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Lake County

Lake County has 500,379 residents across 26 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $71,493, in line with the Indiana figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $230,600, and 26% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026
500,379residentsACS 2020–2024
$71,493median household incomeIndiana: $72K
$230,600median home valueowner-occupied homes
90%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription
Lake County in IndianaZIP codes in Lake County highlighted; the rest of Indiana in grey
Map of Indiana with Lake County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 26 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP codeResidentsHousehold incomeHome valueOwnersBachelor's+BroadbandCommute
4630317,680$84K$294K87%27%93%35 min
4630771,673$108K$324K88%34%95%34 min
4631123,321$117K$332K90%38%93%34 min
4631226,022$42K$105K43%11%79%23 min
4631917,847$75K$203K73%27%94%31 min
4632014,353$37K$135K41%13%80%31 min
4632123,733$110K$334K87%50%91%31 min
4632223,680$78K$233K78%30%93%28 min
4632323,047$60K$166K68%19%88%26 min
4632421,409$63K$159K68%17%90%28 min
4632710,597$47K$142K62%13%85%29 min
4634232,224$76K$213K74%21%95%28 min
4635619,721$89K$282K89%22%95%37 min
4637318,843$127K$409K97%43%93%35 min
4637524,188$93K$315K83%37%95%35 min
46376319$64K$188K86%9%84%37 min
4639411,894$66K$173K65%25%91%30 min
464025,836$34K$85K43%11%69%26 min
4640310,929$46K$178K49%26%84%34 min
4640415,428$42K$95K56%15%86%26 min
4640512,184$61K$139K75%8%90%29 min
464069,001$36K$92K48%12%84%28 min
464078,577$29K$60K41%13%73%27 min
4640815,747$47K$103K59%12%87%28 min
464097,184$45K$79K45%11%84%30 min
4641039,243$64K$208K66%25%88%34 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

500,379 residents in 195,130 households, next to the Indiana figure.

23%
under 18
21%
aged 18–34
18%
aged 65 and over
30%
of households are people living alone
44%
of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

217,436 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $230,600 (±$2,947).

72%
of households own their home
71%
of homes are detached single-family houses
13%
are in buildings with 5 or more units
2%
are mobile homes
10%
of housing units are vacant
$1,131
median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%
2010–20196%
2000–200911%
1990–199910%
1980–19896%
1970–197914%
1960–196913%
1950–195915%
1940–19499%
1939 or earlier15%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$1,419.

$71,493
median household income
14.3%
of people live below the poverty line
6.1%
unemployment rate
26%
of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

31 min
average commute to work
21%
of commuters travel 45 minutes or more
88%
of workers drive or carpool
1%
take public transportation
1%
walk or bike
8%
work from home
7%
of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

90%
of households have a broadband subscription
8%
have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near Lake County, Indiana, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Crown Point post office
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Crown Point post office
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William Whitaker House
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William Whitaker House
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Wellington A. Clark House
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Wellington A. Clark House
Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
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