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La Porte, IN vs Anderson, IN

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- Anderson is 0% more densely populated than La Porte.
- People are 6.0% less likely to be married in Anderson.
- The Median Age is 2.9 years older in Anderson.
 La Porte, INAnderson, INUnited States
 Population  Unlock54,459329,725,481
 Female Population52.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock39.238.4
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 Population - 201022,034  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock59,734285,036,114
 Population - 199021,507  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-8.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-0.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,276.693.4
 Land Area11.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 La Porte, INAnderson, INUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.9%1.9%
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 Race
 La Porte, INAnderson, INUnited States
 White79.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock14.6%12.2%
 Asian0.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 La Porte, INAnderson, INUnited States
 Married Population42.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock37.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock60.3%50.2%
 Never Married34.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock19.5%10.8%
 Widowed7.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.232.60
 Households9,319  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock12,73180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children25.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock42.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,885  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock25.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for La Porte    5 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

La Porte is close to Chicago without all of the big city prices. Easy to visit several cities which a relatively  More

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You might not believe it, but being in the snow belt has unexpected benefits -- like spending the day at home when you planned to go to work but couldn't get out of the  More

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Some of the good things about La Porte. It has the La Porte County Symphony for music lovers, La Porte Little Theater for those who like plays, an art gallery with  More

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Reviews for Anderson    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Seems to check all the boxes for retirement. Housing appears to be affordable and is close to a large city  More

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This city has had it's problems, as many of the Whiners & Moaners making comments here have written. So What! There are probably a thousand cities in the USA today with  More

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Over 14 years ago

Anderson lost thousands of jobs from the auto industry which resulted in many vacant houses. Combine that with the housing bubble popping and the result is very  More

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