Michiana Shores

Population: 433
Median household income: $92,500
Median home value: $448,300

Located in LaPorte County, Indiana, Michiana Shores is a community with a population of 433. The median household income of $92,500 is above the LaPorte County median ($70,452).

Between 2019 and 2023, Michiana Shores's population grew 47.3% from 294 to 433, while its median home value rose 23.9% from $361,800 to $448,300.

Owners occupy 94.2% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 60.7 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 433
Median age: 60.7 yrs
Median household income: $92,500
Median home value: $448,300
Median gross rent: $1,250
Housing units: 366
Homeownership rate: 94.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 55.8%
Unemployment rate: 1.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

294433

Median household income

$94,583$92,500

Median home value

$361,800$448,300

Median gross rent

$1,042$1,250

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	294	$94,583	$361,800	—
2020	349	$76,250	$362,300	$1,042
2021	390	$81,250	$373,900	$1,021
2022	420	$87,500	$414,900	$1,275
2023	433	$92,500	$448,300	$1,250

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

Age distribution

Under 50.5%

5 to 1710.2%

18 to 245.3%

25 to 346.9%

35 to 444.4%

45 to 5414.3%

55 to 6421.2%

65 to 7424.2%

75 and over12.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2	0.5%
5 to 17	44	10.2%
18 to 24	23	5.3%
25 to 34	30	6.9%
35 to 44	19	4.4%
45 to 54	62	14.3%
55 to 64	92	21.2%
65 to 74	105	24.2%
75 and over	56	12.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	392	90.5%
Black or African American	2	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	2	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	4	0.9%
Two or more races	28	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.4%

High school graduate10.7%

Some college or associate's32.1%

Bachelor's degree26.1%

Graduate or professional degree29.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5	1.4%
High school graduate	39	10.7%
Some college or associate's	117	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	95	26.1%
Graduate or professional degree	108	29.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 37 min

Drove alone75.0%

Carpooled3.3%

Public transit6.1%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle3.3%

Worked from home11.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	159	75.0%
Carpooled	7	3.3%
Public transit	13	6.1%
Walked	1	0.5%
Bicycle	7	3.3%
Worked from home	25	11.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	43	23.0%
15 to 29 min	37	19.8%
30 to 44 min	42	22.5%
45 to 59 min	29	15.5%
60+ min	36	19.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.08
Poverty rate: 13.2% (57 of 433)

	Count	Share
Family households	124	59.6%
Nonfamily households	84	40.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	208	56.8%
Vacant	158	43.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	196	94.2%
Renter-occupied	12	5.8%

1-unit, detached98.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	362	98.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4	1.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1848744
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.35 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.7564, -86.8182