ZIP 46405 · Lake Station
Who lives in ZIP code 46405 (Lake Station, IN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Lake Station, IN · Lake County
uszips 2026
People12,184
Median age35.3
Household income$60,881
Home value$137,032
Median rent$1,144/mo
Poverty12.2%
College degree+7.8%
Commute27 min
Place
- Metro area
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
- Wider region
- Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI
- Metro division
- Lake County-Porter County-Jasper County, IN
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 521 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,357
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
13.6% are 65 or older; 75.7% are adults.
Household income
28.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $32,934.
Education (adults 25+)
27.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
31.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 37.2%
- Never married
- 43.2%
- Divorced
- 13.2%
- Widowed
- 6.4%
- Family size
- 3.19
- Dual-income families
- 49.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 75.3%
- Rent burden
- 30.5%
- Men / women
- 53% / 47%
Work
- In labor force
- 62.4%
- Unemployment
- 16.3%
- Self-employed
- 7.0%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 6.4%
- Veterans
- 3.6%
- With a disability
- 15.7%
- No health insurance
- 7.7%
- Limited English
- 3.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.