Winona Lake, IN

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2021 Population

5,059

3.2% 1-year growth

US Senator

N/ATodd Young

Republican Party

US Senator

N/AMike Braun

Republican Party

2021 Median Age

27.9

3.46% 1-year decrease

2021 Poverty Rate

9.82%

45.4% 1-year increase

2021 Median Household Income

$70,586

0.271% 1-year decline

2021 Median Property Value

$164,500

9.38% 1-year growth

2021 Employed Population

2,806

0.355% 1-year decline

About

In 2021, Winona Lake, IN had a population of 5.06k people with a median age of 27.9 and a median household income of $70,586. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Winona Lake, IN grew from 4,902 to 5,059, a 3.2% increase and its median household income declined from $70,778 to $70,586, a −0.271% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Winona Lake, IN are White (Non-Hispanic) (88%), White (Hispanic) (3.85%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.47%), Other (Non-Hispanic) (1.56%), and Other (Hispanic) (1.23%).

None of the households in Winona Lake, IN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.1% of the residents in Winona Lake, IN are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Winona Lake, IN are Grace College and Theological Seminary (598 degrees awarded in 2021).

In 2021, the median property value in Winona Lake, IN was $164,500, and the homeownership rate was 61.9%.

Most people in Winona Lake, IN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 13.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Winona Lake, IN was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Winona Lake, IN is home to a population of 5.06k people, from which 98.1% are citizens. As of 2021, 2.71% of Winona Lake, IN residents were born outside of the country (137 people).

In 2021, there were 22.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.45k people) in Winona Lake, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 195 White (Hispanic) and 125 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.1%

2021 Citizenship

98%

2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 98.1% of Winona Lake, IN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Winona Lake, IN was 98%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Winona Lake, IN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Winona Lake, IN

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.45k ± 238
White (Hispanic)
195 ± 130
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
125 ± 89.5

5.63%

Hispanic Population

285 people

5.63% of the people in Winona Lake, IN are hispanic (285 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Winona Lake, IN as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Indiana.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
100,393 ± 7,721 people
India
33,054 ± 4,453 people
China
20,560 ± 3,515 people

In 2021, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Indiana was Mexico, the natal country of 100,393 Indiana residents, followed by India with 33,054 and China with 20,560.

Foreign-Born Population

2.71%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

137 people

3.61%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

177 people

As of 2021, 2.71% of Winona Lake, IN residents (137 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Winona Lake, IN was 3.61%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Winona Lake, IN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
26 ± 35
Gulf War (1990s)
24 ± 41
World War II
19 ± 27

Winona Lake, IN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.08 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Winona Lake, IN employs 2.81k people. The largest industries in Winona Lake, IN are Manufacturing (835 people), Educational Services (372 people), and Retail Trade (289 people), and the highest paying industries are Public Administration ($147,658), Finance & Insurance ($138,889), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($125,510).

Males in Indiana have an average income that is 1.37 times higher than the average income of females, which is $49,653. The income inequality in Indiana (measured using the Gini index) is 0.449, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

2.81k

2021 Value

± 434

−0.355%

1 Year decline

± 21.9%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Winona Lake, IN declined at a rate of −0.355%, from 2.82k employees to 2.81k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Winona Lake, IN, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (448 people), Production Occupations (433 people), and Management Occupations (343 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Winona Lake, IN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Indiana (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.81k

2021 Value

± 434

−0.355%

1 Year decline

± 21.9%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Winona Lake, IN declined at a rate of −0.355%, from 2.82k employees to 2.81k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Winona Lake, IN, are Manufacturing (835 people), Educational Services (372 people), and Retail Trade (289 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Winona Lake, IN, though some of these residents may live in Winona Lake, IN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$50,816

Median earning men ± $11,439

$22,342

Median earning women ± $15,230

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($250,001), Retail Trade ($130,218), and Manufacturing ($52,011).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Public Administration ($147,725), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($125,740), and Manufacturing ($56,250).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Employment change between N/A N/A and N/A N/A

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Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Indiana to other states, or from other states to Indiana.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound Indiana product (by dollars) was Motorized vehicles with $74B, followed by Mixed freight ($43.5B) and Machinery ($35.1B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Indiana products.

Domestic Trade Growth

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$465B

2020 Value in Indiana

$895B

Projected 2050 Value in Indiana

92.4% growth

In 2020, total outbound Indiana trade was $465B. This is expected to increase 92.4% to $895B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Indiana trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Indiana to other states, or from other states to Indiana.

