Language Spoken At Home in Porter County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 154,655 | 100% |
English only | 143,793 | 93.0% |
Language other than English | 10,862 | 7.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,018 | 2.0% |
Spanish | 5,495 | 3.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,782 | 1.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 3,755 | 2.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 667 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,309 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 520 | 0.3% |
Other languages | 303 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 49 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Porter County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 164,386 | 100% |
American | 9,356 | 5.7% |
Arab | 662 | 0.4% |
Czech | 1,183 | 0.7% |
Danish | 650 | 0.4% |
Dutch | 5,284 | 3.2% |
English | 14,402 | 8.8% |
French (except Basque) | 4,486 | 2.7% |
French Canadian | 821 | 0.5% |
German | 45,293 | 27.6% |
Greek | 2,255 | 1.4% |
Hungarian | 2,596 | 1.6% |
Irish | 29,933 | 18.2% |
Italian | 9,311 | 5.7% |
Lithuanian | 1,041 | 0.6% |
Norwegian | 1,699 | 1.0% |
Polish | 16,460 | 10.0% |
Portuguese | 50 | 0.0% |
Russian | 1,750 | 1.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,111 | 1.3% |
Scottish | 3,744 | 2.3% |
Slovak | 3,076 | 1.9% |
Subsaharan African | 516 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 4,829 | 2.9% |
Swiss | 424 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 417 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 1,278 | 0.8% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 126 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Porter County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 61,312 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 43,048 | 70.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 18,951 | 30.9% |
Married-couple family | 33,880 | 55.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 14,008 | 22.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 2,308 | 3.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,137 | 1.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 6,860 | 11.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,806 | 6.2% |
Nonfamily households | 18,264 | 29.8% |
Householder living alone | 15,365 | 25.1% |
65 years and over | 5,042 | 8.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 20,948 | 34.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 14,442 | 23.6% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Porter County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 160,917 | 100% |
Householder | 61,312 | 38.1% |
Spouse | 33,905 | 21.1% |
Child | 50,183 | 31.2% |
Other relatives | 7,799 | 4.8% |
Nonrelatives | 7,718 | 4.8% |
Unmarried partner | 3,770 | 2.3% |
Marital Status in Porter County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 64,323 | 100% |
Never married | 20,392 | 31.7% |
Now married, except separated | 35,316 | 54.9% |
Separated | 640 | 1.0% |
Widowed | 1,625 | 2.5% |
Divorced | 6,350 | 9.9% |
Females 15 years and over | 67,680 | 100% |
Never married | 16,409 | 24.2% |
Now married, except separated | 35,579 | 52.6% |
Separated | 1,115 | 1.6% |
Widowed | 5,869 | 8.7% |
Divorced | 8,708 | 12.9% |
Fertility in Porter County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 2,332 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 940 | 40.3% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 47 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 58 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 22 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 121 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 18 | 0% |
Grandparents in Porter County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,598 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,672 | 46.5% |
Less than 1 year | 246 | 6.8% |
1 or 2 years | 530 | 14.7% |
3 or 4 years | 314 | 8.7% |
5 or more years | 582 | 16.2% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,672 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,047 | 62.6% |
Who are married | 1,104 | 66.0% |
School Enrollment in Porter County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 44,346 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 3,037 | 6.8% |
Kindergarten | 2,073 | 4.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 18,668 | 42.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 9,248 | 20.9% |
College or graduate school | 11,320 | 25.5% |
Educational Attainment in Porter County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 109,671 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,459 | 2.2% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 6,609 | 6.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 38,769 | 35.4% |
Some college, no degree | 24,322 | 22.2% |
Associate's degree | 9,821 | 9.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 18,322 | 16.7% |
Graduate or professional degree | 9,369 | 8.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 91.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 25.2% |
Veteran Status in Porter County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 124,634 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 12,317 | 9.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Porter County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 162,894 | 100% |
With a disability | 17,699 | 10.9% |
Under 18 years | 39,502 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,868 | 4.7% |
18 to 64 years | 103,467 | 100% |
With a disability | 9,199 | 8.9% |
65 years and over | 19,925 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,632 | 33.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Porter County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 162,318 | 100% |
Same house | 142,761 | 88.0% |
Different house in the U.S. | 19,044 | 11.7% |
Same county | 9,687 | 6.0% |
Different county | 9,357 | 5.8% |
Same state | 5,522 | 3.4% |
Different state | 3,835 | 2.4% |
Abroad | 513 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Porter County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 164,386 | 100% |
Native | 158,081 | 96.2% |
Born in United States | 157,039 | 95.5% |
State of residence | 106,669 | 64.9% |
Different state | 50,370 | 30.6% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,042 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 6,305 | 3.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Porter County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 6,305 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 3,725 | 59.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 2,580 | 40.9% |
Year of Entry in Porter County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 7,347 | 100% |
Native | 1,042 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,042 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 6,305 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 206 | 3.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 6,099 | 96.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Porter County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 6,305 | 100% |
Europe | 1,939 | 30.8% |
Asia | 1,939 | 30.8% |
Africa | 8 | 0.1% |
Oceania | 33 | 0.5% |
Latin America | 2,072 | 32.9% |
Northern America | 314 | 5.0% |