Michiana Shores vs Pottawattamie Park

A side-by-side comparison of Michiana Shores and Pottawattamie Park: population, income, housing, and more.

Michiana Shores and Pottawattamie Park are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Michiana Shores has the higher population (433 vs 275 in Pottawattamie Park). Pottawattamie Park has the higher median household income ($102,031 vs $92,500 in Michiana Shores). Michiana Shores has the higher median home value ($448,300 vs $208,300 in Pottawattamie Park).

Population, income & housing

	Michiana Shores	Pottawattamie Park
Population	433	275
Median age	60.7 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$92,500	$102,031
Median home value	$448,300	$208,300
Median gross rent	$1,250	$1,000
Housing units	366	105
Homeownership rate	94.2%	96.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	55.8%	46.2%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Michiana Shores	Pottawattamie Park
Population	294 → 433 (+47.3%)	266 → 275 (+3.4%)
Median household income	$94,583 → $92,500 (-2.2%)	$92,321 → $102,031 (+10.5%)
Median home value	$361,800 → $448,300 (+23.9%)	$171,900 → $208,300 (+21.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,042 → $1,250 (+20.0%)	$1,000 → $1,000 (+0.0%)

Michiana Shores

Population

294433

Median household income

$94,583$92,500

Median home value

$361,800$448,300

Median gross rent

$1,042$1,250

Pottawattamie Park

Population

266275

Median household income

$92,321$102,031

Median home value

$171,900$208,300

Median gross rent

$1,000$1,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Michiana Shores	Pottawattamie Park
Under 5	0.5%	5.8%
5 to 17	10.2%	13.8%
18 to 24	5.3%	8.0%
25 to 34	6.9%	9.8%
35 to 44	4.4%	12.4%
45 to 54	14.3%	14.2%
55 to 64	21.2%	18.2%
65 to 74	24.2%	6.9%
75 and over	12.9%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Michiana Shores	Pottawattamie Park
White (non-Hispanic)	90.5%	74.5%
Black or African American	0.5%	22.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Michiana Shores	Pottawattamie Park
No high school diploma	1.4%	1.5%
High school graduate	10.7%	28.1%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	26.1%	31.7%
Graduate or professional degree	29.7%	14.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Michiana Shores	Pottawattamie Park
Drove alone	75.0%	78.1%
Carpooled	3.3%	8.4%
Public transit	6.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	3.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.8%	10.3%
Other means	0.0%	3.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Michiana Shores	Pottawattamie Park
1-unit, detached	98.9%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Michiana Shores	Pottawattamie Park
Poverty rate	13.2%	6.2%
Average household size	2.08	2.67
Mean commute (minutes)	37	25
Median year structure built	1959	1959