Lake County, Indiana (IN)

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• • 260,95853.8%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 113,73523.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 95,25419.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 7,6831.6%Asian alone
  • 5,3741.1%Two or more races
  • 1,4460.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 8590.2%Some other race alone
  • 1840.04%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $191,969

Here:	$191,969
State:	$196,369

Townhouses or other attached units: $186,016

Here:	$186,016
State:	$179,895

In 2-unit structures: $87,432

Here:	$87,432
State:	$129,696

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $161,890

Here:	$161,890
State:	$148,047

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $143,854

Here:	$143,854
State:	$188,172

Mobile homes: $103,196

Here:	$103,196
State:	$63,481

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 CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2019:

Health of residents in Lake County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,809 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,509 (1.1%)

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.

2018 air pollution in Lake County:

Carbon Monoxide: 0.275 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.01 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.025 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 20.0 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 9.4 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.001 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Newport County, Rhode Island , Dutchess County, New York , Mercer County, Pennsylvania , LaPorte County , Ottawa County, Ohio , Starke County .

Current college students: 24,644
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 32,083 (53.9% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 5,2202010 or later
• 7,1202000 to 2009
• 7,3241990 to 1999
• 5,0801980 to 1989
• 5,0841970 to 1979
• 8,237Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.1 minutes

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

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 154,791
• One, attached: 16,236
• Two: 7,160
• 3 or 4: 6,576
• 5 to 9: 9,224
• 10 to 19: 8,485
• 20 to 49: 4,814
• 50 or more: 4,949
• Mobile homes: 2,448

Housing units in Lake County with a mortgage: 86,011 (1,001 second mortgage, 7,564 home equity loan, 300 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 45,091

Religion statistics for Lake County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Lake County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Indiana Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 31, 2020, FEMA Id: 4515, Natural disaster type: Other
• Indiana Severe Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: February 14, 2018 - March 4, 2018, FEMA Id: 4363, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Indiana Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: January 05, 2014 to January 09, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4173: April 22, 2014, FEMA Id: 4173, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• Indiana Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: March 08, 2009 to March 14, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1832: April 22, 2009, FEMA Id: 1832, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Indiana Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: September 12, 2008 to October 06, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1795: September 23, 2008, FEMA Id: 1795, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Indiana Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: January 07, 2008 to March 14, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1740: January 30, 2008, FEMA Id: 1740, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Indiana Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: August 15, 2007 to August 27, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1732: November 30, 2007, FEMA Id: 1732, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Indiana Snow, Incident Period: February 12, 2007 to February 14, 2007, Emergency Declared EM-3274: March 12, 2007, FEMA Id: 3274, Natural disaster type: Snow
• Indiana Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: September 12, 2006 to September 14, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1662: October 06, 2006, FEMA Id: 1662, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Indiana Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3238: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3238, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 9 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

4.56% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($44,795 average adjusted gross income)

0.02% of residents moved from foreign countries ($120 average AGI)

Lake County:	0.02%
Indiana average:	0.02%

1.19% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($10,414 average AGI)
3.35% relocated from other states ($34,261 average AGI)

Lake County:	3.35%
Indiana average:	2.21%

from Cook County, IL	1.89% ($44,600 average AGI)
from Porter County, IN	0.61% ($42,248)
from Will County, IL	0.21% ($63,224)
from Marion County, IN	0.13% ($25,138)
from LaPorte County, IN	0.09% ($35,067)
from Jasper County, IN	0.06% ($50,383)
from DuPage County, IL	0.06% ($63,952)

5.25% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($44,730 average adjusted gross income)

0.19% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,596 average AGI)

Lake County:	0.19%
Indiana average:	0.03%

1.91% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($15,442 average AGI)
3.16% relocated to other states ($27,691 average AGI)

