Chain-O-Lakes

Population: 427
Median household income: $71,010
Median home value: $255,300

Located in St. Joseph County, Indiana, Chain-O-Lakes is a community with a population of 427. Its median household income of $71,010 runs above the St. Joseph County figure of $64,885.

Between 2022 and 2023, Chain-O-Lakes's population declined 30.1% from 611 to 427, while its median home value rose 3.1% from $247,600 to $255,300.

Households average 2.59 people. 13.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 427
Median age: 52.8 yrs
Median household income: $71,010
Median home value: $255,300
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 219
Homeownership rate: 100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

611427

Median household income

$53,227$71,010

Median home value

$247,600$255,300

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2022	611	$53,227	$247,600
2023	427	$71,010	$255,300

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

Age distribution

Under 53.3%

5 to 1713.3%

18 to 2411.0%

25 to 340.0%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5419.0%

55 to 644.7%

65 to 7416.6%

75 and over20.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	14	3.3%
5 to 17	57	13.3%
18 to 24	47	11.0%
25 to 34	0	0.0%
35 to 44	50	11.7%
45 to 54	81	19.0%
55 to 64	20	4.7%
65 to 74	71	16.6%
75 and over	87	20.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	427	100.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.2%

High school graduate72.2%

Some college or associate's10.4%

Bachelor's degree13.3%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	13	4.2%
High school graduate	223	72.2%
Some college or associate's	32	10.4%
Bachelor's degree	41	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone78.4%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked11.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	91	78.4%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	13	11.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	12	10.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	40	38.5%
15 to 29 min	45	43.3%
30 to 44 min	19	18.3%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 6.1% (26 of 427)

	Count	Share
Family households	108	65.5%
Nonfamily households	57	34.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2000

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	165	75.3%
Vacant	54	24.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	165	100.0%
Renter-occupied	0	0.0%

1-unit, detached97.3%

1-unit, attached2.7%

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	213	97.3%
1-unit, attached	6	2.7%
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: 1811926
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.54 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 41.7071, -86.3883