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People QuickFacts |
Lake County |
Indiana |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
494,202 | 6,313,520 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
2.0% | 3.8% |
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Population, 2000 |
484,564 | 6,080,485 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
7.0% | 6.8% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
26.1% | 25.0% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
12.8% | 12.4% |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
51.8% | 50.7% |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
71.3% | 88.3% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
26.1% | 8.9% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.3% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
1.1% | 1.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.1% | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
1.1% | 1.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
13.9% | 4.8% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
58.3% | 83.9% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
61.5% | 55.0% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
5.3% | 3.1% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
13.5% | 6.4% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
80.7% | 82.1% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
16.2% | 19.4% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
88,638 | 1,054,757 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
27.1 | 22.6 |
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Housing units, 2006 |
207,715 | 2,756,331 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
69.0% | 71.4% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
24.2% | 19.2% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$97,500 | $94,300 |
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Households, 2000 |
181,633 | 2,336,306 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.64 | 2.53 |
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Median household income, 2004 |
$40,894 | $43,217 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$19,639 | $20,397 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
14.8% | 11.1% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Lake County |
Indiana |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
10,264 | 149,8711 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
172,473 | 2,610,8991 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
-3.8% | -1.5%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2005 |
24,062 | 363,853 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
28,045 | 433,907 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
11.7% | 3.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
S | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
2.5% | 1.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
5.6% | 1.3% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
30.2% | 27.4% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
13,481,042 | 160,924,188 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
3,538,212 | 79,806,006 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
5,456,028 | 67,261,298 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$11,224 | $10,922 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
926,744 | 9,409,270 |
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Building permits, 2006 |
2,122 | 29,069 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
2,777,048 | 37,918,4521 |