| People QuickFacts | Porter County | Indiana |
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| Population, 2003 estimate |
152,533 |
6,195,643 |
| Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 |
3.9% |
1.9% |
| Population, 2000 |
146,798 |
6,080,485 |
| Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
13.9% |
9.7% |
| High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
88.3% |
82.1% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
22.6% |
19.4% |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
25.9 |
22.6 |
| Housing units, 2002 |
60,355 |
2,615,750 |
| Homeownership rate, 2000 |
76.7% |
71.4% |
| Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
17.8% |
19.2% |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$127,000 |
$94,300 |
| Households, 2000 |
54,649 |
2,336,306 |
| Persons per household, 2000 |
2.62 |
2.53 |
| Median household income, 1999 |
$53,100 |
$41,567 |
| Per capita money income, 1999 |
$23,957 |
$20,397 |
| Business QuickFacts | Porter County | Indiana |
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| Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2001 |
3,293 |
145,580 |
| Private nonfarm employment, 2001 |
48,330 |
2,601,738 |
| Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2001 |
-3.7% |
-1.8% |
| Nonemployer establishments, 2000 |
7,251 |
319,415 |
| Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) |
4,353,625 |
142,270,702 |
| Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) |
1,040,276 |
57,241,650 |
| Retail sales per capita, 1997 |
$7,215 |
$9,748 |
| Housing units authorized by building permits, 2002 |
952 |
39,596 |
| Federal funds and grants, 2002 ($1000) |
524,371 |
34,199,922 |