With 111,917 people, Michigan City is a metro area. That puts it in the top 8% of US metro areas for household income. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 23% of adults. 3% of residents were born outside the United States. The typical home is worth $195,500, having more than doubled since 2000. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $71,055, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
23% 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
Among the 37 metro and micro areas based in Indiana
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)18%(1,236)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.3%(1,464)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.6%(2,098)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4%(274)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.3%(87)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 6,863 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
107,066
$68,328
$126,244
11.7%
25.1
2000
110,106
$75,471
$168,139
14.0%
33.8
2010
111,467
$66,194
$172,341
16.7%
40.4
2020
112,417
$69,098
$169,564
19.1%
49.7
2024
111,917
$71,055
$195,500
22.7%
50.4
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.
