City profile · Indiana · Census ACS 2023

Cordry Sweetwater Lakes, IN

Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Cordry Sweetwater Lakes - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.

1,200
Residents
$100,167
Median income
$284,200
Median home
$1,473
Median rent (state)

Cordry Sweetwater Lakes - the verdict

Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Cordry Sweetwater Lakes lands in the 78th percentile for household income. Source: Census ACS.

78th
percentile, household income
62nd
percentile, home value
58th
percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this

Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.

Data Snapshot: Cordry Sweetwater Lakes, IN

1,200 people live in Cordry Sweetwater Lakes, Indiana - a small town by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Cordry Sweetwater Lakes households earn a median of $100,167 annually, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 0.0%. Cordry Sweetwater Lakes's housing stock carries a median value of $284,200, and the median resident age is 53.3 years. Educational attainment runs 37.7% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 61.5% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

Living costs in Indiana run below the national norm: the state registers 93.3 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Below Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $1,473 monthly. Monthly utility costs average around $235 across Indiana, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. Natural-hazard exposure scores 19.7 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Very Low).

Population

1,200 residents

Census ACS 2023 - Indiana

Median Household Income

$100,167 /yr

Poverty 0.0%

Cost of Living Index (state)

93.3 (US=100)

Below Average - BEA RPP 2024, Indiana average

How does Cordry Sweetwater Lakes compare to other US cities?

Here's how Cordry Sweetwater Lakes stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.

Household income 78% higher than other cities
Home value 62% pricier than other cities
Median rent 58% pricier than other cities

"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.

How we calculate these percentiles & ranks

Each percentile compares Cordry Sweetwater Lakes against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Indiana only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.

Indiana-relative analysis

Poverty Rate places Cordry Sweetwater Lakes near the bottom of Indiana's cities

Among the 849 Indiana cities PlainCities tracks with reported poverty rate data, Cordry Sweetwater Lakes ranks #638 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Cordry Sweetwater Lakes only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.

Median Household Income
#85 of 766
89th percentile in Indiana
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 850
90th percentile in Indiana
Median Home Value
#55 of 771
93rd percentile in Indiana
Poverty Rate
#638 of 849
0th percentile in Indiana
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#89 of 850
89th percentile in Indiana

Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Indiana only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.

78thIncome percentile

78th percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

How Cordry Sweetwater Lakes's home value compares nationally

Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)

$284,200 38th percentile more affordable than 38% of 15,600 US cities

$0–$25,000: 5 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $25,000–$50,000: 54 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $50,000–$75,000: 352 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $75,000–$100,000: 1,086 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $100,000–$125,000: 1,516 US cities (10%). Below this entry. $125,000–$150,000: 1,170 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $150,000–$175,000: 1,278 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $175,000–$200,000: 1,229 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $200,000–$225,000: 1,035 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $225,000–$250,000: 976 US cities (6%). Below this entry. $250,000–$275,000: 754 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $275,000–$300,000: 712 US cities (5%). This entry sits in this band. $300,000–$325,000: 521 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $325,000–$350,000: 526 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $350,000–$375,000: 465 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $375,000–$400,000: 393 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $400,000–$425,000: 317 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $425,000–$450,000: 300 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $450,000–$475,000: 307 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $475,000–$500,000: 250 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $500,000–$525,000: 160 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $525,000–$550,000: 156 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $550,000–$575,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $575,000–$600,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $600,000–$625,000: 163 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $625,000–$650,000: 167 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $650,000–$675,000: 135 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $675,000–$700,000: 101 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $700,000–$725,000: 95 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $725,000–$750,000: 71 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $750,000–$775,000: 65 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $775,000–$800,000: 70 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $800,000–$825,000: 57 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $825,000–$850,000: 67 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $850,000–$875,000: 60 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $875,000–$900,000: 58 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $900,000–$925,000: 47 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $925,000–$950,000: 37 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $950,000–$975,000: 31 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $975,000–$1,000,000: 470 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $1,000,000–$1,025,000: 0 US cities (0%). Above this entry. Cordry Sweetwater Lakes $0 $1,025,000 every US city, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Income distribution context

