Lake VillageIN
This town of 705 people was settled in 1876.
Is Lake Village a good place to live?
Lake Village’s typical journey to work is 44 minutes, where Indiana’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. No town among the 594 in Indiana we compare has a higher midpoint age than Lake Village. Lake Village has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
705 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Lake Village: who provides what
Lake Village is unincorporated, so Newton 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 Lake Village.
Most of Lake Village’s workers commute out: the town has 0.5 jobs for each of them
Commuting out is the norm in Lake Village: 1% of working residents work locally. Lake Village: 19% of residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Lake Village has added 67 jobs, to 130 in 2023. For half of commuters, work is under 26 miles away.
| Lake Village | Typical Indiana town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 19% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 11% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Lake Village has four seasons and pleasant summers
About 30 inches of snow fall in a winter here; January nights dip to 17° and July afternoons rise to 84°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a low hazard risk in Lake Village: inland flooding
Expected losses in Lake Village break down as 41% from inland flooding and 33% from cold waves. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage here than in 62% of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Lake Village after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2008.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Lake Village is
28% of adults get no exercise outside work in Lake Village. In Lake Village, nearly a fifth of adults smoke cigarettes, and 16% report frequent physical distress.
| Lake Village | Typical Indiana town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 39% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 35% |
| What stands out | Lake Village | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.5% | 8.1% |
| More adults with arthritis | 34.2% | 28.3% |
| More adults in frequent physical distress | 16.4% | 13.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical home in Lake Village is valued at about $286K
In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 2.6%. The share of households in Lake Village who live in a home they own is 78%.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
0% of Lake Village is conserved land
In 1 park or preserve, walkers have 0.4 miles of trail. Lake Village’s density of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile. The park or preserve spreads over 9 acres of the town.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lake Village Community Park | 0.4 mi | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Lake Village
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Lake Village; the nearest are
About 10 of every 100 Lake Village residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
99% of working residents leave Lake Village for work
Where Lake Village’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Lake Village
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lake Village, IN a good place to live?
Lake Village has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.