| | People QuickFacts | Lake County | Indiana |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 495,558 | 6,516,922 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 496,005 | 6,483,800 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | -0.1% | 0.5% |
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Population, 2010 | 496,005 | 6,483,802 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 25.3% | 24.5% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 13.4% | 13.2% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 51.7% | 50.8% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 70.5% | 86.8% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 25.9% | 9.4% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.5% | 0.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 1.4% | 1.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 1.6% | 1.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 17.0% | 6.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 55.3% | 81.3% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 86.5% | 83.9% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 6.7% | 4.4% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 14.5% | 7.8% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 86.1% | 86.2% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 18.9% | 22.4% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 37,140 | 489,150 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 27.7 | 22.8 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 208,673 | 2,800,614 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 70.9% | 71.5% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 22.6% | 18.6% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $135,400 | $123,000 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 182,952 | 2,465,402 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.67 | 2.53 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $23,142 | $24,058 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $48,723 | $47,697 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 16.1% | 13.5% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Lake County | Indiana |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 9,995 | 145,0191 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 164,664 | 2,400,3821 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | -8.1 | -9.41 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 27,645 | 380,097 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 34,165 | 482,847 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 18.6% | 4.6% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.5% | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.5% | 1.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 6.7% | 1.8% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 31.1% | 26.8% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 21,914,467 | 221,877,814 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 3,348,813 | 67,634,947 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 7,102,425 | 78,745,589 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $14,455 | $12,408 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,069,166 | 11,669,759 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 626 | 12,618 |