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Indiana·LaPorte County
14 tracts·25K people·$143K median·1,235/mi²
White 61 · Black 24 · Hispanic 9 · Multiracial 5 · Asian 1 · Other 1
Living alone 42 · Other 30 · Married couple 29
Manufacturing 23 · Retail 22 · Health 18 · Leisure 15 · Professional 14 · Public admin 5 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 28 · Production · transport 23 · Sales · office 22 · Service 20 · Construction · maintenance 8
Drive alone 79 · Carpool 18 · Work from home 6 · Walk 1 · Transit 1 · Bike 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 Michigan City is $143,100 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Michigan City has 31,814 residents across 9 census tracts and 10 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 38.8; the population is 61.0% White, 23.8% Black, 8.8% Hispanic or Latino, 5.0% Multiracial, 0.7% Asian and 0.6% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 20.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 19.8% (Census ACS).
Knapp Elementary School (41%), Joy Elementary School (35%) and Marsh Elementary School (35%) lead the elementary schools; Barker Middle School (21%) and Martin T Krueger Middle School (18%) lead the middle schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $967/month, 39% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Michigan City is $53,089 a year, 38% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Michigan City, median rent is $967/month and the median home value is $143,100 (Census ACS).
Michigan City reported 4.0 violent crimes and 24.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 80°F; winter lows average 22°F; there are 94 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 39 inches; snowfall averages 51 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Michigan City are cold wave (94), tornado (85) and winter weather (76), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.09g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Michigan City, 1.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).