Most Common Trade Partners

Illinois
$38.6B
Ohio
$37.8B
Michigan
$36.8B

In 2020, the top outbound Indiana domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Illinois with $38.6B, followed by Ohio with $37.8B and Michigan and $36.8B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Indiana shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

Todd Young and Mike Braun are the senators currently representing the state of Indiana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Indiana is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Indiana

N/ATodd Young

Senator from Indiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

N/AMike Braun

Senator from Indiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2019

Todd Young and Mike Braun are the senators currently representing Indiana.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Indiana over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Indiana

Indiana is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Indiana have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2021, universities in Winona Lake, IN awarded 598 degrees. The student population of Winona Lake, IN in 2021 is skewed towards women, with 782 male students and 1,137 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Winona Lake, IN are White (471 and 82.1%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (34 and 5.92%), Black or African American (23 and 4.01%), and Unknown (18 and 3.14%).

The largest universities in Winona Lake, IN by number of degrees awarded are Grace College and Theological Seminary (598 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Winona Lake, IN are General Business Administration & Management (75 and 12.5%), General Psychology (28 and 4.68%), and Other Clinical, Counseling, & Applied Psychology (26 and 4.35%).

The median tuition cost in Winona Lake, IN for private four year colleges is $24,144.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2021 in Winona Lake, IN, the percentage of applicants admitted was 83.2%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 12.7%. The number of students enrolled in 2021 was 1,919 (40.8% men and 59.2% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2021 there were 1,919 students enrolled in Winona Lake, IN, 40.8% men and 59.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,486 records, of which 59.8% were women and 40.2% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Other Clinical, Counseling, & Applied Psychology
26 degree-majors awarded
Biblical Studies
22 degree-majors awarded
General Psychology
28 degree-majors awarded

In 2021, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Winona Lake, IN was Other Clinical, Counseling, & Applied Psychology with 26 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Winona Lake, IN according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Grace College and Theological Seminary

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

598 degrees awarded

In 2021, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Grace College and Theological Seminary with 598 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2021, 245 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Winona Lake, IN, which is 0.694 times less than the 353 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2021 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 471 degrees mean that there were 13.9 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 34 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($24,144) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2021.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($900) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2021.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,000) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2021, 0.712% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.727% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (1.73M), Some college (1.13M), and Bachelors Degree (856k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Winona Lake, IN was $164,500 in 2021, which is 0.672 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $150,400 to $164,500, a 9.38% increase. The homeownership rate in Winona Lake, IN is 61.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Winona Lake, IN have an average commute time of 13.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Winona Lake, IN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$164,500

Median Property Value 2021

±$38,506

$1,022

Median Property Taxes

±$257

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Winona Lake, IN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Winona Lake, IN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

61.9%

Homeownership

2021

61.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2021

In 2021, 61.9% of the housing units in Winona Lake, IN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 65.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Winona Lake, IN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Winona Lake, IN colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$70,586

Median Household Income

± $14,640

1.65k

Number of Households

± 324

In 2021, the median household income of the 1.65k households in Winona Lake, IN declined from $70,586 from the previous year's value of $70,778.

The following chart displays the households in Winona Lake, IN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Winona Lake, IN is from Indiana.

0.449

2021 Wage GINI in Indiana

0.451

2020 Wage GINI in Indiana

In 2021, the income inequality in Indiana was 0.449 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.514% decline from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Indiana was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Indiana in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Indiana across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021

Drove Alone (74%)
Worked At Home (11.6%)
Walked (8.12%)

In 2021, 74% of workers in Winona Lake, IN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.6%) and those who walked to work (8.12%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

13.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Winona Lake, IN have a shorter commute time (13.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 0.247% of the workforce in Winona Lake, IN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Winona Lake, IN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Winona Lake, IN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Winona Lake, IN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.82% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Winona Lake, IN (424 out of 4.32k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Winona Lake, IN is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

96.8% of the population of Winona Lake, IN has health coverage, with 62.2% on employee plans, 7.56% on Medicaid, 8.98% on Medicare, 18.1% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Kosciusko County, IN see 2649 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.151% increase from the previous year (2645 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3291 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 537 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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2,649 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Kosciusko County, IN

Primary care physicians in Kosciusko County, IN see an average of 2,649 patients per year. This represents a 0.151% increase from the previous year (2,645 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Kosciusko County, IN in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.5% under 18 years, 30.8% between 18 and 34 years, 31.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 10.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.2% were men and 55.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

3.24%

Uninsured

62.2%

Employer Coverage

7.56%

Medicaid

8.98%

Medicare

18.1%

Non-Group

Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Winona Lake, IN declined by 13.7% from 3.75% to 3.24%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Winona Lake, IN changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.