Porter, IN Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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56%

Household income NAT. AVG.

55%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Porter	Indiana	National
Income per capita	$49,301	$39,271	$44,883
Median household income	$126,760	$75,463	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$136,547	$93,561	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$109,755	$44,330	$52,080
Median earnings male	$97,615	$53,211	$54,343
Median earnings female	$35,723	$34,936	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.2%	4.6%	4.9%
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 56% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Porter is 55% 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

$84,498 $126,760 $253,520

City

$50,303 $75,463 $150,926

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

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%

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Aberdeen, IN	1,765	$193,562	138.0%
Porter, IN	5,012	$126,760	55.9%

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Margaret, AL	5,011	$92,209	13.4%
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Eagar, AZ	5,015	$101,297	24.5%
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Porter, IN	5,012	$126,760	55.9%

Source: The Porter, IN employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.