Indian Creek vs Third Lake

A side-by-side comparison of Indian Creek and Third Lake: population, income, housing, and more.

Indian Creek and Third Lake are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Third Lake has the higher population (1,203 vs 892 in Indian Creek). Indian Creek has the higher median household income ($152,500 vs $150,893 in Third Lake). Indian Creek has the higher median home value ($443,100 vs $329,500 in Third Lake).

Population, income & housing

	Indian Creek	Third Lake
Population	892	1,203
Median age	46.4 yrs	50.1 yrs
Median household income	$152,500	$150,893
Median home value	$443,100	$329,500
Median gross rent	$3,029	—
Housing units	261	501
Homeownership rate	87.5%	99.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	56.0%	70.9%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Indian Creek	Third Lake
Population	627 → 892 (+42.3%)	1,079 → 1,203 (+11.5%)
Median household income	$147,500 → $152,500 (+3.4%)	$116,563 → $150,893 (+29.5%)
Median home value	$397,200 → $443,100 (+11.6%)	$267,400 → $329,500 (+23.2%)
Median gross rent	$2,250 → $3,029 (+34.6%)	$1,469 → $1,125 (-23.4%)

Indian Creek

Population

627892

Median household income

$147,500$152,500

Median home value

$397,200$443,100

Median gross rent

$2,250$3,029

Third Lake

Population

1,0791,203

Median household income

$116,563$150,893

Median home value

$267,400$329,500

Median gross rent

$1,469$1,125

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Indian Creek	Third Lake
Under 5	3.5%	4.5%
5 to 17	17.4%	15.0%
18 to 24	6.7%	6.0%
25 to 34	7.4%	6.7%
35 to 44	13.2%	13.6%
45 to 54	15.1%	14.7%
55 to 64	12.8%	13.5%
65 to 74	18.8%	19.3%
75 and over	5.0%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Indian Creek	Third Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	46.0%	82.9%
Black or African American	2.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	39.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	9.8%	14.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Indian Creek	Third Lake
No high school diploma	5.7%	0.4%
High school graduate	6.5%	8.9%
Some college or associate's	31.7%	19.8%
Bachelor's degree	32.7%	35.3%
Graduate or professional degree	23.4%	35.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Indian Creek	Third Lake
Drove alone	73.3%	75.6%
Carpooled	6.1%	6.5%
Public transit	2.9%	1.7%
Walked	0.0%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.7%	13.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Indian Creek	Third Lake
1-unit, detached	98.1%	94.4%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Indian Creek	Third Lake
Poverty rate	2.6%	2.2%
Average household size	3.42	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	29	30
Median year structure built	2002	1985