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Chesterton, IN (Indiana) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $292,786 (it was $132,800 in 2000)
Chesterton:

$292,786
Indiana:

$208,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $207,233 - $372,553

Total population: 13,403 (Urban population: 10,268, Rural population: 166 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 6,012 (5,819 occupied: 4,222 owner occupied, 1,687 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

29%
State:

29%

Housing density: 706 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $217,719.

Median contract rent in 2022: $895 (lower quartile is $744, upper quartile is $1,268)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $5,217


Median gross rent in Chesterton, IN in 2022: $1,108

Housing units in Chesterton with a mortgage: 2,938 (110 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 85 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 38

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $118,560

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $76,812

Median monthly housing costs: $1,195

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Chesterton, Indiana Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1983

Median year apartment built: 1981

Household type by relationship:

Households: 14,308
  • Male householders: 2,814 (974 living alone), Female householders: 2,960 (875 living alone)
  • 2,768 spouses (2,753 opposite-sex spouses), 876 unmarried partners, (859 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 4,348 children (3,979 natural, 229 adopted, 139 stepchildren), 62 grandchildren, 13 brothers or sisters, 92 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 181 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 190

Size of family households: 1,349 2-persons, 823 3-persons, 810 4-persons, 244 5-persons, 97 6-persons, 58 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,060 1-person, 330 2-persons, 88 3-persons.

2,644 married couples with children.
1,012 single-parent households (370 men, 642 women).

90.7% of residents of Chesterton speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
4.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% speak English very well, 10% speak English well).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 731 (5.1%)
(60.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.0
State:

6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.3
State:

4.3

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Chesterton, Indiana
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Chesterton, Indiana
  • 0no bedroom
  • 661 bedroom
  • 5492 bedrooms
  • 1,9323 bedrooms
  • 1,4304 bedrooms
  • 2465+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chesterton, Indiana
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chesterton, Indiana
  • 34no bedroom
  • 3151 bedroom
  • 9132 bedrooms
  • 3693 bedrooms
  • 564 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Chesterton in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Chesterton in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 102no vehicle
  • 1,0471 vehicle
  • 2,0052 vehicles
  • 7463 vehicles
  • 2454 vehicles
  • 775+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Chesterton in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Chesterton in renter-occupied apartments
  • 135no vehicle
  • 1,0361 vehicle
  • 3892 vehicles
  • 1273 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Chesterton, Indiana
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Chesterton, Indiana
  • 01 room
  • 442 rooms
  • 383 rooms
  • 2504 rooms
  • 6245 rooms
  • 9406 rooms
  • 5397 rooms
  • 6488 rooms
  • 1,1399+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chesterton, Indiana
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chesterton, Indiana
  • 341 room
  • 1392 rooms
  • 1033 rooms
  • 6764 rooms
  • 3535 rooms
  • 1596 rooms
  • 927 rooms
  • 1038 rooms
  • 289+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Chesterton, IN
  • Chesterton, IN household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Chesterton, IN in 2022
  • 236Less than $10,000
  • 308$10,000 to $19,999
  • 294$20,000 to $29,999
  • 389$30,000 to $39,999
  • 358$40,000 to $49,999
  • 291$50,000 to $59,999
  • 614$60,000 to $74,999
  • 1,011$75,000 to $99,999
  • 585$100,000 to $124,999
  • 365$125,000 to $149,999
  • 882$150,000 to $199,999
  • 563$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Chesterton, IN

  • Distribution of house value in Chesterton, IN in 2022
  • 2Less than $10,000
  • 38$20,000 to $24,999
  • 7$25,000 to $29,999
  • 24$50,000 to $59,999
  • 5$60,000 to $69,999
  • 10$70,000 to $79,999
  • 33$90,000 to $99,999
  • 117$100,000 to $124,999
  • 119$125,000 to $149,999
  • 258$150,000 to $174,999
  • 248$175,000 to $199,999
  • 616$200,000 to $249,999
  • 1,054$250,000 to $299,999
  • 1,038$300,000 to $399,999
  • 380$400,000 to $499,999
  • 313$500,000 to $749,999
  • 13$750,000 to $999,999
  • 31$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Chesterton, IN

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Chesterton, IN in 2022
  • 16$350 to $399
  • 26$450 to $499
  • 14$550 to $599
  • 35$600 to $649
  • 105$650 to $699
  • 64$700 to $749
  • 214$750 to $799
  • 279$800 to $899
  • 127$900 to $999
  • 371$1,000 to $1,249
  • 126$1,250 to $1,499
  • 249$1,500 to $1,999
  • 11$3,000 to $3,499
  • 54No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 71.3%
Number of people working at home: 1,650 (24.0% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 301
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 684
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 678
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 807
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 623
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 350
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 713
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 216
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 185
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 473
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 295
  • 90 or more minutes: 129
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Chesterton

