New Paris vs Simonton Lake

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

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

Simonton Lake has the higher population (4,113 vs 1,630 in New Paris). Simonton Lake has the higher median household income ($74,233 vs $71,750 in New Paris). Simonton Lake has the higher median home value ($230,600 vs $173,100 in New Paris).

Population, income & housing

	New Paris	Simonton Lake
Population	1,630	4,113
Median age	35.3 yrs	49.5 yrs
Median household income	$71,750	$74,233
Median home value	$173,100	$230,600
Median gross rent	$1,066	$1,101
Housing units	562	1,891
Homeownership rate	84.3%	79.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.6%	24.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New Paris	Simonton Lake
Population	1,503 → 1,630 (+8.4%)	5,362 → 4,113 (-23.3%)
Median household income	$50,078 → $71,750 (+43.3%)	$53,818 → $74,233 (+37.9%)
Median home value	$113,500 → $173,100 (+52.5%)	$149,700 → $230,600 (+54.0%)
Median gross rent	$793 → $1,066 (+34.4%)	$1,038 → $1,101 (+6.1%)

New Paris

Population

1,5031,630

Median household income

$50,078$71,750

Median home value

$113,500$173,100

Median gross rent

$793$1,066

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)

	New Paris	Simonton Lake
Under 5	6.4%	4.6%
5 to 17	19.8%	13.9%
18 to 24	9.1%	6.9%
25 to 34	14.3%	10.3%
35 to 44	11.0%	8.5%
45 to 54	13.8%	14.8%
55 to 64	11.2%	17.6%
65 to 74	7.2%	12.0%
75 and over	7.2%	11.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New Paris	Simonton Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	86.2%	72.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	5.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.0%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	8.9%
Hispanic or Latino	11.8%	10.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New Paris	Simonton Lake
No high school diploma	21.3%	10.2%
High school graduate	46.9%	31.9%
Some college or associate's	22.2%	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	8.5%	15.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.0%	8.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New Paris	Simonton Lake
Drove alone	91.2%	80.8%
Carpooled	3.8%	9.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.5%	7.4%
Other means	2.5%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New Paris	Simonton Lake
1-unit, detached	99.1%	84.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	6.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	3.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	New Paris	Simonton Lake
Poverty rate	12.2%	10.6%
Average household size	2.89	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	19	21
Median year structure built	1967	1988