Simonton Lake, IN

Census Place

2024 Population

4,248

US Senator

Todd Young

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Banks

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

5.05% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

11.5%

7.9% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$75,673

1.94% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$266,800

Population & Diversity

Simonton Lake, IN is home to a population of 4.25k people, from which 99.7% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.494% of Simonton Lake, IN residents were born outside of the country (21 people).

In 2024, there were 7.95 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.27k people) in Simonton Lake, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 411 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 174 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.7%

2024 Citizenship

99.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.7% of Simonton Lake, IN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Simonton Lake, IN was 99.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Simonton Lake, IN

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.27k ± 552
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
411 ± 216
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
174 ± 147

8.07%

Hispanic Population

343 people

8.07% of the people in Simonton Lake, IN are hispanic (343 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Simonton 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
111,417 ± 8,128 people
India
37,388 ± 4,734 people
Nigeria
18,164 ± 3,304 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Indiana was Mexico, the natal country of 111,417 Indiana residents, followed by India with 37,388 and Nigeria with 18,164.

Foreign-Born Population

0.494%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

21 people

2.12%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

87 people

As of 2024, 0.494% of Simonton Lake, IN residents (21 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Simonton Lake, IN was 2.12%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
122 ± 66
Gulf War (2001-)
77 ± 53
Gulf War (1990s)
39 ± 41

Simonton Lake, IN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.58 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Simonton Lake, IN.

Economy

The economy of Simonton Lake, IN employs 2.04k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Simonton Lake, IN were Manufacturing (657 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (297 people), and Educational Services (165 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($76,625), Wholesale Trade ($63,333), and Manufacturing ($62,228).

Employment

Occupations

2.04k

2024 Value

± 325

0.443%

1 Year growth

± 22.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Simonton Lake, IN grew at a rate of 0.443%, from 2.03k employees to 2.04k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Simonton Lake, IN, are Management Occupations (335 people), Production Occupations (229 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (212 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Simonton Lake, IN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Indiana.

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

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2.04k

2024 Value

± 325

0.443%

1 Year growth

± 22.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Simonton Lake, IN grew at a rate of 0.443%, from 2.03k employees to 2.04k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Simonton Lake, IN, are Manufacturing (657 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (297 people), and Educational Services (165 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Simonton Lake, IN, though some of these residents may live in Simonton Lake, IN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$61,081

Median earning men ± $6,684

$36,446

Median earning women ± $6,099

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($87,727), Manufacturing ($71,016), and Wholesale Trade ($62,273).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($57,639), Manufacturing ($53,021), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($50,441).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Simonton Lake, IN was $266,800 in 2024, which is 0.802 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $230,600 to $266,800, a 15.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Simonton Lake, IN is 80%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Simonton Lake, IN have an average commute time of 19.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Simonton Lake, IN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$266,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$16,593

$1,380

Median Property Taxes

±$246

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 Simonton 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 Simonton Lake, IN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

80%

Homeownership

2024

65.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 80% of the housing units in Simonton Lake, IN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 79.2%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$75,673

Median Household Income

± $18,984

1.73k

Number of Households

± 271

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.73k households in Simonton Lake, IN grew to $75,673 from the previous year's value of $74,233.

The following chart displays the households in Simonton 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.442

2024 Wage GINI in Indiana

0.445

2023 Wage GINI in Indiana

In 2024, the income inequality in Indiana was 0.442 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.807% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Indiana was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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 2024

Drove Alone (79.6%)
Carpooled (9.63%)
Worked At Home (8.6%)

In 2024, 79.6% of workers in Simonton Lake, IN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.63%) and those who worked at home (8.6%).

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

19.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Simonton Lake, IN have a shorter commute time (19.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.86% of the workforce in Simonton Lake, IN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Simonton 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 Simonton Lake, IN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Simonton Lake, IN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Simonton Lake, IN (487 out of 4.25k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Males 12 - 14 and then Males 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Simonton Lake, IN is White, followed by Two Or More 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

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

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

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