La Porte, IN Demographic Data
La Porte, IN Summary
La Porte is located in Laporte County in Indiana
- Population: 21,696
- Area: 12.37 sq. miles
- Land Area: 11.66 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.71 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,753.92 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 800.52 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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La Porte, IN Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
11,255
51%
50.8
Male
10,621
49%
49.2
Total Population
21,876
323,128,000
La Porte, IN Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,596
7.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,398
6.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,464
6.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,434
6.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,601
7.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
3,045
13.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,220
10.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,597
11.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,303
6.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,465
6.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,898
8.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,116
5.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
739
3.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
16,598
75.9%
77.2
Female
8,679
52.3%
51.3
Male
7,919
47.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
15,681
71.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,663
21.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,753
17.2%
15.2
Female
2,301
61.3%
55.8
Male
1,452
38.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
37
0.0%
0.0
La Porte, IN Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
21,428
98.0%
96.8
White
19,790
90.5%
72.6
Black or African American
516
2.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
88
0.4%
0.8
Asian
70
0.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
24
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
30
0.1%
0.2
Korean
16
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
24
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
24
0.1%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
940
4.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
448
2.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
2,370
10.8%
17.8
Mexican
1,912
8.7%
11.2
Puerto Rican
209
1.0%
1.7
Cuban
95
0.4%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
154
0.7%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
19,506
89.2%
82.2
La Porte, IN Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
460
3.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,518
10.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
5,933
41.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
3,045
21.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,350
9.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,410
9.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
667
4.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,978
13.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
12,405
86.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,077
14.4%
31.2
La Porte, IN Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
5,330
30.6%
33.7%
Now Married
7,627
43.8%
47.5
Divorced
2,872
16.5%
11.0%
Separated
277
1.6%
2.0
Widowed
1,312
7.5
5.8%
La Porte, IN Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
18,387
90.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,893
9.3%
21.6%
Spanish
1,691
8.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
165
0.8%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
37
0.2%
1.1%
La Porte, IN Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
660
7.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
590
6.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,644
17.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,491
15.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,727
18.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,651
17.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
983
10.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
393
4.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
146
1.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
70
0.7%
6.4
Median household income
37,072
57,617
Per capita income
19,732
31,128
La Porte, IN Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
13
0.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,409
14.8%
9.8
Construction
379
4.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,626
17.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
291
3.1%
6.6
Information
139
1.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
2,215
23.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
451
4.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
584
6.1%
11.4
Public administration
281
3.0%
4.6
Retail trade
1,431
15.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
453
4.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
225
2.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
799
8.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,874
19.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,271
23.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,439
25.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,114
22.3%
18.1%
La Porte, IN Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
9,437
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
7,490
79.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,224
13.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
16
0.2%
5.1
Walked
291
3.1%
2.7
Other means
221
2.3%
1.8
Worked at home
195
2.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
19.2
26.6
La Porte, IN Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,138
12.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
3,615
38.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,539
37.8%
37.1
3 or more
1,063
11.4%
21.0
La Porte, IN Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
9,355
90.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
5,207
55.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
4,148
44.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
934
9.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
La Porte, IN Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
10,289
1 room
272
2.6%
2.4
2 rooms
250
2.4%
2.7
3 rooms
1,051
10.2%
9.1
4 rooms
1,843
17.9%
16.5
5 rooms
2,091
20.3%
19.8
6 rooms
2,030
19.7%
17.8
7 rooms
1,291
12.5%
12.0
8 rooms
574
5.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
887
8.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
La Porte, IN Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
10,289
1-unit, detached
6,404
62.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
604
5.9%
5.9
2-units
710
6.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
672
6.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
371
3.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
396
3.8%
4.4
20 or more units
799
7.8%
9.0
Mobile home
333
3.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
La Porte, IN Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
3,579
34.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
928
9.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,326
12.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
998
9.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,454
14.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
699
6.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
586
5.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
577
5.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
142
1.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
La Porte, IN Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
7,792
83.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
199
2.1%
4.7
Electricity
1,265
13.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
20
0.2%
1.9
Solar energy
27
0.3%
0.1
Other fuel
13
0.1%
0.5
No fuel used
39
0.4%
1.1
La Porte, IN Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
3,268
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
9
0.3%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
50
1.5%
11.8%
Less than $500
146
4.5%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
335
10.3%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
928
28.4%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,800
55.1%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,446
44.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
627
19.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
363
11.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
260
8.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
572
17.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
La Porte, IN Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
4,019
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
10
0.2%
4.4%
$2,500 to $2,999
19
0.5%
1.9%
$1,500 to $1,999
31
0.8%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
348
8.7%
28.3%
Less than $500
1,071
26.6%
10.7%
$500 to $999
2,540
63.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
129
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
646
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
708
18.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
255
6.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
653
16.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
769
19.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
386
9.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,141
29.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
236
0.0%
0.0%
La Porte, IN Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
5,207
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
559
10.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,504
48.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,232
23.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
577
11.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
208
4.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
67
1.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
60
1.2%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
93,000
205,000
