ZIP Code 46324

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Lake County, Indiana.

Population: 21,433
Median household income: $61,118
Median home value: $141,600

ZIP Code 46324 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Lake County, Indiana, home to about 21,433 residents. Its median household income of $61,118 runs below the Lake County figure of $68,985.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 46324's population declined 1.8% from 21,820 to 21,433, while its median gross rent rose 21.4% from $953 to $1,157.

Owners occupy 68.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 37.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 21,433
Median age: 37.8 yrs
Median household income: $61,118
Median home value: $141,600
Median gross rent: $1,157
Housing units: 9,427
Homeownership rate: 68.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

21,82021,433

Median household income

$47,996$61,118

Median home value

$94,200$141,600

Median gross rent

$953$1,157

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	21,820	$47,996	$94,200	$953
2020	21,643	$49,420	$99,900	$981
2021	21,894	$51,730	$109,100	$1,019
2022	21,703	$58,158	$132,800	$1,061
2023	21,433	$61,118	$141,600	$1,157

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1717.7%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 4415.2%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6413.8%

65 to 748.0%

75 and over3.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,237	5.8%
5 to 17	3,803	17.7%
18 to 24	1,922	9.0%
25 to 34	2,887	13.5%
35 to 44	3,249	15.2%
45 to 54	2,823	13.2%
55 to 64	2,951	13.8%
65 to 74	1,725	8.0%
75 and over	836	3.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,384	34.5%
Black or African American	4,661	21.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	24	0.1%
Asian	291	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	14	0.1%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	806	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8,253	38.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.0%

High school graduate38.0%

Some college or associate's32.6%

Bachelor's degree11.0%

Graduate or professional degree4.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,033	14.0%
High school graduate	5,493	38.0%
Some college or associate's	4,714	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	1,590	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	641	4.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone75.0%

Carpooled13.9%

Public transit3.9%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home4.6%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,520	75.0%
Carpooled	1,396	13.9%
Public transit	392	3.9%
Walked	133	1.3%
Bicycle	71	0.7%
Worked from home	457	4.6%
Other means	61	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,868	30.0%
15 to 29 min	3,190	33.3%
30 to 44 min	2,000	20.9%
45 to 59 min	704	7.4%
60+ min	811	8.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 12.0% (2,560 of 21,360)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,421	62.7%
Nonfamily households	3,220	37.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1952

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,641	91.7%
Vacant	786	8.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,888	68.1%
Renter-occupied	2,753	31.9%

1-unit, detached83.6%

1-unit, attached5.8%

2 to 4 units4.6%

5 to 19 units4.0%

20 or more units1.8%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,877	83.6%
1-unit, attached	543	5.8%
2 to 4 units	433	4.6%
5 to 19 units	380	4.0%
20 or more units	165	1.8%
Mobile home & other	29	0.3%

ZIP Code 46324

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