What is the population of Lake County, Indiana?

The population of Lake County, Indiana is 499,741, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Lake County, Indiana?

The median household income in Lake County, Indiana is $69,290, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Lake County, Indiana is $87,666, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Lake County, Indiana is 6.3%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health C

Income C

Education D

Metric	Lake County	Indiana Avg	U.S. Average
Population	499,741	6,825,814	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	798.1	187.5	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.14%	0.45%	0.57%
Median age	38.3	35.8	37.1
Households	192,772	2,676,823	128,459,983

Year	Lake County

Group	Share

Lake County has a the economy index of C, which means it is somewhat prosperous.

Metric	Lake County	Indiana Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$69,290	$70,132	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	4.52%	4.81%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	4.3%	5.2%

Metric	Lake County	Indiana Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$87,666	$140,405	$242,182
Median rent	$1,096	$1,020	$1,342
Homeownership rate	70.8%	70.4%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM .

Metric	Lake County	Indiana Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	23.8	21.0	22.5
Work from home	7.2%	9.6%	13.4%

Lake County has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.

Metric	Lake County	Indiana Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.6%	26.0%	31.6%
Average household size	2.55	2.47	2.54

Lake County has a health index of C, which means it is somewhat healthy.

Metric	Lake County	Indiana Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	75.2	77.4	78.3
Self-rated poor health	22.6%	17.1%	16.3%
Smokers	22.8%	22.4%	19.0%