Chain-O-Lakes vs Lakeville

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

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

Lakeville has the higher population (669 vs 427 in Chain-O-Lakes). Chain-O-Lakes has the higher median household income ($71,010 vs $55,179 in Lakeville). Chain-O-Lakes has the higher median home value ($255,300 vs $122,300 in Lakeville).

Population, income & housing

	Chain-O-Lakes	Lakeville
Population	427	669
Median age	52.8 yrs	39.2 yrs
Median household income	$71,010	$55,179
Median home value	$255,300	$122,300
Median gross rent	—	$769
Housing units	219	405
Homeownership rate	100.0%	43.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.3%	14.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chain-O-Lakes	Lakeville
Population	611 → 427 (-30.1%)	851 → 669 (-21.4%)
Median household income	$53,227 → $71,010 (+33.4%)	$42,778 → $55,179 (+29.0%)
Median home value	$247,600 → $255,300 (+3.1%)	$87,500 → $122,300 (+39.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$810 → $769 (-5.1%)

Chain-O-Lakes

Population

611427

Median household income

$53,227$71,010

Median home value

$247,600$255,300

Lakeville

Population

851669

Median household income

$42,778$55,179

Median home value

$87,500$122,300

Median gross rent

$810$769

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chain-O-Lakes	Lakeville
Under 5	3.3%	7.8%
5 to 17	13.3%	14.1%
18 to 24	11.0%	11.2%
25 to 34	0.0%	11.5%
35 to 44	11.7%	13.5%
45 to 54	19.0%	12.9%
55 to 64	4.7%	12.6%
65 to 74	16.6%	14.1%
75 and over	20.4%	2.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chain-O-Lakes	Lakeville
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	96.4%
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%	0.6%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chain-O-Lakes	Lakeville
No high school diploma	4.2%	10.0%
High school graduate	72.2%	45.3%
Some college or associate's	10.4%	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	13.3%	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	7.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chain-O-Lakes	Lakeville
Drove alone	78.4%	83.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	7.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	11.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.3%	9.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chain-O-Lakes	Lakeville
1-unit, detached	97.3%	37.3%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	7.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	18.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	32.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Chain-O-Lakes	Lakeville
Poverty rate	6.1%	14.5%
Average household size	2.59	2.02
Mean commute (minutes)	20	24
Median year structure built	2000	1986