Ross

Population: 6,740
Median household income: $53,824
Median home value: $114,600

Ross is a community in Lake County, Indiana, home to 6,740 residents. At $53,824, its median household income sits below Lake County's $68,985.

84.1% of workers drive to work alone. 79.4% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,740
Median age: 40.8 yrs
Median household income: $53,824
Median home value: $114,600
Median gross rent: $1,085
Housing units: 3,182
Homeownership rate: 68.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2023	6,740	$53,824	$114,600	$1,085

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1718.5%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4410.0%

45 to 5415.0%

55 to 6417.7%

65 to 748.0%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	308	4.6%
5 to 17	1,250	18.5%
18 to 24	537	8.0%
25 to 34	879	13.0%
35 to 44	674	10.0%
45 to 54	1,011	15.0%
55 to 64	1,196	17.7%
65 to 74	538	8.0%
75 and over	347	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,857	57.2%
Black or African American	969	14.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.0%
Asian	50	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	21	0.3%
Two or more races	373	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,469	21.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.0%

High school graduate46.3%

Some college or associate's22.8%

Bachelor's degree12.6%

Graduate or professional degree3.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	698	15.0%
High school graduate	2,151	46.3%
Some college or associate's	1,057	22.8%
Bachelor's degree	584	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	155	3.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone84.1%

Carpooled10.7%

Public transit0.7%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.6%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,632	84.1%
Carpooled	336	10.7%
Public transit	21	0.7%
Walked	11	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	80	2.6%
Other means	50	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	651	21.3%
15 to 29 min	978	32.1%
30 to 44 min	997	32.7%
45 to 59 min	192	6.3%
60+ min	232	7.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 16.5% (1,101 of 6,681)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,610	57.2%
Nonfamily households	1,206	42.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,816	88.5%
Vacant	366	11.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,919	68.1%
Renter-occupied	897	31.9%

1-unit, detached79.4%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units2.7%

5 to 19 units7.6%

20 or more units3.4%

Mobile home & other5.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,527	79.4%
1-unit, attached	55	1.7%
2 to 4 units	86	2.7%
5 to 19 units	243	7.6%
20 or more units	108	3.4%
Mobile home & other	163	5.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1866085
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.67 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 41.5351, -87.3754