Lake County, Indiana (IN)

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% of renters here:	31%
State:	29%

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Races in Lake County, Indiana:

Median resident age:	35.9 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Males: 233,367	(48.2%)
Females: 251,197	(51.8%)

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Lake County:	2.6 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

This county:	$48,042
Indiana:	$47,448

This county:	$576
State:	$518

Lake County:	$136,300
Indiana:	$122,900

Detached houses: $163,624

Here:	$163,624
State:	$158,066

Townhouses or other attached units: $166,253

Here:	$166,253
State:	$148,761

In 2-unit structures: $113,353

Here:	$113,353
State:	$113,796

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $126,880

Here:	$126,880
State:	$114,735

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $142,587

Here:	$142,587
State:	$141,159

Mobile homes: $20,548

Here:	$20,548
State:	$33,761

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 9
• Assaults: 31
• Burglaries: 100
• Thefts: 323
• Auto thefts: 166

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 9
• Assaults: 30
• Burglaries: 107
• Thefts: 345
• Auto thefts: 126

Health of residents in Lake County based on 681 CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2002 to 2004:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.4. This is worse than average.
69.9% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
28.7% of residents had a sunburn in the past 12 months. This is about average.
49.7% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
52.8% of residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is about average.
63.0% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 201 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 162 pounds. This is more than average.
27.5% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is less than average.

Lake County:	14.8%
Indiana:	12.3%

Area name: Gary, IN HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lake County is $596 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $727 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $869 a month.

Cities in this county include: Gary, Hammond, East Chicago, Merrillville, Hobart, Schererville, Highland, Munster, Crown Point, Griffith.

2005 air pollution in Lake County:

Carbon Monoxide: 2 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Lead: 0.13 µg/m³ (standard limit: 1.5 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.018 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.116 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.089 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 32 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 183 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 15.8 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 44 µg/m³. Above U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.004 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.042 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Above U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Cook County, Illinois , Jasper County , Kankakee County, Illinois , Newton County , Porter County , Will County, Illinois .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Lake County: Lake Hills Golf And Country Club (A), Oak Knoll Golf Course (B), Pheasant Valley Country Club (C), Palmira Golf Course (D), Youche Country Club (E), Lake County Fairground (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Lake County include: Lake Hills Baptist Church (A), Lake Prairie Church (B), Grace Lutheran Church (C), Saint Matthias Church (D), Calvary Baptist Church (E), First Baptist Church (F), Zion United Church of Christ (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Fuller Cemetery (1), West Creek Cemetery (2), German Cemetery (3), Orchard Grove Cemetery (4), Lake Prairie Cemetery (5), Brunswick Cemetery (6), Zion Evangelical Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Fancher Lake (A), J C Murphey Lake (B), Hidden Lake (C), Hermit Lake (D), Fisher Pond (E), Golf Lake (F), Lake Dalecarlia (G), Goose Pond Swamp (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Eagle Creek (A), Cedar Creek (B), Stony Run (C), West Creek (D), Spring Run (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Lake County include: Deep River County Park (1), Buckley Homestead County Park (2), Camp Area Number Five (3), Leroy Community Park (4), Lemon Lake County Park (5), Shelby Community Park (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	10.5%
Indiana:	10.4%

Current college students: 24,644
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 25,848 (55% naturalized citizens)

Lake County:	5.3%
Whole state:	3.1%

Mean travel time to work: 27.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 72.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 134,632
• One, attached: 9,586
• Two: 10,732
• 3 or 4: 10,252
• 5 to 9: 8,755
• 10 to 19: 7,909
• 20 or more: 9,610
• Mobile homes: 3,495
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 21

Housing units in Lake County with a mortgage: 78,206 (8,805 second mortgage, 8,731 home equity loan, 370 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 34,893

Here:	69.1% with mortgage
State:	70.9% with mortgage

Lake County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Indiana state average. It is 3.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 23 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 11/12/1965, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 14 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Lake County-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 78.1 miles away from Lake County center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 168,666 (81%) Carpooled: 23,566 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 2,048 (1%) Streetcar or trolley car: 30 (0%) Subway or elevated: 383 (0%) Railroad: 4,067 (2%) Ferryboat: 10 (0%) Taxi: 169 (0%) Motorcycle: 87 (0%) Bicycle: 278 (0%) Walked: 4,136 (2%) Other means: 1,309 (1%) Worked at home: 4,208 (2%)

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%

1.20% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($7,787 average AGI)
3.84% relocated from other states ($29,827 average AGI)

Lake County:	3.84%
Indiana average:	2.47%

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)
from Marion County, IN	0.12% ($26,645)
from LaPorte County, IN	0.07% ($32,190)
from DuPage County, IL	0.06% ($58,947)
from Jasper County, IN	0.06% ($35,108)

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%

2.11% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($14,705 average AGI)
3.25% relocated to other states ($22,015 average AGI)

Lake County:	3.25%
Indiana average:	2.55%

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)
to Jasper County, IN	0.12% ($47,403)
to Will County, IL	0.11% ($46,737)
to LaPorte County, IN	0.10% ($32,098)
to Maricopa County, AZ	0.09% ($39,803)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.7

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 72,840 (61,501 aged, 11,339 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 416,144 (91,262 male householders, 36,375 female householders)

  90,813 spouses, 159,135 children (147,483 natural, 3,543 adopted, 8,109 stepchildren), 14,213 grandchildren, 4,214 brothers or sisters, 3,489 parents, 7,357 other relatives, 9,286 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 62,785 (24,632 male householders (20,250 living alone)), 29,320 female householders (26,505 living alone)), 8,833 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 5,635 (3,586 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 49,103 2-persons, 30,802 3-persons, 26,120 4-persons, 13,190 5-persons, 5,323 6-persons, 3,099 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 46,755 1-person, 6,246 2-persons, 646 3-persons, 199 4-persons, 64 5-persons, 40 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

86.5% of residents of Lake County speak English at home.
8.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
3.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (69% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $2,777,048,000 ($5658 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $50,224,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $1,221,696,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $736,975,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $15,836,000
Federal grants: $629,848,000
Federal procurement contracts: $59,828,000 ($29,880,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $112,865,000 ($9,337,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $17,926,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $269,951,000
Federal Government insurance: $497,654,000

Here:	75 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	51 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Here:	+7 per 1000 residents
State:	+9 per 1000 residents

Here:	-12 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 80.92 millions of gallons per day (4% from ground, 96% from surface)

Here:	5.9
State:	6.1

Here:	4.2
State:	4.2

62% of Lake County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 20% lived in Indiana.

Lake County:	62.2%
State average:	55.7%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 292340
• Northeast: 8366
• Midwest: 97705
• South: 49600
• West: 6005

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $79,500

Here:	11.7%
Indiana:	11.8%

Here:	9.1%
Indiana:	8.8%

Here:	20.7%
Indiana:	23.4%

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