What is the population of East Chicago, Indiana?

The population of East Chicago, Indiana is 25,787.

What is the median household income in East Chicago, Indiana?

The median household income in East Chicago, Indiana is $41,417, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in East Chicago, Indiana is $210,197, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in East Chicago, Indiana is 7.9%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health F

Income F

Education F

Metric	East Chicago	Indiana Avg	U.S. Average
Population	25,787	6,825,814	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	1742.3	187.5	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	-1.28%	0.45%	0.57%
Median age	37.0	35.8	37.1
Households	9,880	2,676,823	128,459,983

Year	East Chicago

Group	Share

East Chicago has a the economy index of F, which means it scores poorly in the economy.

Metric	East Chicago	Indiana Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$41,417	$70,132	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	5.83%	4.81%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	4.3%	5.2%

Metric	East Chicago	Indiana Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$210,197	$140,405	$242,182
Median rent	$820	$1,020	$1,342
Homeownership rate	44.2%	70.4%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM .

Metric	East Chicago	Indiana Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	18.3	21.0	22.5
Work from home	3.8%	9.6%	13.4%

East Chicago has a education index of F, which means it scores poorly in education.

Metric	East Chicago	Indiana Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.1%	26.0%	31.6%
Average household size	2.61	2.47	2.54

East Chicago has a health index of F, which means it scores poorly in health.

Metric	East Chicago	Indiana Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	73.8	77.4	78.3
Self-rated poor health	32.3%	17.1%	16.3%
Smokers	26.7%	22.4%	19.0%