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39.35° N · 86.11° W · GEOID 1862028

Prince's Lakes

Johnson County, Indiana · part of the Indianapolis, IN metro

Limited data population under 5,000

IndianaPrince's Lakes, INPrince's LakesPrince's Lakes

The short answer

Prince's Lakes is home to 1,188 people. Median household income is $89,375 a year and median rent is $1,292 a month, 17.3% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $245,000, about 2.7x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,292
5% below the median place
Median household income
$89,375
11% above the median place
Median home value
$245,000
23% below the median place
Unemployment
3.0%
39% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Prince's Lakes

  • Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 265 hours a year commuting, more than in 98% of the 2,101 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-highest of 123 Indiana places.
  • The median resident is 58.3 years old, older than in 97% of places its size. It is the highest of 132 Indiana places.
  • Households average 1.98 people, smaller than in 94% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 132 Indiana places.
  • 24% of homes stand vacant, more than in 92% of places its size. It is the 2nd-highest of 106 Indiana places.
  • 95% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 97% of places its size.
01

Moving to Prince's Lakes

Johnson County gains about 8.6 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in11,277
Moved out10,017
Net+1,260

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Marion County, IN4,7063,636+1,070
Morgan County, IN439561−122
Brown County, IN219

Within Indiana, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within IndianaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$62K
Leavers$63K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Johnson County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
9.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.3% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Johnson County report $62,300 a year in income on average; those leaving, $62,600.
Income you would need
$51,700 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,292 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,380 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $245,000.
Getting to work
38 minutes each way on average; 7.7% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Catalina, AZ matches it on character. Compare the two
Net movers per 1,000 people8
8.6
above the median place (median -0.6)
Moved here in the past year1
9.0%
57% above the median place
Moved from another state1
1.3%
33% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasurePrince's LakesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure9.0%57% above
Moved from another state1County figure1.3%33% below
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure8.6above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$62,28612% below
Income of households moving out8County figure$62,57211% below
02

What it costs to live here

Homeownership is 95.3%, 44% above the median place.

Prince's Lakes17.3%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$51,680
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
17.3%
15% below the median place
Home price to income
2.7x
28% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
17%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$75,700
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Homeownership1
95.3%
44% above the median place
Vacant homes1
24.1%
241% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,380
26% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasurePrince's LakesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,2925% below
Rent to income117.3%15% below
Property tax rate10.8%16% below
Home price to income12.7x28% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure95.75% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,5365% below
HUD area median income4County figure$110,3003% above
Property tax paid (median)1$1,87043% below
Median home value1$245,00023% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure4.8%50% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure55.5%8% above
Homeownership195.3%44% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure42.7%16% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,38026% below
Vacant homes124.1%241% above
Median year built119661% below
03

Work and pay

Mean commute is 38 min, 51% above the median place.

Mean commute1
38 min
51% above the median place
Works from home1
7.7%
38% below the median place
Income per person1
$52,664
31% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasurePrince's LakesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$89,37511% above
Income per person1$52,66431% above
Unemployment1County figure3.0%39% below
Average annual pay6County figure$52,37821% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.8%3% above
Jobs6County figure66,47456% below
Poverty rate16.8%37% below
Mean commute138 min51% above
Works from home17.7%38% below
Commutes by transit1Metro figure0.6%26% below
04

Who lives here

Median age is 58.3, 49% above the median place.

Median age1
58.3
49% above the median place
Household size1
2.0
21% below the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
19.7%
38% below the median place
All 9 people measures
MeasurePrince's LakesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,1886646th largest
Population change since 202070.9%24% below
Median age158.349% above
Bachelor's or higher119.7%38% below
High school or higher189.5%3% below
Household size12.021% below
Born abroad1County figure5.7%35% below
No health insurance1County figure4.7%27% below
Homes with broadband190.8%2% below
05

Life in Prince's Lakes

22 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k8.4 −24%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars20.2 −3%
Shops30.9 +2%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.0 −27%
Doctors' offices and clinics20.1 −0%
Child care centers1.6 −30%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Child care centers per 10k9
1.6
30% below the median place
Public school students12
28,824
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools12
40
344% above the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasurePrince's LakesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure40344% above
Public school students12County figure28,824above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure17.312% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure20.23% below
Shops per 10k9County figure30.92% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure3.027% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure20.10% below
Child care centers per 10k9County figure1.630% below
Parks per 10k100.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k100.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k100.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k108.424% below
Libraries per 10k100.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails100.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi100.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings11County figure2269% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Wildfire risk is 19.7, 68% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Prince's Lakes. Larger places are fetched first.

Wildfire risk14
19.7
68% below the median place
Hurricane risk14
11.3
84% below the median place
Good air days15
37.5%
45% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasurePrince's LakesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure85°F3% below
January average low13County figure20°F19% below
Average temperature13County figure53°F4% below
Annual precipitation13County figure44.7 in2% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure74.719% below
Hurricane risk14County figure11.384% below
Tornado risk14County figure89.310% above
Wildfire risk14County figure19.768% below
Heat wave risk14County figure65.627% below
Median air quality index15Metro figure5426% above
Good air days15Metro figure37.5%45% below
08

Prince's Lakes in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 17% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 17% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,292/mo (2024)$1,650/mo$1,350 to $2,010/mo+4.2%
Median household income$89,375 (2024)$114,000$96,000 to $134,500+4.1%
Median home value$245,000 (2024)$364,000$264,000 to $501,000+6.8%
Population1,384 (2025)1,4001,340 to 1,460+0.2%

The median home would be worth 3.2 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.7 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Prince's Lakes

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Catalina, AZ$1,326$78,207Compare
Sebastian, FL$1,451$69,409Compare
Winthrop Harbor, IL$1,313$95,690Compare
Payson, AZ$1,345$67,710Compare
Payson, AZWinthrop Harbor, ILSebastian, FLCatalina, AZPrince's Lakes, INPrince's LakesCatalinaSebastianWinthrop HarborPaysonPrince's LakesCatalinaSebastianWinthrop HarborPayson

Common questions

Is Prince's Lakes a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 265 hours a year commuting, more than in 98% of the 2,101 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-highest of 123 Indiana places. The median resident is 58.3 years old, older than in 97% of places its size. It is the highest of 132 Indiana places. On cost, space and class size it scores 84 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Prince's Lakes expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 17.3% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $245,000.

What salary do you need to live in Prince's Lakes?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $51,680 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Prince's Lakes?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Catalina, AZ, Sebastian, FL, Winthrop Harbor, IL and Payson, AZ.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Prince's Lakes with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Prince's Lakes itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/princes-lakes-indiana

Citytistics. “Prince's Lakes, Indiana.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/princes-lakes-indiana/

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