CITY · 1990 CENSUS

La Porte

Indiana · 21,507 residents · 12.3 sq mi

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La Porte is home to 21,507 people in Indiana. The typical home is worth $44,400. About 13% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The average commute runs 16 minutes. Median household income is $25,021, under the $30,130 national median. The poverty rate is 10.2%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 28%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

21,507

−1%vs 2000

vs 21,621 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.2

−5%vs 2000

vs 35.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

12.3 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202422K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.3%(1,578)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(1,480)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.8%(1,458)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(1,388)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.4%(1,588)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.6%(3,561)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.5%(2,894)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.4%(2,021)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649%(1,939)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749%(1,938)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.1%(1,317)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(345)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,021

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,376 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,301

−31%vs 2000

vs $17,900 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.2%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$44,400

−28%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $81,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$356

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $477 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

63.5%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.1% in 2000

36.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic89.9%(19,448)

Black1.9%(411)

Hispanic / Latino6.5%(1,410)

Asian0.4%(76)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.4%(20,729)

Black1.8%(381)

Hispanic / Latino2.1%(461)

Asian0.1%(20)

Other1.8%(377)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican10.6%(2,380)

Puerto Rican1.7%(378)

Central American0.6%(145)

Salvadoran0.4%(90)

South American0.2%(51)

Spaniard0.1%(33)

Honduran0.1%(31)

Venezuelan0.1%(27)

Guatemalan0.1%(24)

Peruvian0.1%(24)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.3%(74)

Filipino0.2%(44)

Pakistani0.1%(31)

Ancestry

German18.8%(4,211)

Irish12.8%(2,868)

Polish9%(2,030)

English7.5%(1,681)

American5.4%(1,215)

Italian3.6%(814)

French1.8%(399)

Scottish1.6%(364)

Dutch1.3%(287)

Swedish1.1%(243)

Russian0.9%(206)

Czech0.9%(201)

+ 23 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.8%(173)

Norwegian0.6%(135)

Hungarian0.6%(132)

Subsaharan African0.5%(109)

Welsh0.5%(105)

Canadian0.4%(101)

Greek0.4%(94)

Serbian0.3%(76)

Arab0.3%(72)

Lebanese0.3%(72)

Finnish0.3%(69)

Swiss0.3%(65)

Lithuanian0.3%(64)

Slovak0.3%(57)

Ukrainian0.2%(53)

Croatian0.2%(37)

Belgian0.2%(35)

Austrian0.1%(32)

French Canadian0.1%(31)

British0.1%(18)

Danish0.1%(16)

Australian0%(10)

Latvian0%(10)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Polish population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.5%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.4%

−6.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.0%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.7 min

+9%vs 2000

vs 14.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married36.6%(3,030)

Married48.5%(4,014)

Widowed3.1%(258)

Divorced11.7%(968)

Women 15+

Never married31.7%(2,966)

Married39.7%(3,715)

Widowed10.2%(954)

Divorced18.3%(1,711)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.1%

−10.6 ptssince 2013

from 17.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.9%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 51.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.3%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 11.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.5%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 17.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.9%

+5.0 ptssince 2020

from 22.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.6%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 62.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.4%

+4.8 ptssince 2020

from 37.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)24.6%(284)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19%(219)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era20.4%(236)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.5%(64)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.8%(32)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,155 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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