2022 population: 111,675 ( 208 from 2010 , 747 from 2020)
Land area: 598.3 square miles
Population density: 186.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	87,209	78.09%	3.8%
Black:	12,294	11.01%	3.9%
Indian:	294	0.26%	19.5%
Asian:	721	0.65%	23.7%
2+ races:	2,714	2.43%	41.5%
Hispanic:	8,443	7.56%	38.6%

Total non-White:	24,466	21.91%	17.8%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	2,581	11.5
Deaths:	3,320	14.8
Net Migration:	-61	-0.3
Net Immigration:	18	0.1

Change in White population:	-3,486	-3.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	3,694	3.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

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
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):

2022
Number	Percent
40.5
23,903	21.4%
87,772	78.6%
20,733	18.6%

43,235
2.43

27,877	64.5%
19,591	70.3%
3,061	11.0%
15,358	35.5%

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
34.2
27,200	25.4%
79,866	74.6%
13,953	13.0%

38,335
2.63

27,915	72.8%
22,681	81.3%
2,305	8.3%
10,420	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%

2022 Housing Data for Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1,738	4.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,620	3.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,877	4.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,053	4.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,861	4.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,697	3.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,931	4.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,682	3.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,851	4.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,335	7.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	4,337	10.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	6,648	15.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	3,985	9.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	2,897	6.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,534	8.2%
$200,000 or more	2,189	5.1%

Median Household Income	66,854
Per Capita Income	33,048

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,270	5.3%
Public Assistance	962	2.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	4,869	11.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	43,059	66.4%
Unemployed	2,262	3.5%
In Armed Forces	15	0.0%

Total Labor Force	45,336	69.9%
Not in Labor Force	19,537	30.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		33.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	20,951	15,710	57.1%
Non-Profit	823	2,517	24.6%
Self-Employed	2,387	1,574	60.3%

Local Government	1,184	2,526	31.9%
State Government	674	775	46.5%
Federal Government	506	201	71.6%

Total Private + Self	23,338	17,284	57.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	3,187	6,019	34.6%
Total	26,525	23,303	53.2%

Pct. Govt.	11.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	6,155	12.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	10,045	20.1%
Professional, Technical	8,783	17.6%
Service Occupations	9,397	18.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	141	0.3%
All others	15,517	31.1%

White Collar		50.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	11,087	22.2%
Health care and social assistance	6,114	12.3%
Retail trade	5,570	11.2%
Educational services	3,741	7.5%
Construction	3,680	7.4%
Accommodation and food services	3,443	6.9%
Transportation and warehousing	2,272	4.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,259	4.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,234	4.5%
Public administration	2,110	4.2%
Other services	1,635	3.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,558	3.1%
Finance and insurance	1,298	2.6%
Wholesale trade	1,013	2.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	510	1.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	477	1.0%
Information	441	0.9%
Utilities	435	0.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	20	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	5,405	4.82%
Puerto Rican	1,122	1.00%
Cuban	67	0.06%
Dominican	61	0.05%

Total Central American	500	0.45%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	79	0.07%
Honduran	71	0.06%
Nicaraguan	23	0.02%
Panamanian	155	0.14%
Salvadoran	172	0.15%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	221	0.20%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	40	0.04%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	107	0.10%
Ecuadorian	64	0.06%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	10	0.01%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	697	0.62%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	300	0.27%
Indian	80	0.07%
Vietnamese	67	0.06%
Chinese	48	0.04%
Japanese	31	0.03%
Thai	21	0.02%
Malaysian	12	0.01%
Korean	8	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	100,577	94.9%
Spanish	3,154	3.0%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	632	0.6%
German, other Germanic	442	0.4%
Other Indo-European	308	0.3%
Tagalog	280	0.3%
Arabic	108	0.1%
Other	94	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	79	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	25,616	22.8%
Irish	14,490	12.9%
Polish	12,518	11.2%
English	8,749	7.8%
American	4,538	4.0%
Italian	2,860	2.5%
Dutch	2,236	2.0%
Swedish	1,988	1.8%
French	1,803	1.6%
European	1,495	1.3%
Scottish	1,372	1.2%
Czech	866	0.8%
Norwegian	842	0.8%
Greek	677	0.6%
Slovak	677	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	110,412	98.4%
Not a citizen	1,803	1.6%

Native	108,704	96.9%
Foreign-born	3,511	3.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,261	2.9%	5,723	7.3%	30,864	39.1%	23,421	29.7%	11,189	14.2%	5,448	6.9%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,261	2.9%
9-12 Years	5,723	7.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	30,864	39.1%
Some College	23,421	29.7%
Bach. Degree	11,189	14.2%
Grad Degree	5,448	6.9%
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%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	49,763
Median Value	$166,200

Occupied	43,235	86.9%
Vacant	6,528	13.1%

Owned	32,049	74.1%
Rented	11,186	25.9%
Median Rent	$860

Single-Family Units	40,446	81.3%
Detached	39,123	78.6%
Attached	1,323	2.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	4,163	8.4%
Mobile Homes	1,981	4.0%

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

2022 Housing Data for Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metro Area

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