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 4,996 (69.3%)
  • Carpooled: 580 (8.0%)
  • Taxi: 92 (1.3%)
  • Bicycle: 60 (0.8%)
  • Walked: 46 (0.6%)
  • Worked at home: 1,650 (22.9%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 10.2%Males
  • 4.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 25.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 2.4%Males
  • 2.1%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Chesterton, Indiana
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Chesterton, Indiana
  • 2262010 or later
  • 2662000 to 2009
  • 1511990 to 1999
  • 341980 to 1989
  • 811970 to 1979
  • 55Before 1970
Ancestries in Chesterton, IN

First ancestries reported:

  • Irish: 587 (11.5%)
  • English: 583 (11.4%)
  • German: 523 (10.3%)
  • European: 410 (8.0%)
  • Polish: 349 (6.8%)
  • American: 206 (4.0%)
  • Italian: 180 (3.5%)
  • Dutch: 114 (2.2%)
  • Bulgarian: 110 (2.2%)
  • Croatian: 100 (2.0%)
  • Swedish: 100 (2.0%)
  • Slovak: 94 (1.8%)
  • Syrian: 76 (1.5%)
  • Greek: 56 (1.1%)
  • Serbian: 48 (0.9%)
  • Ukrainian: 42 (0.8%)
  • French: 39 (0.8%)
  • Yugoslavian: 36 (0.7%)
  • Portuguese: 31 (0.6%)
  • French Canadian: 28 (0.5%)
  • Canadian: 21 (0.4%)
  • Hungarian: 20 (0.4%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 19 (0.4%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 19 (0.4%)
  • Welsh: 19 (0.4%)
  • Belgian: 14 (0.3%)
  • Eastern European: 14 (0.3%)
  • Norwegian: 13 (0.3%)
  • Romanian: 13 (0.3%)
  • British: 10 (0.2%)
  • Northern European: 10 (0.2%)
  • Lithuanian: 9 (0.2%)
  • Russian: 8 (0.2%)
  • Scottish: 6 (0.1%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Bulgaria
Chesterton:

20.6% (179)
Indiana:

0.2% (816)

India
Chesterton:

17.8% (155)
Indiana:

8.5% (32,127)

Mexico
Chesterton:

7.5% (65)
Indiana:

27.0% (101,996)

Panama
Chesterton:

6.3% (55)
Indiana:

0.3% (977)

Canada
Chesterton:

6.1% (53)
Indiana:

2.1% (7,834)

Hong Kong
Chesterton:

4.4% (38)
Indiana:

0.2% (790)

Korea
Chesterton:

4.3% (37)
Indiana:

2.0% (7,653)

Syria
Chesterton:

3.3% (29)
Indiana:

0.3% (975)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Chesterton:

3.0% (26)
Indiana:

5.3% (19,877)

Dominican Republic
Chesterton:

2.6% (23)
Indiana:

0.6% (2,421)

Moldova
Chesterton:

2.5% (22)
Indiana:

0.0% (125)

Peru
Chesterton:

2.2% (19)
Indiana:

0.5% (1,962)

Japan
Chesterton:

2.0% (17)
Indiana:

1.2% (4,520)

Turkey
Chesterton:

1.8% (16)
Indiana:

0.2% (877)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 9,306
  • Other state: 4,175
  • Northeast: 427
  • Midwest: 2,974
  • South: 480
  • West: 335

89.4% of Chesterton residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38.1% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 67.9% lived in Indiana.


Chesterton:

89.4%
State average:

87.1%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 33
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 16
  • 9th grade: 20
  • 10th grade: 20
  • 11th grade: 53
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 56
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,542
  • Less than 1 year of college: 259
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 363
  • Associate degree: 420
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,292
  • Master's degree: 553
  • Professional school degree: 92
  • Doctorate degree: 39
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 27
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 25
  • 9th grade: 80
  • 10th grade: 1
  • 11th grade: 27
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 0
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,372
  • Less than 1 year of college: 323
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 955
  • Associate degree: 319
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,528
  • Master's degree: 323
  • Professional school degree: 74
  • Doctorate degree: 66
Educational Attainment for Females
Chesterton marital status for males
Chesterton marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 4,008
  • One, attached: 612
  • Two: 233
  • 3 or 4: 398
  • 5 to 9: 363
  • 10 to 19: 182
  • 20 to 49: 45
  • 50 or more: 109
  • Mobile homes: 56
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.4%

House/condo owner moved in on average 9 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Chesterton
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Chesterton, IN
  • 95.2%Utility gas
  • 2.3%Electricity
  • 2.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.5%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Chesterton, IN
  • 74.4%Utility gas
  • 21.8%Electricity
  • 2.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.7%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 58
Here:

3.9%
Indiana:

14.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here:

0.0%
Indiana:

11.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 342
Here:

64.2%
Indiana:

22.3%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability