Porter County, IN Community Information

Porter County, IN Homes for Sale

Porter County, IN Community Information

Population

39,046

Median Age

37.0

Median Household Income

$77,022

Households with Children

45.06%

Median Travel Time to Work

28 minutes

Porter County, IN Real Estate Market Information

Homes Owned

84.10%

Homes Rented

13.23%

Homes Vacant

2.67%

Porter County, IN Home Price-Rent Ratio

The price-rent ratio is a great way to compare the costs of buying and renting both within a city and is useful to compare against other cities as well. Technically it is the average cost of ownership divided by the received rent income if buying to let. The formula is House Price / (Monthly Rent x 12).

1:1

Low Home Price-Rent Ratio

High Home Price-Rent Ratio

What does it mean?

1-10

It is less expensive to own than to rent a home in this city depending factors such as length of ownership.

11-20

The total costs of ownership of a home in this city are greater than the costs of renting, but it might still make financial sense depending on the situation.

21 or greater

The total costs of owning a home in this city are greater than the costs of renting depending factors such as length of ownership.

*Note that this index is a broad measure. Contact a local agent to understand local market conditions.

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Porter County, IN School Information

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Community

  • Total Population 39,046
  • Total Male Population 19,471
  • Total Female Population 19,575
  • Population change since 2000 13.39%
  • Median age 37.0
  • Percent of households with children 45.06%
  • Personal Crime risk 39

Transportation

  • Median travel time to work 28 minutes
  • Percent using Public transportation 0.60%
  • Percent Driving/Using Carpool 93.97
  • Percent Using Other transportation 2.07%
  • Percent Working From Home 3.36%

Education Levels

  • Some high school 7.37%
  • High school graduate 37.82%
  • Some college 21.46%
  • Associate degree 6.69%
  • Bachelor's degree 15.02%
  • Graduate degree 11.65%

Occupation

  • Agriculture, forestry, and fishing 0.12%
  • Construction 7.43%
  • Manufacturing 18.06%
  • Wholesale Trade 2.53%
  • Retail Trade 10.69%
  • Finance, insurance and real estate 4.83%
  • Services 4.55%
  • Public administration 2.65%
  • Information 1.06%
  • Professional 7.25%
  • Education 25.22%
  • Arts 9.41%

Income

  • Average household income $94,907
  • Income change since 2000 21.45%

Climate

  • Avg. January high/low temp 31.82 / 15.96
  • Avg. July high/low temp 84.31 / 62.73
  • Annual precipitation 39.30
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