Household Types in Porter County, Indiana (County)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Indiana and Porter County
Porter County
Indiana
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family254.955229%48.945672%54.955229%55.0%34,30834.3k11.368114%12.183411%11.368114%11.4%7,0974.401800%4.702708%4.401800%4.4%2,74823.915168%28.171060%23.915168%23.9%14,93014.9k5.359689%5.997149%5.359689%5.4%3,346
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Indiana and Porter County
Porter County
Indiana
0%20%40%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads72.670293%66.211211%72.670293%72.7%14,02914.0k19.109039%24.963310%19.109039%19.1%3,6898.220668%8.825479%8.220668%8.2%1,587

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Indiana and Porter County
Porter County
Indiana
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children230.923129%28.569258%30.923129%30.9%19,30519.3k68.875042%71.221301%68.875042%68.9%42,99843.0k
1with own children under the age of 18 in the household 2without own children under the age of 18 in the household

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Indiana and Porter County
Porter County
Indiana
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountOther3White4Asian3Hispanic5Mixed3Black3-8.800000%-4.400000%-19.733333%-4.533333%-18.482886%-9.641787%-17.646566%-6.766019%-37.466667%37%62.533333%47.462743%62.533333%63%750-10.516256%-4.232352%-24.218153%-5.071540%-10.099219%-4.330164%-27.884729%-5.964850%-44.038301%44%55.961699%51.721038%55.961699%56%54,93454.9k-6.060606%-1.377410%-23.829201%-12.809917%-6.317595%-4.413118%-22.905945%-10.198652%-44.077135%44%55.922865%56.164690%55.922865%56%726-18.382564%-6.854029%-15.371379%-8.144537%-16.005627%-9.250482%-18.329715%-6.961561%-48.752509%49%51.247491%49.452616%51.247491%51%3,487-13.958333%-9.583333%-27.708333%-10.208333%-20.723963%-4.465347%-30.130055%-8.991816%-61.458333%61%38.541667%35.688818%38.541667%39%480-24.463938%-4.629630%-30.994152%-4.873294%-29.066284%-5.894388%-36.577994%-4.720283%-64.961014%65%35.038986%23.741052%35.038986%35%2,052
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in Porter County

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
48.1%53.0%57.8%62.6%67.4%72.3%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
1.6%4.5%7.3%10.2%13.0%15.9%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
1.0%1.9%2.8%3.6%4.5%5.3%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
15.3%18.2%21.0%23.8%26.6%29.5%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
1.7%3.0%4.3%5.5%6.8%8.1%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
20.1%24.0%27.9%31.8%35.6%39.5%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Porter County

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
28%38%47%56%65%74%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
4.6%8.0%11.3%14.6%17.9%21.3%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
1.0%3.2%5.3%7.4%9.5%11.6%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
10%17%24%31%38%45%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
1.2%4.0%6.8%9.6%12.4%15.2%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
14%20%25%30%35%40%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Porter County

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
18%31%44%57%70%83%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%7%13%20%27%34%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.6%7.1%10.7%14.3%17.9%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
8%19%30%41%52%63%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%5.0%9.9%14.9%19.8%24.8%
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Household Types by Place in Porter County

There are 17 places that are fully or partially contained within Porter County (16 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 17 of those to each other, Porter County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Porter County.

Married by Place#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Porter County, selected places in Porter County, and entities that contain Porter County
0%20%40%60%Count#Shorewood FrstSalt Crk ComnsLks of the Four SeasonsLks of the Four Se…Ogden DunesDune AcresPorterBeverly ShrsPorterChestertonHebronKoutsSouth HavenAberdeenIndianaMidwestUnited StatesEast North CentralChicago AreaPortageTown of PinesBurns HarborWheelerValparaiso72.903226%72.903226%73%678165.927978%65.927978%66%476265.649150%65.649150%66%1,699363.249516%63.249516%63%327462.105263%62.105263%62%59561.419201%61.419201%61%1,030658.641975%58.641975%59%190754.955229%54.955229%55%34,30834.3k54.322163%54.322163%54%2,853853.486647%53.486647%53%721953.432032%53.432032%53%3971052.073236%52.073236%52%9671151.373626%51.373626%51%3741248.945672%48.945672%49%1,230,4101.23M48.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.762961%47.762961%48%8,639,3848.64M47.636007%47.636007%48%1,650,5601.65M46.718978%46.718978%47%6,7281344.000000%44.000000%44%1321442.800789%42.800789%43%2171542.063492%42.063492%42%531641.264694%41.264694%41%5,09017
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 17 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in Porter County

