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Lake County-Porter County-Jasper County, IN Metro Division

724,681 Population
1,878.4 square miles 385.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.6 ±0.5 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 38.9 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$39,973 ±$981 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: $49,948 ±$510
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$76,753 ±$1,686 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: $90,770 ±$879
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

11.7% ±1.2% (83,216  ±8,821) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 11.1% 1,026,828 (±0.3% / ±23,643)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

29.1 minutes ±0.8 (9,013,250  ±309,741) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 30.9 125,151,910 (±0.2 / ±1,209,442)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

286,835 ±2,525 Number of households
  • the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 3,690,402 ±9,692
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0 (715,580  ±1,415) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 2.5 9,254,461 (±0 / ±1,750)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.6% ±1% (9,195  ±1,612) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 4.6% 104,224 (±0.3% / ±6,102)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

312,903 ±581 Number of housing units
  • the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 3,924,020 ±943
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$268,300 ±$5,557 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: $339,700 ±$1,930
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

9.4% ±1% (67,420  ±6,880.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 10.2% 945,818 (±0.3% / ±31,727.7)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

91.5% ±2% (460,090  ±10,082.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 90% 5,903,400 (±0.7% / ±42,582.7)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
29% ±1.2% (146,114  ±5,806.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 43.1% 2,825,577 (±0.4% / ±27,146)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

7% ±0.7% (50,418  ±4,742) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 19.4% 1,825,700 (±0.3% / ±28,683)
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.5% ±0.5% (30,829  ±2,800) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 3.6% 266,098 (±0.1% / ±7,628)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
30,829 Total veterans ±2,800 29,162 Male ±2,701 1,667 Female ±586

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