Lake County vs. Porter County

Lake County (IN)Porter County (IN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)484,411169,594
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-2.4%3.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)496,095164,302
Population, Census, April 1, 2010496,005164,343
Persons under 5 years, percent5.9%5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.4%22.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.5%16.4%
Female persons, percent51.6%50.5%
White alone, percent71.3%92.2%
Black or African American alone, percent24.5%4.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%0.4%
Asian alone, percent1.7%1.5%
Two or More Races, percent1.9%1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent19.4%10.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent54.0%82.8%
Veterans, 2014-201827,4379,975
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20186.9%3.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)213,77969,388
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201869.6%75.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$143,500$178,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,231$1,368
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$445$477
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$873$922
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201321.7%16.9%
Building permits, 20181,287578
Households, 2014-2018185,43763,969
Persons per household, 2014-20182.592.56
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.2%87.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201814.6%6.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201885.8%91.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201877.3%82.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201888.1%93.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201822.1%28.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.5%7.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent9.7%7.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.4%62.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.4%55.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,167,025270,608
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)3,812,708775,345
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)30,831,8669,469,895
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)4,599,1271,574,878
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)7,495,2962,035,375
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$15,184$12,285
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201828.827.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$54,249$68,044
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$27,660$32,943
Persons in poverty, percent15.7%8.9%
Total employer establishments, 201710,0903,564
Total employment, 2017167,29854,915
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)7,671,4052,506,381
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.7%0.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201728,68610,137
All firms, 201235,49710,999
Men-owned firms, 201217,0885,299
Women-owned firms, 201214,7813,866
Minority-owned firms, 201213,398896
Nonminority-owned firms, 201220,7599,601
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,902886
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201230,8829,489
Black-owned firms, percent, 200718.6%1.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.5%0.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.5%1.5%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20076.7%3.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200731.1%29.2%
Population per square mile, 2010994.1393.0
Land area in square miles, 2010498.96418.15

Source: United States Census Bureau

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