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Chesterton, Indiana QuickFacts

	Chesterton, Indiana	United States
Total population	10,488	281,421,906
State	Indiana
City	chesterton

Chesterton, Indiana Population

	Chesterton, Indiana	%, Chesterton, Indiana	United States
Male	5,126	48.87%	49.06%
Female	5,362	51.13%	50.94%
Median age (years)	36.7		35.3

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	Chesterton, Indiana	%, Chesterton, Indiana	United States
18 years and over	7,672	73.15%	74.31%
21 years and over	7,284	69.45%	69.97%
62 years and over	1,326	12.64%	14.66%
65 years and over	1,117	10.65%	12.43%

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	Chesterton, Indiana	%, Chesterton, Indiana	United States
White	10,099	96.29%	75.14%
Black or African American	46	0.44%	12.32%
Asian	144	1.37%	3.64%
Some other race	77	0.73%	5.46%
Two or more races	122	1.16%	2.43%

Chesterton, Indiana Housing

	Chesterton, Indiana	%, Chesterton, Indiana	United States
Total households	4,039		105,480,101
Family households (families)	2,879	71.28%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	1,160	28.72%	31.94%

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	Chesterton, Indiana	%, Chesterton, Indiana	United States
Total housing units	4,186		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	173	4.13%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	4,039	96.49%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	2,781	66.44%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	1,258	30.05%	30.77%

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	Chesterton, Indiana	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	38	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	573	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,068	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	543	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	230	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	83	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	55	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	9	0.57%
Median (dollars)	133,500	119,600

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	Chesterton, Indiana	%, Chesterton, Indiana	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	814	20.15%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	1,145	28.35%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	737	18.25%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	595	14.73%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	373	9.23%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	346	8.57%	9.65%

Chesterton, Indiana Education

	Chesterton, Indiana	%, Chesterton, Indiana	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	3,010		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	232	7.71%	6.47%
Kindergarten	200	6.64%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,244	41.33%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	791	26.28%	21.38%
College or graduate school	543	18.04%	22.81%

Chesterton, Indiana Economy

	Chesterton, Indiana	%, Chesterton, Indiana	United States
Population 16 years and over	8,067		217,168,077
In labor force	5,699	70.65%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	5,699	70.65%	63.39%
- - Employed	5,500	68.18%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	199	2.47%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	3.5		5.8
- Armed Forces	0		0.53%
Not in labor force	2,368	29.35%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	4,224	52.36%	51.66%
In labor force	2,559	31.72%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	2,559	31.72%	29.65%
- - Employed	2,453	30.41%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	759	9.41%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	442		12,787,501

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	Chesterton, Indiana	%, Chesterton, Indiana	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	4,033		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	144	3.57%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	157	3.89%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	446	11.06%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	387	9.6%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	621	15.4%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	1,063	26.36%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	537	13.32%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	467	11.58%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	67	1.66%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	144	3.57%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	55,530		41,994

	Chesterton, Indiana	%, Chesterton, Indiana	United States
With earnings	3,488	43.24%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	68,998		56,604
With Social Security income	877	10.87%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	12,231		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	79	0.98%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,648		6,320
With public assistance income	36	0.45%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	1,886		3,032
With retirement income	647	8.02%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	10,890		17,376

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