Heritage Lake, Indiana

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 3.481 square miles (9.02 km²), of which 3.012 square miles (7.80 km²) is land and 0.469 square miles (1.21 km²) is water.^[4]

As of the 2020 census, Heritage Lake had a population of 3,012. The median age was 43.0 years. 21.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 100.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 100.2 males age 18 and over.^[6][7]

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.^[8]

There were 1,209 households in Heritage Lake, of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 65.2% were married-couple households, 15.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 13.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 19.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.^[6]

There were 1,456 housing units, of which 17.0% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.3% and the rental vacancy rate was 7.4%.^[6]