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Lake HolidayIN

This town in Indiana has a population of 845.

Is Lake Holiday a good place to live?

Lake Holiday’s average trip to work is 40 minutes, against 24 minutes in Indiana’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Among 594 Indiana towns, just 6 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Lake Holiday. Lake Holiday has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

845 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Getting set up

Moving to Lake Holiday: who provides what

Lake Holiday is unincorporated, so Montgomery County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerDuke Energy15.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesMontgomery CountyMontgomery County provides services here
SchoolsSouth Montgomery Community School CorporationWhich 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 hereMontgomery County Voter RegistrationMontgomery County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP code4793347933 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 Lake Holiday.

Who lives here

The median age in Lake Holiday is higher than in most of Indiana or the rest of the country

Adults 18 to 34 are 8% of residents (23% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 48% of residents (37% statewide). The share of adults 25 and older in Lake Holiday who hold a bachelor’s degree or more is 39%.

50.1median age · IN overall 38.1
Lake HolidayTypical Indiana townTypical U.S. town
Median age50.1 years39.4 years40.5 years
Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+39%22%29%
Lake HolidayIndianaUnited States

Ages · share of residents

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma4%
High school35%
Some college19%
Associate’s3%
Bachelor’s30%
Graduate10%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7.4 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.

Ages and education in Lake Holiday
Lake HolidayINU.S.
Under 104.3%12.4%11.6%
10 to 1720.9%10.9%10.3%
18 to 243.9%9.6%9.1%
25 to 343.8%13.1%13.7%
35 to 4410.4%12.7%13.2%
45 to 5415.4%12%12.2%
55 to 6422.6%12.5%12.7%
65 to 7412.5%10.1%10.2%
75 and older6.2%6.7%7%
No diploma4.2%9.6%10.4%
High school34.9%32.5%26%
Some college19%19.3%19.1%
Associate’s2.5%9.1%8.8%
Bachelor’s29.9%18.7%21.6%
Graduate9.5%10.8%14.1%

U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 800, single groups can be off by several points

Work & commute

Lake Holiday has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

For Lake Holiday, the middle household income is $109,000. Just 1% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Since 2013, Lake Holiday has added 47 jobs, to 63 in 2023. Half the trips to work are shorter than 23 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Lake Holiday1%
Crawfordsville28%
Indianapolis10%
Union Township9%
Lafayette5%
23 mi
median commute distance
63
jobs based in Lake Holiday
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

Low risk in Lake Holiday, with inland flooding at the top

Expected losses in Lake Holiday break down as 43% from inland flooding and 17% from cold waves. Lake Holiday’s risk rating from FEMA is recorded as 31 of 100.

31risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
31Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesStrong wind

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

In Lake Holiday, expect four seasons and pleasant summers

Expect July afternoons of 84° and January nights of 19°, with about 22 inches of snow a winter.

22″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter21–38°
Spring40–62°
Summer61–83°
Fall43–65°
Oct 12
typical first frost
Apr 27
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

More of Lake Holiday’s adults had a checkup this year than in the typical Indiana or U.S. town

Among adults in Lake Holiday, 30% feel lonely. This Indiana town beats the Indiana average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.

Lake HolidayTypical Indiana townTypical U.S. town
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)30%32%33%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)82%80%79%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)41%39%35%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)16%18%17%
32 measures vs. Indiana
7 better23 too close to call2 worse
What stands outLake HolidayIN
Fewer adults facing food insecurity9.9%14.7%
Fewer uninsured adults6.1%8.9%
More adults who have had cancer10.3%8.3%
Franciscan Health Crawfordsville
7.6 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Housing

The median home in Lake Holiday sells for about $260K

For households in Lake Holiday, the share who own their home is 97%.

$260Kmedian sale price
1
homes sold in September

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Nearby attractions

Ross–Ade Stadium and 12 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lake Holiday. Close and well known come first.

All 51 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Ross–Ade Stadium: Tstuddud at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Turkey Run State Park: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Prophetstown State Park: Flickr user: Dan https://www.flickr.com/photos/dwmizell/, CC BY-SA 2.0 · General Lew Wallace Study: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eagle Creek Park: Rogerd, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ropkey Armor Museum: John Schanlaub, CC BY 3.0

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Lake Holiday

14pages on Lake Holiday
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Lake Holiday

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Lake Holiday for work

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

28% → Crawfordsville Crawfordsville 28% 10% → Indianapolis Indianapolis 10% 9% → Union Township Union Township 9% 5% → Lafayette Lafayette 5% 3% → New Market New Market 3% 3% → Lebanon Lebanon 3% Lake Holiday · 1% stay
63jobs based in Lake Holiday
1%of working residents work in town
23 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Lake Holiday

Census-designated place in Indiana, United States

Lake Holiday is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Union Township, Montgomery County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. It is a private community on the banks of its eponymous body of water. As of the 2020 census, the community had a population of 921 residents. The community contains the subdivisions of Holiday Shores, Royal Hills, Imperial Woods, Wellington Villa, Cambridge Shores, Indian Hills, Sherwood Forest, and Seneca Hills.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
2.8 sq mi
Elevation
774 ft

Questions about Lake Holiday

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Lake Holiday, IN a good place to live?

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