With 31,814 people, Michigan City is a city in Indiana. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 20% of adults. The typical home is worth $143,100, having more than doubled since 2000. 3% of locals were born outside the United States. Households here earn about 26% less than in Indiana as a whole. 19.7% of locals live below the federal poverty line.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $53,089, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Michigan City
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$104,643 → $143,100(+37%)US over the same years: +67%
Michigan City's population equals 28% of LaPorte County's. Its number of households without a car equals 51% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 41% of the county's.
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)13.3%(222)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)30.5%(511)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30%(502)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.8%(63)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,674 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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Over time
Michigan City, decade by decade
Michigan City population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
33,831
$55,506
$104,643
9.4%
48.7
2000
32,900
$61,448
$137,717
12.1%
58.8
2010
31,479
$50,973
$131,773
14.8%
66.4
2020
32,075
$54,457
$115,265
16.5%
73.4
2024
31,814
$53,089
$143,100
20.3%
70.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
