LaPorte County Information
LaPorte in
Indiana occupies
613 square miles and has a 2006 population of
110,479, a change from a 2000 population of
110,106 and
107,066 in 1990.
12.9% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
13.1% percent is 25-35, and
14.5% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
215 acts of violent crime reported in
LaPorte in 2004, a change from
267 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
3,060 people:
5.7% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
3.3%.
Read more about
LaPorte, Indiana in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | LaPorte | |
| State | Indiana | |
| Land Area | 613 sq. miles | Ranked 1,699 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 110,479 | Ranked 520 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 110,281 | |
| Population 2000 | 110,106 | Ranked 493 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 107,066 | Ranked 430 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 87.7% | |
| African American | 10.3% | |
| Asian American | .4% | |
| Native American | .3% | |
| Pacific Islander | .5% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 6.1% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 13.6% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 12.9% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 13.1% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 14.5% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 15.1% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 11% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 6.5% | |
| Population 75 and up | 7.1% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 215 | 267 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 6 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 20 | |
| Robberies | 76 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 113 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 3,895 | 4,972 |
| Burglaries | 515 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 3,097 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 283 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 53,734 | 54,111 |
| Unemployed Population | 3,060 | 1,798 |
| Unemployment Rate | 5.7% | 3.3% |
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