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Census Tract 401, LaPorte, IN

4,205 Population
2.9 square miles 1,450.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39 ±1.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Michigan City: 38.8 ±1.4
  • a little less than the figure in LaPorte County: 41.1 ±0.4

Economics

$11,935 ±$2,488 Per capita income
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Michigan City: $29,810 ±$2,154
  • about one-third of the amount in LaPorte County: $35,395 ±$936
$53,087 ±$26,779 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Michigan City: $53,089 ±$4,337
  • about three-quarters of the amount in LaPorte County: $71,055 ±$2,241

32% ±8.1% (613  ±189) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Michigan City: 19.8% † 5,707 (±2.9% / ±845)
  • more than double the rate in LaPorte County: 13.6% † 14,248 (±1.5% / ±1,546)

17.6 minutes ±2.5 (13,230  ±3,818) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Michigan City: 21.3 242,980 (±1.7 / ±25,075)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in LaPorte County: 25 1,105,345 (±1.3 / ±61,389)

Families

725 ±119 Number of households
  • Michigan City: 13,008 ±460
  • LaPorte County: 43,633 ±564
2.6 ±0.2 (1,885  ±341) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Michigan City: 2.2 28,971 (±0.1 / ±69)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in LaPorte County: 2.4 105,039 (±0 / ±61)

3.8% ±4.7% (16  ±21) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Michigan City: 6.3% † 410 (±3.3% / ±215)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in LaPorte County: 4.9% † 1,099 (±1.3% / ±292)

Housing

814 ±109 Number of housing units
  • Michigan City: 15,312 ±456
  • LaPorte County: 50,038 ±54

$91,300 ±$9,022 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Michigan City: $143,100 ±$6,709
  • about half the amount in LaPorte County: $195,500 ±$5,794

16.2% ±4.5% (681  ±198.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan City: 17.9% † 5,587 (±3% / ±936.9)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in LaPorte County: 12.9% † 14,275 (±1.3% / ±1,478.1)

Social

77.1% ±6.2% (2,524  ±244.1) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan City: 89% 20,002 (±3.6% / ±955.1)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in LaPorte County: 90.8% 72,030 (±2.3% / ±1,858.5)
4.7% ±2.4% (154  ±78.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Michigan City: 20.3% † 4,572 (±2.1% / ±480.4)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in LaPorte County: 22.7% 17,990 (±1.2% / ±971.4)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2.4% ±1% (100  ±42) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Michigan City: 2.9% † 918 (±0.8% / ±267)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in LaPorte County: 3.4% 3,823

4.6% ±1.6% (168  ±60) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Michigan City: 6.6% † 1,674 (±1.1% / ±271)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in LaPorte County: 7.8% 6,863 (±0.7% / ±595)
168 Total veterans ±60 168 Male ±60 N/A Female ±13

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