Porter vs South Haven

A side-by-side comparison of Porter and South Haven: population, income, housing, and more.

Porter and South Haven are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

South Haven has the higher population (7,177 vs 5,208 in Porter). South Haven has the higher median household income ($78,530 vs $74,155 in Porter). Porter has the higher median home value ($259,700 vs $163,500 in South Haven).

Population, income & housing

	Porter	South Haven
Population	5,208	7,177
Median age	41.8 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$74,155	$78,530
Median home value	$259,700	$163,500
Median gross rent	$1,161	$1,308
Housing units	2,106	2,770
Homeownership rate	77.2%	74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.3%	12.2%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Porter	South Haven
Population	4,817 → 5,208 (+8.1%)	5,092 → 7,177 (+40.9%)
Median household income	$91,667 → $74,155 (-19.1%)	$53,553 → $78,530 (+46.6%)
Median home value	$189,900 → $259,700 (+36.8%)	$120,700 → $163,500 (+35.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,299 → $1,161 (-10.6%)	$954 → $1,308 (+37.1%)

Porter

Population

4,8175,208

Median household income

$91,667$74,155

Median home value

$189,900$259,700

Median gross rent

$1,299$1,161

South Haven

Population

5,0927,177

Median household income

$53,553$78,530

Median home value

$120,700$163,500

Median gross rent

$954$1,308

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Porter	South Haven
Under 5	5.8%	3.9%
5 to 17	11.8%	18.0%
18 to 24	5.6%	9.4%
25 to 34	17.4%	15.4%
35 to 44	14.4%	11.8%
45 to 54	10.5%	14.4%
55 to 64	15.8%	15.1%
65 to 74	13.2%	6.0%
75 and over	5.5%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Porter	South Haven
White (non-Hispanic)	76.2%	82.6%
Black or African American	1.2%	4.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.3%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	16.2%	11.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Porter	South Haven
No high school diploma	3.6%	8.9%
High school graduate	27.9%	46.5%
Some college or associate's	42.2%	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	19.2%	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Porter	South Haven
Drove alone	78.1%	89.0%
Carpooled	9.1%	6.7%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.0%	3.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Porter	South Haven
1-unit, detached	77.2%	88.6%
1-unit, attached	7.3%	4.7%
2 to 4 units	6.2%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	9.0%	5.4%
20 or more units	0.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Porter	South Haven
Poverty rate	8.4%	11.9%
Average household size	2.51	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	27	28
Median year structure built	1990	1971