La Crosse

Population: 640
Median household income: $63,500
Median home value: $125,000

La Crosse is a community in LaPorte County, Indiana, home to 640 residents. At $63,500, its median household income sits below LaPorte County's $70,452.

From 2019 to 2023, La Crosse's population grew 16.6% from 549 to 640, while its median home value rose 23.9% from $100,900 to $125,000.

89.6% of workers drive to work alone. 97.3% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 640
Median age: 36.1 yrs
Median household income: $63,500
Median home value: $125,000
Median gross rent: $1,047
Housing units: 224
Homeownership rate: 84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

549640

Median household income

$50,781$63,500

Median home value

$100,900$125,000

Median gross rent

$942$1,047

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	549	$50,781	$100,900	$942
2020	517	$51,932	$102,500	$982
2021	593	$52,917	$111,400	$979
2022	568	$59,464	$121,900	$1,183
2023	640	$63,500	$125,000	$1,047

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

Age distribution

Under 59.4%

5 to 1722.2%

18 to 245.5%

25 to 3411.1%

35 to 4415.6%

45 to 549.8%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 745.9%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	60	9.4%
5 to 17	142	22.2%
18 to 24	35	5.5%
25 to 34	71	11.1%
35 to 44	100	15.6%
45 to 54	63	9.8%
55 to 64	83	13.0%
65 to 74	38	5.9%
75 and over	48	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	585	91.4%
Black or African American	30	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	1	0.2%
Two or more races	19	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.6%

High school graduate53.6%

Some college or associate's17.1%

Bachelor's degree8.7%

Graduate or professional degree6.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	59	14.6%
High school graduate	216	53.6%
Some college or associate's	69	17.1%
Bachelor's degree	35	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	24	6.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone89.6%

Carpooled2.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.2%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	207	89.6%
Carpooled	6	2.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	1.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	12	5.2%
Other means	2	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	20	9.1%
15 to 29 min	55	25.1%
30 to 44 min	76	34.7%
45 to 59 min	58	26.5%
60+ min	10	4.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.91
Poverty rate: 18.9% (121 of 640)

	Count	Share
Family households	163	74.1%
Nonfamily households	57	25.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1943

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	220	98.2%
Vacant	4	1.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	186	84.5%
Renter-occupied	34	15.5%

1-unit, detached97.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	218	97.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6	2.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1840662
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.57 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.3178, -86.8898