Porter County IN Background Checks & Criminal Records

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Porter County Statistics

General Data	Value
Metropolitan Area Code	16980
Fips County Code	18127
County Name	Porter
State	Indiana

This table provides the FIPS code for Porter County (uniquely identifies counties and county equivalents in the United States) & also the Metropolitan Area Code (given only to counties with urban area of 50,000 or more population)

Population Data	Population	Rank
Population 2006	160,105	365
Population 2005	157,408	N/A
Population 2000	146,798	370
Population 1990	128,932	359

Represents population information for Porter County IN for 4 different years, along with the corresponding population rank amoung all 3,140 counties for 3 of the 4 years.

2004 Crime Data	Cases	100,000 Rate
Total Violent Crimes	223	141.67
Murder	0	0.00
Forcible Rape	11	6.99
Robbery	33	20.96
Aggravated Assault	179	113.72
Total Property Crimes	3,624	2,302.30
Burglary	542	344.33
Larceny Theft	2,803	1,780.72
Motor Vehicle Theft	279	177.25

This table shows the number of specific crimes had been reported to Porter County in 2004, along with the Per 100,000 Rate of each crime (used to measure relative occurances of crime)

Industry Distribution	Percent of Total
Construction	9.1%
Retail Trade	6.8%
Professional & Technical Services	4.9%
Health Care & Social Assistance	8.7%
Government	14.6%

This table shows the breakdown of 5 major industries found in Porter County IN in 2005

Water Usage	Value
Daily Water Usage (Gallons)	721 Million
% From Groundwater	1.7%
Gallons Used For Irrigation
Gallons Used For Public Supply	15 Million

This table displays how much water Porter County IN used per day in 2000, and how that water was distributed

Labor Force	2006	2000	Change
Labor Force Population	82,916	77,901	5,015
Unemployed Population	3,630	2,137	1,493
Unemployment Rate	4.4%	2.7%	1.7

Provides the population of people in the labor force, the number of people that are unemployed, and the unemployment rate for Porter County IN. All figured are based off 2006 figures and compared to 2000 figures.

Age Distribution	% Of Total	Approx. Population
Age 5 and Under	6.0%	9,444
Age 5 to 14	13.6%	21,407
Age 15 to 24	15.2%	23,926
Age 25 to 34	12.9%	20,306
Age 35 to 44	13.8%	21,722
Age 45 to 54	16.0%	25,185
Age 55 to 64	11.2%	17,630
Age 65 to 74	5.9%	9,287
Age 75 and up	5.4%	8,500

This table provides the breakdown of Porter County IN's age groups. The approxomate population are based on the percentage of the total population.

Race Distribution	% Of Total	Est. Pop
Caucasian	95.6%	150,482
African American	2.1%	3,306
Asian American	1.0%	1,574
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.3%	472
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.5%	787

This table provides the breakdown of Porter County IN's ethnic groups. The approxomate population are based on the percentage of the total population.

Agriculture Stats	Value
Total Farm Earnings	$5.28 Million
Farm Count	606
% of Farms Under 50 Acres	49.5%
% of Farms Over 500 Acres	16.0%
Total Farm Acres	145,779
Avg Farm Acres	241
Total Value of Farms	$37.32 Million
Avg Value Per Farm	$61,579
% From Crops	83.7%
% From Livestock	16.3%

Provides data reguarding Porter County IN's farming industry. All figured are based off 2002 figures except for Total Farm Earnings which is based off 2005 figures.