La Porte County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 598.2 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 185.4 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 4.5%. On the 2000 census form, 98.5% of the population reported only one race, with 10.1% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 3.1% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.52 persons compared to an average family size of 3.02 persons. In 2008 manufacturing was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $44,737. Per capita income grew by 2.8% between 1997 and 2007 (adjusted for inflation).

People & Income Overview (By Place of Residence)	Value	Rank in U.S.	Industry Overview (2008) (By Place of Work)	Value	Rank in U.S.
Population (2008)	110,888	526	Covered Employment	44,318	513
Growth (%) since 1990	3.6%	1979	Avg wage per job	$33,503	1131
Households (2000)	41,050	493	Manufacturing - % all jobs in County	20.0%	646
Labor Force (persons) (2008)	52,597	553	Avg wage per job	$44,737	821
Unemployment Rate (2008)	6.2	1151	Transportation & Warehousing - % all jobs in County	0.4%	2959
Per Capita Personal Income (2007)	$28,945	1559	Avg wage per job	$49,195	289
Median Household Income (2007)	$44,620	1054	Health Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in County	13.8%	629
Poverty Rate (2007)	13.6	1660	Avg wage per job	$36,486	763
H.S. Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000)	80.6	1,326	Finance and Insurance - % all jobs in County	2.0%	2048
Bachelor's Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000)	14.0	1,672	Avg wage per job	$38,102	1367