Porter County

Porter County has 174,818 residents across 8 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $87,972, 22% above the Indiana figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $281,500, and 31% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

174,818residentsACS 2020–2024

$87,972median household incomeIndiana: $72K

$281,500median home valueowner-occupied homes

93%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Porter County in IndianaZIP codes in Porter County highlighted; the rest of Indiana in grey

Map of Indiana with Porter County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 8 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
46301	650	$120K	$607K	96%	75%	97%	41 min
46304	28,307	$91K	$293K	79%	36%	94%	28 min
46341	10,048	$90K	$269K	87%	23%	92%	37 min
46347	4,951	$95K	$255K	91%	22%	86%	35 min
46368	40,301	$76K	$227K	73%	20%	93%	30 min
46383	42,183	$76K	$280K	66%	38%	92%	27 min
46385	40,856	$99K	$332K	87%	35%	94%	32 min
46393	216	$56K	$144K	89%	9%	88%	40 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

174,818 residents in 68,639 households, next to the Indiana figure.

21%

under 18

21%

aged 18–34

18%

aged 65 and over

27%

of households are people living alone

54%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

72,662 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $281,500 (±$4,859).

78%

of households own their home

75%

of homes are detached single-family houses

11%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

of housing units are vacant

$1,219

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later2%

2010–20199%

2000–200914%

1990–199917%

1980–198911%

1970–197918%

1960–196911%

1950–19598%

1940–19493%

1939 or earlier8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$3,058.

$87,972

median household income

9.6%

of people live below the poverty line

4.7%

unemployment rate

31%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

30 min

average commute to work

18%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

88%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

10%

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

93%

of households have a broadband subscription

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates