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Union township, LaPorte County, IN

2,073 Population
27.8 square miles 74.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.5 ±7.5 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in LaPorte County: 41.1 ±0.4
  • about the same as the figure in Indiana: 38.1 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$25,802 ±$3,782 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in LaPorte County: $35,395 ±$936
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Indiana: $38,351 ±$197
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$56,964 ±$13,031 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in LaPorte County: $71,055 ±$2,241
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Indiana: $71,957 ±$352
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

25.3% ±10.5% (515  ±237) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in LaPorte County: 13.6% † 14,248 (±1.5% / ±1,546)
  • about double the rate in Indiana: 12.3% 821,528 (±0.2% / ±13,330)
  • about double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

25.2 minutes ±2.1 (21,880  ±5,146) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in LaPorte County: 25 1,105,345 (±1.3 / ±61,389)
  • a little higher than the figure in Indiana: 24.1 70,277,840 (±0.1 / ±387,394)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

835 ±174 Number of households
  • LaPorte County: 43,633 ±564
  • Indiana: 2,716,009 ±6,039
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.7 (2,073  ±420) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in LaPorte County: 2.4 105,039 (±0 / ±61)
  • about the same as the figure in Indiana: 2.5 6,671,685
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

9.6% ±7.6% (42  ±35) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about double the rate in LaPorte County: 4.9% † 1,099 (±1.3% / ±292)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Indiana: 5.4% 85,809 (±0.2% / ±2,404)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

907 ±174 Number of housing units
  • LaPorte County: 50,038 ±54
  • Indiana: 2,976,568 ±617
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$127,500 ±$21,398 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in LaPorte County: $195,500 ±$5,794
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Indiana: $218,200 ±$739
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

4.4% ±2.3% (87  ±49.7) Moved since previous year
  • about one-third of the rate in LaPorte County: 12.9% † 14,275 (±1.3% / ±1,478.1)
  • about one-third of the rate in Indiana: 12.7% 860,071 (±0.2% / ±12,028.6)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

84.2% ±22.7% (1,182  ±216.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in LaPorte County: 90.8% 72,030 (±2.3% / ±1,858.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Indiana: 90.4% 4,153,503 (±0.4% / ±16,066.5)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
13.6% ±6.3% (191  ±95.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in LaPorte County: 22.7% 17,990 (±1.2% / ±971.4)
  • about half the rate in Indiana: 29.5% 1,354,639 (±0.2% / ±9,464)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2.2% ±2.1% (45  ±44) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in LaPorte County: 3.4% 3,823
  • about one-third of the rate in Indiana: 6.3% 431,255
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.5% ±3.2% (104  ±54) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in LaPorte County: 7.8% 6,863 (±0.7% / ±595)
  • a little higher than the rate in Indiana: 6.3% 328,414 (±0.1% / ±4,168)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
104 Total veterans ±54 100 Male ±52 4 Female ±7

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