County profile
Lake County, IN
United States · GDP 2024
#190 of 3,127 US counties by GDP39th-percentile growthmore diversified than 81% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$31.2B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+3.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
171,790
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
10,566
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$59.0k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
504,612
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.7%
Median HH income
$71.5k±$1.4k
Bachelor's degree+
25.8%±0.6%
Poverty rate
14.3%±0.7%
Business applications
6,991 · 2025
Retail establishments
1,521
30.3/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1NiSource IncUtilities$6.5B73B2AMB Financial Corp.Financial Services$23.4M54D3Finward BancorpFinancial Services———HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care29%
Retail trade19%
Food & accommodation18%
Manufacturing17%
Construction9%
Other services8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
504,612
residents · 2025 · +1.1% since 2020
Income per capita $58.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+3,839
International migration+3,499
Natural change−1,564
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$23.8B2019
$22.0B2020
$25.7B2021
$28.3B2022
$30.2B2023
$31.2B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$230.6k±$2.9k
Median gross rent
$1.1k/mo±$16/mo
Vacancy rate
10.3%±0.4%
Affordability
3.9× wages
Residential permits
$453.8M
1,262 units · 2.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
95.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.3k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Cold wave 99Tornado 99Winter weather 94
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4412016
4592017
4862018
5122019
5312020
5952021
6802022
7272023
7602024
7842025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -28% since 20211,7552021
1,3002022
1,2862023
1,6492024
1,2622025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
5.1 km
I-65
Nearest freight rail
3.6 km
Freight rail
Nearest port
22.6 km
USX Corp., Gary Works West Dock.
Nearest commercial airport
22.4 km
GARY/CHICAGO INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR5 filings from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$59.0k
avg. annual pay · +21% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Lake?
Lake's economy produced $31.2B in 2024, growing 3.3% year over year — slower than 61% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.