Michigan City-La Porte migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 3,838 people moved into the Michigan City metro and 3,949 moved out, a net of −111. Yellow arcs are people arriving, blue arcs are people leaving. Hover a dot to see the corridor, or click through to compare.
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† IRS methodology change in this year’s files (see methodology)
What the flows say
- Biggest published corridors: Chicago, IL-IN leads both directions, with 1,653 people in and 1,311 out in 2022–23. The listed corridors cover about 61–66% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net flow has reversed from gain to loss over the last three years, from +339 in 2020–21 to −111 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
111,294
▼ 0.0% year over year · shrinking
Peak population · 2021
112,404
1.0% below the 2021 peak
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: the population fell in 2025 despite domestic gains (+215). Births minus deaths (−320) and international migration (+46) outweighed them.
- Peak population: the high-water mark was 112,404 in 2021. The 2025 estimate of 111,294 is 1.0% below that.
Net income flow · 2022–23
+$7M
▲ $133M arrived · $126M left
Avg household income · movers
$60k in · $54k out
arrivals out-earn leavers by 11%
Michigan City wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Michigan City metro in 2022–23 reported $133M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $126M with them, a net gain of $7M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $60k of income, vs $54k for leavers. Arrivals out-earn leavers by 11%.
About the data
Corridors are IRS county-to-county migration flows added up into metro areas (2023 Census metro definitions; exemptions ≈ people). "Rest of" entries cover a state's counties outside any featured metro. The IRS hides corridors with fewer than 20 returns, so the lists here cover about 66% of inbound and 61% of outbound movers in 2022–23. The in, out, and net totals count everyone. Income figures are the total income (AGI) movers reported, from the complete county totals. Dollars are not adjusted for inflation, and household averages divide by the number of returns. Population figures are Census Bureau estimates; the peak covers records since 2000. Years marked † had a change in how the IRS built the files. Full details on the methodology page.
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