East Chicago, IN Demographic Data
East Chicago, IN Summary
East Chicago is located in Lake County in Indiana
- Population: 29,585
- Area: 16.15 sq. miles
- Land Area: 14.09 sq. miles
- Water Area: 2.07 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,831.54 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 590.55 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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East Chicago, IN Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
15,329
53%
50.8
Male
13,632
47%
49.2
Total Population
28,961
323,128,000
East Chicago, IN Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2,331
8.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,928
10.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,060
7.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
2,001
6.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,540
8.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
3,977
13.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,814
9.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,485
12.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,916
6.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,353
4.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,717
5.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,241
4.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
598
2.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
20,409
70.5%
77.2
Female
11,003
53.9%
51.3
Male
9,406
46.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
19,083
65.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,454
15.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,556
12.3%
15.2
Female
2,218
62.4%
55.8
Male
1,338
37.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
31
0.0%
0.0
East Chicago, IN Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
28,095
97.0%
96.8
White
7,786
26.9%
72.6
Black or African American
11,082
38.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
100
0.3%
0.8
Asian
57
0.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
44
0.2%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
13
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
9,070
31.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
866
3.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
15,618
53.9%
17.8
Mexican
12,441
43.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
2,547
8.8%
1.7
Cuban
50
0.2%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
580
2.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
13,343
46.1%
82.2
East Chicago, IN Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
2,737
16.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
2,384
13.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
6,029
35.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
3,510
20.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,033
6.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
936
5.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
472
2.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
5,121
29.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
11,980
70.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,408
8.3%
31.2
East Chicago, IN Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
10,345
47.8%
33.7%
Now Married
6,820
31.5%
47.5
Divorced
2,356
10.9%
11.0%
Separated
602
2.8%
2.0
Widowed
1,519
7.0
5.8%
East Chicago, IN Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
15,369
57.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
11,261
42.3%
21.6%
Spanish
11,063
41.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
153
0.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
45
0.2%
1.1%
East Chicago, IN Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,673
16.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
952
9.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
2,075
20.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,306
12.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,334
13.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,657
16.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
654
6.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
515
5.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
16
0.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
33
0.3%
6.4
Median household income
27,264
57,617
Per capita income
14,363
31,128
East Chicago, IN Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
35
0.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,617
16.9%
9.8
Construction
553
5.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,956
20.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
400
4.2%
6.6
Information
99
1.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,620
17.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
384
4.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
866
9.1%
11.4
Public administration
338
3.5%
4.6
Retail trade
1,065
11.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
440
4.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
173
1.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
776
8.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,715
18.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,203
23.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,996
20.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,856
29.9%
18.1%
East Chicago, IN Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
9,195
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
7,059
76.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,295
14.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
283
3.1%
5.1
Walked
355
3.9%
2.7
Other means
144
1.6%
1.8
Worked at home
59
0.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
23.3
26.6
East Chicago, IN Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
2,169
21.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
4,542
44.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,308
22.6%
37.1
3 or more
1,196
11.7%
21.0
East Chicago, IN Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
10,215
76.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
4,431
43.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
5,784
56.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
3,154
23.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
8
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.9
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.5
East Chicago, IN Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
13,369
1 room
300
2.2%
2.4
2 rooms
188
1.4%
2.7
3 rooms
1,370
10.2%
9.1
4 rooms
3,379
25.3%
16.5
5 rooms
3,325
24.9%
19.8
6 rooms
2,686
20.1%
17.8
7 rooms
1,018
7.6%
12.0
8 rooms
566
4.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
537
4.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
East Chicago, IN Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
13,369
1-unit, detached
5,603
41.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
1,125
8.4%
5.9
2-units
2,113
15.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
1,873
14.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
1,610
12.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
375
2.8%
4.4
20 or more units
613
4.6%
9.0
Mobile home
57
0.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
East Chicago, IN Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
6,349
47.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,571
11.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,890
14.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,189
8.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,391
10.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
289
2.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
327
2.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
317
2.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
37
0.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
9
0.1%
1.4%
East Chicago, IN Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
9,094
89.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
68
0.7%
4.7
Electricity
959
9.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
27
0.3%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
5
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
62
0.6%
1.1
East Chicago, IN Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,160
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
6
0.3%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
28
1.3%
11.8%
Less than $500
33
1.5%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
191
8.8%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
845
39.1%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,057
48.9%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
998
46.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
199
9.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
223
10.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
146
6.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
566
26.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
28
0.0%
0.0%
East Chicago, IN Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
5,278
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
48
0.9%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
441
8.4%
28.3%
Less than $500
1,596
30.2%
10.7%
$500 to $999
3,193
60.5%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
506
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
651
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
669
13.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
643
12.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
400
8.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
472
9.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
476
9.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
2,308
46.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
816
0.0%
0.0%
East Chicago, IN Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
4,431
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
917
20.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,404
54.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
816
18.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
188
4.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
76
1.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
8
0.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
22
0.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
75,000
205,000
