Porter County, Indiana
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 1,083,767
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 176,049
Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024) 175,860
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2025) 173,222
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2024) 173,224
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2025, (V2025) 1.6%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2024, (V2024) 1.5%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 173,215
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 164,343
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent 4.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent 20.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 19.4%
Female persons, percent 50.5%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent 90.7%
Black alone, percent(a) 5.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a) 0.4%
Asian alone, percent(a) 1.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a) Z
Two or More Races, percent 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b) 12.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 79.6%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2020-2024 8,156
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2020-2024 4.0%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 74,255
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2020-2024 77.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2020-2024 $281,500
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2020-2024 $1,653
Median selected monthly owner costs - without a mortage, 2020-2024 $611
Median gross rent, 2020-2024 $1,219
Building Permits, 2025 564
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2020-2024 68,639
Persons per household, 2020-2024 2.50
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2020-2024 89.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2020-2024 7.3%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2020-2024 96.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2020-2024 93.0%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 94.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 31.1%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2020-2024 8.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 6.1%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 62.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 57.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 443,107
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 1,083,767
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 477,822
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 3,129,654
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) $17,899
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2020-2024 28.4
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $87,972
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $44,216
Persons in poverty, percent 8.5%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2023 3,734
Total employment, 2023 55,789
Total annual payroll, 2023 ($1,000) 3,119,745
Total employment, percent change, 2022-2023 1.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2023 11,615
All employer firms, Reference year 2023 2,865
Male-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 1,619
Female-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 593
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 S
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 2,141
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 73
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 2,331
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 414.3
Population per square mile, 2010 393.0
Land area in square miles, 2020 418.10
Land area in square miles, 2010 418.15
FIPS Code 18127