Johnson County vs Porter County

A side-by-side comparison of Johnson County and Porter County: population, income, housing, and more.

Johnson County and Porter County are counties in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Porter County has the higher population (174,150 vs 163,983 in Johnson County). Johnson County has the higher median household income ($87,227 vs $85,828 in Porter County). Porter County has the higher median home value ($261,900 vs $260,400 in Johnson County).

Population, income & housing

	Johnson County	Porter County
Population	163,983	174,150
Median age	38.1 yrs	40.6 yrs
Median household income	$87,227	$85,828
Median home value	$260,400	$261,900
Median gross rent	$1,208	$1,146
Housing units	64,800	72,102
Homeownership rate	73.9%	77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.3%	30.1%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Johnson County	Porter County
Population	153,716 → 163,983 (+6.7%)	168,636 → 174,150 (+3.3%)
Median household income	$72,440 → $87,227 (+20.4%)	$71,152 → $85,828 (+20.6%)
Median home value	$164,600 → $260,400 (+58.2%)	$185,400 → $261,900 (+41.3%)
Median gross rent	$955 → $1,208 (+26.5%)	$933 → $1,146 (+22.8%)

Johnson County

Population

153,716163,983

Median household income

$72,440$87,227

Median home value

$164,600$260,400

Median gross rent

$955$1,208

Porter County

Population

168,636174,150

Median household income

$71,152$85,828

Median home value

$185,400$261,900

Median gross rent

$933$1,146

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Johnson County	Porter County
Under 5	6.1%	5.1%
5 to 17	18.4%	16.5%
18 to 24	8.3%	8.8%
25 to 34	13.3%	11.9%
35 to 44	14.0%	13.6%
45 to 54	12.4%	12.8%
55 to 64	12.2%	13.6%
65 to 74	9.1%	10.9%
75 and over	6.3%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Johnson County	Porter County
White (non-Hispanic)	84.9%	80.0%
Black or African American	3.0%	4.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	4.7%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.9%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	11.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Johnson County	Porter County
No high school diploma	7.3%	6.2%
High school graduate	30.8%	34.2%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	20.9%	19.0%
Graduate or professional degree	12.4%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Johnson County	Porter County
Drove alone	77.5%	81.8%
Carpooled	7.0%	7.0%
Public transit	0.2%	0.6%
Walked	0.8%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	13.4%	8.7%
Other means	1.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Johnson County	Porter County
1-unit, detached	77.3%	74.8%
1-unit, attached	5.3%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	5.5%
5 to 19 units	7.9%	8.6%
20 or more units	3.5%	2.4%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	4.7%

Poverty & households

	Johnson County	Porter County
Poverty rate	7.2%	9.2%
Average household size	2.62	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	26	28
Median year structure built	1992	1981