Editing Lake County, Indiana (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1840= 1468
|1850= 3991
|1860= 9145
|1870= 12339
|1880= 15091
|1890= 23886
|1900= 37892
|1910= 82864
|1920= 159957
|1930= 261310
|1940= 293195
|1950= 368152
|1960= 513269
|1970= 546253
|1980= 522965
|1990= 475594
|2000= 484564
|2010= 496005
|2020= 498700
|estyear=2023
|estimate=500598
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 2, 2024}}</ref>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 10, 2014}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=July 10, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811110448/http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|archive-date=August 11, 2012}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/in190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 10, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141004214054/http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/in190090.txt|archive-date=October 4, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 10, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218203824/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|archive-date=December 18, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2019<ref name="census-quickfacts"/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Lake County, Indiana – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Lake County, Indiana |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=050XX00US18089&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Lake County, Indiana |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US18089&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Lake County, Indiana |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US18089&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|293,457
|274,162
|style='background: #ffffe6; |251,106
|60.56%
|55.27%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |50.35%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|121,372
|125,506
|style='background: #ffffe6; |121,048
|25.05%
|25.30%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |24.27%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|854
|913
|style='background: #ffffe6; |691
|0.18%
|0.18%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.14%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|3,862
|5,981
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7,334
|0.80%
|1.21%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.47%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|106
|63
|style='background: #ffffe6; |95
|0.02%
|0.01%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.02%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|450
|463
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,682
|0.09%
|0.09%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.34%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|5,335
|6,254
|style='background: #ffffe6; |16,817
|1.10%
|1.26%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.37%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|59,128
|82,663
|style='background: #ffffe6; |99,927
|12.20%
|16.67%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |20.04%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''484,564'''
|'''496,005'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''498,700'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[2010 United States Census]], there were 496,005&nbsp;people, 188,157&nbsp;households, and 127,647&nbsp;families residing in the county.<ref name="census-dp1">{{cite web
 |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US18089
 |title=DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data
 |access-date=July 10, 2015
 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213025910/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US18089
 |archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
 }}</ref> The population density was {{convert|994.1|PD/sqmi}}. There were 208,750 housing units at an average density of {{convert|418.4|/sqmi}}.<ref name="census-density">{{cite web
 |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18089
 |access-date=July 10, 2015
 |title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County
 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212203256/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18089
 |archive-date=February 12, 2020
|url-status=dead
