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500,598

Population

0.2% YoY

2023

37.9

Median Age

3.3% YoY

2022

$66,375

Median Household Income

7% YoY

2022

242,869

Labor Force

1.1% MoM

5.2% YoY

7/2025

229,706

Employed

1.6% MoM

6.5% YoY

7/2025

5.4%

Unemployment Rate

10.2% MoM

18.2% YoY

7/2025

$299,000

Median Sale Price

4.9% MoM

11.8% YoY

8/2025

503

Homes Sold

14.6% MoM

5.9% YoY

8/2025

2.6

Months Inventory

13.6% MoM

3.3% YoY

8/2025

45

Days on Market

9 MoM

10 YoY

8/2025

1,320

Listings

5.7% MoM

3.1% YoY

8/2025

157

Price per Sq Ft

3% MoM

0.1% YoY

8/2025

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Cities included in Lake County: Hammond, Gary, Merrillville, Crown Point, Hobart, Schererville, East Chicago, Munster, Highland, St. John, Dyer, Griffith, Cedar Lake, Lake Station, Lowell, Lakes of the Four Seasons, Winfield, Whiting, New Chicago, Lake Dalecarlia, Shelby, Schneider


Zip Codes included in Lake County: [Click for zip code level data] 46303, 46307, 46311, 46312, 46319, 46320, 46321, 46322, 46323, 46324, 46327, 46342, 46356, 46373, 46375, 46376, 46377, 46394, 46402, 46403, 46404, 46405, 46406, 46407, 46408, 46409, 46410


 1.  Population Data from U.S. Census Bureau.
 2.  Employment Data from Bureau of Labor and Statistics
 3.  Sales Data provided by Redfin, a national real estate brokerage.

MoM = Month over Month. The percentage change from the previous month to the current month.
YoY = Year over Year. The percentage change from the same period the previous year to the current period.

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