Lake Station, IN Population

Overview

13,292

Total Population

36.5

Median age

49.80%

Female population %

100.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

48.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3,934

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Lake Station's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Lake Station is 36.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lake Station's population under 18 was 23.97%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lake Station's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 11.45% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lake Station, 21.24% were under the age of 15, 20.58% aged 15 to 29, 46.73% aged 30 to 64, 9.56% aged 65 to 84, and 1.89% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 52 less females than males in Lake Station:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.80% females and 50.20% males in Lake Station, IN.
The Lake Station, IN gender ratio is 100.8:100 i.e. 100.8 men to 100 women (1.008).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 752.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 703.

Lake Station's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Lake Station population: 73.59% are White, 5.16% are Black or African American, 0.36% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.20% are Asian, 9.75% are some other race and 10.94% are multiracial.
Lake Station's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 3,934 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 9,358 (70.40% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lake Station is White with a population of 9,781 (73.59% of the total population).

Lake Station's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 13,920 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Lake Station's population decreased by 1,253 (9.00%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lake Station's population increased by 600 (4.74%), 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 Station's population was lowest in year 2019 at 11,891.