The median owner-occupied home in Lake County had a real-estate tax bill of $1,987 (± $39) a year, compared with $1,496 in Indiana and $2,969 nationwide. The median home value was $214,700 (± $2,989), compared with $201,600 in Indiana and $303,400 nationwide.
| Measure | Lake County | Indiana | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 498,990 | 6,811,752 | 332,387,540 |
| Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) | $1,987 ± $39 | $1,496 ± $7 | $2,969 ± $3 |
| Median home value | $214,700 ± $2,989 | $201,600 ± $922 | $303,400 ± $362 |
| Median household income | $68,985 ± $1,259 | $70,051 ± $293 | $78,538 ± $176 |
| Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) | 0.93% ± 0.02 points | 0.74% ± under 0.01 points | 0.98% ± under 0.01 points |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 70.9% ± 0.8 points | 70.4% ± 0.4 points | 65.0% ± 0.3 points |
| Owner households headed by someone 65 or older | 33.5% ± 0.7 points | 30.5% ± 0.1 points | 32.6% ± 0.2 points |
| Owners spending 30% or more of income on housing costs | 19.8% ± 1.0 points | 16.2% ± 0.2 points | 22.2% ± 0.1 points |
How to read these numbers
- These are estimates from a survey, not a count. The American Community Survey asks a sample of households. The ± figure is the Census Bureau’s margin of error: the true value is very likely within that range of the estimate. Small places have large margins.
- “Too imprecise to report” means the margin of error is at least half of the estimate, so printing the number would suggest accuracy that does not exist. A “rough guide only” note means the margin is a quarter to a half of the estimate.
- Property tax bill and home value are medians for owner-occupied homes. Half of the homes are above the figure and half below. A median bill is not the rate set by a city or town; the bill combines taxes levied by every local government that serves the home, such as the school district and county.
- “Calculated” rows are worked out by Untax the Roof from the Census figures above them. They compare two medians, so they describe the place, not a particular household.
- Missing is not zero. Where the Census Bureau publishes no figure, this page says so.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019–2023: tables B25103 (real estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income), B01003 (population), B25003 (owners and renters), B25007 (age of householder), B25091 (housing costs as a share of income); see the Census ACS data page.
Cities, towns and villages in Lake County (19)
Incorporated places with their own local government. A place that crosses a county line is listed in each county it touches and marked “partly”; its page shows figures for the whole place.
- Cedar Lake
- Crown Point
- Dyer
- East Chicago
- Gary
- Griffith
- Hammond
- Highland (town)
- Hobart
- Lake Station
- Lowell
- Merrillville
- Munster
- New Chicago
- Schererville
- Schneider
- St. John
- Whiting
- Winfield
Census-designated places in Lake County (4)
Unincorporated communities that the Census Bureau defines for statistics. They have no city government of their own.
- Lake Dalecarlia
- Lakes of the Four Seasons (partly in this county)
- Ross
- Shelby
Other named communities in Lake County (56)
These names come from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), which records historical and local names of populated places: small settlements, neighborhoods, rural localities and former towns. The Census Bureau does not report them as cities, towns or census-designated places, so no figures exist for them at this level. The county figures above are the closest available estimate. A name can appear for a place that no longer exists or that lies inside a larger place.
- Aetna
- Ainsworth
- Belshaw
- Black Oak
- Brunswick
- Buffington
- Chapel Manor
- Clarke Junction
- Cook
- Creston
- Deep River
- Deer Creek
- Dinwiddie
- Duneland Village
- Duneland Village of Gary
- Gentle Manor Estates
- Gerry Park
- Gibson
- Glen Park
- Green Acres
- Hartsdale
- Hawthorne Hills
- Hessville
- Illinoi
- Independence Hill
- Indiana Harbor
- Ivanhoe
- Klaasville
- Kreitzburg
- Lake Hills
- Leroy
- Liberty Park
- Lincoln Village
- Liverpool
- Lottaville
- Mansard Du Lac
- Maynard
- Miller
- New Elliott
- North Hayden
- Orchard Grove
- Osborn
- Palmer
- Pine
- Range Line
- Robertsdale
- Rolling Hill Estates
- Shady Lawn
- Sheffield Estates
- Southeast Grove
- Southmoor Park
- Tolleston
- Turkey Creek Meadows
- Van Loon
- Wald View
- Woodmar