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Wall LakeIN

A town of 181.

Is Wall Lake a good place to live?

Wall Lake’s average trip to work is 15 minutes, where Indiana’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Wall Lake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

181 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Millgrove TownshipGreenfield TownshipMillgrove TownshipGreenfield TownshipWall Lake
Getting set up

Moving to Wall Lake: who provides what

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

PowerNIPSCO22.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
SchoolsLakeland School CorporationPrairie Heights Community School Corporation2 districts serve Wall Lake; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
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 hereLaGrange County Circuit Court ClerkLaGrange County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2015
ZIP code4677646776 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 Wall Lake.

Who lives here

Fewer middle-aged adults than Indiana overall

Wall Lake sits above both the Indiana town median (22%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%) on this measure. Adults 35 to 64 are 18% of residents (37% statewide); children under 18 are 37% of residents (23% statewide).

33.6median age · IN 38.1
Wall LakeIndianaUnited States

Ages · share of residents

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma21%
High school23%
Some college7%
Associate’s15%
Bachelor’s27%
Graduate8%

Women and men · all residents

Somewhere between 19% and 78% women

The Census survey reached too few of Wall Lake’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±29.7 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.

Ages and education in Wall Lake
Wall LakeINU.S.
Under 1036.5%12.4%11.6%
10 to 170%10.9%10.3%
18 to 240%9.6%9.1%
25 to 3421%13.1%13.7%
35 to 4413.3%12.7%13.2%
45 to 540%12%12.2%
55 to 644.4%12.5%12.7%
65 to 7421.5%10.1%10.2%
75 and older3.3%6.7%7%
No diploma20.9%9.6%10.4%
High school22.6%32.5%26%
Some college7%19.3%19.1%
Associate’s14.8%9.1%8.8%
Bachelor’s27%18.7%21.6%
Graduate7.8%10.8%14.1%

U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 200, single groups can be off by several points

Natural hazards

Wall Lake faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 81% of U.S. communities.

19risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
19Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commute

Most of Wall Lake’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them

Most working residents leave Wall Lake for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Lagrange (14%), Angola (11%) and Indianapolis (6%).

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Wall Lake0%
Lagrange14%
Angola11%
Indianapolis6%
Fort Wayne5%
15 mi
median commute distance
12
jobs based in Wall Lake
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Wall Lake has four seasons and pleasant summers

Wall Lake has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Wall Lake is 83°F.

39″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter19–34°
Spring37–59°
Summer59–81°
Fall42–61°
Oct 16
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Outdoors

Wall Lake has set aside 0.1% of its land for conservation

0.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.

0.1%conserved
0.1%
conserved · 0 of 474 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Wall Lake Beach—1

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Nearby attractions

Air Zoo and 10 more within 40 miles

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

All 30 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Air Zoo: User:my name, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum: Michael Walter, a.k.a. Cuppysfriend, CC BY-SA 3.0 · American Museum of Magic: rossograph, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Slayton Arboretum: Brother Atticus, CC0

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Wall Lake

14pages on Wall Lake
After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of Wall Lake

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Wall Lake for work

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

14% → Lagrange Lagrange 14% 11% → Angola Angola 11% 6% → Indianapolis Indianapolis 6% 5% → Fort Wayne Fort Wayne 5% 5% → Bloomfield Township Bloomfield Township 5% 4% → Lima Township Lima Township 4% Wall Lake · 0% stay
12jobs based in Wall Lake
0%of working residents work in town
15 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Wall Lake

Census-designated place in Indiana, United States

Wall Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in LaGrange and Steuben counties, Indiana, United States.

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

Questions about Wall Lake

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Wall Lake, IN a good place to live?

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