2024 population: 111,348 ( 1,072 from 2020)
Land area: 598.3 square miles
Population density: 186.1 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	86,227	77.44%	2.1%
Black:	12,257	11.01%	4.1%
Indian:	297	0.27%	3.8%
Asian:	739	0.66%	6.9%
2+ races:	2,822	2.53%	9.1%
Hispanic:	9,006	8.09%	12.9%

Total non-White:	25,121	22.56%	3.3%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	4,755	10.6
Deaths:	5,839	13.0
Net Migration:	-230	-0.5
Net Immigration:	223	0.5

Change in White population:	-1,880	-1.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	808	0.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
112,420
88,107	78.37%
12,775	11.36%
286	0.25%
691	0.61%
2,586	2.30%
7,975	7.09%
24,313	21.63%

2010
111,467
90,695	81.36%
11,835	10.62%
246	0.22%
583	0.52%
1,918	1.72%
6,093	5.47%
20,772	18.64%

2000
110,106
93,330	84.76%
11,052	10.04%
306	0.28%
499	0.45%
1,391	1.26%
3,402	3.09%
16,776	15.24%

1990
107,066
95,223	88.94%
9,596	8.96%
333	0.31%
435	0.41%
n/a
1,479	1.38%
11,843	11.06%

1980
108,632
98,132	90.33%
8,593	7.91%
176	0.16%
386	0.36%
n/a
1,305	1.20%
10,500	9.67%

1970
105,342
97,353	92.42%
6,992	6.64%
120	0.11%
106	0.10%
n/a
674	0.64%
7,989	7.58%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
12,075	10.8
10,966	9.8
-2,697	-2.4
81	0.1

-2,588	-2.3
3,541	3.2

Number	Rate
2000's
12,719	11.6
9,750	8.9
-2,174	-2.0
803	0.7

-2,635	-2.4
3,996	3.6

Number	Rate
1990's
14,488	13.5
10,184	9.5
-1,566	-1.5
469	0.4

-1,893	-1.8
4,933	4.6

Number	Rate
1980's
15,224	14.0
9,666	8.9
-6,308	-5.8
n/a

-2,909	-2.7
1,343	1.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-5,721	-5.4
n/a

779	0.7
2,511	2.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2024
Number	Percent
41.1
23,756	21.3%
87,592	78.7%
21,761	19.5%

43,633
2.41

27,605	63.3%
19,723	71.4%
2,981	10.8%
16,028	36.7%

2010
Number	Percent
39.6
25,382	22.8%
86,085	77.2%
15,867	14.2%

42,331
2.48

28,228	66.7%
20,445	72.4%
3,039	10.8%
14,103	33.3%

2000
Number	Percent
37.2
26,991	24.5%
83,115	75.5%
14,969	13.6%

41,086
2.52

28,831	70.2%
22,503	78.1%
2,875	10.0%
12,255	29.8%

1990
Number	Percent
68.3
54,400	50.8%
52,666	49.2%
27,906	26.1%

76,670
1.24

55,830	72.8%
45,362	81.3%
4,610	8.3%
20,840	27.2%

1980
Number	Percent
30.2
32,444	29.9%
76,188	70.1%
11,588	10.7%

37,343
2.82

28,755	77.0%
24,638	85.7%
2,209	7.7%
8,588	23.0%

2024 Housing Data for Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1,975	4.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,599	3.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,350	3.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,737	4.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,598	3.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,023	4.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,752	4.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,684	3.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,805	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,273	7.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	4,347	10.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	6,606	15.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	4,053	9.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	2,778	6.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,393	10.1%
$200,000 or more	2,660	6.1%

Median Household Income	71,055
Per Capita Income	35,395

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	84

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,610	6.0%
Public Assistance	874	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	4,660	10.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	41,626	65.6%
Unemployed	1,953	3.1%
In Armed Forces	19	0.0%

Total Labor Force	43,598	68.7%
Not in Labor Force	19,890	31.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		34.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	20,297	15,372	56.9%
Non-Profit	840	2,890	22.5%
Self-Employed	2,241	1,443	60.8%

Local Government	1,190	2,451	32.7%
State Government	659	707	48.2%
Federal Government	330	90	78.6%

Total Private + Self	22,538	16,815	57.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	3,019	6,138	33.0%
Total	25,557	22,953	52.7%

Pct. Govt.	11.2%
Pct. Private + Self	81.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	6,466	13.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	8,981	18.5%
Professional, Technical	9,122	18.8%
Service Occupations	8,204	16.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	169	0.3%
All others	15,787	32.5%

