Winfield, Indiana

Back to Winfield, IN housing info, Lake County, Indiana, IN smaller cities, IN small cities, All Cities. Homes for Sale in Winfield. Search By Bed, Bath, and Price Range!   We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Winfield, IN Lake County Population in July 2008: 4,484. Population change since 2000: +95.1% Males: 2,163   (48.3%) Females: 2,321   (51.7%) Median resident age:   35.3 years Indiana median age:   35.2 years Zip codes: 46307. Estimated median household income in 2007: $75,391 (it was $65,641 in 2000) Winfield:   $75,391 Indiana:   $47,448 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $28,818 Winfield:   $28,818 Indiana:   $23,805 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $260,994 (it was $184,400 in 2000) Winfield:   $260,994 Indiana:   $122,900 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $315,830; Detached houses: $323,473; Townhouses or other attached units: $231,901; In 2-unit structures: $108,951; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $137,084 Winfield, IN residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Profiles of local businesses: Children's Therapy Plus, Inc Kauffman Chiropractic First Step to Emotional Health Races in Winfield: White Non-Hispanic (92.9%) Hispanic (4.3%) Two or more races (2.2%) Other race (1.4%) American Indian (0.6%) 2008 cost of living index in Winfield: 104.1 (near average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Winfield, Indiana on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Winfield is mentioned 11 times on our forum: Indiana gains in population, Winfield is #1 !  (0 replies) Tornado  (55 replies) Best subdivisions in Crown Point  (16 replies) Want waterfront, w/ Good Schools & close to Chgo  (5 replies) Where to live in NW Indiana  (35 replies) Why so many houses for sale in Crown Point?  (18 replies) Latest news from Winfield, IN collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: German (27.6%), Irish (12.6%), Polish (12.0%), English (7.9%), Slovak (5.6%), United States (5.6%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Incorporated in 1993 Elevation: 707 feet Land area: 12.3 square miles. Population density: 365 people per square mile   (very low).

Latitude: 41.41 N, Longitude: 87.26 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 219

This town's Wikipedia profile

Average climate in Winfield, Indiana

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Winfield-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Indiana state average. It is 136% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/21/1967, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 26.6 miles away from the Winfield town center killed 33 people and injured 500 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 8/28/1990, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 44.1 miles away from the town center killed 29 people and injured 350 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Winfield-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Indiana state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 MB, 4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 85.1 miles away from Winfield center
On 12/17/1990 at 05:24:59, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 93.7 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

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Notable location: Lake Region Christian Assembly Church Camp (A). Display/hide its location on the map Church in Winfield: Church of the Four Seasons (A). Display/hide its location on the map Cemetery: Deer Creek Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This town:	3.1 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	84.0%
Whole state:	68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	3.6%
Whole state:	5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
• Gay men: 0.1% of all households

This town:	2.8%
Whole state:	9.5%

This town:	2.1%
Whole state:	4.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Winfield, IN

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5.09% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,815 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.09%
Indiana average:	6.54%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($200 average AGI)

Lake County:	0.05%
Indiana average:	0.10%

from Cook County, IL	2.28% ($39,640 average AGI)
from Porter County, IN	0.62% ($34,915)
from Will County, IL	0.19% ($56,174)

5.38% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,894 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.38%
Indiana average:	6.56%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($174 average AGI)

Lake County:	0.03%
Indiana average:	0.03%

to Cook County, IL	1.06% ($33,307 average AGI)
to Porter County, IN	1.03% ($43,404)
to Marion County, IN	0.30% ($20,343)