Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US metro and micro areas.

Safety39#561/924
Economy40#551/925
Housing64#336/925
Health25#694/925
Healthcare38#571/923
Environment19#745/917
Education36#593/925
Infrastructure67#310/925
Community13#806/925
Leisure & amenities42#540/925

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Michigan City-La Porte, IN metro area ranks highest and lowest among US metro and micro areas (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Drought exposure · low0%
95/100Indiana 18%United States 43%Nov 2025–Oct 2026National Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAAAggregated from counties
Distance to an emergency room · low3.8 mi
94/100Indiana 5.2 miUnited States 5.5 miJul 2026Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesAggregated from counties
Distance to an airport · low26 mi
83/100Indiana 38 miUnited States 33 mi2025Federal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census BureauAggregated from counties
Violent crime rate · low140 /100k
79/100Indiana 254 /100kUnited States 328 /100k2025Federal Bureau of InvestigationAggregated from counties
Flu vaccinations · high48.0%
77/100Indiana 47.0%United States 44.0%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Public libraries · high1.1 /10k
77/100Indiana 0.6 /10kUnited States 0.5 /10k2024Institute of Museum and Library ServicesAggregated from counties

Weaknesses

Suicide rate · high30.4 /100k
6/100Indiana 16.1 /100kUnited States 14.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
High ozone days · high4 days
7/100Indiana 2 daysUnited States 7 days2022Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAggregated from counties
Preventable hospital stays · high4,039 /100k
8/100Indiana 3,202 /100kUnited States 2,769 /100k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Days with unhealthy air · high3.3%
9/1002025U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Firearm deaths · high26.0 /100k
9/100Indiana 14.6 /100kUnited States 12.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
Loneliness · high37.8%
9/100Indiana 33.4%United States 33.2%2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

New homes permittedImproving
1.2 /1k (2021) → 2.8 /1k (Sep 2025–Aug 2026)
+125%5 yearsUS 5.2 /1k → 4.2 /1k
Child care cost burdenWorsening
20.6% (2020 & 2021) → 34.4% (2023 & 2024)
+14 pts3 yearsUS 24.5% → 27.9%
Cost of buying a home todayWorsening
18.5% (Dec 2021) → 30.0% (Aug 2026)
+11 pts5 yearsUS 26.4% → 34.1%
Property crime rateImproving
2,199 /100k (2020) → 966 /100k (2025)
−56%5 yearsUS 1,929 /100k → 1,535 /100k
Drug overdose deathsImproving
42.7 /100k (2021) → 18.8 /100k (Mar 2025–Feb 2026)
−56%5 yearsUS 30.8 /100k → 18.4 /100k
Violent crime rateImproving
312 /100k (2020) → 140 /100k (2025)
−55%5 yearsUS 389 /100k → 328 /100k

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Michigan City-La Porte, IN metro area improved on 14 of 32 measures with a comparison and declined on 8. 6 moved within the margin of error and 4 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among metro and micro areas: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2015-2019 with 2020-2024); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved14

Violent crime−55%312 /100k → 140 /100k
Unemployment−5.1 points9.2% → 4.1%
Gyms+41%0.4 /10k → 0.6 /10k
Uninsured−2.2 points9.4% → 7.2%
Property crime−56%2,199 /100k → 966 /100k

Declined8

Suicides+55%19.6 /100k → 30.4 /100k
Homicides+36%6.6 /100k → 9.0 /100k
Firearm deaths+39%18.7 /100k → 26.0 /100k
Transit use−0.6 points1.1% → 0.5%
Traffic deaths+16%15.4 /100k → 17.9 /100k

