Valparaiso

Population: 34,377
Median household income: $67,664
Median home value: $250,500

Valparaiso, a community in Porter County, Indiana, has 34,377 residents. The median household income of $67,664 is below the Porter County median ($85,828).

From 2019 to 2023, Valparaiso's population grew 3.1% from 33,355 to 34,377, while its median home value rose 34.8% from $185,800 to $250,500.

The median resident is 37.0 years old. The largest age group is 18 to 24, 14.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 34,377
Median age: 37.0 yrs
Median household income: $67,664
Median home value: $250,500
Median gross rent: $1,142
Housing units: 15,238
Homeownership rate: 58.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

33,35534,377

Median household income

$59,533$67,664

Median home value

$185,800$250,500

Median gross rent

$925$1,142

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	33,355	$59,533	$185,800	$925
2020	33,707	$56,027	$188,400	$937
2021	33,820	$56,465	$199,200	$995
2022	33,991	$59,943	$229,900	$1,082
2023	34,377	$67,664	$250,500	$1,142

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1714.5%

18 to 2414.8%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6411.7%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over7.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,617	4.7%
5 to 17	4,983	14.5%
18 to 24	5,102	14.8%
25 to 34	4,182	12.2%
35 to 44	4,751	13.8%
45 to 54	3,932	11.4%
55 to 64	4,028	11.7%
65 to 74	3,059	8.9%
75 and over	2,723	7.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	27,644	80.4%
Black or African American	1,131	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	28	0.1%
Asian	1,088	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	35	0.1%
Two or more races	1,369	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,082	9.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.2%

High school graduate26.6%

Some college or associate's26.5%

Bachelor's degree25.1%

Graduate or professional degree15.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,411	6.2%
High school graduate	6,035	26.6%
Some college or associate's	6,015	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	5,693	25.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3,521	15.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone74.6%

Carpooled10.7%

Public transit0.7%

Walked3.3%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home9.3%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,374	74.6%
Carpooled	1,767	10.7%
Public transit	114	0.7%
Walked	555	3.3%
Bicycle	104	0.6%
Worked from home	1,548	9.3%
Other means	116	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,122	40.7%
15 to 29 min	3,644	24.2%
30 to 44 min	3,451	23.0%
45 to 59 min	863	5.7%
60+ min	950	6.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.20
Poverty rate: 14.0% (4,441 of 31,664)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,811	54.4%
Nonfamily households	6,539	45.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	14,350	94.2%
Vacant	888	5.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,405	58.6%
Renter-occupied	5,945	41.4%

1-unit, detached55.4%

1-unit, attached6.4%

2 to 4 units10.9%

5 to 19 units20.7%

20 or more units5.2%

Mobile home & other1.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,440	55.4%
1-unit, attached	974	6.4%
2 to 4 units	1,658	10.9%
5 to 19 units	3,157	20.7%
20 or more units	799	5.2%
Mobile home & other	210	1.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1878326
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 17 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 41.4798, -87.0523