Porter County vs. Starke County

Porter County (IN)Starke County (IN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)169,59422,935
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)3.2%-1.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)164,30223,362
Population, Census, April 1, 2010164,34323,363
Persons under 5 years, percent5.4%5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.1%22.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.4%18.6%
Female persons, percent50.5%50.1%
White alone, percent92.2%97.6%
Black or African American alone, percent4.2%0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%0.5%
Asian alone, percent1.5%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent1.7%1.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent10.3%3.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent82.8%94.1%
Veterans, 2014-20189,9751,488
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20183.7%2.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)69,38811,190
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201875.5%79.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$178,100$108,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,368$974
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$477$376
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$922$685
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201316.9%5.7%
Building permits, 201857840
Households, 2014-201863,9698,735
Persons per household, 2014-20182.562.62
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.3%90.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20186.1%3.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201891.1%83.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201882.7%71.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201893.1%84.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201828.2%10.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20187.0%11.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent7.5%9.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.3%56.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201855.7%52.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)270,60814,237
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)775,34535,925
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)9,469,895253,063
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,574,87895,866
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,035,375170,659
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,285$7,352
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201827.329.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$68,044$48,895
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$32,943$23,282
Persons in poverty, percent8.9%11.0%
Total employer establishments, 20173,564310
Total employment, 201754,9152,892
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,506,38195,449
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.6%-1.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201710,1371,212
All firms, 201210,9991,392
Men-owned firms, 20125,299599
Women-owned firms, 20123,866565
Minority-owned firms, 201289630
Nonminority-owned firms, 20129,6011,330
Veteran-owned firms, 2012886167
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20129,4891,157
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%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20073.1%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200729.2%29.7%
Population per square mile, 2010393.075.6
Land area in square miles, 2010418.15309.13

Source: United States Census Bureau

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