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Porter Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Porter Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

38,300

Age

Under 5 Years:
7.1%
5 - 17:
18.3%
18 - 24:
9.8%
25 - 34:
14.6%
35 - 54:
24.1%
55 - 64:
13.7%
Over 65 Years:
12.4%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
3.6%
3.6%
79.3%
79.3%
23.2%
23.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Porter
USA
$44,796
$44,796
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Porter
USA
$96,209
$96,209
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

11.0%

Employment Industries

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Construction
Healthcare
Retail
Education
Administration
Accommodation
Transportation
Manufacturing
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Other
Wholesale
Finance
Mining
16.7%
16.7%
15.8%
15.8%
8.6%
8.6%
8.4%
8.4%
7.6%
7.6%
7.1%
7.1%
6.8%
6.8%
6.2%
6.2%
6.1%
6.1%
3.4%
3.4%
2.5%
2.5%
2.4%
2.4%
2.1%
2.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Black or African American
Asian
Other Race / Two or More Races
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
48.0%
48.0%
45.8%
45.8%
3.6%
3.6%
1.7%
1.7%
0.9%
0.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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English
German
Irish
French
Italian
Croatian
Polish
British
Scots-Irish
Scottish
Yugoslavian
Russian
Danish
French Canadian
Dutch
Portuguese
Romanian
Haitian
Iranian
Norwegian
15.6%
15.6%
7.7%
7.7%
5.5%
5.5%
3.4%
3.4%
1.4%
1.4%
1.3%
1.3%
1.2%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
0.8%
0.8%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Langs. of India
African languages
Other Asian languages
Polish
French
Vietnamese
Tagalog
German/Yiddish
Urdu
Italian
Greek
Persian
Native American languages
Russian
Pacific Island languages
Other Indo-European
Slavic languages
Serbo-Croatian
58.6%
58.6%
37.6%
37.6%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Porter Residents

17.6%