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Michigan City, IN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Michigan City, IN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 43,625. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet MICHIGAN-CITY-IN · Michigan City, IN 1 ZIPs · 43,625 pop · #18200/25278 · LaPorte County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $59,266
  • RANK-LOWER #18200/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hanna
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 68% owners
  • POP-SMALL 43,625
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $167,300

Nearest income peer: Hanna, IN ( $549 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Michigan City

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Michigan City on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Michigan City, IN sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

28th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
43,625
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$59,266
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $59,266 and poverty 17.3% concentrate in 46360.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (68.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Michigan City as a pure owner town.

Within Indiana, Campbellsburg is the closest lower-income city and Goodland the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Michigan City.

Population concentration

Michigan City's single ZIP 46360 carries the town

Michigan City is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 46360 is the entire residential footprint (43,625 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Michigan City's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 1,061 establishments, 17,955 employees , annual payroll $876,452k (~24 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 46360 (1,061 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (223) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Michigan City, IN

These ZIP codes sit in LaPorte County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Michigan City. See the LaPorte County roll-up →

Every one of the 9 cities sharing LaPorte County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Michigan City, La Porte, Westville and Rolling Prairie among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Rolling Prairie marks the far end of that range at $99,830, 68% above Michigan City.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
46360 43,625 $59,266 1,061 218
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Michigan City roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Michigan City, .