Hartz Lake vs Winamac

A side-by-side comparison of Hartz Lake and Winamac: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Winamac has the higher population (2,445 vs 291 in Hartz Lake). Hartz Lake has the higher median household income ($43,659 vs $43,571 in Winamac). Since 2019, Hartz Lake's population has grown faster (+11.9% vs -7.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Hartz Lake	Winamac
Population	291	2,445
Median age	37.5 yrs	35.1 yrs
Median household income	$43,659	$43,571
Median home value	—	$112,000
Median gross rent	—	$708
Housing units	145	1,223
Homeownership rate	100.0%	53.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.0%	15.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hartz Lake	Winamac
Population	260 → 291 (+11.9%)	2,636 → 2,445 (-7.2%)
Median household income	—	$39,516 → $43,571 (+10.3%)
Median home value	—	$83,100 → $112,000 (+34.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$651 → $708 (+8.8%)

Hartz Lake

Population

260291

Winamac

Population

2,6362,445

Median household income

$39,516$43,571

Median home value

$83,100$112,000

Median gross rent

$651$708

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hartz Lake	Winamac
Under 5	5.5%	5.7%
5 to 17	30.9%	11.4%
18 to 24	0.0%	13.3%
25 to 34	3.1%	19.6%
35 to 44	15.5%	10.5%
45 to 54	38.5%	11.1%
55 to 64	0.0%	11.8%
65 to 74	6.5%	9.9%
75 and over	0.0%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hartz Lake	Winamac
White (non-Hispanic)	97.9%	82.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	8.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hartz Lake	Winamac
No high school diploma	30.8%	8.3%
High school graduate	10.3%	44.0%
Some college or associate's	45.9%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hartz Lake	Winamac
Drove alone	43.9%	69.4%
Carpooled	56.1%	19.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.1%
Other means	0.0%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hartz Lake	Winamac
1-unit, detached	34.5%	68.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.8%
Mobile home & other	65.5%	11.2%

Poverty & households

	Hartz Lake	Winamac
Poverty rate	56.4%	23.0%
Average household size	3.27	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	—	25
Median year structure built	1987	1957