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Total Population | Sex and Age | Race | Relationship | Housing | LaPorte County Demographics

Total Population 32,900

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Sex and Age  
   
Male 16,594
Female 16,306
Under 5 years 2,484
5 to 9 years 2,352
10 to 14 years 2,145
15 to 19 years 2,063
20 to 24 years 2,337
25 to 34 years 4,982
35 to 44 years 5,136
45 to 54 years 4,141
55 to 59 years 1,446
60 to 64 years 1,180
65 to 74 years 2,263
75 to 84 years 1,769
85 years and over 602
   
Median Age (years) 35
   
18 years and over 24,679
   Male 12,396
   Female 12,283
21 years and over 23,406
62 years and over 5,321
65 years and over 4,634
   Male 1,774
   Female 2,860

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Race  
   
One Race  
   
White 22,848
Black or African American 8,657
American Indian and Alaska Native 86
   
Asian 167
   Asian Indian 31
   Chinese 27
   Filipino 22
   Japanese 10
   Korean 19
   Vietnamese 22
   Other Asian* 36
   
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 6
   Native Hawaiian 3
   Guamanian or Chamorro 0
   Samoan 1
   Other Pacific Islander** 2
   
Some other race 361
   
Two or more races 775
   
* Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian Categories ** Other Pacific Islander alone or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories  
   
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races***  
   
White 23,495
Black or African American 9,122
American Indian and Alaska Native 294
Asian 246
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 18
Some Other Race 564
   
Hispanic or Latino and Race  
Total population 32,900
   
Hispanic or Latino (or any race) 1,035
   Mexican 695
   Puerto Rican 143
   Cuban 18
   Other Hispanic or Latino 179
   Non Hispanic or Latino 31,865
   White alone 22,309
   
*** In combination with one or more of the other races listed . The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race  

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Relationship  
   
Total Population 32,900
In households 30,239
Householder 12,550
Spouse 5,018
Child 9,186
Own child under 18 years 7,101
Other relatives 1,742
Under 18 years 879
Nonrelatives 1,743
Unmarried partner 894
In group quarter 2,661
Institutionalized population 2,585
Noninstitutionalized population 76

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Housing  
   
Household By Type  
   
Total households 12,550
Family households (families) 7,903
With own children under 18 years 3,843
Married-couple family 5,018
With own children under 18 years 2,062
Female householder, no husband present 2,271
With own children under 18 years 1,444
Nonfamily households 4,647
Householder living alone 3,884
Householder 65 years and over 1,455
   
Households with individuals under 18 years 4,380
Households with individuals 65 and over 3,255
   
Average household size 2.41
Average family size 3.02
   
Housing Occupancy  
   
Total housing units 14,221
Occupied housing units 12,550
Vacant housing units 1,671
For seasonal, recreational or occasional use 486
   
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.7
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.2
   
Housing Tenure  
   
Occupied housing units 12,550
Owner-occupied housing units 7,663
Renter-occupied housing units 4,887
   
Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.49
Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.28

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Statistics from the 2000 Census

LaPorte County Demographics

www.laportecounty.org/info/demographics.html
quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/18/18091.html

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