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Porter, Indiana: commercial real estate data.
Porter is a Census town of 5,217 people across 6.18 square miles of land, in Porter County. Median household income is $74,542, 82.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $535,200 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Porter
What Porter is
- Census place typetown
- Land area6.18 sq mi
- Water area0.28 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land844
- County holding the largest share of its areaPorter County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Porter
How many people live in Porter
- Population5,217
- Median age43.7
- Population under 18990 plus or minus 255
- Share under 1819.0 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Population 65 and over1,030 plus or minus 216
- Share 65 and over19.7 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Households2,128
- Family households1,400
- Share of households that are families65.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Porter
Income and work in Porter
- Median household income$74,542 plus or minus $17,772
- Per capita income$39,927
- Civilian labor force2,710
- Employed2,534
- Unemployed176 plus or minus 66
- Unemployment rate6.5 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Adults 25 and over3,931
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher27.8 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.7 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Porter
Housing in Porter
- Housing units2,234
- Occupied units2,128
- Vacant units106 plus or minus 92
- Vacancy rate4.7 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Owner occupied1,756
- Renter occupied372 plus or minus 117
- Ownership rate82.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$267,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,026
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.5 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Single family units1,882
- Share single family84.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more352 plus or minus 124
- Share in buildings of two or more15.8 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1991
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Porter gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,131
- Commuting under 15 minutes583 plus or minus 159
- Share commuting under 15 minutes27.4 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more797 plus or minus 196
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more37.4 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Drove alone77.6 percent
- Carpooled7.6 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Public transport0.5 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home14.4 percent plus or minus 6.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Porter
SBA loans in Porter (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$535,200
- Average approval$267,600
- Median approval$267,600
- Largest approval$480,300
- Jobs supported4
- Jobs per approval2.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term180 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more50.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Porter, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Porter
SBA loans in Porter (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$622,000
- Average approval$311,000
- Median approval$311,000
- Largest approval$451,000
- Jobs supported8
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Porter, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Porter
Flood risk in Porter
- NFIP communityTown of Porter
- NFIP community number180208
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/29/22
The Town of Porter participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 180208 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Porter County, not Porter
Porter County context, not Porter figures
- Establishments in Porter County3,734
- Covered employment, Porter County63,768
- Average annual pay, Porter County$58,217
- Housing units permitted, Porter County556
Every figure in this section is published for Porter County as a whole and is not a measurement of Porter.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Porter questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Porter, Indiana?
5,217, in 2,128 households. Porter town covers 6.18 square miles of land, which is 844 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Porter in?
Porter County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Porter?
$74,542. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $267,700. Median gross rent is $1,026 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Porter businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $535,200 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $267,600, plus 2 504 approvals worth $622,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Porter, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Porter borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Porter. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Porter in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Porter appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Porter, town of, community 180208, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Porter figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Porter County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Porter.
Is zoning published for Porter?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.