Nappanee vs Simonton Lake

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

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

Nappanee has the higher population (7,040 vs 4,113 in Simonton Lake). Simonton Lake has the higher median household income ($74,233 vs $66,944 in Nappanee). Simonton Lake has the higher median home value ($230,600 vs $209,000 in Nappanee).

Population, income & housing

	Nappanee	Simonton Lake
Population	7,040	4,113
Median age	32.4 yrs	49.5 yrs
Median household income	$66,944	$74,233
Median home value	$209,000	$230,600
Median gross rent	$876	$1,101
Housing units	2,985	1,891
Homeownership rate	59.6%	79.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.6%	24.3%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nappanee	Simonton Lake
Population	7,033 → 7,040 (+0.1%)	5,362 → 4,113 (-23.3%)
Median household income	$55,125 → $66,944 (+21.4%)	$53,818 → $74,233 (+37.9%)
Median home value	$123,200 → $209,000 (+69.6%)	$149,700 → $230,600 (+54.0%)
Median gross rent	$829 → $876 (+5.7%)	$1,038 → $1,101 (+6.1%)

Nappanee

Population

7,0337,040

Median household income

$55,125$66,944

Median home value

$123,200$209,000

Median gross rent

$829$876

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)

	Nappanee	Simonton Lake
Under 5	6.0%	4.6%
5 to 17	18.4%	13.9%
18 to 24	7.7%	6.9%
25 to 34	21.0%	10.3%
35 to 44	13.7%	8.5%
45 to 54	10.1%	14.8%
55 to 64	10.8%	17.6%
65 to 74	7.3%	12.0%
75 and over	5.0%	11.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nappanee	Simonton Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	75.9%	72.7%
Black or African American	1.8%	5.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	8.9%
Hispanic or Latino	18.8%	10.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nappanee	Simonton Lake
No high school diploma	16.8%	10.2%
High school graduate	38.0%	31.9%
Some college or associate's	35.7%	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	6.6%	15.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	8.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nappanee	Simonton Lake
Drove alone	75.2%	80.8%
Carpooled	19.4%	9.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	0.8%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.4%	7.4%
Other means	0.1%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nappanee	Simonton Lake
1-unit, detached	59.4%	84.2%
1-unit, attached	4.6%	6.5%
2 to 4 units	12.0%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	8.2%	3.4%
20 or more units	1.2%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	14.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Nappanee	Simonton Lake
Poverty rate	10.9%	10.6%
Average household size	2.57	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	20	21
Median year structure built	1984	1988