Demographics of LaPorte County, Indiana

LaPorte County, Indiana had 111,294 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −985 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

LaPorte County, in four figures

111,294
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.9%
Change since July 2020: −985 people.; 41.1 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $71,055 ±$2,241
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

LaPorte County, Indiana's population shrank 0.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of LaPorte County, Indiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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LaPorte County, Indiana's population shrank 0.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of LaPorte County, Indiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	112,279	100.0	100.0
2021	112,404	100.1	100.2
2022	111,617	99.4	100.7
2023	111,144	99.0	101.6
2024	111,349	99.2	102.5
2025	111,294	99.1	103.1

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Population of LaPorte County, Indiana on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	112,279	−139	−73	0	−88
2021	112,404	+125	−314	+8	+338
2022	111,617	−787	−283	+41	−493
2023	111,144	−473	−277	+94	−274
2024	111,349	+205	−304	+169	+350
2025	111,294	−55	−320	+46	+215

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.1 ±0.4: for men 39.7 ±0.5 and for women 43.1 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in LaPorte County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Under 5	5,973 ±44	5.3% ±<0.1	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	17,783 ±802	15.9% ±0.7	17.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	8,836 ±601	7.9% ±0.5	9.6% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	28,805 ±691	25.7% ±0.6	25.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	28,759 ±830	25.7% ±0.7	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	21,761 ±882	19.4% ±0.8	16.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $71,055 ±$2,241, and income per person $35,395 ±$936, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,957 ±$352 in Indiana and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in LaPorte County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Indiana	United States
Under $25,000	6,661 ±638	15.3% ±1.4	15.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	8,862 ±669	20.3% ±1.5	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	7,620 ±628	17.5% ±1.4	17.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	6,606 ±593	15.1% ±1.3	13.9% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	6,831 ±579	15.7% ±1.3	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	4,393 ±525	10.1% ±1.2	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,660 ±317	6.1% ±0.7	8.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in LaPorte County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Indiana	United States
All ages	14,248 ±1,546	13.6% ±1.5	12.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	4,760 ±696	20.6% ±2.8	16.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	6,790 ±789	12.9% ±1.5	11.9% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,698 ±419	9.3% ±1.4	9.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in LaPorte County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	LaPorte County	Indiana	United States
Housing units	50,038 ±54	2,976,568 ±617	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	87.2% ±1.1	91.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	12.8% ±1.1	8.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	74.7% ±1.7	70.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	25.3% ±1.6	29.4% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$195,500 ±$5,794	$218,200 ±$739	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$976 ±$30	$1,062 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1969 ±2	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in LaPorte County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	8,498 ±0	7.6% ±<0.1	8.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	85,032 ±515	76.0% ±0.5	75.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	11,546 ±635	10.3% ±0.6	9.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	693 ±154	0.6% ±0.1	2.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	28 to 120	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	539 ±247	0.5% ±0.2	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	5,528 ±781	4.9% ±0.7	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in LaPorte County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Born in the state	78,679 ±1,507	70.3% ±1.3	67.0% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	28,646 ±1,400	25.6% ±1.3	25.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	769 ±238	0.7% ±0.2	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3,823 ±545	3.4% ±0.5	6.3% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,752 ±333	1.6% ±0.3	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,071 ±499	1.9% ±0.4	3.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

LaPorte County among the counties of Indiana

16th of 92 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Indiana page.

Counties of Indiana near LaPorte County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Johnson County	174,262	+7.4%
Monroe County	143,345	+1.9%
Madison County	135,088	+3.8%
Clark County	130,451	+7.5%
Delaware County	113,106	+1.2%
LaPorte County	111,294	−0.9%
Vigo County	106,512	+0.3%
Hancock County	90,969	+13.5%
Bartholomew County	85,729	+4.3%
Howard County	83,904	+0.4%
Floyd County	82,153	+2.0%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026