All 32 measures

Change of every measure of Michigan City-La Porte, IN metro area between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	2.8 /10k2020	3.3 /10k2025	+20%	Improved	75%
Average commute time	23.6 min2015-2019	25.0 min2020-2024	+1.4 min	Within the margin of error	22%
Average weekly wage	$8502020	$1,0392025	+22%	Improved	38%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.0%2015-2019	22.7%2020-2024	+4.7 points	Improved	87%
Broadband subscriptions	79.3%2015-2019	90.2%2020-2024	+11 points	Improved	69%
Child poverty rate	27.0%2015-2019	20.6%2020-2024	−6.4 points	Improved	86%
Distance to an airport	26 mi2020	26 mi2025	0 mi	Little change	50%
Drug overdose deaths	41.9 /100k2020	18.8 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	−55%	Improved	87%
Effective property tax rate	0.93%2015-2019	0.79%2020-2024	−0.1 points	Little change	57%
Firearm deaths	18.7 /100k2020	26.0 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+39%	Declined	13%
Grocery stores	1.4 /10k2020	1.3 /10k2025	−5.4%	Declined	33%
Gyms and fitness centers	0.4 /10k2020	0.6 /10k2025	+41%	Improved	85%
High school diploma or higher	88.5%2015-2019	90.8%2020-2024	+2.3 points	Within the margin of error	67%
Home price to income ratio	2.5×2015-2019	2.8×2020-2024	+0.3×	Declined	72%
Homicide rate	6.6 /100k2020	9.0 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+36%	Declined	8%
Income adjusted for local prices	$46,5322019	$60,8522024	+31%	Improved	42%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4402015-2019	0.4352020-2024	−0.006	Within the margin of error	71%
Median household income	$53,6582015-2019	$71,0552020-2024	+32%	Improved	77%
New business applications	8.1 /1k2020	9.7 /1k2025	+20%	Improved	16%
Pharmacies	1.4 /10k2020	1.3 /10k2025	−12%	Declined	42%
Poverty rate	15.2%2015-2019	13.6%2020-2024	−1.6 points	Within the margin of error	65%
Property crime rate	2,199 /100k2020	966 /100k2025	−56%	Improved	92%
Public libraries	1.1 /10k2019	1.1 /10k2024	−1.2%	Little change	54%
Public transit commuters	1.1%2015-2019	0.5%2020-2024	−0.6 points	Declined	32%
Rent as share of income	29.0%2015-2019	28.4%2020-2024	−0.6 points	Within the margin of error	70%
Rent-burdened households	47.4%2015-2019	47.0%2020-2024	−0.4 points	Within the margin of error	62%
Restaurants and bars	9.6 /10k2020	9.5 /10k2025	−1%	Little change	41%
Suicide rate	19.6 /100k2020	30.4 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+55%	Declined	7%
Traffic deaths	15.4 /100k2015-2019	17.9 /100k2020-2024	+16%	Declined	34%
Unemployment rate	9.2%2020	4.1%2025	−5.1 points	Improved	93%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	9.4%2015-2019	7.2%2020-2024	−2.2 points	Improved	88%
Violent crime rate	312 /100k2020	140 /100k2025	−55%	Improved	96%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 708 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master files; Public Libraries Survey; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 925 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Metro and micro areas like Michigan City-La Porte, IN metro area five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Michigan City-La Porte, IN metro area in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Michigan City-La Porte, IN metro area itself moved +4.5 points in standing on average over the same 30 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

111,917 residents

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69
50–59
40–49
30–39
20–29
10–19
Under 10

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 50–59 men (−1.0 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

111,917 residents

Michigan City-La Porte, IN metro area
United States share

White76%85,032
Black10%11,546
Hispanic or Latino7.6%8,498

Education

79,325 residents (±61)

Michigan City-La Porte, IN metro area
United States share

No high school diploma9.2%7,295
High school or GED40%31,366
Some college20%15,763

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

43,633 households (±564)

Michigan City-La Porte, IN metro area
United States share

Under $25k15%6,661
$25k–50k20%8,862
$50k–75k17%7,620
$75k–100k15%6,606
$100k–150k16%6,831
$150k–200k10%4,393
$200k or more6.1%2,660

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Under $25k (−6.4 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

43,633 households (±564)

Michigan City-La Porte, IN metro area
United States share

Own75%32,614
Rent25%11,019

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Own (+2.4 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

9,966 households (±726)

Michigan City-La Porte, IN metro area
United States share

Under $75019%1,904
$750–1,00035%3,458
$1,000–1,50036%3,549

Home values

32,614 homes (±855)

Michigan City-La Porte, IN metro area
United States share

Under $150k33%10,691
$150k–250k34%11,152
$250k–400k20%6,432

Age of homes

50,038 homes (±54)

Michigan City-La Porte, IN metro area
United States share

2010 or later4.4%2,188
2000–200910%5,133
1980–199920%10,086

Size of homes

50,038 homes (±54)

