Lake County, Indiana Demographics

Statewide Claims to Fame

Lake County is 1st in Indiana out of 92 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Lake County is 2nd in Indiana out of 92 other counties in Current population (2012)

Lake County is 2nd in Indiana out of 92 other counties in Households

Lake County is 2nd in Indiana out of 92 other counties in Housing units

Lake County is 2nd in Indiana out of 92 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Lake County is 2nd in Indiana out of 92 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Lake County is 2nd in Indiana out of 92 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Lake County is 2nd in Indiana out of 92 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Lake County is 2nd in Indiana out of 92 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Lake County is 2nd in Indiana out of 92 other counties in Retail sales

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Lake County Rank Indiana US
Current population (2012) 493,618 2nd 6,537,334 313,914,040
Size in square miles 499.0 12th 35,826.1 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 994.1 2nd 181 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Lake County Rank Indiana US
Residents younger than 5 6.6% 15th 6.5% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 25.1% 22nd 24.3% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 13.8% 77th 13.6% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Lake County Rank Indiana US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 86.5% 36th 86.6% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 19.5% 24th 22.7% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Lake County Rank Indiana US
Race - White 70.6% 91st 86.6% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 25.8% 2nd 9.4% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.5% 12th 0.4% 1.2%
Race - Asian 1.4% 14th 1.8% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 26th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.7% 17th 1.8% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 17.4% 1st 6.3% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 55.0% 92nd 81.0% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Lake County Rank Indiana US
Female residents 51.7% 7th 50.8% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 6.7% 7th 4.5% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Lake County Rank Indiana US
Housing units 208,673 2nd 2,800,614 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 22.0% 5th 18.5% 25.9%
Households 183,198 2nd 2,472,870 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 70.7% 79th 71.1% 66.1%
Home median value $136,400 16th $123,300 $186,200
People per household 2.7 10th 2.5 2.6
Building permits (last year) 819 3rd 13,781 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Lake County Rank Indiana US
Income per capita $23,726 30th $24,497 $27,915
Income per household $49,443 27th $48,393 $52,762
Income below poverty line 16.6% 14th 14.1% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Lake County Rank Indiana US
Non-farm private establishments 9,840 2nd 143,479 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 163,902 2nd 2,440,507 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 34,165 2nd 482,847 27,092,908
Retail sales $7,102,425 2nd $78,745,589 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $14,455 10th $12,408 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $1,069,166 2nd $11,669,759 $613,795,732

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