PORTER COUNTY DEMOGRAPHICS

Population


Number

Annual Change

Annual Percent Change

Porter Co, IN

2005

157,772

2,946

1.9%

2004

154,826

2,124

1.4%

2003

152,702

2,062

1.4%

2002

150,640

1,857

1.2%

2001

148,783

1,985

1.4%

Per Capita Income

Number

Change from Previous Year

Percent Change from Previous Year

% U.S. (U.S.=100)

Porter Co, IN

2004

$33,243

$1,251

3.9%

100.6%

2003

$31,992

$1,184

3.8%

101.6%

2002

$30,808

$67

0.2%

100.0%

2001

$30,741

-$194

-0.6%

100.5%

2000

$30,935

$1,452

4.9%

103.7%


Race and Ethnicity

 

Total

Percent Change
From 2000

Percent Distribution

Porter Co, IN in 2004

All Races

154,961

5.2%

100.0%

White

148,426

3.9%

95.8%

Black

2,870

103.1%

1.9%

Asian

1,613

16.2%

1.0%

American Indiana/Alaska Native

439

21.3%

0.3%

Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

41

7.9%

0.0%

Two or more races

1,572

30.9%

1.0%

Hispanic or Latino

8,854

23.7%

5.7%

Not Hispanic or Latino

146,107

4.3%

94.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Notes: Total minority is the sum of all races excluding white; this summing can result in some duplication since Hispanics can be of any race.

Population by Age

Number

Change from Previous Year

Percent Change

Porter Co, IN

0 to 4

9,378

12

0.1%

5 to 17

28,299

-122

-0.4%

18 to 24

16,823

339

2.1%

25 to 44

41,620

383

0.9%

45 to 64

41,487

1,129

2.8%

65 plus

17,354

398

2.3%

Household Makeup

Number

Percent Distribution

Percent Distrib. Indiana

Porter Co, IN in 2000

Total Households

54,649

100.0%

100.0%

Married with children

15,098

27.6%

23.8%

Married without children

17,569

32.1%

29.8%

Single parent with children

4,029

7.4%

9.1%

Living Alone

12,144

22.2%

25.9%

Other

3,013

5.5%

6.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Notes: With or without children indicates whether they are living in the same household with the family.