Fish Lake

Population: 954
Median household income: $69,417
Median home value: $181,300

Fish Lake is a community in LaPorte County, Indiana, home to 954 residents. At $69,417, its median household income sits in line with LaPorte County's $70,452.

From 2019 to 2023, Fish Lake's population declined 40.6% from 1,605 to 954, while its median home value rose 84.6% from $98,200 to $181,300.

Households average 2.67 people. The median gross rent is $892.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 954
Median age: 42.6 yrs
Median household income: $69,417
Median home value: $181,300
Median gross rent: $892
Housing units: 600
Homeownership rate: 67.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.5%
Unemployment rate: 9.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,605954

Median household income

$59,455$69,417

Median home value

$98,200$181,300

Median gross rent

$759$892

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,605	$59,455	$98,200	$759
2020	1,335	$73,750	$97,400	$827
2021	920	$60,231	$113,100	$832
2022	782	$66,554	$159,200	$894
2023	954	$69,417	$181,300	$892

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1713.8%

18 to 2414.3%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 546.6%

55 to 6416.5%

65 to 7417.8%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	132	13.8%
18 to 24	136	14.3%
25 to 34	122	12.8%
35 to 44	113	11.8%
45 to 54	63	6.6%
55 to 64	157	16.5%
65 to 74	170	17.8%
75 and over	61	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	600	62.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12	1.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	32	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	310	32.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.1%

High school graduate41.0%

Some college or associate's25.4%

Bachelor's degree6.3%

Graduate or professional degree6.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	145	21.1%
High school graduate	281	41.0%
Some college or associate's	174	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	43	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	43	6.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone69.9%

Carpooled11.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle7.3%

Worked from home10.0%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	336	69.9%
Carpooled	56	11.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	35	7.3%
Worked from home	48	10.0%
Other means	6	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	35	8.1%
15 to 29 min	172	39.7%
30 to 44 min	127	29.3%
45 to 59 min	35	8.1%
60+ min	64	14.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.67
Poverty rate: 6.9% (66 of 954)

	Count	Share
Family households	295	82.6%
Nonfamily households	62	17.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	357	59.5%
Vacant	243	40.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	241	67.5%
Renter-occupied	116	32.5%

1-unit, detached88.7%

1-unit, attached11.3%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	532	88.7%
1-unit, attached	68	11.3%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1823386
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.54 sq mi
Water area: 0.34 sq mi
Center point: 41.5575, -86.5455