Porter, IN Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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10%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

55%

Household income NAT. AVG.

54%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Porter	Indiana	National
Income per capita	$32,961	$26,117	$29,829
Median household income	$85,804	$50,433	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$92,273	$62,593	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$72,986	$29,285	$35,192
Median earnings male	$67,639	$36,194	$36,919
Median earnings female	$24,036	$23,580	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.1%	4.4%	4.7%
Poverty level	4.6%	15.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Porter is 10% higher than the national average
The median household income in Porter is 55% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Porter is 54% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Porter is 69% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$57,196 $85,804 $171,608

City

$33,618 $50,433 $100,866

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Porter median earnings by income bracket

Porter employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	10.7%	10.7%
Manufacturing sector	36.2%	36.2%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	13.9%	13.9%
Public administration	2.0%	2.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.8%	4.8%
Education, health & social services	8.7%	8.7%
Other	23.8%	23.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Dune Acres, IN	258	$250,001	351.9%
Michiana, MI	255	$146,250	164.4%
Ogden Dunes, IN	1,132	$137,083	147.8%
Shorewood Forest, IN	2,931	$135,750	145.4%
Aberdeen, IN	1,698	$129,167	133.5%
Porter, IN	4,835	$85,804	55.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Island Park, NY	4,835	$95,574	72.8%
Hunters Creek Village, TX	4,834	$250,001	351.9%
Carbonear, NL	4,834	n/a
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, QC	4,837	n/a
Sonora, CA	4,832	$54,777	1.0%
Porter, IN	4,835	$85,804	55.1%

Source: The Porter, IN employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).