Michigan City-La Porte, IN

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2023 Population

112,141

0.0659% 1-year decline

US Senator

Todd Young

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Banks

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

40.8

0.741% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

14%

4.83% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$70,452

5.38% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

49,621

0.553% 1-year decline

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Michigan City-La Porte, IN are White (Non-Hispanic) (76.8%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (10.2%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.52%), White (Hispanic) (2.45%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (2.32%).

None of the households in Michigan City-La Porte, IN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.3% of the residents in Michigan City-La Porte, IN are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in N/A are Purdue University-North Central Campus (567 degrees awarded in 2016).

Most people in Michigan City-La Porte, IN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25 minutes. The average car ownership in Michigan City-La Porte, IN was 2 cars per household.

Michigan City-La Porte, IN borders Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI, Niles-Benton Harbor, MI, and South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI.

United States Indiana

Population & Diversity

Michigan City-La Porte, IN is home to a population of 112k people, from which 98.3% are citizens. As of 2023, 3.23% of Michigan City-La Porte, IN residents were born outside of the country (3.63k people).

In 2023, there were 7.52 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (86.1k people) in Michigan City-La Porte, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 11.5k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 5.07k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.3%

2023 Citizenship

98.4%

2022 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Michigan City-La Porte, IN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Michigan City-La Porte, IN

White (Non-Hispanic)
86.1k ± 334
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
11.5k ± 649
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
5.07k ± 729

7.37%

Hispanic Population

8.26k people

7.37% of the people in Michigan City-La Porte, IN are hispanic (8.26k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Michigan City-La Porte, IN as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

3.23%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

3.63k people

3.13%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

3.51k people

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Michigan City-La Porte, IN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
2,149 ± 276
Gulf War (2001-)
1,043 ± 208
Gulf War (1990s)
969 ± 229

Michigan City-La Porte, IN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.06 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Michigan City-La Porte, IN employs 49.6k people. The largest industries in Michigan City-La Porte, IN are , and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($113,750), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($66,818), and Wholesale Trade ($60,150).

Males in Indiana have an average income that is 1.36 times higher than the average income of females, which is $53,980. The income inequality in Indiana (measured using the Gini index) is 0.448, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

49.6k

2023 Value

± 1,723

−0.553%

1 Year decline

± 4.86%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Michigan City-La Porte, IN, are Production Occupations (5,860 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (5,346 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (4,378 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Michigan City-La Porte, IN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Indiana (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

49.6k

2023 Value

± 1,723

−0.553%

1 Year decline

± 4.86%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Michigan City-La Porte, IN, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Michigan City-La Porte, IN, though some of these residents may live in Michigan City-La Porte, IN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$53,599

Median earning men ± $2,399

$36,050

Median earning women ± $1,109

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Wholesale Trade ($100,721), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($74,938), and Information ($67,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Construction ($50,350), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($47,318), and Public Administration ($46,567).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Indiana.

Y-Axis

2.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.21M people employed in Indiana. This represents a 2.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 15.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Indiana.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

152
Other Services (except Public Administration)
142
Retail Trade
133
Construction

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$462k
Manufacturing
$290k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$163k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Indiana went to Donald J. Trump with 58.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (39.8%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1%).

Todd Young and Jim Banks are the senators currently representing the state of Indiana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Indiana is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Michigan City-La Porte, IN. Showing the available data for Indiana.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (58.8%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (39.8%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (1%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Indiana went to Donald J. Trump with 58.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (39.8%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Indiana for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Indiana

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Todd Young

Senator from Indiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Jim Banks

Senator from Indiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Todd Young and Jim Banks are the senators currently representing Indiana.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Indiana over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Indiana

Indiana is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Indiana have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2016, universities in Michigan City-La Porte, IN awarded 567 degrees. The student population of Michigan City-La Porte, IN in N/A is skewed towards N/A, with N/A male students and N/A female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Michigan City-La Porte, IN are White (476 and 85%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (35 and 6.25%), Black or African American (28 and 5%), and Two or More Races (12 and 2.14%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2016 in Michigan City-La Porte, IN, the percentage of applicants admitted was 49.9%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 27.6%. The number of students enrolled in N/A was N/A (N/A% men and N/A% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Completions

Student Diversity

University

In 2016, 239 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Michigan City-La Porte, IN, which is 0.729 times less than the 328 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2016, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 476 degrees mean that there were 13.6 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 35 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($6,251) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2016.

Public, 4-year or above ($678) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2016.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,906) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, InfinityM% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while InfinityM% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in false were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Michigan City-La Porte, IN have an average commute time of 25 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Michigan City-La Porte, IN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Michigan City-La Porte, IN is $70,452. In N/A, the county with the highest Median Household Income in Michigan City-La Porte, IN was Hamilton County, IN with a value of $117,957, followed by Boone County, IN and Hendricks County, IN, with respective values of $104,865 and $99,988.

Housing

Rent vs Own

N/A%

Homeownership

N/A

63.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Michigan City-La Porte, IN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In N/A, the county with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Michigan City-La Porte, IN was Hamilton County, IN with a value of $117,957, followed by Boone County, IN and Hendricks County, IN, with respective values of $104,865 and $99,988.

The following map shows all of the counties in Michigan City-La Porte, IN colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$70,452

Median Household Income

± $2,189

N/A

Number of Households

± 0

The following chart displays the households in Michigan City-La Porte, IN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Michigan City-La Porte, IN is from Indiana.

0.448

2022 Wage GINI in Indiana

0.449

2021 Wage GINI in Indiana

In 2022, the income inequality in Indiana was 0.448 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.283% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Indiana was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Indiana in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Indiana across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (83.6%)
Carpooled (7.12%)
Worked At Home (6.4%)

In 2023, 83.6% of workers in Michigan City-La Porte, IN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.12%) and those who worked at home (6.4%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

25 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Michigan City-La Porte, IN have a shorter commute time (25 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Michigan City-La Porte, IN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Michigan City-La Porte, IN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Michigan City-La Porte, IN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Michigan City-La Porte, IN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Michigan City-La Porte, IN (14.7k out of 105k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Michigan City-La Porte, IN is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of Michigan City-La Porte, IN has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Indiana see 1500 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.334% increase from the previous year (1495 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1701 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 529 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Indiana.

1,500 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Indiana

Primary care physicians in Indiana see an average of 1,500 patients per year. This represents a 0.334% increase from the previous year (1,495 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Indiana in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.9% under 18 years, 19.2% between 18 and 34 years, 37.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.3% were men and 51.7% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

N/A%

Uninsured

N/A%

Employer Coverage

N/A%

Medicaid

N/A%

Medicare

N/A%

Non-Group

N/A%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Michigan City-La Porte, IN changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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