CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Chesterton

Indiana · 9,124 residents · 9.41 sq mi

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Chesterton is a city of 9,124 people in Indiana. Households here earn about 30% more than in Indiana as a whole. The poverty rate is 4.0%, under the national 13.2%. The typical home is worth $67,800. Households take in $37,470 a year at the median, 24% more than the country as a whole. The population has fallen 13% since 2000.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.6

US median: 33.0

Average education

21% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 33%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

9,124

−13%vs 2000

vs 10,488 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.6

−9%vs 2000

vs 36.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

9.41 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202414K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(628)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.5%(681)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.7%(796)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(678)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.6%(509)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.6%(1,515)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.5%(1,504)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.8%(1,081)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.5%(684)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.6%(604)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.9%(352)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(92)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$37,470

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $55,530 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,961

−44%vs 2000

vs $26,539 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

4.0%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$67,800

−33%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $132,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$433

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $679 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

65.6%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.9% in 2000

34.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.7%(9,831)

Black0.4%(44)

Hispanic / Latino3.3%(347)

Asian1.4%(143)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.5%(8,990)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1%(90)

Asian1%(90)

Other0.5%(44)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.9%(706)

Puerto Rican0.6%(81)

Central American0.1%(20)

Guatemalan0.1%(20)

Asian origin

Asian Indian1.1%(158)

Chinese0.6%(89)

Filipino0.1%(17)

Japanese0.1%(8)

Ancestry

German20.5%(2,965)

Irish17.8%(2,571)

English9.5%(1,369)

Polish9.4%(1,358)

Italian3.5%(511)

Swedish3.5%(500)

Bulgarian3.3%(471)

Dutch2.8%(404)

Czech2.5%(361)

American2.5%(357)

Scottish2.2%(312)

Russian1.8%(261)

+ 28 more ancestry groups with data

Croatian1.8%(257)

French1.6%(228)

Greek1.5%(214)

Slovak1.4%(206)

Hungarian1.4%(204)

Serbian0.7%(104)

Welsh0.7%(99)

British0.6%(81)

Lithuanian0.6%(80)

Arab0.5%(79)

French Canadian0.5%(74)

Syrian0.4%(59)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(50)

Ukrainian0.3%(49)

West Indian0.3%(43)

Belgian0.3%(39)

Romanian0.2%(34)

Swiss0.2%(34)

Norwegian0.2%(30)

Slovene0.2%(29)

Danish0.2%(25)

Canadian0.2%(23)

Austrian0.2%(22)

Lebanese0.1%(20)

Macedonian0.1%(17)

Portuguese0.1%(14)

Armenian0.1%(11)

Turkish0.1%(11)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Polish population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

20.6%

−8.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 29.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

83.5%

−9.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 92.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.0%

−4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.2 min

+16%vs 2000

vs 17.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married26.6%(1,495)

Married49.5%(2,780)

Widowed5.4%(303)

Divorced18.5%(1,040)

Women 15+

Never married26.4%(1,534)

Married49.4%(2,868)

Widowed11.3%(656)

Divorced12.8%(745)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.7%

−4.2 ptssince 2013

from 7.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

68.2%

−4.5 ptssince 2020

from 72.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.1%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 12.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.6%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 16.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.3%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 10.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.4%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

81.1%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 84.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

29.7%

+4.7 ptssince 2020

from 25.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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