Porter County vs. Berrien County

Porter County (IN)Berrien County (MI)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)169,594154,141
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)3.2%-1.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)164,302156,811
Population, Census, April 1, 2010164,343156,813
Persons under 5 years, percent5.4%5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.1%21.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.4%19.7%
Female persons, percent50.5%51.1%
White alone, percent92.2%79.6%
Black or African American alone, percent4.2%14.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%0.7%
Asian alone, percent1.5%2.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.7%2.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent10.3%5.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent82.8%74.7%
Veterans, 2014-20189,97510,156
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20183.7%5.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)69,38877,648
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201875.5%69.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$178,100$146,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,368$1,187
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$477$439
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$922$724
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201316.9%17.6%
Building permits, 2018578302
Households, 2014-201863,96963,908
Persons per household, 2014-20182.562.35
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.3%85.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20186.1%7.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201891.1%86.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201882.7%73.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201893.1%89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201828.2%27.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20187.0%10.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent7.5%7.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.3%61.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201855.7%55.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)270,608241,737
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)775,345816,464
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)9,469,8951,962,792
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,035,3751,681,104
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,285$10,772
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201827.319.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$68,044$49,135
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$32,943$29,311
Persons in poverty, percent8.9%15.3%
Total employer establishments, 20173,5643,543
Total employment, 201754,91554,568
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,506,3812,490,367
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.6%0.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201710,13710,053
All firms, 201210,99913,394
Men-owned firms, 20125,2997,156
Women-owned firms, 20123,8664,335
Minority-owned firms, 20128961,569
Nonminority-owned firms, 20129,60111,370
Veteran-owned firms, 20128861,366
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20129,48911,312
Black-owned firms, percent, 20071.4%8.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.3%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.5%1.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20073.1%1.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200729.2%28.7%
Population per square mile, 2010393.0276.2
Land area in square miles, 2010418.15567.75

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Porter county (IN) and Berrien county (MI) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.