South Haven vs Valparaiso

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

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

Valparaiso has the higher population (34,377 vs 7,177 in South Haven). South Haven has the higher median household income ($78,530 vs $67,664 in Valparaiso). Valparaiso has the higher median home value ($250,500 vs $163,500 in South Haven).

Population, income & housing

	South Haven	Valparaiso
Population	7,177	34,377
Median age	37.8 yrs	37.0 yrs
Median household income	$78,530	$67,664
Median home value	$163,500	$250,500
Median gross rent	$1,308	$1,142
Housing units	2,770	15,238
Homeownership rate	74.1%	58.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.2%	40.6%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Haven	Valparaiso
Population	5,092 → 7,177 (+40.9%)	33,355 → 34,377 (+3.1%)
Median household income	$53,553 → $78,530 (+46.6%)	$59,533 → $67,664 (+13.7%)
Median home value	$120,700 → $163,500 (+35.5%)	$185,800 → $250,500 (+34.8%)
Median gross rent	$954 → $1,308 (+37.1%)	$925 → $1,142 (+23.5%)

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

Valparaiso

Population

33,35534,377

Median household income

$59,533$67,664

Median home value

$185,800$250,500

Median gross rent

$925$1,142

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	South Haven	Valparaiso
Under 5	3.9%	4.7%
5 to 17	18.0%	14.5%
18 to 24	9.4%	14.8%
25 to 34	15.4%	12.2%
35 to 44	11.8%	13.8%
45 to 54	14.4%	11.4%
55 to 64	15.1%	11.7%
65 to 74	6.0%	8.9%
75 and over	6.0%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Haven	Valparaiso
White (non-Hispanic)	82.6%	80.4%
Black or African American	4.2%	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.7%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	11.4%	9.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Haven	Valparaiso
No high school diploma	8.9%	6.2%
High school graduate	46.5%	26.6%
Some college or associate's	32.4%	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	8.7%	25.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	15.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Haven	Valparaiso
Drove alone	89.0%	74.6%
Carpooled	6.7%	10.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	0.0%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	3.8%	9.3%
Other means	0.5%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Haven	Valparaiso
1-unit, detached	88.6%	55.4%
1-unit, attached	4.7%	6.4%
2 to 4 units	0.6%	10.9%
5 to 19 units	5.4%	20.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.2%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	South Haven	Valparaiso
Poverty rate	11.9%	14.0%
Average household size	2.68	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	28	23
Median year structure built	1971	1979