 }}</ref> The racial makeup of the county was 64.4% white, 25.9% black or African American, 1.2% Asian, 0.3% American Indian, 5.8% from other races, and 2.4% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 16.7% of the population.<ref name="census-dp1"/> In terms of ancestry, 16.1% were [[Germans|German]], 11.1% were [[Irish people|Irish]], 9.6% were [[Polish people|Polish]], 5.4% were [[English people|English]], 4.8% were [[Italian people|Italian]] and 3.7% were [[Americans|American]].<ref name="census-dp2">{{cite web
 |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0400000US18%7c0500000US18089
 |title=DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
 |access-date=July 10, 2015
 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200214003649/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0400000US18%7C0500000US18089
 |archive-date=February 14, 2020
|url-status=dead
 }}</ref>

Of the 188,157&nbsp;households, 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.7% were married couples living together, 17.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 32.2% were non-families, and 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.19. The median age was 37.4 years.<ref name="census-dp1"/>

The median income for a household in the county was $47,697 and the median income for a family was $58,931. Males had a median income of $50,137 versus $33,264 for females. The per capita income for the county was $23,142. About 12.2% of families and 16.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 25.3% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="census-dp3">{{cite web
 |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0400000US18%7c0500000US18089
 |title=DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
 |access-date=July 10, 2015
 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200214003601/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0400000US18%7C0500000US18089
 |archive-date=February 14, 2020
|url-status=dead
 }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: right"
|+ Places by population and race<ref name="USCB-DP1">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics 2010, Table DP-1, 2010 Demographic Profile Data. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website] . Retrieved June 14, 2014.</ref>
|-
! Place
! data-sort-type="number" | Population (2010)
! data-sort-type="number" | White
! data-sort-type="number" | Black or African<br>American
! data-sort-type="number" | Asian
! data-sort-type="number" | Other<br><ref name="other" group=note>Other = Combined percentages for American Indian or Alaska Native; Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander; other races; and two or more races</ref>
! data-sort-type="number" | Hispanic or Latino<br>(of any race)
|- style="background: #cedff2"
| style="text-align: left" | Lake County || 496,005 || 64.4% || 25.9% || 1.2% || 8.5% || 16.7%
|-
| style="text-align: left" | [[Cedar Lake, Indiana|Cedar Lake]], ''town'' || 11,560 || 94.9% || 0.5% || 0.4% || 4.2% || 6.5%
|-
| style="text-align: left" | [[Crown Point, Indiana|Crown Point]], ''city'' || 27,317 || 88.2% || 6.3% || 1.8% || 3.7% || 8.1%
|-
| style="text-align: left" | [[Dyer, Indiana|Dyer]], ''town'' || 16,390 || 90.1% || 2.5% || 2.9% || 4.5% || 9.3%
|-
| style="text-align: left" | [[East Chicago, Indiana|East Chicago]], ''city'' || 29,698 || 35.5% || 42.9% || 0.1% || 21.5% || 50.9%
|-
| style="text-align: left" | [[Gary, Indiana|Gary]], ''city'' || 80,294 || 10.7% || 84.8% || 0.2% || 4.3% || 5.1%
|-
| style="text-align: left" | [[Griffith, Indiana|Griffith]], ''town'' || 16,893 || 75.8% || 16.9% || 0.8% || 6.5% || 13.3%
|-
| style="text-align: left" | [[Hammond, Indiana|Hammond]], ''city'' || 80,830 || 59.4% || 22.5% || 1.0% || 17.1% || 34.1%
|-
| style="text-align: left" | [[Highland, Lake County, Indiana|Highland]], ''town'' || 23,727 || 88.6% || 4.2% || 1.6% || 5.6% || 12.8%
|-
| style="text-align: left" | [[Hobart, Indiana|Hobart]], ''city'' || 29,059 || 85.3% || 7.0% || 1.0% || 6.7% || 13.9%
|-
| style="text-align: left" | [[Lake Dalecarlia, Indiana|Lake Dalecarlia]], ''CDP'' || 1,355 || 97.3% || 0.2% || 0.1% || 2.4% || 3.4%
|-
| style="text-align: left" | [[Lake Station, Indiana|Lake Station]], ''city'' || 12,572 || 79.7% || 3.6% || 0.3% || 16.4% || 28.0%
|-
| style="text-align: left" | [[Lakes of the Four Seasons, Indiana|Lakes of the Four Seasons]], ''CDP''<ref name="lofs" group="note">Population is 3,936 within Lake County; 3,097 reside in Porter County</ref> || 7,033 || 93.4% || 1.2% || 1.0% || 4.4% || 8.5%
|-
| style="text-align: left" | [[Lowell, Indiana|Lowell]], ''town'' || 9,276 || 95.9% || 0.5% || 0.3% || 3.3% || 6.9%
|-
| style="text-align: left" | [[Merrillville, Indiana|Merrillville]], ''town'' || 35,246 || 46.4% || 44.5% || 1.2% || 7.9% || 12.9%
