Porter County, IN Population

Overview

172,353

Total Population

39.6

Median age

50.31%

Female population %

98.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

35-39 years

Largest age group

52.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

18,083

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Porter County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Porter County is 39.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Porter County's population under 18 was 22.05%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Porter County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.50% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Porter County, 17.83% were under the age of 15, 19.08% aged 15 to 29, 46.60% aged 30 to 64, 14.64% aged 65 to 84, and 1.86% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,073 more females than males in Porter County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.31% females and 49.69% males in Porter County, IN.
The Porter County, IN gender ratio is 98.8:100 i.e. 98.8 men to 100 women (0.988).
For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 6,259.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 6,700.

Porter County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Porter County population: 88.10% are White, 4.06% are Black or African American, 0.15% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.40% are Asian, 0.01% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.50% are some other race and 4.78% are multiracial.
Porter County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 18,083 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 154,27 (89.51% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Porter County is White with a population of 151,838 (88.10% of the total population).

Porter County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 174,791 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Porter County's population increased by 17,311 (11.76%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Porter County's population increased by 8,803 (5.35%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Porter County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 147,181.