Michiana Shores vs Rolling Prairie

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

Michiana Shores and Rolling Prairie 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 389 in Rolling Prairie). Michiana Shores has the higher median home value ($448,300 vs $168,800 in Rolling Prairie). Since 2019, Michiana Shores's population has grown faster (+47.3% vs -16.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Michiana Shores	Rolling Prairie
Population	433	389
Median age	60.7 yrs	61.1 yrs
Median household income	$92,500	—
Median home value	$448,300	$168,800
Median gross rent	$1,250	—
Housing units	366	213
Homeownership rate	94.2%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	55.8%	47.3%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Michiana Shores	Rolling Prairie
Population	294 → 433 (+47.3%)	463 → 389 (-16.0%)
Median household income	$94,583 → $92,500 (-2.2%)	$81,652 → $78,636 (-3.7%)
Median home value	$361,800 → $448,300 (+23.9%)	$156,500 → $168,800 (+7.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,042 → $1,250 (+20.0%)	—

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

Rolling Prairie

Population

463389

Median household income

$81,652$78,636

Median home value

$156,500$168,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Michiana Shores	Rolling Prairie
Under 5	0.5%	10.5%
5 to 17	10.2%	3.1%
18 to 24	5.3%	5.4%
25 to 34	6.9%	2.1%
35 to 44	4.4%	23.4%
45 to 54	14.3%	0.0%
55 to 64	21.2%	10.0%
65 to 74	24.2%	23.7%
75 and over	12.9%	21.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Michiana Shores	Rolling Prairie
White (non-Hispanic)	90.5%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.0%
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%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Michiana Shores	Rolling Prairie
No high school diploma	1.4%	0.0%
High school graduate	10.7%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	14.6%
Bachelor's degree	26.1%	6.0%
Graduate or professional degree	29.7%	41.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Michiana Shores	Rolling Prairie
Drove alone	75.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	3.3%	0.0%
Public transit	6.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	3.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.8%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Michiana Shores	Rolling Prairie
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	Rolling Prairie
Poverty rate	13.2%	0.0%
Average household size	2.08	1.83
Mean commute (minutes)	37	24
Median year structure built	1959	1993