Household income distribution - Cordry Sweetwater Lakes, IN Cordry Sweetwater Lakes, IN's reported median household income shown against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern (not Cordry Sweetwater Lakes, IN-specific quintile data). The Lorenz curve traces the national cumulative income share against cumulative population share, perfect equality is the diagonal; observed inequality bows below. $ Household Income Distribution Cordry Sweetwater Lakes, IN median $100,167/yr, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
Cordry Sweetwater Lakes, IN's median household income (Census ACS 5-year estimate) plotted against the U.S. national income-quintile distribution pattern for context; the quintile shares and Lorenz curve are national figures, not computed specifically for Cordry Sweetwater Lakes, IN. Diagonal = perfect equality.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 37.7%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 0.0%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 61.5%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
1,200
Median Income
$100,167
Median Home Value
$284,200
Median Age
53.3
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Labor force participation
61.5%
Bachelor's Degree+
37.7%

Commute Patterns

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Drive Alone
78.6%
Carpool
0.0%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
20.4%
Other
1.0%

Based on 677 workers 16 and over.

Monthly Utility Costs

State-average estimates for Indiana - EIA 2023 residential energy data

Electricity
$110
avg/month
Natural Gas
$80
avg/month
Water & Sewer
$45
avg/month
Total Utilities
$235
estimated/month

Estimates reflect Indiana state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

Living Costs & Risk

Cost of living is a Indiana state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county Cordry Sweetwater Lakes sits in

Cost of Living Index
93.3
Below Average
US average = 100 · BEA RPP 2024
Typical 2-BR Rent
$1,473/mo
HUD Fair Market Rent
County-level FMR estimate
Natural Hazard Risk
19.7 / 100
Very Low
FEMA NRI composite score (county)

Similar Cities in Indiana

Long Beach
1,201 people
Warren
1,205 people
Ogden Dunes
1,213 people
Clay City
1,186 people
Montgomery
1,184 people
Koontz Lake
1,217 people

Cities of a Similar Size Nationwide

Population-matched peers from other states, closest to Cordry Sweetwater Lakes's 1,200 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).

Brookside, AL
1,200 people
Sea Ranch, CA
1,200 people
Allentown, FL
1,200 people
New Sarpy, LA
1,200 people
New Hope, NC
1,200 people
Boyceville, WI
1,200 people

Cities with a Similar Household Income Nationwide

Median-household-income-matched peers from other states, closest to Cordry Sweetwater Lakes's $100,167 (Census ACS 5-Year 2023, table B19013).

Nisswa, MN
$100,167 median income
Round Top, NY
$100,167 median income
Little Walnut, NM
$100,170 median income
Lely Resort, FL
$100,163 median income
Fairbank, IA
$100,172 median income
James Island, SC
$100,176 median income

Race & Ethnicity Composition

Race and ethnicity - Cordry Sweetwater Lakes, IN Race categories sum to one hundred percent per Census methodology. Hispanic or Latino is shown separately as an ethnicity overlay; it cuts across all race categories per OMB Directive 15. Race & Ethnicity Composition Cordry Sweetwater Lakes, IN - Census ACS, OMB race + ethnicity categories RACE, sums to 100% 93.1% ETHNICITY, Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8% White 93.1% Black or African American 0.0% Asian 0.0% American Indian 0.0% Native Hawaiian 4.1% Some other race 1.1% Two or more races 1.8% Per OMB Directive 15: Hispanic/Latino ethnicity is reported separately from the race categories.
Race categories sum to 100%. Hispanic or Latino ethnicity is reported separately and cuts across race per Census/OMB methodology.

City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.

How Cordry Sweetwater Lakes compares to nearby Indiana cities

Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).

City Population Median Household Income
Cordry Sweetwater Lakes (this city) 1,200 $100,167
Long Beach 1,201 $128,750
Warren 1,205 $64,773
Ogden Dunes 1,213 $116,042
Census ACS 5-year FIPS IN OMB Bulletin 23-01

What do people ask about Cordry Sweetwater Lakes, IN?

What is the population of Cordry Sweetwater Lakes, IN? +

Cordry Sweetwater Lakes, IN has a population of 1,200 according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the median household income in Cordry Sweetwater Lakes, IN? +

Cordry Sweetwater Lakes households earn a median of $100,167 annually, based on Census ACS 2023 data.

What is the cost of living in Cordry Sweetwater Lakes? +

BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for Cordry Sweetwater Lakes; the closest available measure is the Indiana state average, a cost of living index of 93.3 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Below Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within Indiana vary by metro area.

What is the median home value in Cordry Sweetwater Lakes, IN? +

Homes in Cordry Sweetwater Lakes carry a median value of $284,200, according to Census ACS 2023 estimates.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.

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