Ingalls vs Lapel

A side-by-side comparison of Ingalls and Lapel: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lapel has the higher population (2,568 vs 2,453 in Ingalls). Lapel has the higher median household income ($77,563 vs $72,330 in Ingalls). Lapel has the higher median home value ($201,900 vs $161,000 in Ingalls).

Population, income & housing

	Ingalls	Lapel
Population	2,453	2,568
Median age	36.5 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$72,330	$77,563
Median home value	$161,000	$201,900
Median gross rent	$1,392	$1,229
Housing units	910	1,037
Homeownership rate	80.3%	70.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.3%	28.8%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ingalls	Lapel
Population	2,203 → 2,453 (+11.3%)	2,358 → 2,568 (+8.9%)
Median household income	$51,339 → $72,330 (+40.9%)	$57,845 → $77,563 (+34.1%)
Median home value	$105,700 → $161,000 (+52.3%)	$116,200 → $201,900 (+73.8%)
Median gross rent	$952 → $1,392 (+46.2%)	$800 → $1,229 (+53.6%)

Ingalls

Population

2,2032,453

Median household income

$51,339$72,330

Median home value

$105,700$161,000

Median gross rent

$952$1,392

Lapel

Population

2,3582,568

Median household income

$57,845$77,563

Median home value

$116,200$201,900

Median gross rent

$800$1,229

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ingalls	Lapel
Under 5	6.3%	11.1%
5 to 17	24.0%	16.7%
18 to 24	4.6%	6.6%
25 to 34	13.0%	13.8%
35 to 44	17.5%	11.0%
45 to 54	11.3%	11.4%
55 to 64	14.8%	17.4%
65 to 74	6.5%	7.1%
75 and over	1.9%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ingalls	Lapel
White (non-Hispanic)	78.6%	90.4%
Black or African American	8.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	8.6%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ingalls	Lapel
No high school diploma	7.6%	5.6%
High school graduate	44.2%	34.8%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	7.8%	20.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ingalls	Lapel
Drove alone	76.3%	79.0%
Carpooled	8.9%	3.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.3%	14.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ingalls	Lapel
1-unit, detached	91.5%	82.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	0.4%	7.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.0%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Ingalls	Lapel
Poverty rate	8.7%	7.0%
Average household size	2.96	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	30	26
Median year structure built	2000	1972