ZIP Code 46327

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Lake County, Indiana.

Population: 10,797
Median household income: $50,457
Median home value: $116,900

ZIP Code 46327 (Lake County, Indiana) is home to about 10,797 residents. At $50,457, its median household income sits below Lake County's $68,985.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 46327's population declined 5.8% from 11,466 to 10,797, while its median gross rent rose 27.3% from $890 to $1,133.

The median resident is 35.0 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,797
Median age: 35.0 yrs
Median household income: $50,457
Median home value: $116,900
Median gross rent: $1,133
Housing units: 4,389
Homeownership rate: 61.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.6%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,46610,797

Median household income

$45,246$50,457

Median home value

$80,300$116,900

Median gross rent

$890$1,133

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,466	$45,246	$80,300	$890
2020	11,346	$45,083	$85,600	$918
2021	10,877	$47,862	$91,700	$932
2022	10,875	$48,155	$107,400	$1,063
2023	10,797	$50,457	$116,900	$1,133

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

Age distribution

Under 57.9%

5 to 1717.5%

18 to 2410.2%

25 to 3414.3%

35 to 4415.7%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6410.4%

65 to 745.6%

75 and over6.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	850	7.9%
5 to 17	1,890	17.5%
18 to 24	1,106	10.2%
25 to 34	1,549	14.3%
35 to 44	1,700	15.7%
45 to 54	1,310	12.1%
55 to 64	1,121	10.4%
65 to 74	604	5.6%
75 and over	667	6.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,066	28.4%
Black or African American	1,364	12.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	45	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	58	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,264	58.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.7%

High school graduate42.7%

Some college or associate's23.1%

Bachelor's degree9.9%

Graduate or professional degree1.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,577	22.7%
High school graduate	2,965	42.7%
Some college or associate's	1,604	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	689	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	116	1.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone80.9%

Carpooled10.3%

Public transit0.5%

Walked3.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.0%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,357	80.9%
Carpooled	426	10.3%
Public transit	21	0.5%
Walked	129	3.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	125	3.0%
Other means	90	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	880	21.9%
15 to 29 min	1,899	47.2%
30 to 44 min	664	16.5%
45 to 59 min	377	9.4%
60+ min	203	5.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.86
Poverty rate: 28.1% (3,033 of 10,780)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,572	68.5%
Nonfamily households	1,181	31.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1948

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,753	85.5%
Vacant	636	14.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,321	61.8%
Renter-occupied	1,432	38.2%

1-unit, detached75.9%

1-unit, attached4.2%

2 to 4 units14.8%

5 to 19 units1.4%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other2.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,330	75.9%
1-unit, attached	185	4.2%
2 to 4 units	651	14.8%
5 to 19 units	63	1.4%
20 or more units	62	1.4%
Mobile home & other	98	2.2%

ZIP Code 46327

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