Laketon vs North Manchester

A side-by-side comparison of Laketon and North Manchester: population, income, housing, and more.

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

North Manchester has the higher population (4,904 vs 532 in Laketon). Laketon has the higher median household income ($78,750 vs $63,438 in North Manchester). Laketon has the higher median home value ($196,700 vs $135,500 in North Manchester).

Population, income & housing

	Laketon	North Manchester
Population	532	4,904
Median age	44.8 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$78,750	$63,438
Median home value	$196,700	$135,500
Median gross rent	$1,021	$644
Housing units	314	2,240
Homeownership rate	77.8%	80.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	23.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laketon	North Manchester
Population	454 → 532 (+17.2%)	5,710 → 4,904 (-14.1%)
Median household income	$43,274 → $78,750 (+82.0%)	$52,319 → $63,438 (+21.3%)
Median home value	$86,900 → $196,700 (+126.4%)	$94,900 → $135,500 (+42.8%)
Median gross rent	$636 → $1,021 (+60.5%)	$781 → $644 (-17.5%)

Laketon

Population

454532

Median household income

$43,274$78,750

Median home value

$86,900$196,700

Median gross rent

$636$1,021

North Manchester

Population

5,7104,904

Median household income

$52,319$63,438

Median home value

$94,900$135,500

Median gross rent

$781$644

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Laketon	North Manchester
Under 5	4.1%	4.4%
5 to 17	13.3%	12.1%
18 to 24	12.8%	17.9%
25 to 34	5.8%	12.5%
35 to 44	14.5%	7.9%
45 to 54	5.8%	10.7%
55 to 64	19.4%	10.6%
65 to 74	16.2%	8.1%
75 and over	8.1%	15.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laketon	North Manchester
White (non-Hispanic)	99.2%	88.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.5%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	0.8%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laketon	North Manchester
No high school diploma	2.7%	7.6%
High school graduate	65.8%	33.0%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	12.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laketon	North Manchester
Drove alone	68.7%	77.1%
Carpooled	27.2%	7.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	7.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	0.0%	7.1%
Other means	4.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laketon	North Manchester
1-unit, detached	81.5%	71.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	18.5%	6.2%

Poverty & households

	Laketon	North Manchester
Poverty rate	4.7%	10.9%
Average household size	2.31	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	20	22
Median year structure built	1964	1957