There are 13 county subdivisions in Porter County. This section compares all 13 of those to each other, Porter County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Porter County.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Porter County, selected county subdivisions in Porter County, and entities that contain Porter County
0%20%40%60%Count#MorganJacksonPorterPleasantUnionWashingtonLibertyBoonePorterPine TownshipWestchesterIndianaMidwestPortageUnited StatesCtrEast North CentralChicago Area72.256569%72.256569%72%935171.016771%71.016771%71%1,355270.782800%70.782800%71%2,568368.282466%68.282466%68%1,141468.176101%68.176101%68%2,168566.306306%66.306306%66%1,104664.518019%64.518019%65%2,202760.980207%60.980207%61%1,294854.955229%54.955229%55%34,30834.3k54.844444%54.844444%55%617954.170498%54.170498%54%4,1241048.945672%48.945672%49%1,230,4101.23M48.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.355846%48.355846%48%8,7351148.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.160755%48.160755%48%8,0651247.762961%47.762961%48%8,639,3848.64M47.636007%47.636007%48%1,650,5601.65M
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 12 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the Chicago Area

There are 14 counties in the Chicago Area. This section compares Porter County to all of the counties in the Chicago Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Porter County.

Married by County#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Porter County, selected other counties in the Chicago Area, and entities that contain Porter County
0%20%40%60%Count#KendallMcHenryWillLakeKaneJasperGrundyDuPageNewtonPorterIndianaMidwestUnited StatesEast North CentralChicago AreaKenoshaDeKalbLakeCook64.384468%64.384468%64%25,28725.3k160.902379%60.902379%61%67,05967.1k260.098062%60.098062%60%135,196135k358.960193%58.960193%59%143,436143k458.410182%58.410182%58%101,469101k558.092796%58.092796%58%7,024657.858339%57.858339%58%10,70910.7k757.465626%57.465626%57%194,801195k856.402773%56.402773%56%3,092954.955229%54.955229%55%34,30834.3k1048.945672%48.945672%49%1,230,4101.23M48.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.762961%47.762961%48%8,639,3848.64M47.636007%47.636007%48%1,650,5601.65M47.629933%47.629933%48%30,00430.0k1146.246688%46.246688%46%17,28117.3k1244.241338%44.241338%44%81,46681.5k1340.962571%40.962571%41%799,428799k14
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 14 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in Indiana

There are 92 counties in Indiana. This section compares Porter County to the 50 most populous counties in Indiana and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Porter County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 32,692.

