Lake County

Lake county is located in northwest Indiana. Lake county has 498.96 square miles of land area and 127.60 square miles of water area. As of 2010, the total Lake county population is 496,005, which has grown 2.36% since 2000. The population growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 6.63% and is much lower than the national average rate of 9.71%. Lake county median household income is $48,723 in 2006-2010 and has grown by 16.48% since 2000. The income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 7.33% and is lower than the national average rate of 19.17%. Lake county median house value is $135,400 in 2006-2010 and has grown by 38.87% since 2000. The house value growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 30.75% and is lower than the national average rate of 50.42%. As a reference, the national Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for the same period is 26.63%. On average, the public school district that covers Lake county is close to the state average in quality. The Lake county area code is 219.

Population 496,005 (2010), rank #2 Population Growth 2.36% since 2000, rank #43 Population Density: 791.63/sq mi, rank #2 Median Household Income: $48,723 at 2006-2010—16.48% increase since 2000, rank #28 Median House Price: $135,400 at 2006-2010—38.87% increase since 2000, rank #17 Time Zone: Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer Land Area: 498.96 sq mi, rank #12 Water Area: 127.60 sq mi (20.37%), rank #1 State: Indiana Area: Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI School District: Area Code: 219

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