Dunlap vs Simonton Lake

A side-by-side comparison of Dunlap and Simonton Lake: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Dunlap has the higher population (6,602 vs 4,113 in Simonton Lake). Dunlap has the higher median household income ($86,641 vs $74,233 in Simonton Lake). Simonton Lake has the higher median home value ($230,600 vs $208,400 in Dunlap).

Population, income & housing

	Dunlap	Simonton Lake
Population	6,602	4,113
Median age	37.3 yrs	49.5 yrs
Median household income	$86,641	$74,233
Median home value	$208,400	$230,600
Median gross rent	$1,143	$1,101
Housing units	2,150	1,891
Homeownership rate	95.8%	79.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.5%	24.3%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dunlap	Simonton Lake
Population	6,667 → 6,602 (-1.0%)	5,362 → 4,113 (-23.3%)
Median household income	$74,000 → $86,641 (+17.1%)	$53,818 → $74,233 (+37.9%)
Median home value	$143,600 → $208,400 (+45.1%)	$149,700 → $230,600 (+54.0%)
Median gross rent	$737 → $1,143 (+55.1%)	$1,038 → $1,101 (+6.1%)

Dunlap

Population

6,6676,602

Median household income

$74,000$86,641

Median home value

$143,600$208,400

Median gross rent

$737$1,143

Simonton Lake

Population

5,3624,113

Median household income

$53,818$74,233

Median home value

$149,700$230,600

Median gross rent

$1,038$1,101

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dunlap	Simonton Lake
Under 5	6.5%	4.6%
5 to 17	18.2%	13.9%
18 to 24	10.7%	6.9%
25 to 34	12.7%	10.3%
35 to 44	10.0%	8.5%
45 to 54	11.8%	14.8%
55 to 64	13.1%	17.6%
65 to 74	8.8%	12.0%
75 and over	8.3%	11.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dunlap	Simonton Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	69.2%	72.7%
Black or African American	5.0%	5.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	8.9%
Hispanic or Latino	21.4%	10.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dunlap	Simonton Lake
No high school diploma	15.6%	10.2%
High school graduate	30.4%	31.9%
Some college or associate's	31.4%	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	12.2%	15.7%
Graduate or professional degree	10.3%	8.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dunlap	Simonton Lake
Drove alone	79.2%	80.8%
Carpooled	7.7%	9.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.9%	7.4%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dunlap	Simonton Lake
1-unit, detached	95.9%	84.2%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	6.5%
2 to 4 units	0.3%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dunlap	Simonton Lake
Poverty rate	8.2%	10.6%
Average household size	3.34	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	20	21
Median year structure built	1977	1988