Kingsford Heights vs La Porte

A side-by-side comparison of Kingsford Heights and La Porte: population, income, housing, and more.

Kingsford Heights and La Porte are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

La Porte has the higher population (22,125 vs 1,313 in Kingsford Heights). La Porte has the higher median household income ($59,862 vs $55,938 in Kingsford Heights). La Porte has the higher median home value ($143,800 vs $103,100 in Kingsford Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Kingsford Heights	La Porte
Population	1,313	22,125
Median age	35.9 yrs	34.4 yrs
Median household income	$55,938	$59,862
Median home value	$103,100	$143,800
Median gross rent	$805	$889
Housing units	598	9,946
Homeownership rate	59.4%	62.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.7%	20.0%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kingsford Heights	La Porte
Population	1,216 → 1,313 (+8.0%)	21,577 → 22,125 (+2.5%)
Median household income	$43,664 → $55,938 (+28.1%)	$41,231 → $59,862 (+45.2%)
Median home value	$63,900 → $103,100 (+61.3%)	$99,300 → $143,800 (+44.8%)
Median gross rent	$729 → $805 (+10.4%)	$695 → $889 (+27.9%)

Kingsford Heights

Population

1,2161,313

Median household income

$43,664$55,938

Median home value

$63,900$103,100

Median gross rent

$729$805

La Porte

Population

21,57722,125

Median household income

$41,231$59,862

Median home value

$99,300$143,800

Median gross rent

$695$889

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kingsford Heights	La Porte
Under 5	7.2%	7.7%
5 to 17	20.0%	19.5%
18 to 24	5.0%	10.5%
25 to 34	16.4%	13.5%
35 to 44	14.2%	11.7%
45 to 54	10.8%	10.7%
55 to 64	12.3%	11.1%
65 to 74	8.5%	7.7%
75 and over	5.6%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kingsford Heights	La Porte
White (non-Hispanic)	75.9%	75.9%
Black or African American	7.5%	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	7.8%	8.4%
Hispanic or Latino	8.5%	11.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kingsford Heights	La Porte
No high school diploma	15.2%	11.3%
High school graduate	52.1%	40.6%
Some college or associate's	25.0%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	6.1%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kingsford Heights	La Porte
Drove alone	87.4%	82.4%
Carpooled	9.0%	9.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.0%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	5.7%
Other means	0.7%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kingsford Heights	La Porte
1-unit, detached	83.8%	67.4%
1-unit, attached	11.0%	4.1%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	14.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.7%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Kingsford Heights	La Porte
Poverty rate	18.2%	17.8%
Average household size	2.52	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	26	23
Median year structure built	1958	1954