East Chicago city, IN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 26,363 ( 3,335 from 2010 )
Land area: 14.1 square miles
Population density: 1870.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,826	6.93%	14.7%
Black:	9,999	37.93%	17.5%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	31	0.12%	3.1%
2+ races:	43	0.16%	81.1%
Hispanic:	14,438	54.77%	4.4%

Total non-White:	24,537	93.07%	11.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-314	-1.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	-3,021	-12.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
29,698
2,140	7.21%
12,125	40.83%
46	0.15%
32	0.11%
227	0.76%
15,105	50.86%
27,558	92.79%

2000
32,414
3,946	12.17%
11,498	35.47%
20	0.06%
29	0.09%
190	0.59%
16,720	51.58%
28,468	87.83%

1990
33,892
6,645	19.61%
11,240	33.16%
43	0.13%
75	0.22%
n/a
15,889	46.88%
27,247	80.39%

1980
39,786
11,240	28.25%
11,635	29.24%
6	0.02%
71	0.18%
n/a
16,800	42.23%
28,546	71.75%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-1,806	-5.6
-910	-2.8

Number	Rate
1990's
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n/a
n/a
n/a

-2,699	-8.0
1,221	3.6

Number	Rate
1980's
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n/a

-4,595	-11.5
-1,299	-3.3

Age, Family & Household Data for East Chicago city, IN

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
36.0
6,669	25.3%
19,694	74.7%
3,980	15.1%

10,147
2.59

5,851	57.7%
2,520	43.1%
1,572	26.9%
4,296	42.3%

2010
Number	Percent
30.9
9,326	31.4%
20,372	68.6%
3,357	11.3%

10,724
2.75

7,197	67.1%
2,995	41.6%
2,088	29.0%
3,527	32.9%

2000
Number	Percent
31.3
9,919	30.6%
22,495	69.4%
4,459	13.8%

11,689
2.76

7,977	68.2%
4,301	53.9%
1,820	22.8%
3,712	31.8%

1990
Number	Percent
30.8
10,573	31.2%
23,319	68.8%
4,332	12.8%

12,051
2.80

8,633	71.6%
4,869	56.4%
2,162	25.0%
3,418	28.4%

1980
Number	Percent
28.3
12,530	31.5%
27,256	68.5%
4,136	10.4%

13,591
2.91

9,657	71.1%
6,484	67.1%
1,734	18.0%
3,934	28.9%

2022 Housing Data for East Chicago city, IN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1,398	13.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	802	7.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	446	4.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	695	6.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	697	6.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	511	5.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	582	5.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	464	4.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	416	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	790	7.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	776	7.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,123	11.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	647	6.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	287	2.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	230	2.3%
$200,000 or more	283	2.8%

Median Household Income	39,434
Per Capita Income	22,539

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	817	8.1%
Public Assistance	305	3.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	3,531	34.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,989	56.4%
Unemployed	398	5.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	4,387	62.0%
Not in Labor Force	2,685	38.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		43.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	4,726	3,510	57.4%
Non-Profit	207	306	40.4%
Self-Employed	401	147	73.2%

Local Government	259	660	28.2%
State Government	214	133	61.7%
Federal Government	90	133	40.4%

Total Private + Self	5,127	3,657	58.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	770	1,232	38.5%
Total	5,897	4,889	54.7%

Pct. Govt.	13.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	694	6.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	2,166	20.1%
Professional, Technical	1,445	13.4%
Service Occupations	2,571	23.8%
All others	3,910	36.3%

White Collar		39.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	1,927	17.9%
Retail trade	1,247	11.6%
Health care and social assistance	1,242	11.5%
Educational services	987	9.2%
Accommodation and food services	969	9.0%
Transportation and warehousing	815	7.6%
Construction	762	7.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	566	5.2%
Finance and insurance	385	3.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	357	3.3%
Other services	332	3.1%
Public administration	327	3.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	260	2.4%
Wholesale trade	226	2.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	174	1.6%
Utilities	99	0.9%
Information	60	0.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	40	0.4%
Management	11	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	11,549	43.81%
Puerto Rican	2,085	7.91%
Cuban	40	0.15%
Dominican	101	0.38%

