Porter County vs. Lake County

Porter County (IN)Lake County (IN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)169,594484,411
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)3.2%-2.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)164,302496,095
Population, Census, April 1, 2010164,343496,005
Persons under 5 years, percent5.4%5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.1%23.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.4%16.5%
Female persons, percent50.5%51.6%
White alone, percent92.2%71.3%
Black or African American alone, percent4.2%24.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%0.6%
Asian alone, percent1.5%1.7%
Two or More Races, percent1.7%1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent10.3%19.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent82.8%54.0%
Veterans, 2014-20189,97527,437
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20183.7%6.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)69,388213,779
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201875.5%69.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$178,100$143,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,368$1,231
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$477$445
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$922$873
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201316.9%21.7%
Building permits, 20185781,287
Households, 2014-201863,969185,437
Persons per household, 2014-20182.562.59
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.3%87.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20186.1%14.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201891.1%85.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201882.7%77.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201893.1%88.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201828.2%22.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20187.0%9.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent7.5%9.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.3%61.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201855.7%56.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)270,6081,167,025
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)775,3453,812,708
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)9,469,89530,831,866
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,574,8784,599,127
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,035,3757,495,296
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,285$15,184
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201827.328.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$68,044$54,249
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$32,943$27,660
Persons in poverty, percent8.9%15.7%
Total employer establishments, 20173,56410,090
Total employment, 201754,915167,298
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,506,3817,671,405
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.6%2.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201710,13728,686
All firms, 201210,99935,497
Men-owned firms, 20125,29917,088
Women-owned firms, 20123,86614,781
Minority-owned firms, 201289613,398
Nonminority-owned firms, 20129,60120,759
Veteran-owned firms, 20128862,902
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20129,48930,882
Black-owned firms, percent, 20071.4%18.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.3%0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.5%2.5%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20073.1%6.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200729.2%31.1%
Population per square mile, 2010393.0994.1
Land area in square miles, 2010418.15498.96

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Porter county (IN) and Lake county (IN) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.