Simonton Lake

Population: 4,113
Median household income: $74,233
Median home value: $230,600

Simonton Lake, a community in Elkhart County, Indiana, has 4,113 residents. At $74,233, its median household income sits above Elkhart County's $65,617.

Between 2019 and 2023, Simonton Lake's population declined 23.3% from 5,362 to 4,113, while its median home value rose 54.0% from $149,700 to $230,600.

24.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 79.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,113
Median age: 49.5 yrs
Median household income: $74,233
Median home value: $230,600
Median gross rent: $1,101
Housing units: 1,891
Homeownership rate: 79.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.3%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,3624,113

Median household income

$53,818$74,233

Median home value

$149,700$230,600

Median gross rent

$1,038$1,101

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,362	$53,818	$149,700	$1,038
2020	5,081	$61,446	$163,400	$968
2021	4,824	$63,125	$186,300	$984
2022	4,527	$66,852	$208,900	$1,101
2023	4,113	$74,233	$230,600	$1,101

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1713.9%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3410.3%

35 to 448.5%

45 to 5414.8%

55 to 6417.6%

65 to 7412.0%

75 and over11.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	191	4.6%
5 to 17	572	13.9%
18 to 24	283	6.9%
25 to 34	425	10.3%
35 to 44	351	8.5%
45 to 54	608	14.8%
55 to 64	723	17.6%
65 to 74	492	12.0%
75 and over	468	11.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,992	72.7%
Black or African American	218	5.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	114	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	365	8.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	424	10.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.2%

High school graduate31.9%

Some college or associate's33.6%

Bachelor's degree15.7%

Graduate or professional degree8.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	314	10.2%
High school graduate	977	31.9%
Some college or associate's	1,032	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	481	15.7%
Graduate or professional degree	263	8.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone80.8%

Carpooled9.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.4%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,625	80.8%
Carpooled	196	9.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	16	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	148	7.4%
Other means	26	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	570	30.6%
15 to 29 min	823	44.2%
30 to 44 min	289	15.5%
45 to 59 min	119	6.4%
60+ min	62	3.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 10.6% (437 of 4,113)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,175	68.8%
Nonfamily households	534	31.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,709	90.4%
Vacant	182	9.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,354	79.2%
Renter-occupied	355	20.8%

1-unit, detached84.2%

1-unit, attached6.5%

2 to 4 units2.5%

5 to 19 units3.4%

20 or more units3.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,592	84.2%
1-unit, attached	122	6.5%
2 to 4 units	47	2.5%
5 to 19 units	64	3.4%
20 or more units	66	3.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1869840
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.37 sq mi
Water area: 0.47 sq mi
Center point: 41.7542, -85.9705