ZIP Code 46409

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Lake County, Indiana.

Population: 7,072
Median household income: $40,637
Median home value: $73,300

ZIP Code 46409 (Lake County, Indiana) is home to about 7,072 residents. The median household income of $40,637 is below the Lake County median ($68,985).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 46409's population declined 1.8% from 7,205 to 7,072, while its median gross rent rose 25.3% from $953 to $1,194.

The median gross rent is $1,194. 12.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,072
Median age: 35.3 yrs
Median household income: $40,637
Median home value: $73,300
Median gross rent: $1,194
Housing units: 4,238
Homeownership rate: 44.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.3%
Unemployment rate: 15.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,2057,072

Median household income

$32,536$40,637

Median home value

$58,600$73,300

Median gross rent

$953$1,194

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,205	$32,536	$58,600	$953
2020	7,049	$33,120	$53,700	$988
2021	6,986	$33,591	$58,600	$1,067
2022	7,050	$39,554	$69,500	$1,122
2023	7,072	$40,637	$73,300	$1,194

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

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1724.1%

18 to 2411.1%

25 to 3410.1%

35 to 4415.1%

45 to 547.9%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over4.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	303	4.3%
5 to 17	1,706	24.1%
18 to 24	785	11.1%
25 to 34	714	10.1%
35 to 44	1,071	15.1%
45 to 54	560	7.9%
55 to 64	907	12.8%
65 to 74	717	10.1%
75 and over	309	4.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	769	10.9%
Black or African American	4,795	67.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12	0.2%
Asian	13	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	13	0.2%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	461	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,009	14.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.7%

High school graduate39.3%

Some college or associate's33.7%

Bachelor's degree7.6%

Graduate or professional degree4.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	628	14.7%
High school graduate	1,683	39.3%
Some college or associate's	1,440	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	323	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	204	4.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone75.5%

Carpooled10.7%

Public transit3.7%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home2.7%

Other means6.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,117	75.5%
Carpooled	299	10.7%
Public transit	105	3.7%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	15	0.5%
Worked from home	76	2.7%
Other means	192	6.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	568	20.8%
15 to 29 min	1,164	42.7%
30 to 44 min	473	17.3%
45 to 59 min	203	7.4%
60+ min	320	11.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.66
Poverty rate: 26.7% (1,871 of 7,017)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,703	64.0%
Nonfamily households	956	36.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,659	62.7%
Vacant	1,579	37.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,184	44.5%
Renter-occupied	1,475	55.5%

1-unit, detached92.4%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units3.8%

5 to 19 units1.5%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,915	92.4%
1-unit, attached	78	1.8%
2 to 4 units	159	3.8%
5 to 19 units	64	1.5%
20 or more units	11	0.3%
Mobile home & other	11	0.3%

ZIP Code 46409

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