations12,085
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations9,460

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.82×)15,256
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 1.25×)4,961
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.20×)6,971
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.01×)5,001
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.98×)19,207

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$261,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,146/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

77.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,99911,916 (22.3%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9998,429 (15.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9996,414 (12.0%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9996,267 (11.7%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9994,355 (8.2%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9993,501 (6.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

30.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

62.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$47,204

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone67,683 (81.0%)
  • Worked At Home7,964 (9.5%)
  • Carpooled5,543 (6.6%)
  • Walked988 (1.2%)
  • Other613 (0.7%)
  • Public Transit535 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.