White Collar		50.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	10,795	22.2%
Health care and social assistance	6,610	13.6%
Retail trade	5,236	10.8%
Educational services	3,426	7.1%
Construction	3,377	7.0%
Accommodation and food services	3,238	6.7%
Transportation and warehousing	2,273	4.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,272	4.7%
Public administration	1,944	4.0%
Other services	1,898	3.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,667	3.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,306	2.7%
Finance and insurance	1,250	2.6%
Wholesale trade	1,122	2.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	699	1.4%
Utilities	547	1.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	434	0.9%
Information	425	0.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	26	0.1%
Management	15	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	5,845	5.22%
Puerto Rican	1,103	0.99%
Cuban	89	0.08%
Dominican	14	0.01%

Total Central American	382	0.34%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	97	0.09%
Honduran	72	0.06%
Nicaraguan	51	0.05%
Panamanian	35	0.03%
Salvadoran	127	0.11%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	281	0.25%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	62	0.06%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	121	0.11%
Ecuadorian	17	0.02%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	54	0.05%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	27	0.02%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	784	0.70%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	261	0.23%
Vietnamese	88	0.08%
Indian	87	0.08%
Chinese	51	0.05%
Korean	27	0.02%
Japanese	21	0.02%
Malaysian	21	0.02%
Burmese	1	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	99,977	94.4%
Spanish	3,836	3.6%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	560	0.5%
German, other Germanic	543	0.5%
Tagalog	274	0.3%
Other Indo-European	239	0.2%
Other	94	0.1%
Vietnamese	88	0.1%
Arabic	81	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	22,462	20.1%
Irish	14,378	12.8%
Polish	11,731	10.5%
English	9,674	8.6%
American	4,658	4.2%
Italian	2,968	2.7%
French	1,892	1.7%
Swedish	1,660	1.5%
Scottish	1,498	1.3%
Dutch	1,482	1.3%
European	1,326	1.2%
Czech	827	0.7%
Norwegian	802	0.7%
Lithuanian	770	0.7%
Greek	768	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	109,846	98.1%
Not a citizen	2,071	1.9%

Native	108,094	96.6%
Foreign-born	3,823	3.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,406	3.0%	4,889	6.2%	31,366	39.5%	22,674	28.6%	11,975	15.1%	6,015	7.6%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,406	3.0%
9-12 Years	4,889	6.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	31,366	39.5%
Some College	22,674	28.6%
Bach. Degree	11,975	15.1%
Grad Degree	6,015	7.6%
Average years of education: 13.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	104,246	98,848	5,398	5.2%
1991	103,324	97,724	5,600	5.4%
1992	105,024	98,256	6,768	6.4%
1993	107,784	101,472	6,312	5.9%
1994	109,126	103,876	5,250	4.8%
1995	111,840	105,910	5,930	5.3%
1996	109,378	104,040	5,338	4.9%
1997	109,262	105,068	4,194	3.8%
1998	108,284	104,798	3,486	3.2%
1999	107,186	103,472	3,714	3.5%

2000	107,554	103,842	3,712	3.5%
2001	107,964	102,698	5,266	4.9%
2002	108,052	100,654	7,398	6.8%
2003	107,536	100,292	7,244	6.7%
2004	105,120	98,544	6,576	6.3%
2005	106,026	99,676	6,350	6.0%
2006	106,460	100,448	6,012	5.6%
2007	104,992	99,618	5,374	5.1%
2008	105,820	99,216	6,604	6.2%
2009	105,938	93,192	12,746	12.0%

2010	102,650	90,610	12,040	11.7%
2011	101,110	90,828	10,282	10.2%
2012	99,460	89,896	9,564	9.6%
2013	97,998	89,040	8,958	9.1%
2014	97,796	90,350	7,446	7.6%
2015	97,016	90,972	6,044	6.2%
2016	97,378	91,726	5,652	5.8%
2017	95,440	91,234	4,206	4.4%
2018	96,046	91,932	4,114	4.3%
2019	94,912	90,948	3,964	4.2%

2020	94,888	85,848	9,040	9.5%
2021	93,934	88,876	5,058	5.4%
2022	94,240	90,764	3,476	3.7%
2023	95,356	91,560	3,796	4.0%
2024	103,506	98,640	4,866	4.7%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	50,038
Median Value	$195,500

Occupied	43,633	87.2%
Vacant	6,405	12.8%

Owned	32,614	74.7%
Rented	11,019	25.3%
Median Rent	$976

Single-Family Units	40,340	80.6%
Detached	39,041	78.0%
Attached	1,299	2.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	4,546	9.1%
Mobile Homes	2,090	4.2%

Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metro Area

2024 Housing Data for Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metro Area