Michigan City-La Porte, IN metro area
United States share

Studio0.9%†460
1 bedroom8.4%4,183
2 bedrooms25%12,615

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

47,606 workers (±1,000)

Michigan City-La Porte, IN metro area
United States share

Drive alone83%39,716
Carpool7.0%3,342
Public transit0.5%†251
Walk1.1%†546
Bike0.1%†27
Work from home7.2%3,431
Other0.6%†293

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Work from home (+3.6 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

44,175 workers (±1,089)

Michigan City-La Porte, IN metro area
United States share

Under 15 min32%14,344
15–29 min36%15,777
30–44 min18%7,749

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The 10 largest occupations in Michigan City-La Porte, IN employ 9,700 people. 10 pay a median below the US median.

Above the US median
Below the US median

The largest occupations in Michigan City-La Porte, IN by employment, with median annual pay and how it compares with the United States
Occupation	Jobs	Median pay	vs USCompared with the US	Concentration
Fast Food and Counter Workers1,520 jobs	1,520	$28,250US $31,200	−9%	1.5×
Retail Salespersons1,460 jobs	1,460	$29,840US $35,410	−16%	1.43×
Cashiers1,040 jobs	1,040	$28,520US $32,880	−13%	1.28×
Home Health and Personal Care Aides930 jobs	930	$35,170US $35,800	−2%	0.82×
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand870 jobs	870	$37,820US $40,240	−6%	1.12×
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators850 jobs	850	$41,060US $44,650	−8%	2.31×
Registered Nurses790 jobs	790	$82,300US $97,550	−16%	0.89×
Stockers and Order Fillers790 jobs	790	$34,540US $37,330	−7%	1.07×
Office Clerks, General750 jobs	750	$41,480US $45,010	−8%	1.15×
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners700 jobs	700	$34,880US $36,840	−5%	1.2×

Look up any occupation

Search more than 800 occupations and see what they pay in Michigan City-La Porte, IN.

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025-05 (all industries and ownerships) bls.gov/oes

Reference period: 2025-05. BLS publishes metro areas, states and the nation (not counties or cities), so a county or city page shows its metro area.
Pay is not adjusted for the cost of living, so a higher median does not mean more purchasing power.
BLS caps the highest wages it publishes: where a figure is shown as “or more”, the real value is at least that much.
Some occupations (teachers, performers) are published by the hour or school year and shown here as an annual figure.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

Michigan City-La Porte, IN has 2,297 employer establishments, 207 for every 10,000 residents (0.83× the US rate of 248), with 34,909 paid employees at an average annual pay of $50,859. The Census Bureau also counts 6,608 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 2,297; 6,608 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 207; US 248
Paid employees: 34,909
Average annual pay: $50,859; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Michigan City-La Porte, IN by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Restaurants and other eating places	190	17.1	0.93×About typical	3,845	$19,765	23
Ambulatory health care services	184	16.6	0.79×Fewer than typical	2,349	$69,724	236
Specialty trade contractors	137	12.3	0.80×Fewer than typical	857	$67,124	429
Full-service restaurants	90	8.1	1.05×About typical	1,885	$20,364	9
Limited-service restaurants	79	7.1	0.89×About typical	1,774	$19,045	8
Offices of physicians	74	6.7	1.03×About typical	1,347	$83,774	36
Lessors of real estate	73	6.6	0.53×Fewer than typical	189	$39,741	752
Services to buildings and dwellings	73	6.6	0.97×About typical	457	$39,742	567
Clothing and accessories stores	66	5.9	1.64×More than typical	864	$18,753	58
Religious organizations	63	5.7	1.02×About typical	314	$20,611	—
Construction of buildings	62	5.6	0.74×Fewer than typical	741	$96,439	242
Automotive repair and maintenance	61	5.5	1.09×About typical	338	$47,053	85

Rank places for an industry

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 111,144 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
A metro area's figures are the exact sums of its counties.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $3.1M on contracts performed in Michigan City-La Porte, IN metro area: $28.30 per resident (US $2,008).

