Lake Station, Indiana

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Population in July 2007: 13,295. Population change since 2000: -4.3%

Males: 6,961	(49.9%)
Females: 6,987	(50.1%)

Lake County

Median resident age:	32.9 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Zip codes: 46405.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $37,500 (it was $36,984 in 2000)

Lake Station	$37,500
Indiana:	$43,993

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $90,400 (it was $73,600 in 2000)

Lake Station	$90,400
Indiana:	$114,400

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Races in Lake Station:

White Non-Hispanic (76.7%)
Hispanic (20.6%)
Other race (9.3%)
Two or more races (2.8%)
American Indian (1.1%)
Black (0.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Lake Station: 104.6 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (15.9%), Irish (14.6%), United States (5.8%), English (5.5%), Polish (5.3%), Italian (3.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 614 feet

Land area: 8.30 square miles.

Population density: 1618 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Lake Station

High school or higher: 74.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.3%
Unemployed: 8.8%
Mean travel time to work: 24.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lake Station city

Never married: 29.0%
Now married: 50.3%
Separated: 2.3%
Widowed: 7.1%
Divorced: 11.3%

599 residents are foreign born (2.9% Latin America, 1.0% Europe).

This city:	4.3%
Indiana:	3.1%

According to our research there were 19 registered sex offenders living in Lake Station, Indiana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Lake Station to the number of sex offenders is 707 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Lake Station:	0.8% ($617)
Indiana:	0.9% ($868)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Gary, IN (5.9 miles , pop. 102,746).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Chicago, IL (34.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: New Chicago, IN (1.3 miles ), Hobart, IN (2.9 miles ), Portage, IN (5.1 miles ), Gary, IN (5.9 miles ), Ogden Dunes, IN (6.0 miles ), Merrillville, IN (7.8 miles ), South Haven, IN (8.7 miles ), Burns Harbor, IN (9.8 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 32 buildings, average cost: $55,900
1997: 1 building, cost: $100,000
1998: 19 buildings, average cost: $73,900
1999: 15 buildings, average cost: $72,000
2000: 12 buildings, average cost: $73,400
2001: 20 buildings, average cost: $84,700
2002: 5 buildings, average cost: $86,000
2003: 4 buildings, average cost: $67,600
2004: 16 buildings, average cost: $90,900
2005: 25 buildings, average cost: $112,700
2006: 12 buildings, average cost: $121,900
2007: 16 buildings, average cost: $122,800

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Latitude: 41.57 N, Longitude: 87.26 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -3,543 (-25.4%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 657 (11.3%)

101 people in nursing homes

Area code: 219

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Population change in the 1990s: +33 (+0.2%).

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Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Metal and metal products (21%)
Construction (15%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Public administration (4%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
Repair and maintenance (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Accommodation and food services (15%)
Health care (13%)
Educational services (9%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Personal and laundry services (4%)
Public administration (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Cashiers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 31 (26 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.94
US city average:	3.00

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Lake Station-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Indiana state average. It is 69% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/21/1967, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 22.8 miles away from the Lake Station city center killed 33 people and injured 500 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 10/24/1967, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 3.1 miles away from the city center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Lake Station:

ST MARY MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 3 miles; HOBART, IN)
METHODIST HOSPITALS NORTHLAKE (about 6 miles; GARY, IN)
METHODIST HOSPITALS INC SOUTHLAKE (about 8 miles; MERRILLVILLE, IN)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lake Station:

GARY/CHICAGO (about 10 miles; GARY, IN; ID: GYY)
PORTER COUNTY MUNI (about 20 miles; VALPARAISO, IN; ID: VPZ)
CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (about 37 miles; CHICAGO, IL; ID: MDW)

Other public-use airports nearest to Lake Station:

HOBART SKY RANCH (about 2 miles; HOBART, IN; ID: 3HO)
GRIFFITH-MERRILLVILLE (about 11 miles; GRIFFITH, IN; ID: 05C)
LANSING MUNI (about 18 miles; CHICAGO, IL; ID: IGQ)

Amtrak stations near Lake Station:

19 miles: DYER (SHEFFIELD RD.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking.
20 miles: HAMMOND-WHITING (HAMMOND, 1135 CALUMET AVE.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lake Station:

IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-NORTHWEST (about 5 miles; GARY, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,432)
INDIANA UNIVERSITY-NORTHWEST (about 8 miles; GARY, IN; FT enrollment: 3,208)
PURDUE UNIVERSITY-CALUMET CAMPUS (about 14 miles; HAMMOND, IN; FT enrollment: 6,312)
VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; VALPARAISO, IN; FT enrollment: 3,376)
SOUTH SUBURBAN COLLEGE (about 24 miles; SOUTH HOLLAND, IL; FT enrollment: 3,599)
PURDUE UNIVERSITY-NORTH CENTRAL CAMPUS (about 25 miles; WESTVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,500)
PRAIRIE STATE COLLEGE (about 25 miles; CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL; FT enrollment: 2,523)

Public high school in Lake Station:

THOMAS A EDISON JR-SR HS (Students: 595; Location: 3304 PARKSIDE AVE; Grades: 07 - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Lake Station:

HENRY S EVANS ELEMENTARY SCH (Students: 339; Location: 2915 E 35TH AVE; Grades: KG - 06)
ALEXANDER HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCH (Students: 297; Location: 2900 LAKE ST; Grades: KG - 06)
CARL J POLK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 243; Location: 2460 VERMILLION ST; Grades: PK - 06)
VIRGIL I BAILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 219; Location: 2100 UNION ST; Grades: KG - 06)
CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 84; Location: 2540 PIKE ST; Grades: 01 - 06)

Private elementary/middle schools in Lake Station:

LIBERTY BAPTIST ACADEMY (Students: 146; Location: 2075 RUSH PL; Grades: PK - 11)
ST FRANCIS XAVIER ELEM SCH (Students: 122; Location: 2453 PUTNAM STREET; Grades: KG - 8)

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Shopping Center: Central Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Lake Station include: Redeemer Lutheran Church (A), Lake Station Church of Christ (B), Twentyninth Avenue Baptist Church (C), Trinity United Methodist Church (D), Calvary Baptist Church (E), Liverpool Baptist Church (F), East Gary Southern Baptist Church (G), First Christian Church (H), Saint Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Saint Francis Xavier Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Lake: Grand Boulevard Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

River: Deep River (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in Lake Station include: Four Winds Park (1), Columbus Park (2), Riverview Park (3), Miller Park (4), Mock Park (5), Deep River Outdoor Recreation Center (6), Johnson Park (7), Bicentennial Park (8). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Lake Station Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Drinking water stations with addresses in Lake Station and their reported violations in the past:

LAKE STATION WATER DEPARTMENT (Population served: 13948, Purch_surface_water):

Past health violations:

MCL, Average - Between OCT-1999 and DEC-1999, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-07-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-07-1999), St Public Notif received (DEC-07-1999), St Compliance achieved (AUG-30-2000)

Past monitoring violations:

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-1993 and DEC-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-27-1994)

One routine major monitoring violation

One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:

This city:	2.8 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	70.0%
Whole state:	68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	8.2%
Whole state:	5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	14.6%
Whole state:	9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	6.3%
Whole state:	4.2%

Lake Station compared to Indiana state average:

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Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Lake Station (2007 data):

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association: Lake Station Branch at 3115 Central Avenue, branch established on 1962-11-12. Info updated 2006-12-27: Bank assets: $1,179,390.0 mil, Deposits: $650,614.0 mil, headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, International Specialization, 3113 total offices, Holding Company: Jpmorgan Chase & Co.
Fifth Third Bank: Lakestation Branch at 3400 Central Avenue, branch established on 1934-07-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $48,441.3 mil, Deposits: $39,126.0 mil, headquarters in Grand Rapids, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 751 total offices, Holding Company: Fifth Third Bancorp

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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Health	1	$1,638	$19,656	14	$12,648
Sewerage	8	$17,519	$26,279	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	3	$6,979	$27,916	1	$75
Water Supply	6	$13,162	$26,324	1	$464
Other and Unallocable	2	$3,126	$18,756	5	$416
Streets and Highways	10	$24,881	$29,857	0	$0
Firefighters	0	$0		2	$667
Police - Other	5	$9,584	$23,002	13	$5,503
Police Protection - Officers	24	$74,408	$37,204	0	$0
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		4	$2,896
Other Government Administration	1	$4,027	$48,324	21	$4,917
Financial Administration	6	$11,373	$22,746	0	$0
Totals for Government	66	$166,699	$30,309	61	$27,586

Lake Station government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
Charges - Sewerage: $765,000
All Other: $108,000

Parks & Recreation: $25,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $109,000
Parks & Recreation: $3,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,900,000
Regular Highways: $717,000

Water Utilities: $616,000

Solid Waste Management: $511,000

General - Other: $471,000

Fire Protection: $234,000

Central Staff Services: $228,000

Health Services - Other: $227,000

General Public Buildings: $179,000

Financial Administration: $166,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $135,000

