Lake Station is a somewhat small city located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 13,096 people and three associated neighborhoods, Lake Station is the 69th largest community in Indiana.

The citizens of Lake Station have a very low rate of college education: just 9.21% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.

The per capita income in Lake Station in 2022 was $24,258, which is low income relative to Indiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $97,032 for a family of four. However, Lake Station contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Lake Station is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lake Station home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lake Station residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Lake Station also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 30.77% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lake Station include Irish, German, English, Polish, and Canadian.

The most common language spoken in Lake Station is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.