Indiana · Census place 41535
Lake Station city, IN
Quick answer
Lake Station city has 13,109 residents, ranking #69 of 976 places in Indiana. Median household income is $56,306, the median home is worth $124,800 and median gross rent runs $1,115 a month.
- Population
- 13,109Lake Station city residents
- Median household income
- $56,306Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $124,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,115Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 69.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Lake Station city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Lake Station city median would spend about 23.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.7% of residents and 69.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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