| | People QuickFacts | Valparaiso | Indiana |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 31,942 | 6,516,922 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 31,730 | 6,483,800 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 0.7% | 0.5% |
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Population, 2010 | 31,730 | 6,483,802 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 5.9% | 6.7% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 21.3% | 24.8% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 13.1% | 13.0% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 51.4% | 50.8% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 89.9% | 84.3% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 3.3% | 9.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.3% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 2.1% | 1.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.1% | 0.0% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 2.1% | 2.0% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 7.1% | 6.0% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 85.6% | 81.5% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 76.7% | 83.9% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 5.1% | 4.4% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 7.9% | 7.8% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 92.0% | 86.2% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 36.2% | 22.4% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 22.8 | 22.8 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 59.4% | 71.5% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 36.7% | 18.6% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $166,300 | $123,000 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 12,358 | 2,465,402 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.31 | 2.53 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $25,339 | $24,058 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $47,361 | $47,697 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 14.3% | 13.5% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Valparaiso | Indiana |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 3,090 | 482,847 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.2% | 4.6% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 1.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 1.8% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 30.3% | 26.8% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 1,004,756 | 221,877,814 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 206,531 | 67,634,947 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 852,148 | 78,745,589 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $28,419 | $12,408 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 93,758 | 11,669,759 |