Lake Station city, IN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 13,352 ( 780 from 2010 )
Land area: 8.3 square miles
Population density: 1609.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	8,180	61.26%	2.4%
Black:	435	3.26%	16.6%
Indian:	14	0.10%	65.0%
Asian:	211	1.58%	502.9%
2+ races:	403	3.02%	87.4%
Hispanic:	4,109	30.77%	16.8%

Total non-White:	5,172	38.74%	23.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-205	-2.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	985	9.5

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
12,572
8,385	66.70%
373	2.97%
40	0.32%
35	0.28%
215	1.71%
3,517	27.97%
4,187	33.30%

2000
13,975
10,807	77.33%
37	0.26%
24	0.17%
53	0.38%
288	2.06%
2,766	19.79%
3,168	22.67%

1990
13,899
11,896	85.59%
52	0.37%
19	0.14%
7	0.05%
n/a
1,832	13.18%
2,003	14.41%

1980
14,294
12,716	88.96%
0	0.00%
53	0.37%
40	0.28%
n/a
1,476	10.33%
1,578	11.04%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-2,422	-17.3
1,019	7.3

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-1,089	-7.8
1,165	8.4

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-820	-5.7
425	3.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Lake Station city, IN

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
32.6
3,405	25.5%
9,947	74.5%
1,623	12.2%

4,888
2.70

3,324	68.0%
1,823	54.8%
600	18.1%
1,564	32.0%

2010
Number	Percent
35.4
3,313	26.4%
9,259	73.6%
1,346	10.7%

4,577
2.72

3,067	67.0%
1,941	63.3%
381	12.4%
1,510	33.0%

2000
Number	Percent
33.0
3,802	27.2%
10,173	72.8%
1,409	10.1%

5,043
2.75

3,600	71.4%
2,504	69.6%
399	11.1%
1,443	28.6%

1990
Number	Percent
30.5
4,016	28.9%
9,883	71.1%
1,466	10.5%

4,755
2.90

3,604	75.8%
2,811	78.0%
309	8.6%
1,151	24.2%

1980
Number	Percent
27.1
4,628	32.4%
9,666	67.6%
1,048	7.3%

4,655
3.07

3,846	82.6%
3,282	85.3%
248	6.4%
809	17.4%

2022 Housing Data for Lake Station city, IN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	514	10.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	211	4.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	159	3.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	164	3.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	226	4.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	252	5.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	370	7.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	110	2.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	275	5.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	494	10.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	377	7.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	690	14.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	591	12.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	209	4.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	201	4.1%
$200,000 or more	45	0.9%

Median Household Income	53,588
Per Capita Income	24,258

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	271	5.5%
Public Assistance	57	1.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	868	17.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,471	56.6%
Unemployed	893	14.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	4,364	71.1%
Not in Labor Force	1,772	28.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		43.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,433	1,722	58.6%
Non-Profit	37	277	11.8%
Self-Employed	100	82	54.9%

Local Government	63	274	18.7%
State Government	54	13	80.6%
Federal Government	33	9	78.6%

Total Private + Self	2,533	1,804	58.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	187	573	24.6%
Total	2,720	2,377	53.4%

Pct. Govt.	8.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	377	7.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,321	25.8%
Professional, Technical	674	13.2%
Service Occupations	731	14.3%
All others	2,013	39.3%

White Collar		46.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	1,003	19.6%
Retail trade	840	16.4%
Health care and social assistance	600	11.7%
Construction	517	10.1%
Transportation and warehousing	428	8.4%
Accommodation and food services	388	7.6%
Educational services	287	5.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	228	4.5%
Other services	177	3.5%
Public administration	145	2.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	100	2.0%
Information	98	1.9%
Wholesale trade	91	1.8%
Finance and insurance	53	1.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	51	1.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	44	0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	32	0.6%
Utilities	27	0.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	7	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3,080	23.07%
Puerto Rican	807	6.04%
Cuban	28	0.21%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	33	0.25%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	10	0.07%
Honduran	23	0.17%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	161	1.21%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	165	1.24%
Indian	29	0.22%
Vietnamese	17	0.13%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	9,998	79.6%
Spanish	2,183	17.4%
Chinese	165	1.3%
Other	105	0.8%
Arabic	41	0.3%
German, other Germanic	21	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	20	0.2%
Other Indo-European	17	0.1%
Vietnamese	17	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	2,118	15.9%
German	2,028	15.2%
English	669	5.0%
American	626	4.7%
Polish	529	4.0%
Canadian	524	3.9%
Italian	456	3.4%
French Canadian	186	1.4%
French	184	1.4%
Hungarian	182	1.4%
Slovak	182	1.4%
Dutch	157	1.2%
European	152	1.1%
Danish	101	0.8%
Finnish	97	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	12,642	94.7%
Not a citizen	710	5.3%

Native	12,347	92.5%
Foreign-born	1,005	7.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
635	7.6%	1,197	14.3%	4,017	48.1%	1,731	20.7%	535	6.4%	234	2.8%
Average years of education: 11.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	635	7.6%
9-12 Years	1,197	14.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	4,017	48.1%
Some College	1,731	20.7%
Bach. Degree	535	6.4%
Grad Degree	234	2.8%
Average years of education: 11.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +414	R +345	R + 9.9%
D +69
2020 vs. 2012	R +827	R +1,244	R + 36.1%
D -417
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	38%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,973	50.8%	Joe Biden (D)	1,840	47.4%	70	1.8%	3,883	-6	4	0.13%
2016	36%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,771	49.5%	Donald Trump (R)	1,559	43.6%	245	6.9%	3,575	-13	-2	0.13%
2012	37%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,257	64.5%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,146	32.8%	95	2.7%	3,498	-21	-14	0.13%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Lake Station city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,840

47.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,973

50.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.8%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

3,883

Turnout: 38%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): 4

2016 President, Lake Station city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,771

49.5%

Donald Trump (R)

1,559

43.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

184

5.1%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

3,575

Turnout: 36%	Diff (St): -13	Diff (US): -2

2012 President, Lake Station city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

2,257

64.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,146

32.8%

Other

2.7%

TOTAL

3,498

Turnout: 37%	Diff (St): -21	Diff (US): -14

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lake Station city, IN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	G	37%	Eric Holcomb* (R)	1,793	47.2%	Woody Myers (D)	1,709	45.0%	293 [+]	7.7%	3,795	-9	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Donald Rainwater (Libertarian) 293 (7.7%);
2018	S1	26%	Joe Donnelly* (D)	1,576	59.7%	Mike Braun (R)	963	36.5%	101 [+]	3.8%	2,640	-14	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 101 (3.8%);
2016	S3	35%	Evan Bayh (D)	1,995	58.1%	Todd Young (R)	1,204	35.1%	234 [+]	6.8%	3,433	-17	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 233 (6.8%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2016	G	35%	John Gregg (D)	2,198	64.0%	Eric Holcomb (R)	1,085	31.6%	153 [+]	4.5%	3,436	-20	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Rex Bell (Libertarian) 151 (4.4%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	5,252
Median Value	$103,200

Occupied	4,888	93.1%
Vacant	364	6.9%

Owned	3,276	67.0%
Rented	1,612	33.0%
Median Rent	$1,109

Single-Family Units	4,234	80.6%
Detached	4,152	79.1%
Attached	82	1.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	208	4.0%
Mobile Homes	596	11.3%

Lake Station city, IN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Lake Station city, IN

2022 Housing Data for Lake Station city, IN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lake Station city, IN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Lake Station city, IN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lake Station city, IN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Lake Station city, IN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lake Station city, IN