New Chicago, Indiana

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Back to New Chicago, IN housing info, Lake County, Indiana, IN smaller cities, IN small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for New Chicago, IN Lake County Population in July 2008: 1,992. Population change since 2000: -3.4%   Males: 971   (48.8%) Females: 1,021   (51.2%) Median resident age:   32.4 years Indiana median age:   35.2 years Zip codes: 46342. Estimated median household income in 2008: $39,287 (it was $32,759 in 2000) New Chicago:   $39,287 Indiana:   $47,966 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $19,597 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $91,768 (it was $61,200 in 2000) New Chicago:   $91,768 Indiana:   $125,200 Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $91,401; Detached houses: $110,237; Townhouses or other attached units: $162,678; In 2-unit structures: $108,405; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $58,985; Mobile homes: $10,550 New Chicago, IN residents, houses, and apartments details Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for: near:   Races in New Chicago: White Non-Hispanic (81.0%) Hispanic (16.7%) Other race (8.9%) Two or more races (1.9%) American Indian (1.4%) Black (0.5%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in New Chicago: 96.5 (near average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about New Chicago, Indiana on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: Racism in Valpo Area?  (44 replies) Which towns are next to decline in NWI?  (28 replies) What can be done to improve Gary?  (89 replies) Ancestries: German (18.2%), Irish (13.6%), Polish (12.2%), United States (9.1%), English (7.0%), Italian (6.0%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Elevation: 630 feet Land area: 0.67 square miles. Population density: 2966 people per square mile   (average).

Latitude: 41.56 N, Longitude: 87.27 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 219

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.00
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in New Chicago, Indiana

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New Chicago-area historical tornado activity is near Indiana state average. It is 125% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/21/1967, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 18.6 miles away from the New Chicago town center killed 33 people and injured 500 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 8/28/1990, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 42.9 miles away from the town center killed 29 people and injured 350 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

New Chicago-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Indiana state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 MB, 4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 84.5 miles away from New Chicago center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

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Church in New Chicago: Assumption Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map Park in New Chicago: Twin Oaks Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	64.5%
Whole state:	68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	9.3%
Whole state:	5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
• Gay men: 0.1% of all households

This town:	14.2%
Whole state:	9.5%

This town:	8.8%
Whole state:	4.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in New Chicago, IN

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Here		44.8%
USA		50.2%

5.09% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,815 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.09%
Indiana average:	6.54%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($200 average AGI)

Lake County:	0.05%
Indiana average:	0.10%

from Cook County, IL	2.28% ($39,640 average AGI)
from Porter County, IN	0.62% ($34,915)
from Will County, IL	0.19% ($56,174)

5.38% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,894 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.38%
Indiana average:	6.56%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($174 average AGI)

Lake County:	0.03%
Indiana average:	0.03%

to Cook County, IL	1.06% ($33,307 average AGI)
to Porter County, IN	1.03% ($43,404)
to Marion County, IN	0.30% ($20,343)

• Fire: 8
• Hazardous Condition: 10

• #24 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Metal and metal products"
• #74 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Business operations specialists"

• #47 (46342) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Croatian first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
• #55 (46342) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Macedonian first ancestries"
• #70 (46342) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Serbian first ancestries"

• #10 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest lead air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m³)"
• #11 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m³)"
• #12 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest average weight of females"
• #27 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Sulfur Oxides 24-hour air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m³)"
• #41 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"