Obligations: $3.1M; −52% vs FY2025
Per resident: $28.30; US $2,008
Sole-source: 5.8%; US 30%
Single offer: 1.5%; US 8.7%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

5.2MFY2017
2.2MFY2018
8.1MFY2019
2.1MFY2020
8.9MFY2021
7.1MFY2022
8.6MFY2023
13.1M

Top industries (NAICS)

Grain and oilseed milling · 3112$1.6M51%
Other heavy and civil engineering construction · 2379$813.9K26%
Building equipment contractors · 2382$208.5K6.6%
Electric lighting equipment manufacturing · 3351$153.7K4.9%
Architectural and structural metals manufacturing · 3323$121.5K3.9%
Household and institutional furniture and kitchen cabinet manufacturing · 3371

Largest awards

COMMODITIES FOR USG FOOD DONATIONS: 2000010769/4100032229/GRITS CORN WHITE BAG-12/2 LB,GRITS CORN YELLOW BAG-12/2 LB$1.6M
MILLSTONE MILLS, INC.· LaPorte County, IN· Other equipment & supplies· May 14, 2025 – Nov 14, 2025· 123J1425C1222
FINAL PR UPGRADE STATION BUILDING CG STATION MICHIGAN CITY, MICHIGAN CITY, IN P/N 09-C03048 ROLLED FROM 10-PCV319$913.7K
ROCK INDUSTRIES, INC.· LaPorte County, IN· Construction & real property· Oct 15, 2025 – Oct 15, 2025· HSCG8311JPCV040
COMMODITIES FOR USG FOOD DONATIONS: 2000011054/4100033351/CORNMEAL WHOLE GRAIN BLUE BAG-12/2 LB,GRITS CORN WHITE BAG-12/2 LB,CORNMEAL DEGERMED YELLOW BAG-8/5 LB,GRITS CORN YELLOW BAG-12/2 LB$818.2K
MILLSTONE MILLS, INC.· LaPorte County, IN· Other equipment & supplies· Dec 9, 2025 – Mar 18, 2026· 123J1426C0274

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026.

Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $769.4M in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Michigan City-La Porte, IN metro area: $6,914 per resident (US $12,990).

Assistance · FY2026: $769.4M; −5.6% vs FY2025
Per resident: $6,914; US $12,990
Loan face value: $36M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 0.9%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$474.8M62%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$67.4M8.8%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$48.6M6.3%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$48M6.2%
20.205 · Highway Planning and Construction$47.6M6.2%
96.006 · Supplemental Security Income$17.7M2.3%
57.001 · Social Insurance for Railroad Workers$12.3M1.6%
20.272 · Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP)$10.2M1.3%

Top recipients (organizations)

INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$70.1M9.1%
INDIANAPOLIS, IN
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF MICHIGAN CITY INDIANA$4.2M0.5%
MICHIGAN CITY, IN
FIFTH AVENUE APARTMENTS, AN INDIANA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP$3.5M0.5%
MICHIGAN CITY, IN
PALADIN INC$2.6M0.3%
MICHIGAN CITY, IN
GARDEN ESTATES WEST

Organizations only: awards to individuals and county aggregate records count in the totals but are never listed. Grants to state governments recorded at the agency's own address are counted statewide, not in the capital's county.

Top agencies

Social Security Administration$608.6M79%
Federal Highway Administration$70.3M9.1%
Department of Transportation
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$54.7M7.1%
Department of Veterans Affairs
Railroad Retirement Board$12.3M1.6%
Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner$7.1M

Assistance by fiscal year

621.7MFY2021
604.8MFY2022
651.8MFY2023
688.3MFY2024
815MFY2025
769.4MFY2026

County aggregates

88%

Share of obligations reported only as county totals of many small awards (for example Social Security or Medicare payments), with no recipient named.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

Counties in Michigan City-La Porte, IN

Whole counties, as the U.S. Office of Management and Budget delineates the area. Federal spending below is the exact sum of these counties.

LaPorte CountyCentral county44111,294

Principal cities

The cities the area is named for.

Largest cities and towns

By population, for places with most of their residents in the area.

Other metro and micro areas in Indiana

Areas based in Indiana, best score first.

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar metro and micro areas

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-10-06
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
Air Quality Index Annual Summary by CountyU.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2025
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement
Zillow Home Value Index, Observed Rent Index and affordabilityZillow Research · release 2026-08

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Scores by category

Strengths · Weaknesses

Strengths

Weaknesses

Trends

What changed in five years

Improved14

Declined8

Metro and micro areas like Michigan City-La Porte, IN metro area five years ago that improved

Who lives here

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Improved14

Declined8

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