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Trail Creek, Indiana: commercial real estate data.
Trail Creek is a Census town of 2,351 people across 1.22 square miles of land, in LaPorte County. Median household income is $77,635, 91.6 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Trail Creek
What Trail Creek is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.22 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,932
- County holding the largest share of its areaLaPorte County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Trail Creek
- Population2,351
- Median age36.4
- Population under 18530 plus or minus 161
- Share under 1822.5 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Population 65 and over435 plus or minus 89
- Share 65 and over18.5 percent
- Households968
- Family households649
- Share of households that are families67.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Trail Creek
- Median household income$77,635
- Per capita income$36,751
- Civilian labor force1,077
- Employed1,004
- Unemployed73 plus or minus 76
- Unemployment rate6.8 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Adults 25 and over1,609
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher23.4 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.6 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Trail Creek
- Housing units1,032
- Occupied units968
- Vacant units64 plus or minus 56
- Vacancy rate6.2 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Owner occupied887
- Renter occupied81 plus or minus 64
- Ownership rate91.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$191,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$947
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.6 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Single family units970
- Share single family94.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more46 plus or minus 56
- Share in buildings of two or more4.5 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Mobile homes16 plus or minus 24
- Median year structure built1964
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Trail Creek gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute876
- Commuting under 15 minutes301 plus or minus 93
- Share commuting under 15 minutes34.4 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more210 plus or minus 92
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more24.0 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Drove alone82.5 percent plus or minus 23.2
- Carpooled4.3 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Public transport0.7 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Walked0.2 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Worked from home11.2 percent plus or minus 6.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Trail Creek
- NFIP communityTown of Trail Creek
- NFIP community number180619
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/29/22
The Town of Trail Creek does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 180619 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
LaPorte County, not Trail Creek
LaPorte County context, not Trail Creek figures
- Establishments in LaPorte County2,297
- Covered employment, LaPorte County40,632
- Average annual pay, LaPorte County$52,978
- Housing units permitted, LaPorte County296
Every figure in this section is published for LaPorte County as a whole and is not a measurement of Trail Creek.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Trail Creek questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Trail Creek, Indiana?
2,351, in 968 households. Trail Creek town covers 1.22 square miles of land, which is 1,932 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Trail Creek in?
LaPorte County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Trail Creek?
$77,635. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $191,800. Median gross rent is $947 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Trail Creek in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Trail Creek appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Trail Creek, town of, community 180619, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Trail Creek figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for LaPorte County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Trail Creek.
Is zoning published for Trail Creek?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.