South CenterIN
Home to 108 people, this town lies in Indiana.
Is South Center a good place to live?
South Center’s age of the median resident is 60.1 years, against 39.4 years in Indiana’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Of the 594 Indiana towns we compare, none has a higher owner-occupancy rate than South Center. South Center has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
108 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to South Center: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in South Center, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in South Center.
More middle-aged adults than Indiana overall
Indiana has 30% of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 23%.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 0% and 83% women
The Census survey reached too few of South Center’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±44.6 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| South Center | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 24.1% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 0% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 0% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 0% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 0% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 63% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 0% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 59.8% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 0% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 17.1% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.2% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 0% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 100, single groups can be off by several points
The biggest natural risk in South Center is inland flooding, at a very low overall level
Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 92% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 37% of South Center’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 25% to tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of South Center’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.1 jobs for each of them
The median commute is under 18 miles. The top destinations are La Porte (24%), Michigan City (11%) and South Bend (6%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
South Center has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Summer afternoons peak near 83° in July, and January nights bottom out around 17°; snowfall runs to about 42 inches a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Notre Dame Stadium and 17 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around South Center. Close and well known come first.
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaNotre Dame Stadium
14 mi National ParkIndiana Dunes National Park2.6M visitors a year
26 mi CaveGrotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Notre Dame
31 mi State parkWarren Dunes State Park
24 mi MuseumStudebaker National Museum
19 mi MuseumHoosier Valley Railroad MuseumPhoto credits
Notre Dame Stadium: Tysto, Public domain · Indiana Dunes National Park: J. Crocker, Attribution · Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Notre Dame: Know1one1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Warren Dunes State Park: hakkun, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Studebaker National Museum: Unknown, Public domain · Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
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Everything we know about South Center
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of South Center
About 0 of every 100 South Center residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
100% of working residents leave South Center for work
Where South Center’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about South Center
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is South Center, IN a good place to live?
South Center has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.