Kingsford Heights

Population: 1,313
Median household income: $55,938
Median home value: $103,100

Kingsford Heights is a community in LaPorte County, Indiana, home to 1,313 residents. The median household income of $55,938 is below the LaPorte County median ($70,452).

Between 2019 and 2023, Kingsford Heights's population grew 8.0% from 1,216 to 1,313, while its median home value rose 61.3% from $63,900 to $103,100.

Owners occupy 59.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 35.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,313
Median age: 35.9 yrs
Median household income: $55,938
Median home value: $103,100
Median gross rent: $805
Housing units: 598
Homeownership rate: 59.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.7%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2161,313

Median household income

$43,664$55,938

Median home value

$63,900$103,100

Median gross rent

$729$805

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,216	$43,664	$63,900	$729
2020	1,381	$48,596	$65,700	$698
2021	1,471	$50,172	$68,200	$800
2022	1,391	$54,387	$86,300	$865
2023	1,313	$55,938	$103,100	$805

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.2%

5 to 1720.0%

18 to 245.0%

25 to 3416.4%

35 to 4414.2%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	94	7.2%
5 to 17	262	20.0%
18 to 24	66	5.0%
25 to 34	215	16.4%
35 to 44	187	14.2%
45 to 54	142	10.8%
55 to 64	162	12.3%
65 to 74	111	8.5%
75 and over	74	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	996	75.9%
Black or African American	98	7.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	4	0.3%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	102	7.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	112	8.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.2%

High school graduate52.1%

Some college or associate's25.0%

Bachelor's degree6.1%

Graduate or professional degree1.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	135	15.2%
High school graduate	464	52.1%
Some college or associate's	223	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	54	6.1%
Graduate or professional degree	15	1.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone87.4%

Carpooled9.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.9%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	486	87.4%
Carpooled	50	9.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	16	2.9%
Other means	4	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	71	13.1%
15 to 29 min	232	43.0%
30 to 44 min	183	33.9%
45 to 59 min	13	2.4%
60+ min	41	7.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.52
Poverty rate: 18.2% (232 of 1,276)

	Count	Share
Family households	414	79.3%
Nonfamily households	108	20.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	522	87.3%
Vacant	76	12.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	310	59.4%
Renter-occupied	212	40.6%

1-unit, detached83.8%

1-unit, attached11.0%

2 to 4 units3.3%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	501	83.8%
1-unit, attached	66	11.0%
2 to 4 units	20	3.3%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11	1.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1839852
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.89 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.4784, -86.6930