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Population (year 2000): 1,453. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,407 (-3.2% change)
Males: 705 (48.5%), Females: 748 (51.5%)
LaPorte County
Zip code:
46346
Median resident age: 30.2 years
Median household income: $32,169 (year 2000)
Median house value: $54,700 (year 2000)
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
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/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 certified for carrier operations nearest to
Kingsford Heights:
- PORTER COUNTY MUNI (about 22 miles; VALPARAISO, IN;
ID: VPZ)
- SOUTH BEND REGIONAL (about 31 miles; SOUTH BEND, IN;
ID: SBN)
- GARY/CHICAGO (about 50 miles; GARY, IN; ID: GYY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Kingsford Heights:
- LA PORTE MUNI (about 7 miles; LA PORTE, IN; ID: PPO)
- FLYING U RANCH (about 7 miles; UNION MILLS, IN; ID:
4C1)
- STARKE COUNTY (about 12 miles; KNOX, IN; ID: OXI)
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; FT enrollment: 3,376)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTH BEND (about 29 miles; SOUTH
BEND, IN; FT enrollment: 4,725)
- UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME (about 35 miles; NOTRE
DAME, IN; FT enrollment: 10,633)
- ANDREWS UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; BERRIEN SPRINGS,
MI; FT enrollment: 2,342)
- IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-NORTHWEST (about 45 miles;
GARY, IN; FT enrollment: 2,432)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-NORTHWEST (about 47 miles; GARY,
IN; FT enrollment: 3,208)
Public primary/middle school in Kingsford Heights:
- KINGSFORD HEIGHTS ELEM SCH (Students: 220;
Location: 460 EVANSTON RD; Grades: KG - 05)
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