Moving to Kingsford Heights, Indiana
Population: 1,453. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,407 (-3.2% change)
Males: 705 (48.5%), Females: 748 (51.5%)
LaPorte County
Zip code: 46346
Demographics
Median resident age: 30.2 years
Median household income: $32,169
Median house value: $54,700
Population by Race
Races in Kingsford Heights:
- White Non-Hispanic (85.4%)
- Black (9.7%)
- Two or more races (3.1%)
- Hispanic (1.8%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
- Other race (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (20.7%), German (15.6%), Irish (11.0%), Polish (6.6%), English (4.9%), Dutch (3.8%).
Elevation: 717 feet
Land area: 0.9 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Kingsford Heights
- High school or higher: 73.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.6%
- Unemployed: 7.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Kingsford Heights town
- Never married: 21.7%
- Now married: 52.7%
- Separated: 2.3%
- Widowed: 7.1%
- Divorced: 16.3%
1.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -22 (-1.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Kingsford Heights:
- LA PORTE HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SERVICES (about 9 miles; LA PORTE, IN)
- STARKE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; KNOX, IN)
- ST ANTHONY MEMORIAL HEALTH CENTERS (about 21 miles; MICHIGAN CITY, IN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kingsford Heights:
- PORTER COUNTY MUNI (about 22 miles; VALPARAISO, IN; Abbreviation: VPZ)
- SOUTH BEND REGIONAL (about 31 miles; SOUTH BEND, IN; Abbreviation: SBN)
- GARY/CHICAGO (about 50 miles; GARY, IN; Abbreviation: GYY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Kingsford Heights:
- LA PORTE MUNI (about 7 miles; LA PORTE, IN; Abbreviation: PPO)
- FLYING U RANCH (about 7 miles; UNION MILLS, IN; Abbreviation: 4C1)
- STARKE COUNTY (about 12 miles; KNOX, IN; Abbreviation: OXI)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kingsford Heights:
- PURDUE UNIVERSITY-NORTH CENTRAL CAMPUS (about 16 miles; WESTVILLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,500)
- VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; VALPARAISO, IN; Full-time enrollment: 3,376)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTH BEND (about 29 miles; SOUTH BEND, IN; Full-time enrollment: 4,725)
- UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME (about 35 miles; NOTRE DAME, IN; Full-time enrollment: 10,633)
- ANDREWS UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; BERRIEN SPRINGS, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,342)
- IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-NORTHWEST (about 45 miles; GARY, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,432)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-NORTHWEST (about 47 miles; GARY, IN; Full-time enrollment: 3,208)
Public primary/middle school in Kingsford Heights:
- KINGSFORD HEIGHTS ELEM SCH (Students: 220; Location: 460 EVANSTON RD; Grades: KG – 05)