Census › Indiana › Porter County
Porter County, IN
| Population | 174,818 | B01003 |
|---|---|---|
| Population, 2020 census | 173,215 | P1 |
| Median age | 40.8 | B01002 |
| Under 18 | 21.3% | B01001 |
| 65 and over | 18.3% | B01001 |
| Households | 68,639 | B11001 |
| Foreign born | 4.0% | B05002 |
| Median household income | $87,972 | B19013 |
|---|---|---|
| Median family income | $105,644 | B19113 |
| Per capita income | $44,216 | B19301 |
| Poverty rate | 9.6% | B17001 |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7% | B23025 |
| Civilian labor force | 89,358 | B23025 |
| Mean commute (minutes) | 28.4 | B08013 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 31.1% | B15003 |
|---|
| Housing units | 72,662 | B25001 |
|---|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 77.7% | B25003 |
| Renters | 22.3% | B25003 |
| Median home value | $281,500 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $1,219 | B25064 |
| White, not Hispanic | 79.1% | B03002 |
|---|---|---|
| Black | 4.3% | B03002 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11.7% | B03002 |
| Asian | 1.4% | B03002 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% | B03002 |
Figures from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey five-year estimates (table codes link to the same table for this area at data.census.gov) and the 2020 census (P1), via IPUMS NHGIS. Estimates for small areas carry wide margins of error; a tract's figures describe its residents, not any one organization.
Against the state: median household income here is 122% of Indiana's ($71,957); poverty 9.6% against 12.3%; 2.6% of the state's people live here.
Census tracts
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Places in the county
- Portage 38,082 · median household income $76,276
- Valparaiso 34,733 · median household income $69,872
- Chesterton 14,446 · median household income $91,060
- South Haven 7,241 · median household income $76,003
- Porter 5,217 · median household income $74,542
- Hebron 3,976 · median household income $73,812
- Shorewood Forest 3,263 · median household income $165,972
- Kouts 2,372 · median household income $77,607
- Burns Harbor 2,155 · median household income $98,500
- Salt Creek Commons 1,843 · median household income $94,167
- Aberdeen 1,490 · median household income $94,926
- Ogden Dunes 1,140 · median household income $117,000
- Beverly Shores 650 · median household income $119,948
- Lake Eliza 545 · median household income $-666,666,666
- Town of Pines 530 · median household income $55,000
- Dune Acres 293 · median household income $163,333
- Wheeler 283 · median household income $-666,666,666
- Malden 137 · median household income $95,288
- Boone Grove 30 · median household income $72,143
FURP records in Porter County, IN
| Records | How many | Total | Biggest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonprofits | 1,450 | $742,939,683 revenue (latest return) | THE LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATION INC ($187,644,738) |
| Nonprofit contractors | 78 | $207,308,675 paid by nonprofits | LAKESHORE BONE AND JOINT INSTITUTE ($88,382,741) |
| Colleges and schools | 2 | 3,037 enrollment | Valparaiso University (2,846) |
| Form D issuers | 10 | $18,238,807 amount sold | Capital Markets LLC ($6,998,700) |
| Political committees | 28 | HARPER FOR CONGRESS | |
| Form 5500 plan sponsors | 615 | 743 plans | EAGLE SERVICES CORPORATION (6) |
| Open Payments recipients | 668 | $3,929,658 industry payments | BUYNAK CLINICAL RESEARCH PC ($677,690) |
| Food recall firms | 1 | 3 recalls | Manufacturing Solutions International (3) |
| Patent and trademark owners | 427 | 1,276 patents and marks | TRADEMARK KING INC. (152) |
| Federal award recipients | 7,135 | $1,862,736,273 federal awards | NORTHERN INDIANA COMMUTER TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT ($1,103,433,221) |
| State business registrations | 746 | BRAD WERNER & COMPANY |
Cross-reference: 1,450 nonprofits for 174,818 residents is 82.9 per 10,000 people; their latest-year revenue of $742,939,683 is $4,250 per resident, 12.3% of all household income here (households at the median income).
