Language Spoken At Home in Laporte County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 104,689 | 100% |
English only | 98,990 | 94.6% |
Language other than English | 5,699 | 5.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,402 | 2.3% |
Spanish | 3,760 | 3.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,744 | 1.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,362 | 1.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 400 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 328 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 193 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 249 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 65 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Laporte County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 111,335 | 100% |
American | 7,247 | 6.5% |
Arab | 691 | 0.6% |
Czech | 785 | 0.7% |
Danish | 302 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 2,386 | 2.1% |
English | 8,201 | 7.4% |
French (except Basque) | 2,657 | 2.4% |
French Canadian | 284 | 0.3% |
German | 30,392 | 27.3% |
Greek | 333 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 815 | 0.7% |
Irish | 16,333 | 14.7% |
Italian | 3,147 | 2.8% |
Lithuanian | 471 | 0.4% |
Norwegian | 649 | 0.6% |
Polish | 13,056 | 11.7% |
Portuguese | 88 | 0.1% |
Russian | 590 | 0.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 825 | 0.7% |
Scottish | 1,896 | 1.7% |
Slovak | 513 | 0.5% |
Subsaharan African | 978 | 0.9% |
Swedish | 2,853 | 2.6% |
Swiss | 324 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 228 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 381 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 112 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Laporte County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 42,569 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 28,281 | 66.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 11,710 | 27.5% |
Married-couple family | 20,845 | 49.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,313 | 17.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,841 | 4.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,060 | 2.5% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 5,595 | 13.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,337 | 7.8% |
Nonfamily households | 14,288 | 33.6% |
Householder living alone | 12,257 | 28.8% |
65 years and over | 4,488 | 10.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 13,107 | 30.8% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 11,319 | 26.6% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Laporte County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 103,245 | 100% |
Householder | 42,569 | 41.2% |
Spouse | 20,898 | 20.2% |
Child | 29,839 | 28.9% |
Other relatives | 5,210 | 5.0% |
Nonrelatives | 4,729 | 4.6% |
Unmarried partner | 2,762 | 2.7% |
Marital Status in Laporte County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 47,133 | 100% |
Never married | 16,272 | 34.5% |
Now married, except separated | 22,383 | 47.5% |
Separated | 885 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 1,245 | 2.6% |
Divorced | 6,348 | 13.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 43,447 | 100% |
Never married | 10,355 | 23.8% |
Now married, except separated | 22,061 | 50.8% |
Separated | 888 | 2.0% |
Widowed | 4,512 | 10.4% |
Divorced | 5,631 | 13.0% |
Fertility in Laporte County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,368 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 651 | 47.6% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 54 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 58 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 44 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 117 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 14 | 0% |
Grandparents in Laporte County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,218 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,104 | 49.8% |
Less than 1 year | 170 | 7.7% |
1 or 2 years | 164 | 7.4% |
3 or 4 years | 143 | 6.4% |
5 or more years | 627 | 28.3% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,104 | 100% |
Who are female | 708 | 64.1% |
Who are married | 807 | 73.1% |
School Enrollment in Laporte County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 27,321 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,892 | 6.9% |
Kindergarten | 1,357 | 5.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 11,579 | 42.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 6,679 | 24.4% |
College or graduate school | 5,814 | 21.3% |
Educational Attainment in Laporte County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 76,567 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,752 | 3.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 7,651 | 10.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 30,445 | 39.8% |
Some college, no degree | 16,573 | 21.6% |
Associate's degree | 6,301 | 8.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 8,517 | 11.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 4,328 | 5.7% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 86.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 16.8% |
Veteran Status in Laporte County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 85,955 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 9,521 | 11.1% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Laporte County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 103,479 | 100% |
With a disability | 14,771 | 14.3% |
Under 18 years | 25,248 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,188 | 4.7% |
18 to 64 years | 62,880 | 100% |
With a disability | 7,626 | 12.1% |
65 years and over | 15,351 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,957 | 38.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Laporte County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 110,197 | 100% |
Same house | 93,505 | 84.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 16,572 | 15.0% |
Same county | 9,652 | 8.8% |
Different county | 6,920 | 6.3% |
Same state | 5,098 | 4.6% |
Different state | 1,822 | 1.7% |
Abroad | 120 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Laporte County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 111,335 | 100% |
Native | 108,098 | 97.1% |
Born in United States | 107,666 | 96.7% |
State of residence | 78,486 | 70.5% |
Different state | 29,180 | 26.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 432 | 0.4% |
Foreign born | 3,237 | 2.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Laporte County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 3,237 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,501 | 46.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,736 | 53.6% |
Year of Entry in Laporte County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 3,669 | 100% |
Native | 432 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 432 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 3,237 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 66 | 2.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 3,171 | 98.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Laporte County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 3,237 | 100% |
Europe | 739 | 22.8% |
Asia | 508 | 15.7% |
Africa | 43 | 1.3% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 1,802 | 55.7% |
Northern America | 145 | 4.5% |