ZIP Code 46403

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Lake County, Indiana.

Population: 10,697
Median household income: $44,114
Median home value: $154,800

ZIP Code 46403 (Lake County, Indiana) is home to about 10,697 residents. At $44,114, its median household income sits below Lake County's $68,985.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 46403's population declined 20.4% from 13,435 to 10,697, while its median gross rent rose 18.7% from $791 to $939.

24.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 47.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,697
Median age: 41.7 yrs
Median household income: $44,114
Median home value: $154,800
Median gross rent: $939
Housing units: 6,317
Homeownership rate: 47.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.7%
Unemployment rate: 13.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,43510,697

Median household income

$40,368$44,114

Median home value

$98,400$154,800

Median gross rent

$791$939

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,435	$40,368	$98,400	$791
2020	12,992	$37,927	$89,800	$792
2021	11,337	$41,609	$120,200	$849
2022	10,875	$44,315	$150,500	$932
2023	10,697	$44,114	$154,800	$939

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3410.0%

35 to 4415.2%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 7412.8%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	711	6.6%
5 to 17	1,693	15.8%
18 to 24	809	7.6%
25 to 34	1,065	10.0%
35 to 44	1,626	15.2%
45 to 54	1,265	11.8%
55 to 64	1,328	12.4%
65 to 74	1,369	12.8%
75 and over	831	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,968	18.4%
Black or African American	7,556	70.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10	0.1%
Asian	16	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	28	0.3%
Two or more races	121	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	998	9.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.8%

High school graduate30.9%

Some college or associate's34.6%

Bachelor's degree16.0%

Graduate or professional degree8.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	737	9.8%
High school graduate	2,312	30.9%
Some college or associate's	2,589	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	1,196	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	650	8.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone76.9%

Carpooled11.3%

Public transit4.6%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,009	76.9%
Carpooled	442	11.3%
Public transit	180	4.6%
Walked	30	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	250	6.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	467	12.8%
15 to 29 min	1,346	36.8%
30 to 44 min	776	21.2%
45 to 59 min	536	14.6%
60+ min	536	14.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.14
Poverty rate: 26.3% (2,815 of 10,689)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,512	50.7%
Nonfamily households	2,443	49.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,955	78.4%
Vacant	1,362	21.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,351	47.4%
Renter-occupied	2,604	52.6%

1-unit, detached67.1%

1-unit, attached2.5%

2 to 4 units4.1%

5 to 19 units10.7%

20 or more units14.8%

Mobile home & other0.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,238	67.1%
1-unit, attached	156	2.5%
2 to 4 units	262	4.1%
5 to 19 units	675	10.7%
20 or more units	938	14.8%
Mobile home & other	48	0.8%

ZIP Code 46403

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