Highest-paid people on nonprofit returns here
| # | Name | Title | Organization | Pay | Year | Times the median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MATT LOTTICH | HEAD COACH MEN'S BASKETBALL (LEFT 06/20) | THE LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATION INC | $873,385 | 2023 | 9.9x |
| 2 | KEITH RAMSEY | PROVIDER | NORTHSHORE HEALTH CENTERS INC | $614,019 | 2023 | 7.0x |
| 3 | HECKLER MARK A | PRESIDENT | THE LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATION INC | $594,641 | 2018 | 6.8x |
| 4 | CRYSTAL STRICKLAND | PHYSICIAN | NORTHSHORE HEALTH CENTERS INC | $578,210 | 2024 | 6.6x |
| 5 | USAMA MOUSTAFA | PHYSICIAN | HEALTHLINC INC | $566,075 | 2025 | 6.4x |
| 6 | ROGER POWELL | Head Coach Men's Basketball | THE LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATION INC | $555,864 | 2024 | 6.3x |
| 7 | JOSE PADILLA | PRESIDENT | THE LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATION INC | $555,790 | 2024 | 6.3x |
| 8 | MARK HECKLER END 722 | PRESIDENT EMERITUS | THE LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATION INC | $553,912 | 2022 | 6.3x |
| 9 | CLEVELAND DAVID | PROFESSOR OF LAW | THE LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATION INC | $552,694 | 2018 | 6.3x |
| 10 | MARK HECKLER | PRESIDENT EMERITUS | THE LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATION INC | $528,626 | 2021 | 6.0x |
Each person's latest year on a 990 at a nonprofit placed here (reported pay including related organizations and other compensation); people paid under $50,000 are left out. The median household income here is $87,972.
Nonprofits: biggest by revenue (latest return)
- THE LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATION INC Valparaiso, IN · $187,644,738
- HEALTHLINC INC Valparaiso, IN · $90,285,442
- NORTHSHORE HEALTH CENTERS INC Portage, IN · $73,396,477
- PORTER COUNTY SCHOOLS EMPLOYEES INS VEBA TR Valparaiso, IN · $47,514,608
- PORTER-STARKE SERVICES INC Valparaiso, IN · $41,789,721
- OPPORTUNITY ENTERPRISES INC Valparaiso, IN · $24,427,129
- JOHN W ANDERSON FOUNDATION Valparaiso, IN · $24,017,844
- PORTER COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC Valparaiso, IN · $12,718,293
- BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER NORTHWEST INDIANA INC Portage, IN · $11,723,528
- PORTER COUNTY GOVERNMENT CHARITABLE NONPROFIT FOUNDATION INC Valparaiso, IN · $10,531,624
Nonprofit contractors: biggest by paid by nonprofits
- LAKESHORE BONE AND JOINT INSTITUTE Chesteron, IN · $88,382,741
- LAKESHORE ANESTHESIA PC Valparaiso, IN · $19,804,435
- FIRST CARE INC Portage, IN · $9,910,369
- EASTGATE INVESTMENTS LLC Valparaiso, IN · $8,461,127
- JAMES JOHNSON Chesterton, IN · $8,103,747
- Golden Technologies Valparaiso, IN · $6,605,904
- SUPERIOR CONSTRUCTION Portgage, IN · $6,012,633
- LAKESHORE BONE JOINT Chesterton, IN · $5,779,725
- LEONARD OSTROWSKI Chesterton, IN · $3,767,548
- VALE PARK DEVELOPMENT Valparaiso, IN · $3,652,775
Colleges and schools: biggest by enrollment
- Valparaiso University Valparaiso, IN · 2,846
- College of Court Reporting Inc Valparaiso, IN · 191
Form D issuers: biggest by amount sold
- Capital Markets LLC Valparaiso, IN · $6,998,700
- GreenSteel, LLC Portage, IN · $6,217,425
- Atrium Radcliff LLC Chesterton, IN · $3,912,682
- Green Sense Farms, LLC Portage, IN · $650,000
- HANN ATHLETIC LLC Valparaiso, IN · $350,000
