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| Valparaiso |
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| Population 2002: | 28,185 |
| Population 2000: | 27,428 |
| Population growth: | +757 (+2.76%) |
| Elevation: | 738 feet |
| Area codes: | 219 |
| Land area: | 10.9 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 4.1% (1.6% Asia, 1.2% Europe, 1.0% Latin America) |
| County: | Porter |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (27.7%), Manufacturing (16.4%), Retail trade (12.3%). |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 92.1% |
| Hispanic: | 3.3% |
| Black: | 1.6% |
| Two or more races: | 1.5% |
| Other race: | 0.8% |
| American Indian: | 0.7% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 49.6% |
| Never married: | 31.5% |
| Divorced: | 10.6% |
| Widowed: | 7.5% |
| Separated: | 0.8% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $121,700 |
| Household income: | $45,799 |
| Resident age: | 32.7 years |
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| Valparaiso Compared to Indiana State Average |
| Number of college students: | above |
| Length of stay since moving in: | below |
| Black race population percentage: | much below |
| Unemployed percentage: | below |
| Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher: | above |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 90.6% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 34.5% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 14.5% |
| Unemployed: | 4.4% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 680 (2447.5 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 200.5 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 burglaries: | 88 (316.7 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 67 (241.2 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 34 (122.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 5 (18.0 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 5 (18.0 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | 2 (7.2 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| German: | 33.0% |
| Irish: | 16.3% |
| English: | 11.9% |
| Polish: | 9.2% |
| Italian: | 5.6% |
| United States: | 5.3% |