Lake Station, Indiana demographics

Lake Station, IN demographics: median age 33.5; 7.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Lake Station city, Indiana · Incorporated city · GEOID 1841535. The survey estimates a population of 13,185 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Lake Station is 33.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 4.7 years. There are 4,694 households (±289). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	33.5 ±4.7	38.1 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,185
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
Under 18	3,363 ±513	25.5% ±3.8 pp	23.3%	22.0%
18–34	3,517 ±553	26.7% ±4.1 pp	22.8%	22.8%
35–64	4,657 ±613	35.3% ±4.5 pp	37.2%	38.0%
65 and older	1,648 ±301	12.5% ±2.2 pp	16.8%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,185
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
Male	6,928 ±470	52.5% ±3.0 pp	49.6%	49.5%
Female	6,257 ±420	47.5% ±2.7 pp	50.4%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,185
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
White alone	8,558 ±729	64.9% ±5.0 pp	77.1%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	336 ±146	2.5% ±1.1 pp	9.2%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	39 ±58 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	184 ±160 · low precision	1.4% ±1.2 pp · low precision	2.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	782 ±390	5.9% ±3.0 pp	3.4%	7.1%
Two or more races	3,286 ±593	24.9% ±4.4 pp	7.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,185
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	8,860 ±703	67.2% ±4.8 pp	91.4%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4,325 ±686	32.8% ±5.1 pp	8.6%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,694
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,741 ±301	37.1% ±6.0 pp	47.3%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	721 ±299	15.4% ±6.3 pp	5.1%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	753 ±237	16.0% ±5.0 pp	11.3%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,164 ±270	24.8% ±5.5 pp	29.6%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	315 ±130	6.7% ±2.7 pp	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,694
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,587 ±193	33.8% ±3.5 pp	29.9%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	3,107 ±364	66.2% ±6.6 pp	70.1%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,694
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,164 ±270	24.8% ±5.5 pp	29.6%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,572 ±292	33.5% ±5.9 pp	34.9%	33.8%
Three-person households	715 ±313	15.2% ±6.6 pp	14.5%	15.3%
Four-person households	543 ±153	11.6% ±3.2 pp	11.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	370 ±139	7.9% ±2.9 pp	5.8%	5.9%
Six-person households	295 ±176 · low precision	6.3% ±3.7 pp · low precision	2.1%	2.2%
Seven or more people	35 ±50 · low precision	0.7% ±1.1 pp · low precision	1.3%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,185
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
Native	11,888 ±567	90.2% ±2.8 pp	93.7%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,297 ±418	9.8% ±3.2 pp	6.3%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 12,161
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
English only	9,446 ±642	77.7% ±4.4 pp	89.7%	77.7%
Spanish	2,462 ±559	20.2% ±4.5 pp	5.5%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	27 ±34 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	21 ±37 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	55 ±61 · low precision	0.5% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.9%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	127 ±143 · low precision	1.0% ±1.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	13 ±31 · low precision	0.1% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	10 ±18 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.8%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 8,204
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,833 ±391	22.3% ±4.5 pp	9.6%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	4,031 ±568	49.1% ±6.1 pp	32.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,366 ±329	16.7% ±3.8 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	365 ±155	4.4% ±1.9 pp	9.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	456 ±186	5.6% ±2.2 pp	18.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	153 ±107 · low precision	1.9% ±1.3 pp · low precision	10.8%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 12,994
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
Same house	11,281 ±638	86.8% ±3.8 pp	87.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	836 ±465 · low precision	6.4% ±3.6 pp · low precision	6.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	672 ±331	5.2% ±2.5 pp	3.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	155 ±135 · low precision	1.2% ±1.0 pp · low precision	2.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	50 ±69 · low precision	0.4% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

7.2% of Lake Station residents (±2.2 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 7.4% in Indiana and 8.4% nationally. 91.2% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lake Station	Indiana	U.S.	Compared with Indiana
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	7.2% ±2.2 pp	7.4%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	91.2% ±3.8 pp	89.9%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	3.3% ±1.1 pp	6.3%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Lake Station . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

Read Lake Station housing and cost context or return to the city profile.