- AlloDirect, Inc. Valparaiso, IN · $110,000
- FUELINA TECHNOLOGIES, LLC Valparaiso, IN
- Medinah Gold Capital Fund 1 LP Valparaiso, IN
- Schafer Capital Partners, LLC Valparaiso, IN
- Windy City Capital LLC Portage, IN
Political committees
- ALEXA FOR CONGRESS Valparaiso, IN
- AMERIQUE DE REPUBLIQUE Valparaiso, IN
- BARB REGNITZ FOR CONGRESS Valparaiso, IN
- BEVERLY SHORES FUTURE LLC Beverly Shores, IN
- BUILDING AMERICA THROUGH RESPONSIBLE BELIEFS PAC Valparaiso, IN
- CHUBB FOR CONGRESS Chesterton, IN
- COMMITTEE TO ELECT ADAM A DOMBKOWSKI FOR CONGRESS Valparaiso, IN
- CONOVER FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE; THE Valparaiso, IN
- COSTAS FOR CONGRESS Valparaiso, IN
- COSTAS FOR CONGRESS Valparaiso, IN
Form 5500 plan sponsors: biggest by plans
- EAGLE SERVICES CORPORATION Valparaiso, IN · 6
- ADS LOGISTICS CO., LLC Chesterton, IN · 5
- INDIANA BEVERAGE, INC. Valparaiso, IN · 5
- INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN'S ASSOCIATION LOCAL 1969 Portage, IN · 5
- RESTAURANT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION Portage, IN · 4
- URSCHEL LABORATORIES, INC. Chesterton, IN · 4
- ASPIREAN WEALTH, LLC Chesterton, IN · 3
- DAVID S. JARDENIL, DDS, PC Portage, IN · 3
- FRONIUS USA, LLC Portage, IN · 3
- G.W. BERKHEIMER CO., INC. Portage, IN · 3
Open Payments recipients: biggest by industry payments
- BUYNAK CLINICAL RESEARCH PC Valparaiso, IN · $677,690
- Velocity Clinical Research Valparaiso Valparaiso, IN · $423,137
- ROBIN M. ANDERSON Portage, IN · $332,611
- Anton A Thompkins Chesterton, IN · $208,486
- LAURA M KULIK Chesterton, IN · $166,542
- BUYNAK CLINICAL RESEARCH, P.C. Valparaiso, IN · $137,881
- GAURAV KUMAR Portage, IN · $102,060
- JAY D SHAH Chesterton, IN · $100,468
- NANCY L. ARNDT Portage, IN · $90,572
- AMJAD ALKADRI Valparaiso, IN · $67,341
Food recall firms: biggest by recalls
- Manufacturing Solutions International Portage, IN · 3
Patent and trademark owners: biggest by patents and marks
- TRADEMARK KING INC. Portage, IN · 152
- URSCHEL LABORATORIES INC. Chesterton, IN · 120
- Family Express Corporation Valparaiso, IN · 41
- TASK FORCE TIPS, INC. Valparaiso, IN · 33
- Mortar Net USA, Ltd. Burns Harbor, IN · 21
- THE LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATION, INC. Valparaiso, IN · 21
- Custom Machining Services, Inc. Valparaiso, IN · 16
- MCGILL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. Valparaiso, IN · 16
- HAUSELA CAPITAL PARTNERS USA, LLC Portage, IN · 15
- MonoSol RX LLC Portage, IN · 15
Federal award recipients: biggest by federal awards
- NORTHERN INDIANA COMMUTER TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT Chesterton, IN · $1,103,433,221
- LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATION INC Valparaiso, IN · $109,955,817
- NORTHWESTERN INDIANA REGIONAL PLANNING C Portage, IN · $89,907,895
- HEALTHLINC INC Valparaiso, IN · $86,631,800
- NORTHSHORE HEALTH CENTERS, INC Portage, IN · $83,781,800
- PORTER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Valparaiso, IN · $33,720,430
- PORTER-STARKE SERVICES, INC. Valparaiso, IN · $29,867,839
- LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATION, INC., THE Valparaiso, IN · $26,223,585
- SEOHEE CONSTRUCTION CO.,LTD Songnam · $25,077,675
- THE NORTHWESTERN INDIANA TELEPHONE COMPANY INC Hebron, IN · $20,696,976
All 43 tracts
Every tract with its figures is in the CSV and GeoJSON downloads.
