La Porte.
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Indiana·LaPorte County
7 tracts·15K people·$158K median·1,208/mi²
White 75 · Hispanic 14 · Multiracial 6 · Black 4 · Asian 1 · Other 0
Married couple 39 · Other 31 · Living alone 30
Manufacturing 28 · Health 25 · Retail 16 · Public admin 12 · Professional 8 · Leisure 7 · Other 5
Management · business · science · arts 30 · Production · transport 26 · Sales · office 20 · Service 14 · Construction · maintenance 10
Drive alone 85 · Carpool 15 · Work from home 8 · Walk 2 · Bike 0 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in La Porte is $157,500 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
La Porte has 22,449 residents across 4 census tracts and 4 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 34.6; the population is 75.4% White, 13.5% Hispanic or Latino, 6.2% Multiracial, 4.0% Black, 0.7% Asian and 0.2% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 20.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 16.4% (Census ACS).
Handley Elementary School (61%), Hailmann Elementary School (48%) and Riley Elementary School (41%) lead the elementary schools; Kesling Intermediate School (43%) and LaPorte Middle School (40%) lead the middle schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $948/month, 40% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in La Porte is $59,307 a year, 31% below the US median (Census ACS).
In La Porte, median rent is $948/month and the median home value is $157,500 (Census ACS).
La Porte reported 2.4 violent crimes and 15.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 21°F; there are 91 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 42 inches; snowfall averages 62 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in La Porte are cold wave (96), tornado (95) and hail (85), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.09g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In La Porte, 1.7% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).