Porter County, Indiana

Porter County, Indiana is a county of the United States of Indiana. Porter County had an official population of 146798 in 2000. In July 2008, its estimated population was 162181, making it Indiana's ninth largest county. It has total area of 521.61 square miles (1350.96 kmē), of which, 418.11 square miles (1082.9 kmē) of it is land and 103.5 square miles (268.06 kmē) of it is water, giving it the eighth largest by total area among Indiana's county. It is ranks second in the size of its inland waterways in Indiana.

Porter County Indiana
Map of Porter County, Indiana

As of the census of 2000, there were 146798 people in the county, organized into 54649 households, and 39709 families living in the county. The population density was 351.1 people per square mile (135.56/kmē), it is tenth most densely populated county in Indiana. There were 57616 housing units at an average density of 137.8 per square mile (53.2/kmē). The average household size was 2.62 people, and the average family size was 3.08 people. Age range in the county was well distributed with 25.8% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 96.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.9 males. The county's estimated population as of July 2008 was 162181, The racial makeup of the county was 153134 White, 5064 Black or African American, 413 American Indian, 1738 Asian, 44 Native Hawaiian, and 1788 from two or more races.

Porter County Indiana Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Porter County Indiana School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Porter County Indiana GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $53100, it is the fourth wealthiest county in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $61880, making its Indiana's third highest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $23957, it is the fourth highest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of Indiana.

In 2000, 39988 pupils and students, of which 49.57% are male and 50.43% are female, 27.24% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 6.59% nursery or pri school, 5% kindergarten, 42.31% elementary school, 23.7% high school and 22.4% College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Lakes Of The Four Seasons CdpLake County, Porter County3.092.680.4172912720.32553767528
2Beverly Shores TownPorter County5.853.582.27708197.94082559107
3Burns Harbor TownPorter County6.916.830.08766112.12334453929
4Chesterton TownPorter County8.638.510.111048812322653955530
5Dune Acres TownPorter County3.522.141.3821399.76805194843
6Hebron TownPorter County1.551.55035962321.51811942103
7Kouts TownPorter County1.121.120169815221923944850
8Ogden Dunes TownPorter County1.440.730.7113131798.34985276924
9Portage CityPorter County27.4325.461.97334961315.82014647500
10Porter TownPorter County6.616.30.34972788.82461550625
11South Haven CdpPorter County1.241.24056194515.31811252583
12Town Of Pines TownPorter County2.282.280798350.51985641875
13Valparaiso CityPorter County10.9910.90.08274282515.42250945799
YearPopulation
April 2000 census146798
April 2000 Estimate146798
July 2000 Estimate147155
July 2001 Estimate148362
July 2002 Estimate149927
July 2003 Estimate151521
July 2004 Estimate153419
July 2005 Estimate155690
July 2006 Estimate158059
July 2007 Estimate160267
July 2008 Estimate162181
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school137012672637
Kindergarten10599391998
Elementary school8686823216918
High school478146959476
College or graduate school392850318959
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Porter County, Indiana$53100$61880$23957
Indiana, United States$41567$50261$20397
United States$41994$50046$21587