Porter County vs. LaPorte County

Porter County (IN)LaPorte County (IN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)169,594110,007
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)3.2%-1.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)164,302111,463
Population, Census, April 1, 2010164,343111,467
Persons under 5 years, percent5.4%6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.1%21.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.4%17.9%
Female persons, percent50.5%48.5%
White alone, percent92.2%85.0%
Black or African American alone, percent4.2%11.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%0.5%
Asian alone, percent1.5%0.6%
Two or More Races, percent1.7%2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent10.3%6.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent82.8%79.0%
Veterans, 2014-20189,9757,926
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20183.7%3.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)69,38849,225
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201875.5%71.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$178,100$127,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,368$1,045
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$477$396
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$922$738
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201316.9%17.2%
Building permits, 2018578140
Households, 2014-201863,96942,904
Persons per household, 2014-20182.562.38
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.3%83.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20186.1%6.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201891.1%88.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201882.7%77.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201893.1%88.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201828.2%17.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20187.0%9.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent7.5%8.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.3%57.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201855.7%57.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)270,608357,014
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)775,345611,206
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)9,469,8952,644,006
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,574,878694,902
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,035,3751,367,789
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,285$12,295
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201827.322.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$68,044$51,101
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$32,943$25,865
Persons in poverty, percent8.9%15.7%
Total employer establishments, 20173,5642,314
Total employment, 201754,91535,742
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,506,3811,384,719
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.6%1.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201710,1375,904
All firms, 201210,9996,912
Men-owned firms, 20125,2993,371
Women-owned firms, 20123,8662,540
Minority-owned firms, 2012896790
Nonminority-owned firms, 20129,6015,732
Veteran-owned firms, 2012886672
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20129,4895,865
Black-owned firms, percent, 20071.4%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.3%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.5%1.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20073.1%1.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200729.2%0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010393.0186.3
Land area in square miles, 2010418.15598.30

Source: United States Census Bureau

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