| Tract | Population | Median household income | Poverty rate | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census Tract 502.03 | 6,996 | $91,511 | 6.0% | 40.8 |
| Census Tract 505.06 | 6,762 | $84,763 | 7.3% | 33.8 |
| Census Tract 505.01 | 6,443 | $76,674 | 10.7% | 42.1 |
| Census Tract 505.08 | 6,407 | $61,089 | 15.6% | 36.6 |
| Census Tract 511.01 | 6,099 | $74,631 | 5.9% | 43.7 |
| Census Tract 502.02 | 6,017 | $71,104 | 9.6% | 34.3 |
| Census Tract 501.04 | 6,009 | $103,569 | 8.5% | 42.6 |
| Census Tract 510.09 | 5,850 | $109,879 | 9.1% | 36.1 |
| Census Tract 507.04 | 5,452 | $82,153 | 7.6% | 47.4 |
| Census Tract 510.05 | 5,192 | $137,917 | 5.7% | 47.2 |
| Census Tract 507.06 | 5,082 | $61,197 | 18.3% | 36.6 |
| Census Tract 501.05 | 5,039 | $88,209 | 9.9% | 41.5 |
| Census Tract 506.02 | 5,009 | $88,571 | 8.3% | 41.9 |
| Census Tract 505.03 | 4,956 | $75,329 | 9.8% | 34.6 |
| Census Tract 506.05 | 4,592 | $132,468 | 2.0% | 47.5 |
| Census Tract 505.09 | 4,557 | $59,950 | 8.8% | 50.8 |
| Census Tract 506.03 | 4,540 | $130,792 | 3.5% | 38.8 |
| Census Tract 511.02 | 4,511 | $87,389 | 2.2% | 42.0 |
| Census Tract 504.09 | 4,509 | $90,774 | 12.5% | 41.5 |
| Census Tract 501.07 | 4,331 | $97,315 | 8.1% | 54.8 |
| Census Tract 510.06 | 4,253 | $95,781 | 13.4% | 39.0 |
| Census Tract 506.06 | 4,241 | $133,750 | 3.2% | 47.4 |
| Census Tract 510.11 | 4,208 | $123,528 | 1.3% | 41.9 |
| Census Tract 503.01 | 4,092 | $92,154 | 15.1% | 38.6 |
| Census Tract 504.08 | 4,060 | $83,444 | 16.1% | 42.7 |
| Census Tract 505.07 | 4,043 | $71,818 | 16.3% | 36.2 |
| Census Tract 510.10 | 4,015 | $112,951 | 1.6% | 43.8 |
| Census Tract 503.02 | 3,853 | $72,595 | 10.7% | 44.9 |
| Census Tract 507.05 | 3,818 | $68,051 | 16.7% | 40.1 |
| Census Tract 501.06 | 3,727 | $123,920 | 2.9% | 44.4 |
| Census Tract 508.02 | 3,673 | $56,250 | 24.6% | 32.2 |
| Census Tract 510.12 | 3,480 | $129,063 | 9.9% | 42.2 |
| Census Tract 507.03 | 3,340 | $83,983 | 4.4% | 41.9 |
| Census Tract 508.01 | 3,128 | $53,967 | 18.8% | 38.5 |
| Census Tract 504.07 | 3,057 | $87,596 | 10.1% | 37.7 |
| Census Tract 505.05 | 2,484 | $81,813 | 17.4% | 47.0 |
| Census Tract 509.01 | 2,219 | $41,705 | 23.0% | 24.5 |
| Census Tract 510.08 | 1,987 | $103,083 | 2.4% | 45.4 |
| Census Tract 509.02 | 1,647 | $-666,666,666 | 56.1% | 20.3 |
| Census Tract 504.05 | 1,140 | $117,000 | 3.9% | 51.9 |
| Census Tract 9800.01 | 0 | $-666,666,666 | - | -666666666.0 |
| Census Tract 9800.02 | 0 | $-666,666,666 | - | -666666666.0 |
| Census Tract 9900 | 0 | $-666,666,666 | - | -666666666.0 |
Census figures are from IPUMS NHGIS: the American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimates (ACS table codes shown with each figure) and the 2020 decennial census (Demographic and Housing Characteristics), by state, county, place and census tract. FURP records are placed by ZIP code (the Census Bureau's 2020 ZCTA-to-county and ZCTA-to-tract relationship files: the county or tract holding most of the ZIP's land) and by city name (Census place names, normalized), so a record's tract is its ZIP's main tract, not its street's. Cite: Jonathan Schroeder, David Van Riper, Steven Manson, Grace Cooper, Zachary Krause, Tracy Kugler, Tsu Zhu, and Steven Ruggles. IPUMS National Historical Geographic Information System: Version 21.0 [dataset]. Minneapolis, MN: IPUMS. 2026. http://doi.org/10.18128/D050.V21.0