East Chicago, Indiana Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Statewide Claims to Fame

East Chicago is 1st in Indiana out of 127 other cities in People per household

East Chicago is 1st in Indiana out of 127 other cities in Race - Hispanic or Latino

East Chicago is 2nd in Indiana out of 127 other cities in Residents younger than 5

East Chicago is 3rd in Indiana out of 127 other cities in Race - Black or African American

East Chicago is 5th in Indiana out of 127 other cities in Residents younger than 18

East Chicago is 6th in Indiana out of 127 other cities in Foreign born residents

East Chicago is 6th in Indiana out of 127 other cities in Income below poverty line

East Chicago is 6th in Indiana out of 127 other cities in Units inside multi-unit buildings

East Chicago is 7th in Indiana out of 127 other cities in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

East Chicago is 11th in Indiana out of 127 other cities in Female residents

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	East Chicago	Rank	Indiana	US
Current population (2012)	29,476	32nd	6,537,334	313,914,040
Size in square miles	14.1	38th	35,826.1	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	2,108	39th	181	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	East Chicago	Rank	Indiana	US
Residents younger than 5	9.6%	2nd	6.5%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	31.4%	5th	24.3%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	11.3%	96th	13.6%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	East Chicago	Rank	Indiana	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	72.6%	124th	86.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	8.3%	122nd	22.7%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	East Chicago	Rank	Indiana	US
Race - White	35.5%	126th	86.6%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	42.9%	3rd	9.4%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.6%	7th	0.4%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.1%	126th	1.8%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	121st	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.8%	22nd	1.8%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	50.9%	1st	6.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	7.2%	127th	81.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	East Chicago	Rank	Indiana	US
Female residents	53.2%	11th	50.8%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	14.1%	6th	4.5%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	East Chicago	Rank	Indiana	US
Housing units	12,958	29th	2,800,614	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	52.2%	6th	18.5%	25.9%
Households	9,866	36th	2,472,870	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	44.8%	121st	71.1%	66.1%
Home median value	$86,800	91st	$123,300	$186,200
People per household	3.0	1st	2.5	2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	East Chicago	Rank	Indiana	US
Income per capita	$14,082	124th	$24,497	$27,915
Income per household	$28,185	123rd	$48,393	$52,762
Income below poverty line	35.0%	6th	14.1%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	East Chicago	Rank	Indiana	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,237	57th	482,847	27,092,908
Retail sales	$130,173	91st	$78,745,589	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$4,319	113th	$12,408	$12,990

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