ZIP Code 46404

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Lake County, Indiana.

Population: 16,846
Median household income: $39,188
Median home value: $88,300

ZIP Code 46404 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Lake County, Indiana, home to about 16,846 residents. At $39,188, its median household income sits below Lake County's $68,985.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 46404's population declined 5.9% from 17,894 to 16,846, while its median gross rent rose 24.8% from $797 to $995.

Black or African American residents are the largest group, 90.2% of the population. 79.5% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,846
Median age: 34.2 yrs
Median household income: $39,188
Median home value: $88,300
Median gross rent: $995
Housing units: 7,708
Homeownership rate: 49.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.2%
Unemployment rate: 9.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,89416,846

Median household income

$32,063$39,188

Median home value

$69,200$88,300

Median gross rent

$797$995

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,894	$32,063	$69,200	$797
2020	17,848	$33,030	$72,600	$851
2021	16,702	$35,071	$72,100	$884
2022	16,851	$39,281	$86,500	$969
2023	16,846	$39,188	$88,300	$995

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

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1720.3%

18 to 249.7%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 449.5%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6410.4%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,183	7.0%
5 to 17	3,417	20.3%
18 to 24	1,631	9.7%
25 to 34	2,267	13.5%
35 to 44	1,595	9.5%
45 to 54	1,798	10.7%
55 to 64	1,756	10.4%
65 to 74	1,840	10.9%
75 and over	1,359	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	207	1.2%
Black or African American	15,197	90.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	40	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	38	0.2%
Two or more races	566	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	798	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.2%

High school graduate34.1%

Some college or associate's38.6%

Bachelor's degree11.8%

Graduate or professional degree4.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,184	11.2%
High school graduate	3,617	34.1%
Some college or associate's	4,093	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	1,249	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	472	4.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone79.5%

Carpooled10.2%

Public transit2.2%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.1%

Other means2.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,330	79.5%
Carpooled	556	10.2%
Public transit	120	2.2%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	280	5.1%
Other means	158	2.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	937	18.1%
15 to 29 min	2,413	46.7%
30 to 44 min	1,113	21.6%
45 to 59 min	357	6.9%
60+ min	344	6.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.69
Poverty rate: 29.8% (4,932 of 16,554)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,032	65.0%
Nonfamily households	2,168	35.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,200	80.4%
Vacant	1,508	19.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,055	49.3%
Renter-occupied	3,145	50.7%

1-unit, detached73.2%

1-unit, attached8.7%

2 to 4 units6.2%

5 to 19 units9.9%

20 or more units1.2%

Mobile home & other0.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,641	73.2%
1-unit, attached	669	8.7%
2 to 4 units	480	6.2%
5 to 19 units	764	9.9%
20 or more units	90	1.2%
Mobile home & other	64	0.8%

ZIP Code 46404

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