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BG 1, Tract 424.05, Lake, IN

1,850 Population
2.2 square miles 827.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.5 ±7.3 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Merrillville: 42.4 ±1.6
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Lake County: 39.7 ±0.3
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Indiana: 38.1 ±0.2

Economics

$60,868 ±$16,798 Per capita income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Merrillville: $36,629 ±$2,659
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Lake County: $37,284 ±$613
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Indiana: $38,351 ±$197
$121,467 ±$56,135 Median household income
  • nearly double the amount in Merrillville: $67,587 † ±$7,864
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Lake County: $71,493 ±$1,419
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Indiana: $71,957 ±$352

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Families

762 ±198 Number of households
  • Merrillville: 15,487 ±810
  • Lake County: 195,130 ±954
  • Indiana: 2,716,009 ±6,039
2.4 ±0.2 (1,850  ±498) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Merrillville: 2.3 35,884 (±0.1 / ±64)
  • a little less than the figure in Lake County: 2.5 495,178 (±0 / ±57)
  • about the same as the figure in Indiana: 2.5 6,671,685

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Housing

770 ±196 Number of housing units
  • Merrillville: 16,213 ±843
  • Lake County: 217,436 ±112
  • Indiana: 2,976,568 ±617

$261,800 ±$38,571 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Merrillville: $211,400 ±$7,522
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Lake County: $230,600 ±$2,947
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Indiana: $218,200 ±$739

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Social

95.7% ±10% (1,359  ±346.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Merrillville: 92.3% 23,568 (±4.7% / ±1,427.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in Lake County: 90.2% 309,096 (±1.2% / ±3,962.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in Indiana: 90.4% 4,153,503 (±0.4% / ±16,066.5)
47.3% ±14.3% (672  ±256.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • nearly double the rate in Merrillville: 26.1% † 6,669 (±2.7% / ±713.9)
  • nearly double the rate in Lake County: 25.8% 88,466 (±0.6% / ±2,087.4)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Indiana: 29.5% 1,354,639 (±0.2% / ±9,464)

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2.9% ±3.2% (46  ±52) Population with veteran status
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Merrillville: 7% † 2,016 (±1.6% / ±479)
  • about half the rate in Lake County: 5.8% 22,159 (±0.3% / ±1,215)
  • about half the rate in Indiana: 6.3% 328,414 (±0.1% / ±4,168)
46 Total veterans ±52 13 Male ±20 33 Female ±51

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