Bass LakeIN
The town was settled in 1892 and has 983 residents today.
Is Bass Lake a good place to live?
Bass Lake’s mean commuting time is 39 minutes, against 24 minutes in Indiana’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Among 594 Indiana towns, just 2 have a higher age of the median resident than Bass Lake. The biggest park or preserve is Bass Lake Beach and Park, at 26 acres. Bass Lake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Bass Lake has grown 16% from 2010 to 2020
1,195 counted in 2010 and 1,384 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Moving to Bass Lake: who provides what
Bass Lake is unincorporated, so Starke County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Bass Lake.
Bass Lake faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 35% come from inland flooding and 26% from cold waves. Bass Lake’s risk rating from FEMA stands at 12 of 100. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Bass Lake once, in 2018.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fewer children than Indiana overall
Children under 18 are 6% of residents (23% statewide); people 65 and older are 34% of residents (17% statewide). College graduates make up nearly a quarter of adults 25 and older, against 30% across Indiana.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 118 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.6 points). Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Bass Lake | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 3.7% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 2% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.4% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.9% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.2% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 20.9% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 13% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.7% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 24% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.5% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 5.8% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,000, single groups can be off by several points
Bass Lake stands out in Indiana and nationally: a smaller share of its residents live below the poverty line
1% of Bass Lake working residents work locally. Jobs in Bass Lake grew by 46 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 83. For half of commuters, work is under 27 miles away. The top destinations are Knox (15%), Plymouth (9%) and Winamac (4%).
| Bass Lake | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 0.7% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 11% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Bass Lake
July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 17° and about 29 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A smaller share of adults binge drink in Bass Lake than in most of Indiana or the rest of the country
31% of adults feel lonely in Bass Lake. This Indiana town does better than the Indiana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 13. In Bass Lake, 43% of adults have high blood pressure, and 20% smoke cigarettes.
| Bass Lake | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 39% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Bass Lake | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.8% | 77.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.3% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bass Lake Beach and Park | — | 26 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes in Bass Lake sell for about $242K
The share of households in Bass Lake who are owner-occupiers: 79%. Bass Lake’s rent at the middle of the market comes in at $1,278 a month.
| Bass Lake | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,278 a month | $947 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 79% | 76% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Bass Lake
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Bass Lake
About 8 of every 100 Bass Lake residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
983 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
About Bass Lake
Census-designated place in Indiana, United States
Bass Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) in California and North Bend Townships, Starke County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 census, Bass Lake had a population of 1,384.
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- Area
- 11 sq mi
- Elevation
- 715 ft
- Area code
- 574
Questions about Bass Lake
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bass Lake, IN a good place to live?
Bass Lake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.