ZIP Code 46402

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Lake County, Indiana.

Population: 5,636
Median household income: $29,125
Median home value: $61,200

ZIP Code 46402 (Lake County, Indiana) is home to about 5,636 residents. Its median household income of $29,125 runs below the Lake County figure of $68,985.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 46402's population declined 10.5% from 6,295 to 5,636, while its median gross rent rose 60.0% from $565 to $904.

44.4% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.47 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,636
Median age: 34.6 yrs
Median household income: $29,125
Median home value: $61,200
Median gross rent: $904
Housing units: 3,360
Homeownership rate: 37.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.8%
Unemployment rate: 17.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,2955,636

Median household income

$19,728$29,125

Median home value

$62,700$61,200

Median gross rent

$565$904

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,295	$19,728	$62,700	$565
2020	6,549	$23,630	$64,200	$567
2021	6,105	$26,614	$63,400	$727
2022	5,873	$26,101	$69,400	$847
2023	5,636	$29,125	$61,200	$904

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1726.9%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3410.0%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 546.2%

55 to 6414.5%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	369	6.5%
5 to 17	1,516	26.9%
18 to 24	387	6.9%
25 to 34	565	10.0%
35 to 44	640	11.4%
45 to 54	351	6.2%
55 to 64	817	14.5%
65 to 74	566	10.0%
75 and over	425	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	267	4.7%
Black or African American	4,903	87.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17	0.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	234	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	215	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.3%

High school graduate45.9%

Some college or associate's30.0%

Bachelor's degree5.6%

Graduate or professional degree4.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	480	14.3%
High school graduate	1,544	45.9%
Some college or associate's	1,009	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	190	5.6%
Graduate or professional degree	141	4.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone69.2%

Carpooled18.5%

Public transit2.7%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle2.2%

Worked from home6.6%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	900	69.2%
Carpooled	241	18.5%
Public transit	35	2.7%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	29	2.2%
Worked from home	86	6.6%
Other means	9	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	311	25.6%
15 to 29 min	491	40.4%
30 to 44 min	254	20.9%
45 to 59 min	86	7.1%
60+ min	72	5.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 44.4% (2,439 of 5,493)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,129	51.1%
Nonfamily households	1,080	48.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1942

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,209	65.7%
Vacant	1,151	34.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	836	37.8%
Renter-occupied	1,373	62.2%

1-unit, detached56.1%

1-unit, attached7.8%

2 to 4 units12.2%

5 to 19 units5.6%

20 or more units17.4%

Mobile home & other1.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,884	56.1%
1-unit, attached	262	7.8%
2 to 4 units	409	12.2%
5 to 19 units	187	5.6%
20 or more units	586	17.4%
Mobile home & other	32	1.0%

ZIP Code 46402

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