Total Central American	261	0.99%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	59	0.22%
Honduran	55	0.21%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	147	0.56%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	108	0.41%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	20	0.08%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	58	0.22%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	30	0.11%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	294	1.12%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	28	0.11%
Japanese	1	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	15,293	62.1%
Spanish	9,202	37.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	49	0.2%
Korean	28	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	10	0.0%
Other	10	0.0%
Other Indo-European	9	0.0%
German, other Germanic	6	0.0%
Other Asian	2	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Polish	313	1.2%
German	248	0.9%
Irish	166	0.6%
English	140	0.5%
American	126	0.5%
Italian	85	0.3%
Scotch-Irish	83	0.3%
Croatian	78	0.3%
Russian	74	0.3%
Hungarian	72	0.3%
African	58	0.2%
French	50	0.2%
Jamaican	38	0.1%
Slovak	33	0.1%
Arab	30	0.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	23,766	90.1%
Not a citizen	2,597	9.9%

Native	22,314	84.6%
Foreign-born	4,049	15.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,250	13.1%	2,303	13.4%	6,886	40.0%	4,046	23.5%	1,100	6.4%	623	3.6%
Average years of education: 11.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,250	13.1%
9-12 Years	2,303	13.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	6,886	40.0%
Some College	4,046	23.5%
Bach. Degree	1,100	6.4%
Grad Degree	623	3.6%
Average years of education: 11.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +259	R +1,585	R + 8.7%
D -1,326
2020 vs. 2012	R +268	R +2,357	R + 10.0%
D -2,089
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	39%	Joe Biden (D)	6,884	87.4%	Donald Trump* (R)	916	11.6%	73	0.9%	7,873	-45	-35	0.26%
2016	45%	Hillary Clinton (D)	8,210	89.9%	Donald Trump (R)	657	7.2%	270	3.0%	9,137	-49	-39	0.33%
2012	48%	Barack Obama* (D)	8,973	92.8%	Mitt Romney (R)	648	6.7%	46	0.5%	9,667	-47	-40	0.37%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

Historical Statewide Election Results for East Chicago city, IN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	G	39%	Woody Myers (D)	6,582	84.4%	Eric Holcomb* (R)	1,082	13.9%	133 [+]	1.7%	7,797	-43	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Donald Rainwater (Libertarian) 133 (1.7%);
2018	S1	32%	Joe Donnelly* (D)	5,971	92.4%	Mike Braun (R)	402	6.2%	88 [+]	1.4%	6,461	-45	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 88 (1.4%);
2016	S3	43%	Evan Bayh (D)	7,941	90.9%	Todd Young (R)	562	6.4%	232 [+]	2.7%	8,735	-46	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 231 (2.6%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2016	G	43%	John Gregg (D)	8,031	92.0%	Eric Holcomb (R)	548	6.3%	152 [+]	1.7%	8,731	-45	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Rex Bell (Libertarian) 150 (1.7%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	12,759
Median Value	$84,900

Occupied	10,147	79.5%
Vacant	2,612	20.5%

Owned	4,447	43.8%
Rented	5,700	56.2%
Median Rent	$779

Single-Family Units	6,354	49.8%
Detached	5,352	41.9%
Attached	1,002	7.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	3,005	23.6%
Mobile Homes	39	0.3%

East Chicago city, IN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for East Chicago city, IN

2022 Housing Data for East Chicago city, IN

2022 Income & Employment Data for East Chicago city, IN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for East Chicago city, IN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for East Chicago city, IN

Historical Presidential Election Results for East Chicago city, IN

Historical Statewide Election Results for East Chicago city, IN