Fish Lake vs La Crosse

A side-by-side comparison of Fish Lake and La Crosse: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Fish Lake has the higher population (954 vs 640 in La Crosse). Fish Lake has the higher median household income ($69,417 vs $63,500 in La Crosse). Fish Lake has the higher median home value ($181,300 vs $125,000 in La Crosse).

Population, income & housing

	Fish Lake	La Crosse
Population	954	640
Median age	42.6 yrs	36.1 yrs
Median household income	$69,417	$63,500
Median home value	$181,300	$125,000
Median gross rent	$892	$1,047
Housing units	600	224
Homeownership rate	67.5%	84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.5%	14.6%
Unemployment rate	9.2%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fish Lake	La Crosse
Population	1,605 → 954 (-40.6%)	549 → 640 (+16.6%)
Median household income	$59,455 → $69,417 (+16.8%)	$50,781 → $63,500 (+25.0%)
Median home value	$98,200 → $181,300 (+84.6%)	$100,900 → $125,000 (+23.9%)
Median gross rent	$759 → $892 (+17.5%)	$942 → $1,047 (+11.1%)

Fish Lake

Population

1,605954

Median household income

$59,455$69,417

Median home value

$98,200$181,300

Median gross rent

$759$892

La Crosse

Population

549640

Median household income

$50,781$63,500

Median home value

$100,900$125,000

Median gross rent

$942$1,047

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fish Lake	La Crosse
Under 5	0.0%	9.4%
5 to 17	13.8%	22.2%
18 to 24	14.3%	5.5%
25 to 34	12.8%	11.1%
35 to 44	11.8%	15.6%
45 to 54	6.6%	9.8%
55 to 64	16.5%	13.0%
65 to 74	17.8%	5.9%
75 and over	6.4%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fish Lake	La Crosse
White (non-Hispanic)	62.9%	91.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.4%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	32.5%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fish Lake	La Crosse
No high school diploma	21.1%	14.6%
High school graduate	41.0%	53.6%
Some college or associate's	25.4%	17.1%
Bachelor's degree	6.3%	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fish Lake	La Crosse
Drove alone	69.9%	89.6%
Carpooled	11.6%	2.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.7%
Bicycle	7.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.0%	5.2%
Other means	1.2%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fish Lake	La Crosse
1-unit, detached	88.7%	97.3%
1-unit, attached	11.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	Fish Lake	La Crosse
Poverty rate	6.9%	18.9%
Average household size	2.67	2.91
Mean commute (minutes)	32	34
Median year structure built	1973	1943