Burns Harbor vs Salt Creek Commons

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

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

Burns Harbor has the higher population (2,198 vs 1,973 in Salt Creek Commons). Burns Harbor has the higher median household income ($98,333 vs $84,648 in Salt Creek Commons). Burns Harbor has the higher median home value ($236,700 vs $181,100 in Salt Creek Commons).

Population, income & housing

	Burns Harbor	Salt Creek Commons
Population	2,198	1,973
Median age	37.1 yrs	34.5 yrs
Median household income	$98,333	$84,648
Median home value	$236,700	$181,100
Median gross rent	$1,413	$1,323
Housing units	965	698
Homeownership rate	66.0%	84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.0%	20.3%
Unemployment rate	0.7%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burns Harbor	Salt Creek Commons
Population	1,980 → 2,198 (+11.0%)	2,126 → 1,973 (-7.2%)
Median household income	$77,500 → $98,333 (+26.9%)	$64,201 → $84,648 (+31.8%)
Median home value	$167,800 → $236,700 (+41.1%)	$135,500 → $181,100 (+33.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,175 → $1,413 (+20.3%)	$1,220 → $1,323 (+8.4%)

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

Salt Creek Commons

Population

2,1261,973

Median household income

$64,201$84,648

Median home value

$135,500$181,100

Median gross rent

$1,220$1,323

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burns Harbor	Salt Creek Commons
Under 5	8.6%	4.3%
5 to 17	20.8%	21.7%
18 to 24	4.3%	8.2%
25 to 34	10.6%	18.1%
35 to 44	21.9%	15.6%
45 to 54	13.8%	9.5%
55 to 64	9.2%	13.0%
65 to 74	4.9%	9.0%
75 and over	5.9%	0.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burns Harbor	Salt Creek Commons
White (non-Hispanic)	78.1%	76.9%
Black or African American	2.3%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
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%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	17.5%	14.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burns Harbor	Salt Creek Commons
No high school diploma	8.2%	5.9%
High school graduate	27.0%	41.2%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	25.9%	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	1.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burns Harbor	Salt Creek Commons
Drove alone	89.2%	86.6%
Carpooled	3.6%	9.7%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.1%	2.4%
Other means	1.1%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burns Harbor	Salt Creek Commons
1-unit, detached	56.9%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	6.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	12.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	9.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Burns Harbor	Salt Creek Commons
Poverty rate	9.5%	11.0%
Average household size	2.56	3.04
Mean commute (minutes)	24	28
Median year structure built	2008	1979