Koontz Lake

Population: 1,217
Median household income: $78,081
Median home value: $124,500

Koontz Lake, a community in Starke County, Indiana, has 1,217 residents. At $78,081, its median household income sits above Starke County's $62,933.

From 2019 to 2023, Koontz Lake's population declined 15.8% from 1,445 to 1,217, while its median home value rose 16.5% from $106,900 to $124,500.

The median gross rent is $687. 15.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,217
Median age: 58.5 yrs
Median household income: $78,081
Median home value: $124,500
Median gross rent: $687
Housing units: 1,035
Homeownership rate: 92.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.6%
Unemployment rate: 7.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4451,217

Median household income

$47,609$78,081

Median home value

$106,900$124,500

Median gross rent

$753$687

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,445	$47,609	$106,900	$753
2020	1,368	$49,574	$97,100	$737
2021	1,393	$59,868	$98,200	$778
2022	1,364	$68,875	$116,800	$657
2023	1,217	$78,081	$124,500	$687

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

Age distribution

Under 510.3%

5 to 174.2%

18 to 245.5%

25 to 346.8%

35 to 449.2%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 6430.2%

65 to 7412.9%

75 and over10.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	125	10.3%
5 to 17	51	4.2%
18 to 24	67	5.5%
25 to 34	83	6.8%
35 to 44	112	9.2%
45 to 54	128	10.5%
55 to 64	367	30.2%
65 to 74	157	12.9%
75 and over	127	10.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,205	99.0%
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)	12	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.4%

High school graduate46.9%

Some college or associate's32.0%

Bachelor's degree6.6%

Graduate or professional degree9.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	53	5.4%
High school graduate	457	46.9%
Some college or associate's	312	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	64	6.6%
Graduate or professional degree	88	9.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 53 min

Drove alone78.8%

Carpooled15.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	406	78.8%
Carpooled	77	15.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	22	4.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	10	1.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	124	24.6%
15 to 29 min	54	10.7%
30 to 44 min	110	21.8%
45 to 59 min	91	18.0%
60+ min	126	25.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.86
Poverty rate: 8.5% (103 of 1,217)

	Count	Share
Family households	374	57.1%
Nonfamily households	281	42.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	655	63.3%
Vacant	380	36.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	606	92.5%
Renter-occupied	49	7.5%

1-unit, detached89.6%

1-unit, attached4.8%

2 to 4 units1.6%

5 to 19 units1.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	927	89.6%
1-unit, attached	50	4.8%
2 to 4 units	17	1.6%
5 to 19 units	12	1.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	29	2.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1840464
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.52 sq mi
Water area: 0.52 sq mi
Center point: 41.4122, -86.4781