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Lake Station, IN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Lake Station, IN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 11,746. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet LAKE-STATION-IN · Lake Station, IN 1 ZIPs · 11,746 pop · #17480/25278 · Lake County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $60,881
  • RANK-LOWER #17480/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Merrillville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 75% owners
  • POP-TOWN 11,746
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $139,200

Nearest income peer: Merrillville, IN (+ $3,246 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Lake Station

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Lake Station on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Lake Station, IN sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

31st pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
11,746
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$60,881
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $60,881 and poverty 12.2% concentrate in 46405.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (75.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Lake Station as a pure owner town.

Within Indiana, Stockwell is the closest lower-income city and Oolitic the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Lake Station.

Population concentration

Lake Station reads through its lone ZIP, 46405

11,746 ACS residents, one ZIP: 46405 is not the leading code inside Lake Station, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Lake Station

Citywide ZBP: 149 establishments, 1,148 employees , annual payroll $42,070k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 46405 (149 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (31) · also Other services (except public administration) · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Lake Station, IN

These ZIP codes sit in Lake County, which covers 27 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Lake Station. See the Lake County roll-up →

Lake Station sits in the lower half of Lake County on income: Crown Point, Merrillville and Hobart report more, Gary, Hammond and East Chicago report less. Dyer marks the far end of that range at $116,652, 92% above Lake Station.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
46405 11,746 $60,881 149 522
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Lake Station roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Lake Station, .