Valparaiso, IN Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	27,428	100.0

Male	13,125	47.9
Female	14,303	52.1

Under 5 years	1,606	5.9
5 to 9 years	1,568	5.7
10 to 14 years	1,565	5.7
15 to 19 years	2,519	9.2
20 to 24 years	3,334	12.2
25 to 34 years	3,973	14.5
35 to 44 years	3,738	13.6
45 to 54 years	3,570	13.0
55 to 59 years	1,090	4.0
60 to 64 years	885	3.2
65 to 74 years	1,589	5.8
75 to 84 years	1,342	4.9
85 years and over	649	2.4

Median age (years)	32.7	(X)

18 years and over	21,614	78.8
Male	10,147	37.0
Female	11,467	41.8
21 years and over	19,299	70.4
62 years and over	4,090	14.9
65 years and over	3,580	13.1
Male	1,245	4.5
Female	2,335	8.5

RACE
One race	27,012	98.5
White	25,879	94.4
Black or African American	440	1.6
American Indian and Alaska Native	62	0.2
Asian	410	1.5
Asian Indian	111	0.4
Chinese	64	0.2
Filipino	71	0.3
Japanese	44	0.2
Korean	36	0.1
Vietnamese	41	0.1
Other Asian ¹	43	0.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	5	0.0
Native Hawaiian	1	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	2	0.0
Samoan	0	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	2	0.0
Some other race	216	0.8
Two or more races	416	1.5

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	26,255	95.7
Black or African American	517	1.9
American Indian and Alaska Native	190	0.7
Asian	508	1.9
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	23	0.1
Some other race	382	1.4

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	27,428	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	917	3.3
Mexican	586	2.1
Puerto Rican	128	0.5
Cuban	13	0.0
Other Hispanic or Latino	190	0.7
Not Hispanic or Latino	26,511	96.7
White alone	25,271	92.1

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	27,428	100.0
In households	24,720	90.1
Householder	10,867	39.6
Spouse	4,993	18.2
Child	6,758	24.6
Own child under 18 years	5,507	20.1
Other relatives	537	2.0
Under 18 years	166	0.6
Nonrelatives	1,565	5.7
Unmarried partner	575	2.1
In group quarters	2,708	9.9
Institutionalized population	743	2.7
Noninstitutionalized population	1,965	7.2

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	10,867	100.0
Family households (families)	6,364	58.6
With own children under 18 years	3,135	28.8
Married-couple family	4,993	45.9
With own children under 18 years	2,255	20.8
Female householder, no husband present	1,051	9.7
With own children under 18 years	695	6.4
Nonfamily households	4,503	41.4
Householder living alone	3,628	33.4
Householder 65 years and over	1,185	10.9

Households with individuals under 18 years	3,282	30.2
Households with individuals 65 years and over	2,305	21.2

Average household size	2.27	(X)
Average family size	2.93	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	11,559	100.0
Occupied housing units	10,867	94.0
Vacant housing units	692	6.0
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	60	0.5

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.5	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	7.4	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	10,867	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	5,992	55.1
Renter-occupied housing units	4,875	44.9

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.56	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	1.92	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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