COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 509.01 vs Census Tract 508.17
PLACE A
Census Tract 509.01, Porter County, Indiana
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 508.17, Dallas County, Iowa
Census Tract 509.01 is 72% smaller than Census Tract 508.17. Census Tract 508.17 earns more, with a median household income $96,610 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 509.01CENSUS TRACT 508.17DIFFERENCE
Total population2,2198,021−72% vs Census Tract 508.17
Population density1,5682,449−881
Median age24.532.5−8.0
Male49.8%51.4%−1.6 pts
Female50.2%48.6%+1.6 pts
Foreign-born8.0%14.0%−6.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic70.3%72.4%−2.1 pts
Black6.4%2.0%+4.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino12.6%4.2%+8.4 pts
Asian5.9%12.4%−6.5 pts
Other4.7%9.0%−4.3 pts
Median household income$41,705$138,315−$96,610
Per capita income$27,646$55,022−$27,376
Poverty rate23.0%6.3%+16.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4420.364+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher38.9%68.9%−30.0 pts
Graduate degree14.0%22.5%−8.5 pts
Unemployment rate13.4%3.0%+10.4 pts
Labor force participation69.7%84.0%−14.3 pts
Median home value$270,000$373,000−$103,000
Median gross rent$1,261$1,290−$29
Owner-occupied31.3%75.0%−43.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate21.4%2.3%+19.2 pts
Rent-burdened households56.4%29.4%+27.0 pts
Average commute22.518.4+4.1
Worked from home8.6%22.6%−13.9 pts
Public transit to work0.8%0.0%+0.8 pts
Uninsured8.2%4.8%+3.4 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024