Chain-O-Lakes vs Gilmer Park

A side-by-side comparison of Chain-O-Lakes and Gilmer Park: population, income, housing, and more.

Chain-O-Lakes and Gilmer Park are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Gilmer Park has the higher population (929 vs 427 in Chain-O-Lakes). Chain-O-Lakes has the higher median household income ($71,010 vs $61,184 in Gilmer Park). Chain-O-Lakes has the higher median home value ($255,300 vs $142,600 in Gilmer Park).

Population, income & housing

	Chain-O-Lakes	Gilmer Park
Population	427	929
Median age	52.8 yrs	42.4 yrs
Median household income	$71,010	$61,184
Median home value	$255,300	$142,600
Median gross rent	—	$1,162
Housing units	219	410
Homeownership rate	100.0%	88.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.3%	24.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chain-O-Lakes	Gilmer Park
Population	611 → 427 (-30.1%)	700 → 929 (+32.7%)
Median household income	$53,227 → $71,010 (+33.4%)	$73,580 → $61,184 (-16.8%)
Median home value	$247,600 → $255,300 (+3.1%)	$130,200 → $142,600 (+9.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,179 → $1,162 (-1.4%)

Chain-O-Lakes

Population

611427

Median household income

$53,227$71,010

Median home value

$247,600$255,300

Gilmer Park

Population

700929

Median household income

$73,580$61,184

Median home value

$130,200$142,600

Median gross rent

$1,179$1,162

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chain-O-Lakes	Gilmer Park
Under 5	3.3%	2.4%
5 to 17	13.3%	16.0%
18 to 24	11.0%	4.1%
25 to 34	0.0%	11.0%
35 to 44	11.7%	17.9%
45 to 54	19.0%	9.4%
55 to 64	4.7%	10.8%
65 to 74	16.6%	18.4%
75 and over	20.4%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chain-O-Lakes	Gilmer Park
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	86.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.2%
Two or more races	0.0%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chain-O-Lakes	Gilmer Park
No high school diploma	4.2%	8.3%
High school graduate	72.2%	34.7%
Some college or associate's	10.4%	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.3%	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chain-O-Lakes	Gilmer Park
Drove alone	78.4%	72.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	11.2%	7.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.3%	13.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chain-O-Lakes	Gilmer Park
1-unit, detached	97.3%	95.6%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	4.4%
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%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Chain-O-Lakes	Gilmer Park
Poverty rate	6.1%	17.2%
Average household size	2.59	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	20	18
Median year structure built	2000	1962