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BG 2, Tract 501.05, Porter, IN

1,297 Population
3.6 square miles 360.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.6 ±5.7 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Chesterton: 38.4 ±0.9
  • about the same as the figure in Porter County: 40.8 ±0.3

Economics

$54,677 ±$16,652 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Chesterton: $50,086 † ±$7,248
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Porter County: $44,216 ±$1,316
$140,081 ±$9,990 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Chesterton: $91,060 † ±$11,923
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Porter County: $87,972 ±$3,058

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Families

470 ±130 Number of households
  • Chesterton: 6,004 ±304
  • Porter County: 68,639 ±517
2.8 ±1 (1,297  ±301) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Chesterton: 2.4 14,242 (±0.1 / ±78)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Porter County: 2.5 171,376 (±0 / ±50)

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Housing

470 ±130 Number of housing units
  • Chesterton: 6,317 ±374
  • Porter County: 72,662 ±53

$380,400 ±$30,176 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Chesterton: $300,900 ±$23,011
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Porter County: $281,500 ±$4,859

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Social

98.5% ±14.6% (745  ±194.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Chesterton: 97% 9,852 (±7.9% / ±887.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in Porter County: 94% 115,036 (±2% / ±2,449.9)
43.4% ±12.2% (328  ±116) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Chesterton: 42.5% † 4,315 (±5.3% / ±562.3)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Porter County: 31.1% 38,024 (±1.2% / ±1,461.2)

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12.4% ±13% (104  ±111) Population with veteran status
  • nearly double the rate in Chesterton: 6.5% † 712 (±1.9% / ±204)
  • more than double the rate in Porter County: 5.9% 8,156 (±0.4% / ±532)
104 Total veterans ±111 104 Male ±111 N/A Female ±13

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