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Lake County (Northeast)--Gary City & Griffith Town PUMA, IN

117,012 Population
76.6 square miles 1,526.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.2 ±2.5 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Indiana: 38.3 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$27,193 ±$1,996 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Indiana: $38,794 ±$395
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$51,187 ±$4,624 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Indiana: $71,959 ±$630
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

21.8% ±3.7% (25,286  ±4,305) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Indiana: 12.2% 823,667 (±0.4% / ±25,971)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

26.8 minutes ±0.9 (1,138,025  ±57,143) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Indiana: 24.1 70,277,840 (±0.1 / ±387,394)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

48,154 ±2,442 Number of households
  • Indiana: 2,775,637 ±11,977
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0.1 (116,413  ±2,780) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Indiana: 2.4 6,744,786
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

3.1% ±1.9% (845  ±511) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Indiana: 5% 79,935 (±0.3% / ±5,148)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

59,255 ±2,840 Number of housing units
  • Indiana: 3,026,101 ±258
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$162,400 ±$10,727 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Indiana: $243,500 ±$1,916
  • about half the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

14% ±3.3% (16,230  ±3,869.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Indiana: 11.7% 804,074 (±0.3% / ±23,194.5)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

88% ±4% (68,543  ±4,485.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Indiana: 90.6% 4,244,133 (±0.7% / ±33,890.8)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
17.1% ±2.3% (13,348  ±1,905.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Indiana: 30.7% 1,436,427 (±0.5% / ±21,038)
  • about half the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

9.7% ±1.7% (10,670  ±1,825.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • a little less than the rate in Indiana: 10.3% 664,171 (±0.1% / ±7,661.7)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

3.3% ±1.6% (3,867  ±1,844) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Indiana: 7% 487,371
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.7% ±1.3% (5,906  ±1,171) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Indiana: 5.9% 316,228 (±0.1% / ±7,742)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
5,906 Total veterans ±1,171 5,668 Male ±1,154 238 Female ±194

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