Cedar Lake.
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Indiana·Lake County
3 tracts·12K people·$282K median·1,306/mi²
White 86 · Hispanic 8 · Multiracial 5 · Asian 1 · Black 0 · Other 0
Married couple 55 · Other 23 · Living alone 22
Health 26 · Leisure 19 · Retail 19 · Manufacturing 17 · Professional 9 · Public admin 6 · Other 5
Management · business · science · arts 33 · Sales · office 23 · Service 18 · Production · transport 14 · Construction · maintenance 13
Drive alone 81 · Carpool 14 · Work from home 9 · Walk 1 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Cedar Lake is $282,000 (Census ACS) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Cedar Lake has 15,295 residents across 2 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 40.2; the population is 85.6% White, 8.5% Hispanic or Latino, 4.7% Multiracial, 1.0% Asian, 0.2% Black and 0.0% Other; the average household has 2.8 people; 27.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 3.5% (Census ACS).
Douglas MacArthur Elem School (62%) and Red Cedars Elementary (59%) lead the elementary schools; Hanover Central Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (47%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,350/month, 14% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Cedar Lake is $83,381 a year, 3% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Cedar Lake, median rent is $1,350/month and the median home value is $282,000 (Census ACS).
Cedar Lake reported 0.7 violent crimes and 3.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 82°F; winter lows average 19°F; there are 81 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 41 inches; snowfall averages 27 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Cedar Lake are cold wave (97), tornado (95) and winter weather (76), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Cedar Lake, 0.9% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).