ZIP Code 46406

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Lake County, Indiana.

Population: 8,513
Median household income: $35,631
Median home value: $86,300

ZIP Code 46406 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Lake County, Indiana, home to about 8,513 residents. At $35,631, its median household income sits below Lake County's $68,985.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 46406's population declined 5.9% from 9,042 to 8,513, while its median gross rent rose 20.3% from $808 to $972.

Owners occupy 46.9% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 32.4 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,513
Median age: 32.4 yrs
Median household income: $35,631
Median home value: $86,300
Median gross rent: $972
Housing units: 3,938
Homeownership rate: 46.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.6%
Unemployment rate: 11.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,0428,513

Median household income

$30,939$35,631

Median home value

$53,100$86,300

Median gross rent

$808$972

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,042	$30,939	$53,100	$808
2020	8,779	$30,569	$57,800	$807
2021	8,453	$33,750	$60,800	$851
2022	8,730	$34,550	$66,300	$959
2023	8,513	$35,631	$86,300	$972

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

Age distribution

Under 510.3%

5 to 1722.0%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3412.5%

35 to 4410.3%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 6410.1%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	877	10.3%
5 to 17	1,874	22.0%
18 to 24	668	7.8%
25 to 34	1,061	12.5%
35 to 44	880	10.3%
45 to 54	938	11.0%
55 to 64	862	10.1%
65 to 74	845	9.9%
75 and over	508	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,768	20.8%
Black or African American	5,323	62.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	18	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	83	1.0%
Two or more races	222	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,099	12.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.0%

High school graduate41.4%

Some college or associate's30.9%

Bachelor's degree5.7%

Graduate or professional degree2.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	969	19.0%
High school graduate	2,110	41.4%
Some college or associate's	1,576	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	291	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	148	2.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone75.0%

Carpooled17.8%

Public transit0.6%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.6%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,978	75.0%
Carpooled	470	17.8%
Public transit	16	0.6%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	148	5.6%
Other means	27	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	538	21.6%
15 to 29 min	868	34.8%
30 to 44 min	746	29.9%
45 to 59 min	258	10.4%
60+ min	81	3.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 34.8% (2,938 of 8,450)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,152	65.2%
Nonfamily households	1,151	34.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,303	83.9%
Vacant	635	16.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,550	46.9%
Renter-occupied	1,753	53.1%

1-unit, detached74.0%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units2.8%

5 to 19 units15.7%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other3.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,915	74.0%
1-unit, attached	120	3.0%
2 to 4 units	109	2.8%
5 to 19 units	620	15.7%
20 or more units	39	1.0%
Mobile home & other	135	3.4%

ZIP Code 46406

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