Chesterton is home to 14,446 people in Indiana. That puts it in the top 10% of US cities for household income. 3,958 more people live here than in 2000. 75% of homes are owner-occupied. That is roughly 27% ahead of the Indiana median. The foreign-born share is 4%.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $91,060, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.4
US median: 38.9
More educated
42% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Chesterton
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants65.6% → 75.1%(+9.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree20.6% → 42.5%(+21.9 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share97.5% → 86.2%(−11.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Chesterton's population equals 8.3% of Porter County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 18% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 14% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)27.4%(195)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.2%(165)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era42.1%(300)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.6%(40)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.5%(18)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 712 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Chesterton, decade by decade
Chesterton population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
9,124
$89,931
$162,725
20.6%
6.0
2000
10,488
$101,157
$241,916
29.5%
15.0
2010
13,068
$82,765
$251,606
30.9%
26.9
2020
14,241
$92,632
$241,196
35.0%
38.3
2024
14,446
$91,060
$300,900
42.5%
31.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
