Indiana · Census place 61164
Porter town, IN
Quick answer
Porter town has 5,208 residents, ranking #127 of 976 places in Indiana. Median household income is $74,155, the median home is worth $259,700 and median gross rent runs $1,161 a month.
- Population
- 5,208Porter town residents
- Median household income
- $74,155Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $259,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,161Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 77.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Porter town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Porter town median would spend about 18.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.4% of residents and 77.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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