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| NORTHWESTERN
INDIANA DEMOGRAPHICS |
| CENSUS
2000 |
|
LAKE |
PORTER |
LA
PORTE |
| LAND
AREA SQ. MI. |
497 |
418 |
598 |
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| POPULATION |
484,564 |
146,798 |
110,106 |
| RACE |
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| WHITE |
323,290 |
139,946 |
94,972 |
| BLACK |
122,723 |
1,344 |
11,156 |
| AMER
IN/AK NAT |
1,343 |
326 |
342 |
| ASIAN |
3,983 |
1,341 |
498 |
| NAT
HAWAII/OTH PAC IS |
195 |
42 |
23 |
| OTHER |
24,051 |
1,855 |
1441 |
| TWO
OR MORE RACES |
8,979 |
1,944 |
1674 |
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| HISPANIC
ORIGIN* |
59,128 |
7,079 |
3,402 |
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| MALE |
233,367 |
72,046 |
56,539 |
| FEMALE |
251,197 |
74,752 |
53,567 |
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| MEDIAN
AGE |
35.9 |
36.3 |
37.1 |
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| PERSONS
UNDER 18 |
129,797 |
37,802 |
27,002 |
| PERSONS
18-64 |
291,533 |
93,024 |
68,192 |
| PERSONS
OVER 65 |
63,234 |
15,972 |
14,912 |
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| HOUSEHOLDS |
181,633 |
54,649 |
41,050 |
| PERSONS
PER HOUSEHOLD |
2.64 |
2.62 |
2.52 |
| PERSONS
IN HOUSEHOLDS |
478,916 |
143,268 |
103,616 |
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| FAMILIES |
127,036 |
39,709 |
28,597 |
|
WITH CHILDREN UNDER 18 |
59,587 |
19,127 |
13,070 |
| PERSONS
PER FAMILY |
3.19 |
3.08 |
3.02 |
| MARRIED
COUPLE FAMILIES |
88,473 |
32,667 |
22,093 |
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WITH CHILDREN UNDER 18 |
39,029 |
15,098 |
9,262 |
| FEMALE
HEADED FAMILIES |
30,202 |
5,041 |
4,787 |
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WITH CHILDREN UNDER 18 |
16,887 |
2,943 |
2,896 |
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| PERSONS
LIVING ALONE |
46,784 |
12,144 |
10,365 |
|
OVER 65 LIVING ALONE |
17,487 |
4,348 |
4,324 |
| PERSONS
IN GROUP QUARTERS |
5,648 |
3,530 |
6,490 |
|
INSTITUTIONS |
3,686 |
1,257 |
6,256 |
|
OTHER QUARTERS |
1,962 |
2,273 |
234 |
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| HOUSING
UNITS |
194,992 |
57,616 |
45,621 |
| OCCUPIED |
181,633 |
54,649 |
41,050 |
|
OWNER |
125,249 |
41,894 |
30,861 |
|
RENTER |
56,384 |
12,755 |
10,189 |
| VACANT |
13,359 |
2,967 |
4,571 |
| SINGLE
UNITS |
144,218 |
43,170 |
35,181 |
| MULTI
UNITS |
47,258 |
10,247 |
7,901 |
| MOBILE
HOMES/OTHER |
3,516 |
4,199 |
2,539 |
| MEDIAN
VALUE |
$97,500 |
$127,000 |
$93,500 |
| MEDIAN
RENT |
$544 |
$625 |
$495 |
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| PLACE
OF BIRTH |
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| NATIVE
BORN |
458,716 |
142,439 |
107,376 |
| FOREIGN
BORN |
25,848 |
4,359 |
2,730 |
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| RESIDENCE
IN 1995 |
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| TOTAL
PERSONS 5 AND OVER |
450,115 |
132,274 |
103,061 |
| SAME
HOUSE |
277,005 |
78,789 |
60,129 |
| DIFFERENT
HOUSE |
168,267 |
57,230 |
42,120 |
|
SAME COUNTY |
116,262 |
28,230 |
25,866 |
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SAME STATE,
DIF. COUNTY |
10,548 |
15,566 |
9,354 |
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DIFFERENT STATE |
41,457 |
13,434 |
6,900 |
| ELSEWHERE |
4,843 |
1,255 |
812 |
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| EDUCATIONAL
ATTAINMENT |
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| PERSONS
(25+) |
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| %
HIGH SCHOOL GRAD OR HIGHER |
80.7 |
88.3 |
80.6 |
| %
BACHELORS OR HIGHER |
16.2 |
22.6 |
14.0 |
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| LABOR
FORCE |
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| PERSONS
16 AND OVER |
363,963 |
113,927 |
86,339 |
| IN
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE |
230,710 |
76,894 |
53,408 |
| %
IN LABOR FORCE |
62.4 |
67.5 |
61.9 |
| EMPLOYED |
213,404 |
73,823 |
51,097 |
| UNEMPLOYED |
17,306 |
3,071 |
2,311 |
| %
UNEMPLOYED |
7.5 |
4.0 |
4.3 |
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| WOMEN
16 AND OVER |
195,719 |
58,585 |
42,126 |
| IN
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE |
109,599 |
34,260 |
24,683 |
| %
IN LABOR FORCE |
56.0 |
58.5 |
58.6 |
| EMPLOYED |
101,490 |
32,847 |
23,517 |
| UNEMPLOYED |
8,109 |
1,413 |
1,166 |
| %
UNEMPLOYED |
7.4 |
4.1 |
4.7 |
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| OCCUPATION
OF EMPLOYED |
|
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| EXECUTIVE,
MGR, PROFESSIONAL |
55,718 |
22,493 |
12,542 |
| SALES/OFFICE |
58,486 |
18,247 |
12,344 |
| SERVICE |
34,242 |
10,336 |
8,060 |
| PRODUCTION,
TRANSPORTATION |
40,717 |
12,791 |
11,966 |
| CONSTRUCT,
EXTRACT, MAINTENANCE |
24,018 |
9,854 |
5,972 |
| FARM,
FISH, FORESTRY |
223 |
102 |
213 |
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| INDUSTRY
OF EMPLOYED |
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| MANUFACTURING |
39,970 |
15,963 |
13,112 |
| CONSTRUCTION |
14,137 |
5,574 |
3,778 |
| RETAIL-WHOLE.
TRADE |
32,549 |
10,753 |
7,532 |
| ARTS,
ENTERTAIN, FOOD AND ACCOM |
19,019 |
6,170 |
4,191 |
| FINANCE,
INS., REAL EST. |
11,548 |
3,526 |
2,045 |
| BUS.,
PROF., PERS., OTHR SERV |
26,953 |
8,483 |
4,997 |
| EDUCATION,
HEALTH, SOC SERVICES |
42,759 |
15,184 |
8,856 |
| TRANSPORT,
UTILITIES |
13,991 |
4,371 |
2,815 |
| INFORMATION |
4,195 |
1,398 |
1,017 |
| PUBLIC
ADMIN. |
7,636 |
2,107 |
2,008 |
| AGRIC,
FOREST, FISHING |
647 |
294 |
746 |
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| COMMUTING
TO WORK |
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| WORKERS
16 AND OVER |
208,957 |
72,441 |
50,121 |
| DROVE
ALONE |
168,666 |
61,918 |
41,892 |
| CARPOOL |
23,566 |
5,686 |
4,933 |
| PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION |
6,707 |
931 |
490 |
| WALKED,
OTHER, HOME |
10,018 |
3,906 |
2,806 |
| MEAN
TRAVEL TIME (MINUTES) |
27.1 |
25.9 |
22.0 |
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| INCOME
(1999) |
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| MEDIAN
HOUSEHOLD |
$41,829 |
$53,100 |
$41,430 |
| MEDIAN
FAMILY |
$50,131 |
$61,880 |
$49,872 |
| PER
CAPITA |
$19,639 |
$23,957 |
$18,913 |
| POVERTY
STATUS |
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| PERSONS
BELOW POVERTY |
58,380 |
8,501 |
8,994 |
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% OF PERSONS |
12.2 |
5.9 |
8.7 |
| FAMILIES
BELOW POVERTY |
12,342 |
1,570 |
1,814 |
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% OF FAMILIES |
9.7 |
3.9 |
6.3 |
| FEMALE
HEADED FAMILIES BELOW POVERTY |
8,239 |
788 |
963 |
|
% OF FEMALE HEADED
FAMILIES |
28.6 |
16.2 |
20.8 |
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% WITH CHILDREN
UNDER 18 |
38.4 |
22.5 |
26.6 |
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%
WITH CHILDREN UNDER 5 |
51.1 |
34.7 |
44.1 |
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| *PERSONS
OF HISPANIC ORIGIN MAY BE OF ANY RACE |
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| SOURCE:
CENSUS 2000 POPULATION AND HOUSING.SUMMARY FILES 1 AND 3 |
| PREPARED
BY NORTHWESTERN INDIANA REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION |
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