Data for the Region
Link to Quality of Life
Indicators:
By the Northwest Indiana Quality of Life Council (98-page PDF)
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Population Over Time
|
Number
|
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Yesterday(1990)
|
785,493
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Today(2002)
|
829,541
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Tomorrow(2020 proj.)
|
879,497
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Percent Change 1990 to 2000
|
4.8%
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Components of Population Change in 2002
|
Number
|
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Net Domestic Migration 2001 to 2002
|
-1,334
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| Net International Migration
2001 to 2002
|
1,239
|
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Natural Increase
(births minus deaths)
|
3,507
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Population by Age in 2000
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Number
|
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Preschool (0 to 4)
|
56,587
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School Age (5 to 17)
|
160,110
|
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Adult (18 to 64)
|
501,585
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Older (65 plus)
|
105,106
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Population by Race and Ethnicity in 2000
|
Number
|
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Reporting One Race Only
|
810,125
|
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African American or Black
|
135,532
|
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American Indian or Alaska Native
|
2,197
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Asian
|
5,985
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White
|
638,205
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Other
|
28,206
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Reporting More Than One Race
|
13,263
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Hispanic (can be of any race)
|
71,469
40.3%
|
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Household Types
|
Number
|
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Households in 2000 (Includes detail not shown below)
|
307,268
|
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Married With Children
|
71,641
|
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Married Without Children
|
90,319
|
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Single Parents
|
30,563
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Living Alone
|
75,705
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| Education |
Number |
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K to 12 School Enrollment (2001/2002 Total Reported)
|
153,866 |
|
Public |
140,350 |
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Private |
13,516 |
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High School Graduates (2000/2001) |
8,297 |
|
Going on to Higher Education |
6,269 |
|
4-year |
5,013 |
|
2-year |
660 |
|
Voc/tech. |
596 |
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Income and Poverty |
Number |
|
Per Capita Personal Income (annual) in 2000 |
$26,148 |
|
Welfare Monthly Average (TANF) Families in 2001 |
10,177 |
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Foodstamp Recipients in 2001 |
64,754 |
|
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2002 |
47,156 |
| Assessed Property
Value in 1999 (for taxes payable in 2000) |
Value |
Assessed Value by Property Class |
$7,076,476,970 |
Commercial & Industrial |
$3,453,183,310 |
Residential |
$2,709,848,600 |
Agricultural |
$387,563,090 |
Utilities |
$525,881,960 |
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