In 2022, Lake County (Northwest)--Hammond & East Chicago Cities PUMA, IN had a population of 108k people with a median age of 36.3 and a median household income of $49,507. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Lake County (Northwest)--Hammond & East Chicago Cities PUMA, IN declined from 108,564 to 108,327, a −0.218% decrease and its median household income grew from $45,499 to $49,507, a 8.81% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Lake County (Northwest)--Hammond & East Chicago Cities PUMA, IN are White (Non-Hispanic) (28.1%), Other (Hispanic) (26.7%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (25.2%), White (Hispanic) (9.52%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (7.21%).
28.6% of the households in Lake County (Northwest)--Hammond & East Chicago Cities PUMA, 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.
93.1% of the residents in Lake County (Northwest)--Hammond & East Chicago Cities PUMA, IN are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Lake County (Northwest)--Hammond & East Chicago Cities PUMA, IN are Purdue University Northwest (1,940 degrees awarded in 2022), Calumet College of Saint Joseph (156 degrees), and Lil Lou's Beauty and Barber College-Hammond (7 degrees).
In 2022, the median property value in Lake County (Northwest)--Hammond & East Chicago Cities PUMA, IN was $122,900, and the homeownership rate was 57.7%.
Most people in Lake County (Northwest)--Hammond & East Chicago Cities PUMA, IN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Lake County (Northwest)--Hammond & East Chicago Cities PUMA, IN was 2 cars per household.
Lake County (Northwest)--Hammond & East Chicago Cities PUMA, IN borders Cook County (Southeast)--Thornton Township PUMA, IL, Chicago City (South)--South Shore, South Chicago, East Side & South Deering PUMA, IL, Lake County (Northeast)--Gary City & Griffith Town PUMA, IN, and Lake County (Central) PUMA, IN.