Lake County, IN Population

Overview

495,925

Total Population

39.2

Median age

51.31%

Female population %

94.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

55.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

97,885

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Lake County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Lake County is 39.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lake County's population under 18 was 23.59%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lake County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.48% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lake County, 19.28% were under the age of 15, 19.12% aged 15 to 29, 45.13% aged 30 to 64, 14.43% aged 65 to 84, and 2.05% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 12,949 more females than males in Lake County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.31% females and 48.69% males in Lake County, IN.
The Lake County, IN gender ratio is 94.9:100 i.e. 94.9 men to 100 women (0.949).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 18,085.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 17,784.

Lake County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Lake County population: 60.05% are White, 23.25% are Black or African American, 0.28% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.49% are Asian, 0.03% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 8.53% are some other race and 6.37% are multiracial.
Lake County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 97,885 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 398,04 (80.26% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lake County is White with a population of 297,799 (60.05% of the total population).

Lake County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 499,689 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Lake County's population increased by 11,416 (2.36%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lake County's population increased by 2,960 (0.60%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Lake County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 484,556.