Lake Santee vs New Point

A side-by-side comparison of Lake Santee and New Point: population, income, housing, and more.

Lake Santee and New Point are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lake Santee has the higher population (1,051 vs 252 in New Point). Lake Santee has the higher median household income ($135,804 vs $60,179 in New Point). Lake Santee has the higher median home value ($226,500 vs $125,000 in New Point).

Population, income & housing

	Lake Santee	New Point
Population	1,051	252
Median age	41.9 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$135,804	$60,179
Median home value	$226,500	$125,000
Median gross rent	—	$1,153
Housing units	545	148
Homeownership rate	89.1%	78.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.5%	10.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lake Santee	New Point
Population	860 → 1,051 (+22.2%)	372 → 252 (-32.3%)
Median household income	$72,500 → $135,804 (+87.3%)	$46,964 → $60,179 (+28.1%)
Median home value	$148,800 → $226,500 (+52.2%)	$99,300 → $125,000 (+25.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$763 → $1,153 (+51.1%)

Lake Santee

Population

8601,051

Median household income

$72,500$135,804

Median home value

$148,800$226,500

New Point

Population

372252

Median household income

$46,964$60,179

Median home value

$99,300$125,000

Median gross rent

$763$1,153

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lake Santee	New Point
Under 5	4.4%	1.6%
5 to 17	21.9%	17.1%
18 to 24	0.9%	9.5%
25 to 34	11.8%	7.9%
35 to 44	11.5%	20.6%
45 to 54	12.7%	7.5%
55 to 64	24.5%	19.8%
65 to 74	8.1%	8.3%
75 and over	4.3%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lake Santee	New Point
White (non-Hispanic)	88.5%	86.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.6%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	5.9%	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lake Santee	New Point
No high school diploma	1.6%	23.8%
High school graduate	26.9%	43.1%
Some college or associate's	37.1%	22.7%
Bachelor's degree	27.2%	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	0.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lake Santee	New Point
Drove alone	73.1%	89.3%
Carpooled	8.3%	7.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.1%	0.8%
Other means	9.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lake Santee	New Point
1-unit, detached	100.0%	85.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.7%

Poverty & households

	Lake Santee	New Point
Poverty rate	6.3%	9.9%
Average household size	2.72	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	32	19
Median year structure built	1975	1972