Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Hoffman Lake

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in

Hoffman LakeIN

With 382 residents, it is a town in Indiana.

Is Hoffman Lake a good place to live?

Hoffman Lake’s age of the median resident is 50.7 years, against 39.4 years in Indiana’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Hoffman Lake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

382 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Prairie TownshipPrairie TownshipHoffman Lake
Getting set up

Moving to Hoffman Lake: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Hoffman Lake, and how to reach them.

PowerNIPSCO22.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet6 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
SchoolsWarsaw Community SchoolsWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Indiana you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereKosciusko County Circuit Court ClerkKosciusko County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP code4658246582 100%Census 2020

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 Hoffman Lake.

Who lives here

Fewer children than Indiana overall

22% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 30% across Indiana.

50.7median age · IN 38.1
Hoffman LakeIndianaUnited States

Ages · share of residents

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma3%
High school65%
Some college10%
Associate’s0%
Bachelor’s22%
Graduate0%

Women and men · all residents

Somewhere between 38% and 67% women

The Census survey reached too few of Hoffman Lake’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±14.6 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.

Ages and education in Hoffman Lake
Hoffman LakeINU.S.
Under 100%12.4%11.6%
10 to 170%10.9%10.3%
18 to 2423.6%9.6%9.1%
25 to 340%13.1%13.7%
35 to 442.9%12.7%13.2%
45 to 5435.6%12%12.2%
55 to 645.2%12.5%12.7%
65 to 7426.2%10.1%10.2%
75 and older6.5%6.7%7%
No diploma3.4%9.6%10.4%
High school64.7%32.5%26%
Some college10.3%19.3%19.1%
Associate’s0%9.1%8.8%
Bachelor’s21.6%18.7%21.6%
Graduate0%10.8%14.1%

U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 400, single groups can be off by several points

Natural hazards

Hoffman Lake has a very low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding

Compared with 84% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Hoffman Lake is lower. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 38% come from inland flooding and 22% from cold waves.

16risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
16Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commute

Hoffman Lake has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

For workers in Hoffman Lake, the share who do their job from home is 20%. The top destinations are Warsaw (27%), Goshen (8%) and Nappanee (6%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

0%work in town
Hoffman LakeIndiana townsU.S. towns
Work from home20%7.8%11%
Average trip to work25 minutes24 minutes25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Hoffman Lake0%
Warsaw27%
Goshen8%
Nappanee6%
Elkhart4%
13 mi
median commute distance
3
jobs based in Hoffman Lake
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

In Hoffman Lake, expect four seasons and pleasant summers

The range runs from 17° on a January night to 84° on a July afternoon, with about 32 inches of snow a winter.

32″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–35°
Spring38–60°
Summer60–82°
Fall42–63°
Oct 18
typical first frost
Apr 28
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Hoffman Lake

13pages on Hoffman Lake
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Hoffman Lake

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Hoffman Lake for work

Where Hoffman Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

27% → Warsaw Warsaw 27% 8% → Goshen Goshen 8% 6% → Nappanee Nappanee 6% 4% → Elkhart Elkhart 4% 4% → Fort Wayne Fort Wayne 4% 3% → South Bend South Bend 3% Hoffman Lake · 0% stay
3jobs based in Hoffman Lake
0%of working residents work in town
13 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Questions about Hoffman Lake

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Hoffman Lake, IN a good place to live?

Hoffman Lake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.