Hudson Lake vs Wanatah

A side-by-side comparison of Hudson Lake and Wanatah: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Wanatah has the higher population (1,248 vs 1,245 in Hudson Lake). Hudson Lake has the higher median household income ($95,116 vs $60,938 in Wanatah). Wanatah has the higher median home value ($191,200 vs $163,500 in Hudson Lake).

Population, income & housing

	Hudson Lake	Wanatah
Population	1,245	1,248
Median age	38.3 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$95,116	$60,938
Median home value	$163,500	$191,200
Median gross rent	—	$1,288
Housing units	598	535
Homeownership rate	100.0%	85.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.2%	16.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hudson Lake	Wanatah
Population	1,638 → 1,245 (-24.0%)	1,235 → 1,248 (+1.1%)
Median household income	$49,672 → $95,116 (+91.5%)	$70,000 → $60,938 (-12.9%)
Median home value	$93,900 → $163,500 (+74.1%)	$135,900 → $191,200 (+40.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,063 → $1,288 (+21.2%)

Hudson Lake

Population

1,6381,245

Median household income

$49,672$95,116

Median home value

$93,900$163,500

Wanatah

Population

1,2351,248

Median household income

$70,000$60,938

Median home value

$135,900$191,200

Median gross rent

$1,063$1,288

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hudson Lake	Wanatah
Under 5	13.2%	8.4%
5 to 17	13.4%	17.0%
18 to 24	11.3%	8.2%
25 to 34	7.6%	16.8%
35 to 44	21.0%	16.5%
45 to 54	10.4%	7.5%
55 to 64	9.4%	8.3%
65 to 74	11.2%	12.4%
75 and over	2.6%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hudson Lake	Wanatah
White (non-Hispanic)	83.7%	94.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	11.9%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.4%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hudson Lake	Wanatah
No high school diploma	7.9%	2.2%
High school graduate	35.2%	42.8%
Some college or associate's	33.8%	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	9.1%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hudson Lake	Wanatah
Drove alone	96.8%	81.7%
Carpooled	3.2%	14.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hudson Lake	Wanatah
1-unit, detached	100.0%	95.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hudson Lake	Wanatah
Poverty rate	4.4%	17.1%
Average household size	3.10	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	44	26
Median year structure built	1951	1965