Porter County, Indiana
Porter County, Indiana · ZIP 46301, 46302, 46304
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 175,860 (2024 estimate)Population
- 68,049Households
- $85,828Median household income
- $261,900Median home value
- 31Towns with a page
- 13ZIP codes
Porter County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 146,798 |
| 2010 | 164,343 |
| 2020 | 173,215 |
As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.
Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 18, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 18, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 18, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $85,828 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county level, state 18, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 52,543 units
- Renter occupied
- 15,506 units
- Vacancy rate
- 5.6%
Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 18, retrieved November 14, 2026.
55,789 employees in 3,734 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.
Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 18, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Porter County | Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 174,150 | 6,811,752 |
| Median household income | $85,828 | $70,051 |
| Median age | 40.6 | 38.0 |
| Median home value | $261,900 | $201,600 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 30.1% | 28.8% |
| Foreign-born residents | 3.6% | 5.9% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 77.2% | 70.4% |
| Mean commute to work | 28.3 minutes | 24.0 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 18, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Townships, towns and villages in Porter County31 with a page · sort by any column
| Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Portage Township | Township | 48,680 | 35.5 sq mi |
| Center Township | Township | 47,226 | 29.5 sq mi |
| Portage | City | 38,576 | 25.7 sq mi |
| Valparaiso | City | 35,065 | 17.4 sq mi |
| Westchester Township | Township | 21,078 | 32.0 sq mi |
| Chesterton | Town | 14,655 | 9.44 sq mi |
| Liberty Township | Township | 11,110 | 24.8 sq mi |
| Porter Township | Township | 9,699 | 44.8 sq mi |
| Union Township | Township | 9,462 | 29.5 sq mi |
| South Haven | Census designated place | 7,177 | 2.27 sq mi |
| Boone Township | Township | 6,104 | 36.2 sq mi |
| Washington Township | Township | 5,881 | 29.8 sq mi |
| Jackson Township | Township | 5,631 | 27.0 sq mi |
| Porter | Town | 5,190 | 6.18 sq mi |
| Pleasant Township | Township | 4,527 | 56.8 sq mi |
| Morgan Township | Township | 4,010 | 45.3 sq mi |
| Hebron | Town | 3,746 | 2.00 sq mi |
| Shorewood Forest | Census designated place | 3,030 | 1.90 sq mi |
| Pine Township | Township | 2,452 | 26.8 sq mi |
| Burns Harbor | Town | 2,147 | 6.44 sq mi |
| Kouts | Town | 2,058 | 1.21 sq mi |
| Salt Creek Commons | Census designated place | 1,973 | 0.37 sq mi |
| Aberdeen | Census designated place | 1,761 | 1.26 sq mi |
| Ogden Dunes | Town | 1,172 | 0.74 sq mi |
| Lake Eliza | Census designated place | 725 | 0.48 sq mi |
| Beverly Shores | Town | 602 | 3.58 sq mi |
| Town of Pines | Town | 592 | 2.25 sq mi |
| Malden | Census designated place | 235 | 0.71 sq mi |
| Dune Acres | Town | 231 | 2.13 sq mi |
| Wheeler | Census designated place | 135 | 2.66 sq mi |
| Boone Grove | Census designated place | 24 | 0.27 sq mi |
Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 18 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.
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Across Porter County
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Neighboring counties
Neighboring counties
- Berrien CountyPopulation 152,703 (2024 estimate)
- Cook CountyPopulation 5,182,617 (2024 estimate)
- Jasper CountyPopulation 33,387 (2024 estimate)
- Lake CountyPopulation 502,955 (2024 estimate)
- LaPorte CountyPopulation 111,348 (2024 estimate)
- Starke CountyPopulation 23,463 (2024 estimate)
Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 18, retrieved November 14, 2026.