Wanatah

Population: 1,248
Median household income: $60,938
Median home value: $191,200

Wanatah, a community in LaPorte County, Indiana, has 1,248 residents. At $60,938, its median household income sits below LaPorte County's $70,452.

Between 2019 and 2023, Wanatah's population grew 1.1% from 1,235 to 1,248, while its median home value rose 40.7% from $135,900 to $191,200.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.0% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 94.6% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,248
Median age: 34.8 yrs
Median household income: $60,938
Median home value: $191,200
Median gross rent: $1,288
Housing units: 535
Homeownership rate: 85.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.4%
Unemployment rate: 1.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2351,248

Median household income

$70,000$60,938

Median home value

$135,900$191,200

Median gross rent

$1,063$1,288

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,235	$70,000	$135,900	$1,063
2020	1,198	$60,729	$141,100	$1,154
2021	1,169	$60,625	$147,100	$1,083
2022	1,136	$67,917	$166,000	$900
2023	1,248	$60,938	$191,200	$1,288

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

Age distribution

Under 58.4%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3416.8%

35 to 4416.5%

45 to 547.5%

55 to 648.3%

65 to 7412.4%

75 and over4.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	105	8.4%
5 to 17	212	17.0%
18 to 24	102	8.2%
25 to 34	210	16.8%
35 to 44	206	16.5%
45 to 54	94	7.5%
55 to 64	104	8.3%
65 to 74	155	12.4%
75 and over	60	4.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,181	94.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	6	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	57	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.2%

High school graduate42.8%

Some college or associate's38.6%

Bachelor's degree12.5%

Graduate or professional degree3.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	18	2.2%
High school graduate	355	42.8%
Some college or associate's	320	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	104	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	32	3.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone81.7%

Carpooled14.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	528	81.7%
Carpooled	95	14.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	23	3.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	165	26.5%
15 to 29 min	192	30.8%
30 to 44 min	168	27.0%
45 to 59 min	53	8.5%
60+ min	45	7.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 17.1% (214 of 1,248)

	Count	Share
Family households	279	54.8%
Nonfamily households	230	45.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	509	95.1%
Vacant	26	4.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	433	85.1%
Renter-occupied	76	14.9%

1-unit, detached95.1%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units3.9%

5 to 19 units0.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	509	95.1%
1-unit, attached	3	0.6%
2 to 4 units	21	3.9%
5 to 19 units	2	0.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1880018
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.4 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.4306, -86.8923