|-
| style="text-align: left" | [[Munster, Indiana|Munster]], ''town'' || 23,603 || 85.6% || 3.5% || 5.8% || 5.1% || 10.2%
|-
| style="text-align: left" | [[New Chicago, Indiana|New Chicago]], ''town'' || 2,035 || 81.0% || 2.2% || 0.7% || 16.1% || 27.4%
|-
| style="text-align: left" | [[St. John, Indiana|St. John]], ''town'' || 14,850 || 93.5% || 1.3% || 1.3% || 3.9% || 8.2%
|-
| style="text-align: left" | [[Schererville, Indiana|Schererville]], ''town'' || 29,243 || 86.8% || 5.4% || 2.8% || 5.0% || 10.6%
|-
| style="text-align: left" | [[Schneider, Indiana|Schneider]], ''town'' || 277 || 97.1% || 0.0% || 1.1% || 1.8% || 2.5%
|-
| style="text-align: left" | [[Shelby, Indiana|Shelby]], ''CDP'' || 539 || 95.5% || 1.7% || 0.2% || 2.6% || 0.9%
|-
| style="text-align: left" | [[Whiting, Indiana|Whiting]], ''city'' || 4,997 || 76.3% || 3.5% || 0.7% || 19.5% || 40.7%
|-
| style="text-align: left" | [[Winfield, Indiana|Winfield]], ''town'' || 4,383 || 88.5% || 3.7% || 3.5% || 4.3% || 8.9%
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: right"
|+ Places by population and standard of living<ref name="USCB-DP03">U.S. Census Bureau. 2008-2012 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table DP03, Selected Economic Characteristics. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website] . Retrieved June 14, 2014.</ref><ref name="USCB-DP04">U.S. Census Bureau. 2008-2012 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table DP04, Selected Housing Characteristics. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website] . Retrieved June 14, 2014.</ref>
|-
! Place
! Population (2010)
! data-sort-type="currency" | Per<br>capita<br>income
! data-sort-type="currency" | Median<br>household<br>income
! data-sort-type="currency" | Median<br>home<br>value
|- style="background: #cedff2;"
| style="text-align: left" | Lake County || 496,005 || $23,792 || $49,315 || $137,400
|-
| style="text-align: left" | [[Cedar Lake, Indiana|Cedar Lake]], ''town'' || 11,560 || $25,477 || $59,090 || $151,400
|-
| style="text-align: left" | [[Crown Point, Indiana|Crown Point]], ''city'' || 27,317 || $31,454 || $64,876 || $174,900
|-
| style="text-align: left" | [[Dyer, Indiana|Dyer]], ''town'' || 16,390 || $35,020 || $78,881 || $197,500
|-
| style="text-align: left" | [[East Chicago, Indiana|East Chicago]], ''city'' || 29,698 || $13,457 || $27,171 || $86,800
|-
| style="text-align: left" | [[Gary, Indiana|Gary]], ''city'' || 80,294 || $15,764 || $26,956 || $66,900
|-
| style="text-align: left" | [[Griffith, Indiana|Griffith]], ''town'' || 16,893 || $26,548 || $53,225 || $141,600
|-
| style="text-align: left" | [[Hammond, Indiana|Hammond]], ''city'' || 80,830 || $18,148 || $38,677 || $94,800
|-
| style="text-align: left" | [[Highland, Lake County, Indiana|Highland]], ''town'' || 23,727 || $30,036 || $61,930 || $155,200
|-
| style="text-align: left" | [[Hobart, Indiana|Hobart]], ''city'' || 29,059 || $24,740 || $54,468 || $134,400
|-
| style="text-align: left" | [[Lake Dalecarlia, Indiana|Lake Dalecarlia]], ''CDP'' || 1,355 || $25,035 || $52,321 || $165,400
|-
| style="text-align: left" | [[Lake Station, Indiana|Lake Station]], ''city'' || 12,572 || $16,953 || $36,955 || $82,400
|-
| style="text-align: left" | [[Lakes of the Four Seasons, Indiana|Lakes of the Four Seasons]], ''CDP''<ref name="lofs" group="note"/> || 7,033 || $32,908 || $84,242 || $182,600
|-
| style="text-align: left" | [[Lowell, Indiana|Lowell]], ''town'' || 9,276 || $23,619 || $60,549 || $146,500
|-
| style="text-align: left" | [[Merrillville, Indiana|Merrillville]], ''town'' || 35,246 || $23,605 || $53,470 || $132,600
|-
| style="text-align: left" | [[Munster, Indiana|Munster]], ''town'' || 23,603 || $34,735 || $70,708 || $197,600
|-
| style="text-align: left" | [[New Chicago, Indiana|New Chicago]], ''town'' || 2,035 || $18,083 || $38,672 || $97,700
|-
| style="text-align: left" | [[St. John, Indiana|St. John]], ''town'' || 14,850 || $36,490 || $97,868 || $254,600
|-
| style="text-align: left" | [[Schererville, Indiana|Schererville]], ''town'' || 29,243 || $33,984 || $68,004 || $204,300
|-
| style="text-align: left" | [[Schneider, Indiana|Schneider]], ''town'' || 277 || $18,774 || $50,972 || $89,500
|-
| style="text-align: left" | [[Shelby, Indiana|Shelby]], ''CDP'' || 539 || $29,700 || $61,667 || $89,700
|-
| style="text-align: left" | [[Whiting, Indiana|Whiting]], ''city'' || 4,997 || $21,427 || $44,368 || $111,500
|-
| style="text-align: left" | [[Winfield, Indiana|Winfield]], ''town'' || 4,383 || $23,792 || $49,315 || $137,400
|}