What percentage of people rent in Porter, IN?

Name: Renters and owners in Porter, IN, 2020–2024
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17.5% (±5.3 points) of the occupied homes in Porter, IN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 372 renting households against 1,756 that own their home.

In Porter, the share of households that rent went from 20.6% in 2015–2019 to 17.5% in 2020–2024 (−3.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 17.5% (±5.3 points)
Renting households: 372 (±117)
Median renter income: $41,726 (±$13,830)

Who rents and who owns in Porter

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Porter	Porter County	Indiana	United States
Renter-occupied share	17.5% (±5.3 points)	22.3% (±1.2 points)	29.4% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	372 (±117)	15,287 (±872)	799,766 (±7,038)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,756 (±178)	53,352 (±909)	1,916,243 (±9,865)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.6)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$41,726 (±$13,830)	$49,358 (±$4,299)	$42,811 (±$480)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$91,731 (±$7,545)	$100,997 (±$2,918)	$87,459 (±$395)	$100,009

In Porter, the renter share is not measurably different from Porter County (22.3%).

It is also lower than in Indiana (29.4%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Porter County, Porter ranks 11 of 28 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 835 of 1,600.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Porter has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	20.6% (±6.1 points)	17.5% (±5.3 points)	−3.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,299 (±$178)	$1,026 (±$165)	−21.0%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$91,667 (±$23,660)	$74,542 (±$17,772)	−18.7%	Down after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Porter

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Porter
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Porter	—	17.5% (±5.3 points)	—
Westchester Township	0.8 mi	22.9% (±3.7 points)	Not measurably different
Dune Acres	1.7 mi	4.5% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Burns Harbor	2.3 mi	29.0% (±8.6 points)	Higher
Chesterton	2.4 mi	24.9% (±4.8 points)	Higher
Liberty Township (Porter County)	5.0 mi	15.0% (±4.2 points)	Not measurably different
Portage	5.6 mi	27.1% (±3.1 points)	Higher
Ogden Dunes	5.7 mi	0.6% (±1.3 points)	Lower
Portage Township (Porter County)	6.0 mi	26.3% (±2.4 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Dune Acres, IN (4.5%), Ogden Dunes, IN (0.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Burns Harbor, IN (29.0%), Chesterton, IN (24.9%), Portage, IN (27.1%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Porter County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
5	South Haven	27.5% (±6.6 points)
6	Portage	27.1% (±3.1 points)
7	Portage Township (Porter County)	26.3% (±2.4 points)
8	Chesterton	24.9% (±4.8 points)
9	Westchester Township	22.9% (±3.7 points)
10	Hebron	21.0% (±8.2 points)
11 (tie)	Porter	17.5% (±5.3 points)
11 (tie)	Boone Township (Porter County)	17.5% (±6.8 points)
13	Town of Pines	16.3% (±7.8 points)
14	Liberty Township (Porter County)	15.0% (±4.2 points)
15	Kouts	14.8% (±9.8 points)
16	Salt Creek Commons	14.6% (±11.5 points)
17	Aberdeen	13.3% (±9.0 points)

Showing 13 of 28 places in Porter County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Porter

How many renters are there in Porter?

Porter has an estimated 372 (±117) renting households, 17.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Porter?

In Porter, the share of households that rent went from 20.6% in 2015–2019 to 17.5% in 2020–2024 (−3.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Porter?

A renting household in Porter has 2.3 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Porter?

The median renting household in Porter, IN has an income of $41,726 (±$13,830) a year, against $91,731 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Porter town, Indiana (place:61164, in state:18).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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