La Porte is a medium-sized city located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 22,198 people and nine associated neighborhoods, La Porte is the 44th largest community in Indiana.La Porte is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, La Porte is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in La Porte who work in office and administrative support (13.53%), sales jobs (8.44%), and management occupations (7.52%). In terms of college education, La Porte is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.89% of adults 25 and older in La Porte have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in La Porte in 2022 was $28,437, which is middle income relative to Indiana, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $113,748 for a family of four. However, La Porte contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. La Porte is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call La Porte home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of La Porte residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. La Porte also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.05% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in La Porte include German, Irish, Polish, English, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in La Porte is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
