Indiana · Census place 42246
La Porte, IN population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of La Porte, Indiana (La Porte, IN — Census place “La Porte city”) is 22,125 residents, ranking #45 of 976 places in Indiana. Median household income is $59,862, the median home is worth $143,800 and median gross rent runs $889 a month. Looking for the La Porte Indiana ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve La Porte, IN: 46350.
- Population
- 22,125La Porte city residents
- Median household income
- $59,862Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $143,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $889Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 62.9%Owner-occupied households
La Porte ZIP codes (Indiana)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps La Porte.
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What the numbers mean in La Porte city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the La Porte city median would spend about 17.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.8% of residents and 62.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
La Porte city, IN in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
La Porte city is a mid-size town in Indiana, with 22,125 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #45 of 976 ranked by population — larger than 95% of them. The median age here is 34.4 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in La Porte city earn a median of $59,862 a year, 23.8% below the national figure of $78,538 and 3% below the $61,527 median for the 355 Indiana cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 17.8% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in La Porte city is valued at $143,800, 52.6% below the national figure and within a couple of points of the $145,600 peer median, while median gross rent runs $889 a month, 36.8% below the national figure, or roughly $10,668 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 17.8% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.4×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 62.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Indiana.
- Clarksville town 22,121
- Avon town 22,683
- St. John town 21,639
- Munster town 23,733
- Seymour city 21,536
- Highland town 23,749
- Shelbyville city 19,866
- Greenfield city 24,308
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of La Porte city?
- La Porte city has 22,125 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #45 of 976 in Indiana.
- What is the median household income in La Porte city?
- Median household income in La Porte city is $59,862 a year, 23.8% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in La Porte city?
- Median gross rent is $889 a month and the median home value is $143,800, so rent absorbs about 17.8% of median household income.
- Is La Porte city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so La Porte city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 17.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this La Porte city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.