Indian Lake

Population: 1,340
Median household income: $32,895
Median home value: $59,400

Indian Lake, a community in Cameron County, Texas, has 1,340 residents. Its median household income of $32,895 runs below the Cameron County figure of $51,334.

Between 2019 and 2023, Indian Lake's population grew 70.1% from 788 to 1,340, while its median home value rose 18.8% from $50,000 to $59,400.

18.9% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1993.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,340
Median age: 30.6 yrs
Median household income: $32,895
Median home value: $59,400
Median gross rent: $1,292
Housing units: 524
Homeownership rate: 70.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7881,340

Median household income

$32,155$32,895

Median home value

$50,000$59,400

Median gross rent

$775$1,292

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	788	$32,155	$50,000	$775
2020	960	$30,536	$49,800	$794
2021	1,143	$31,250	$53,200	—
2022	1,231	$24,000	$60,800	$879
2023	1,340	$32,895	$59,400	$1,292

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

Age distribution

Under 59.7%

5 to 1728.4%

18 to 246.0%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4414.2%

45 to 545.4%

55 to 648.1%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	130	9.7%
5 to 17	380	28.4%
18 to 24	80	6.0%
25 to 34	178	13.3%
35 to 44	190	14.2%
45 to 54	73	5.4%
55 to 64	108	8.1%
65 to 74	132	9.9%
75 and over	69	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	341	25.4%
Black or African American	276	20.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	4	0.3%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	719	53.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.3%

High school graduate39.6%

Some college or associate's30.9%

Bachelor's degree3.9%

Graduate or professional degree5.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	152	20.3%
High school graduate	297	39.6%
Some college or associate's	232	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	29	3.9%
Graduate or professional degree	40	5.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone82.0%

Carpooled13.6%

Public transit1.1%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	368	82.0%
Carpooled	61	13.6%
Public transit	5	1.1%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	15	3.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	71	16.4%
15 to 29 min	200	46.1%
30 to 44 min	123	28.3%
45 to 59 min	13	3.0%
60+ min	27	6.2%

Households

Average household size: 3.30
Poverty rate: 35.6% (477 of 1,340)

	Count	Share
Family households	303	74.6%
Nonfamily households	103	25.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	406	77.5%
Vacant	118	22.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	288	70.9%
Renter-occupied	118	29.1%

1-unit, detached18.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.9%

5 to 19 units4.2%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other74.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	99	18.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10	1.9%
5 to 19 units	22	4.2%
20 or more units	5	1.0%
Mobile home & other	388	74.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4835918
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.23 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 26.0877, -97.5031