Burns Harbor vs Kouts

A side-by-side comparison of Burns Harbor and Kouts: population, income, housing, and more.

Burns Harbor and Kouts are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Kouts has the higher population (2,261 vs 2,198 in Burns Harbor). Burns Harbor has the higher median household income ($98,333 vs $75,854 in Kouts). Burns Harbor has the higher median home value ($236,700 vs $223,700 in Kouts).

Population, income & housing

	Burns Harbor	Kouts
Population	2,198	2,261
Median age	37.1 yrs	35.9 yrs
Median household income	$98,333	$75,854
Median home value	$236,700	$223,700
Median gross rent	$1,413	$699
Housing units	965	946
Homeownership rate	66.0%	82.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.0%	21.3%
Unemployment rate	0.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burns Harbor	Kouts
Population	1,980 → 2,198 (+11.0%)	2,018 → 2,261 (+12.0%)
Median household income	$77,500 → $98,333 (+26.9%)	$66,591 → $75,854 (+13.9%)
Median home value	$167,800 → $236,700 (+41.1%)	$151,100 → $223,700 (+48.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,175 → $1,413 (+20.3%)	$918 → $699 (-23.9%)

Burns Harbor

Population

1,9802,198

Median household income

$77,500$98,333

Median home value

$167,800$236,700

Median gross rent

$1,175$1,413

Kouts

Population

2,0182,261

Median household income

$66,591$75,854

Median home value

$151,100$223,700

Median gross rent

$918$699

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burns Harbor	Kouts
Under 5	8.6%	5.7%
5 to 17	20.8%	20.6%
18 to 24	4.3%	10.3%
25 to 34	10.6%	9.8%
35 to 44	21.9%	17.5%
45 to 54	13.8%	13.4%
55 to 64	9.2%	11.1%
65 to 74	4.9%	5.7%
75 and over	5.9%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burns Harbor	Kouts
White (non-Hispanic)	78.1%	86.3%
Black or African American	2.3%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	17.5%	13.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burns Harbor	Kouts
No high school diploma	8.2%	2.2%
High school graduate	27.0%	39.4%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	37.2%
Bachelor's degree	25.9%	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burns Harbor	Kouts
Drove alone	89.2%	94.9%
Carpooled	3.6%	3.5%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.1%	1.0%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burns Harbor	Kouts
1-unit, detached	56.9%	84.1%
1-unit, attached	6.5%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	5.0%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	12.8%	8.7%
20 or more units	9.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Burns Harbor	Kouts
Poverty rate	9.5%	4.8%
Average household size	2.56	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	24	28
Median year structure built	2008	1976