Sewerage: $120,000

Parks & Recreation: $87,000
Employee Retirement - Total Cash & Deposits: $317,000
Benefit Payments: $37,000

Interest Revenue: $22,000

From Other Government: $8,000

From Local Government: $2,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $20,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $291,000
Rents: $63,000

Interest Earnings: $30,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $195,000
Regular Highways: $11,000

Parks & Recreation: $3,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,339,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $482,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $725,000
General Support: $649,000

All Other: $214,000
Tax - NEC: $2,701,000
Property: $318,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $2,287,000

5.09% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,815 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.09%
Indiana average:	6.54%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($200 average AGI)
Lake County: 0.05%
Indiana average: 0.10%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Cook County, IL	2.28% ($39,640 average AGI)
from Porter County, IN	0.62% ($34,915)
from Will County, IL	0.19% ($56,174)

5.38% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,894 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.38%
Indiana average:	6.56%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($174 average AGI)
Lake County: 0.03%
Indiana average: 0.03%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Cook County, IL	1.06% ($33,307 average AGI)
to Porter County, IN	1.03% ($43,404)
to Marion County, IN	0.30% ($20,343)

Strongest AM radio stations in Lake Station:

WNDZ (750 AM; daytime; 5 kW; PORTAGE, IN; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
WIND (560 AM; 5 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
WLTH (1370 AM; 1 kW; GARY, IN; Owner: WLTH RADIO, INC.)
WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
WVIV (1200 AM; 20 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLXX-AM LICENSE CORP.)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
WNTD (950 AM; 5 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: RADIO UNICA OF CHICAGO LICENSE CORP.)
WWCA (1270 AM; 1 kW; GARY, IN; Owner: METRO COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lake Station:

WCKG (105.9 FM; ELMWOOD PARK, IL; Owner: INFINITY HOLDINGS CORPORATION OF ORLANDO)
WLIT-FM (93.9 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WJMK (104.3 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF ILLINOIS)
WNUA (95.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WTMX (101.9 FM; SKOKIE, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
WBBM-FM (96.3 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WKSC-FM (103.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WFMT (98.7 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WINDOW TO THE WORLD COMMUNICATIONS)
WZZN (94.7 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC CHICAGO FM RADIO,INC.)
WGCI-FM (107.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WBEZ (91.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: THE WBEZ ALLIANCE, INC.)
WKQX (101.1 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
WLUP-FM (97.9 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
WNND (100.3 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
WOJO (105.1 FM; EVANSTON, IL; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
WUSN (99.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF CHICAGO)
WVAZ (102.7 FM; OAK PARK, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WDRV (97.1 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
WXRT-FM (93.1 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WLJE (105.5 FM; VALPARAISO, IN; Owner: PORTER COUNTY BROADCASTING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Lake Station:

WYIN (Channel 56; GARY, IN; Owner: NORTHWEST INDIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
WLS-TV (Channel 7; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS TELEVISION, INC.)
WMAQ-TV (Channel 5; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WMAQ-TV), INC.)
WTTW (Channel 11; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WINDOW TO THE WORLD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WGN-TV (Channel 9; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WGBO-TV (Channel 66; JOLIET, IL; Owner: WGBO LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
WBBM-TV (Channel 2; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
WPWR-TV (Channel 50; GARY, IN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
WXFT (Channel 60; AURORA, IL; Owner: TELEFUTURA CHICAGO LLC)
WCPX (Channel 38; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: PAXSON CHICAGO LICENSE, INC.)
WCIU-TV (Channel 26; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WCIU-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
W18AT (Channel 18; GARY, IN; Owner: LESEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WFLD (Channel 32; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
W68DO (Channel 68; PALATINE, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WFBT-CA (Channel 23; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: CHANNEL 23 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WSNS-TV (Channel 44; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF CHICAGO, INC.)
WJYS (Channel 62; HAMMOND, IN; Owner: JOVON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WOCH-LP (Channel 28; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: KM LPTV OF CHICAGO-28, L.L.C.)
WYCC (Channel 20; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: COLLEGE DIST. #508, COUNTY OF COOK)
WOCK-CA (Channel 13; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: KM LPTV OF CHICAGO-13, L.L.C.)
W13BQ (Channel 13; PORTAGE, IN; Owner: STUDIO 5, INC.)
W24AW (Channel 24; VALPARAISO, IN; Owner: LESEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
W54BK (Channel 54; CHESTERTON, IN; Owner: LESEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
W04CQ (Channel 4; CHESTERTON, IN; Owner: AQUA-LAND COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

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