Lake County:	3.16%
Indiana average:	2.40%

to Cook County, IL	1.13% ($38,911 average AGI)
to Porter County, IN	0.91% ($47,223)
to Marion County, IN	0.32% ($25,124)
to Will County, IL	0.12% ($56,397)
to LaPorte County, IN	0.11% ($37,033)
to Jasper County, IN	0.11% ($54,629)
to Maricopa County, AZ	0.08% ($42,850)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.2
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 12.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 9.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 10.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2007 to 2018: 8.3

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Lake County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 88,879 (25,265 living alone), Female householders: 101,256 (30,423 living alone)

• 81,574 spouses (80,911 opposite-sex spouses), 12,753 unmarried partners, (12,490 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 149,706 children (139,383 natural, 3,114 adopted, 7,209 stepchildren), 15,240 grandchildren, 6,558 brothers or sisters, 6,109 parents, 0 foster children, 7,561 other relatives, 10,126 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 5,731

Size of family households: 51,718 2-persons, 30,437 3-persons, 24,225 4-persons, 10,299 5-persons, 5,968 6-persons, 2,362 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 55,688 1-person, 7,716 2-persons, 968 3-persons, 662 4-persons, 40 5-persons, 52 7-or-more-persons.

57,046 married couples with children.
40,772 single-parent households (10,762 men, 30,010 women).

84.9% of residents of Lake speak English at home.
10.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (82% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $2,777,048,000 ($5,658 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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

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)

• Year house built in Lake County, Indiana
• 5,6582014 or later
• 2,8302010 to 2013
• 19,4812000 to 2009
• 18,3201990 to 1999
• 15,7151980 to 1989
• 31,4291970 to 1979
• 26,5991960 to 1969
• 35,5551950 to 1959
• 20,5301940 to 1949
• 38,5661939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Lake County, Indiana

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lake County, Indiana
• 2391 room
• 482 rooms
• 1,5273 rooms
• 9,8104 rooms
• 30,4995 rooms
• 35,0406 rooms
• 21,6247 rooms
• 16,7168 rooms
• 15,5999+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lake County, Indiana
• 1,1701 room
• 2,1072 rooms
• 10,3213 rooms
• 18,5104 rooms
• 14,0135 rooms
• 6,8316 rooms
• 3,5317 rooms
• 1,5848 rooms
• 9669+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Lake County, Indiana

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Lake County, Indiana
• 239no bedroom
• 1,6261 bedroom
• 26,1752 bedrooms
• 68,7493 bedrooms
• 26,7714 bedrooms
• 7,5425+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lake County, Indiana
• 1,391no bedroom
• 13,8391 bedroom
• 24,2072 bedrooms
• 16,1953 bedrooms
• 2,3494 bedrooms
• 1,0525+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Lake County, Indiana in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Lake County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 5,071no vehicle
• 35,2501 vehicle
• 56,4522 vehicles
• 22,3653 vehicles
• 8,5884 vehicles
• 3,3765+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Lake County in renter-occupied apartments
• 12,907no vehicle
• 29,4671 vehicle
• 13,0172 vehicles
• 2,9043 vehicles
• 2744 vehicles
• 4645+ vehicles

87.1% of Lake County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 30% lived in Indiana.

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

• This state: 264,650
• Other state: 183,104
• Northeast: 7,473
• Midwest: 137,685
• South: 32,222
• West: 5,724

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 11,492
• Number of aged recipients: 665
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 10,827
• Number of recipients under 18: 2,769
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 7,224
• Number of recipients older than 64: 1,499
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 2,755
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 5,934

Lake County on our top lists:

• #2 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest carbon monoxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
• #5 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
• #6 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011"
• #8 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest average weight of females"
• #13 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
• #13 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox adherents"
• #21 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the worst general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
• #23 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
• #24 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #31 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #32 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant congregations"
• #32 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #34 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #34 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #35 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011"
• #36 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox congregations"
• #37 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant adherents"
• #37 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
• #44 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic congregations"
• #44 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic congregations (pop. 50,000+)"