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Census Tract 409, LaPorte, IN

2,516 Population
0.7 square miles 3,477.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.7 ±2.1 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Michigan City: 38.8 ±1.4
  • about the same as the figure in LaPorte County: 41.1 ±0.4

Economics

$23,631 ±$4,120 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Michigan City: $29,810 ±$2,154
  • about two-thirds of the amount in LaPorte County: $35,395 ±$936
$50,750 ±$7,010 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Michigan City: $53,089 ±$4,337
  • about two-thirds of the amount in LaPorte County: $71,055 ±$2,241

28% ±11.6% (697  ±301) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Michigan City: 19.8% † 5,707 (±2.9% / ±845)
  • about double the rate in LaPorte County: 13.6% † 14,248 (±1.5% / ±1,546)

22.8 minutes ±6.7 (19,300  ±7,462) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Michigan City: 21.3 242,980 (±1.7 / ±25,075)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in LaPorte County: 25 1,105,345 (±1.3 / ±61,389)

Families

1,055 ±139 Number of households
  • Michigan City: 13,008 ±460
  • LaPorte County: 43,633 ±564
2.4 ±0.4 (2,516  ±312) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Michigan City: 2.2 28,971 (±0.1 / ±69)
  • about the same as the figure in LaPorte County: 2.4 105,039 (±0 / ±61)

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

1,252 ±157 Number of housing units
  • Michigan City: 15,312 ±456
  • LaPorte County: 50,038 ±54

$109,800 ±$9,447 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Michigan City: $143,100 ±$6,709
  • about three-fifths of the amount in LaPorte County: $195,500 ±$5,794

18% ±12.1% (453  ±309.1) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Michigan City: 17.9% † 5,587 (±3% / ±936.9)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in LaPorte County: 12.9% † 14,275 (±1.3% / ±1,478.1)

Social

91.3% ±8.2% (1,513  ±241.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Michigan City: 89% 20,002 (±3.6% / ±955.1)
  • about the same as the rate in LaPorte County: 90.8% 72,030 (±2.3% / ±1,858.5)
18.2% ±5% (302  ±92.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan City: 20.3% † 4,572 (±2.1% / ±480.4)
  • about 80 percent 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

3.1% ±4.8% (79  ±120) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Michigan City: 2.9% † 918 (±0.8% / ±267)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in LaPorte County: 3.4% 3,823

2.2% ±2.3% (42  ±43) Population with veteran status
  • about one-third of the rate in Michigan City: 6.6% † 1,674 (±1.1% / ±271)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in LaPorte County: 7.8% 6,863 (±0.7% / ±595)
42 Total veterans ±43 28 Male ±36 14 Female ±20

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