Married by County#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Porter County, selected other counties in Indiana, and entities that contain Porter County
0%20%40%60%Count#LaGrangeHamiltonWarrickBooneHendricksDuboisDearbornHancockJasperMorganKosciuskoJohnsonWhitleyAdamsHuntingtonLawrenceSteubenPorterNobleJacksonMarshallMontgomeryHarrisonClintonGibsonDeKalbMiamiElkhartPutnamBartholomewCassFloydShelbyHenryIndianaClarkMidwestUnited StatesLaPorteEast North CentralChicago AreaKnoxHowardAllenMadisonWayneGrantSt. JosephLakeVigoVanderburghDelawareTippecanoeMonroeMarion68.101266%68.101266%68%8,070161.622533%61.622533%62%68,67468.7k261.584371%61.584371%62%14,34314.3k360.887011%60.887011%61%14,26414.3k460.180468%60.180468%60%33,54733.5k559.107351%59.107351%59%9,641658.924835%58.924835%59%10,98311.0k758.669415%58.669415%59%15,65315.7k858.092796%58.092796%58%7,024957.891249%57.891249%58%14,85214.9k1057.254472%57.254472%57%17,22117.2k1157.151900%57.151900%57%30,69830.7k1256.733676%56.733676%57%7,5071356.362153%56.362153%56%6,9101455.807872%55.807872%56%8,1101555.291436%55.291436%55%10,18810.2k1654.969891%54.969891%55%7,3941754.955229%54.955229%55%34,30834.3k1854.882585%54.882585%55%9,8861954.828359%54.828359%55%9,0562054.788510%54.788510%55%9,3652154.625640%54.625640%55%8,1132254.571743%54.571743%55%7,9262354.414139%54.414139%54%6,4042453.636159%53.636159%54%7,1322553.498551%53.498551%53%8,6782653.459451%53.459451%53%7,0932753.095083%53.095083%53%37,60337.6k2852.021293%52.021293%52%6,7432951.803817%51.803817%52%16,09716.1k3051.781783%51.781783%52%7,5273150.309981%50.309981%50%14,60714.6k3250.228205%50.228205%50%8,6943350.200826%50.200826%50%8,9993448.945672%48.945672%49%1,230,4101.23M48.495612%48.495612%48%20,88920.9k3548.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.849113%47.849113%48%20,60020.6k3647.762961%47.762961%48%8,639,3848.64M47.636007%47.636007%48%1,650,5601.65M47.403617%47.403617%47%6,9473747.281393%47.281393%47%16,27016.3k3847.162557%47.162557%47%66,72766.7k3946.913940%46.913940%47%24,13324.1k4046.823432%46.823432%47%12,48512.5k4146.627521%46.627521%47%12,22912.2k4246.189310%46.189310%46%46,58746.6k4344.241338%44.241338%44%81,46681.5k4444.082644%44.082644%44%17,96518.0k4543.116278%43.116278%43%32,04132.0k4642.794551%42.794551%43%19,73019.7k4742.432377%42.432377%42%28,92728.9k4838.114890%38.114890%38%20,68820.7k4936.015071%36.015071%36%131,625132k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Porter County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Porter County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Porter County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Porter County
0%20%40%60%Count#NassauFairfaxSuffolkSanta ClaraPorterOrangeSalt LakeContra CostaMontgomeryRiversideFairfieldHonoluluWestchesterWakeSan BernardinoMiddlesexOaklandSan DiegoTarrantAlamedaIndianaMidwestUnited StatesEast North CentralChicago AreaMaricopaKingHarrisFresnoSt. LouisPalm BeachBexarSacramentoQueensLos AngelesHennepinHillsboroughOrangeClarkPimaBrowardMecklenburgMiami-DadeDallasAlleghenyTravisCookFranklinKingsWayneCuyahogaFultonMilwaukeePhiladelphiaBronxNew York60.784590%60.784590%61%267,592268k158.073053%58.073053%58%228,435228k257.466749%57.466749%57%281,448281k356.519609%56.519609%57%354,140354k454.955229%54.955229%55%34,30834.3k54.863463%54.863463%55%557,968558k554.829088%54.829088%55%195,225195k654.144604%54.144604%54%209,832210k753.958245%53.958245%54%198,439198k853.850274%53.850274%54%380,030380k953.520639%53.520639%54%179,406179k1052.951400%52.951400%53%163,910164k1151.544935%51.544935%52%176,161176k1251.452263%51.452263%51%192,043192k1351.349928%51.349928%51%317,816318k1451.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k1550.587546%50.587546%51%251,282251k1649.872091%49.872091%50%550,153550k1749.775611%49.775611%50%339,951340k1849.233820%49.233820%49%277,823278k1948.945672%48.945672%49%1,230,4101.23M48.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.762961%47.762961%48%8,639,3848.64M47.636007%47.636007%48%1,650,5601.65M47.135363%47.135363%47%690,929691k2047.130452%47.130452%47%392,123392k2146.758587%46.758587%47%718,333718k2246.510005%46.510005%47%139,277139k2346.377789%46.377789%46%186,307186k2445.755354%45.755354%46%246,415246k2545.572827%45.572827%46%284,065284k2645.025648%45.025648%45%237,436237k2744.870295%44.870295%45%349,676350k2844.647965%44.647965%45%1,465,2771.47M2944.010311%44.010311%44%217,337217k3043.936060%43.936060%44%217,853218k3143.830757%43.830757%44%194,982195k3243.561100%43.561100%44%320,381320k3343.498318%43.498318%43%171,988172k3443.305081%43.305081%43%291,438291k3543.282903%43.282903%43%167,420167k3643.247261%43.247261%43%369,169369k3743.118601%43.118601%43%385,714386k3842.200631%42.200631%42%224,117224k3941.793066%41.793066%42%182,983183k4040.962571%40.962571%41%799,428799k4139.660948%39.660948%40%193,946194k4237.611831%37.611831%38%353,101353k4336.979917%36.979917%37%247,548248k4436.700533%36.700533%37%196,186196k4535.948564%35.948564%36%138,439138k4634.891765%34.891765%35%133,558134k4727.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4827.543506%27.543506%28%135,167135k4927.118406%27.118406%27%204,306204k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in Porter County. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

1as defined by the US Census Bureau (please direct comments and complaints to them)

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Cities:
Portage, Valparaiso
Towns:
Beverly Shores, Burns Harbor, Chesterton, Dune Acres, Hebron, Kouts, Ogden Dunes, Porter, Town of Pines
Townships:
Boone, Center, Jackson, Liberty, Morgan, Pine, Pleasant, Portage, Porter, Union, Washington, Westchester
Unincorporated Places:
Aberdeen, Lakes of the Four Seasons, Salt Creek Commons, Shorewood Forest, South Haven, Wheeler
ZIP Codes:
46301, 46304, 46307, 46341, 46342, 46347, 46348, 46360, 46368, 46383, 46385, 46390, 46391, 46393
Unified School Districts:
Boone Township, Duneland, East Porter, Michigan City, Portage Township, Porter Township, Union Township, Valparaiso
Congressional District:
IN-1
State Senate Districts:
IN-4, IN-5
State House Districts:
IN-4, IN-9, IN-10, IN-11, IN-19
Neighboring Counties:
Berrien, Cook, Jasper, LaPorte, Lake, Starke
Nearby Counties:
Fulton, Kankakee, Lake, Marshall, Newton, Pulaski, St. Joseph, White