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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Lake County is $24,294, which is about the same as the state average of $24,953 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Lake County median household income is $49,617, which has grown by 18.62% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 17.25% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Lake County residents spend 28.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 23.1 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #28

Lake County	24,294 USD
Indiana	24,953 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lake County	30,534 USD
Indiana	28,819 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lake County	39,740 USD
Indiana	35,272 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lake County	23,198 USD
Indiana	22,933 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #32

Lake County	49,617 USD
Indiana	48,737 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Lake County	63,224 USD
Indiana	63,736 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #51

Lake County	18.62%
Indiana	17.25%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Lake County		Indiana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	15.96%	$12,569, see rank	19.01%	$12,352	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	31.81%	$18,291, see rank	29.99%	$18,304	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.87%	$3,018, see rank	2.21%	$3,210	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	20.40%	$17,990, see rank	18.63%	$17,699	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Lake County	60,293 USD
Indiana	60,440 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Lake County	73,439 USD
Indiana	75,012 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Lake County	Indiana	U.S.
White	$58,986, see rank	$51,311	$56,900
Black	$30,951, see rank	$30,531	$35,600
Hispanic	$45,887, see rank	$38,618	$42,396
Asian	$75,096, see rank	$52,818	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$52,361, see rank	$35,741	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$25,375, see rank	$32,589	$53,370
One Race, Other	$40,820, see rank	$35,463	$40,300
Two or More Races	$42,134, see rank	$37,993	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Lake County	Indiana	U.S.
less than 25	$22,099, see rank	$22,736	$25,788
25 to 44	$51,381, see rank	$53,136	$58,398
45 to 64	$60,676, see rank	$59,465	$65,027
65 or over	$35,397, see rank	$35,667	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Lake County	Indiana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	383,945, see rank	5,131,317	248,775,628
Male¹	182,582, 47.55%, see rank	48.70%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	123,649, 67.72%, see rank	69.26%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	78, 0.04%, see rank	0.12%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	123,571, 67.68%, see rank	69.14%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	109,462, 88.58%, see rank	90.84%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	14,109, 11.42%, see rank	9.16%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	58,933, 32.28%, see rank	30.74%	30.72%
Female¹	201,363, 52.45%, see rank	51.30%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	114,332, 56.78%, see rank	59.17%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	114,332, 56.78%, see rank	59.16%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	101,817, 89.05%, see rank	91.51%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	12,515, 10.95%, see rank	8.49%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	87,031, 43.22%, see rank	40.83%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Lake County	Indiana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	206,673, 100%	2,942,663	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	176,293, 85.30%, see rank	83.18%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	15,424, 7.46%, see rank	8.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	5,384, 2.61%, see rank	1.06%	5.06%
Walked	2,821, 1.36%, see rank	2.09%	2.78%
Other Means	2,389, 1.16%, see rank	1.44%	1.79%
Worked at Home	4,362, 2.11%, see rank	3.27%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Lake County	28.1 minutes
Indiana	23.1 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Lake County	Indiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	211,279	2,994,736	143,435,233
Male¹	109,462, 51.81%, see rank	52.41%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	27,047, 24.71%, see rank	28.17%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	16,885, 15.43%, see rank	13.27%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	16,004, 14.62%, see rank	16.24%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	367, 0.34%, see rank	0.72%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	11,166, 10.20%, see rank	8.63%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	29,187, 26.66%, see rank	26.36%	17.94%
Female¹	101,817, 48.19%, see rank	47.59%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	36,043, 35.40%, see rank	36.67%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	23,857, 23.43%, see rank	21.40%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	34,223, 33.61%, see rank	31.74%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	72, 0.07%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	296, 0.29%, see rank	0.36%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	7,108, 6.98%, see rank	9.40%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Lake County	Indiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	211,279, 100%	2,994,736	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,061, 0.50%, see rank	1.44%	1.96%
Construction	13,799, 6.53%, see rank	5.68%	6.17%
Manufacturing	31,831, 15.07%, see rank	18.60%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	4,617, 2.19%, see rank	2.58%	2.75%
Retail Trade	24,404, 11.55%, see rank	11.54%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	14,467, 6.85%, see rank	5.14%	4.93%
Information	3,347, 1.58%, see rank	1.54%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	10,546, 4.99%, see rank	5.23%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	17,068, 8.08%, see rank	7.86%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	49,719, 23.53%, see rank	23.17%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	22,266, 10.54%, see rank	8.94%	9.49%
Public Administration	7,755, 3.67%, see rank	3.58%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	10,399, 4.92%, see rank	4.70%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Lake County	%	Indiana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	88,768	18.21%, see rank	15.51%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	17,509	14.22%, see rank	11.26%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.