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Total population: 12,705 (Urban population: 12,503, Rural population: 202 (all nonfarm))

Chesterton, Indiana Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 4,186 (4,010 occupied: 2,781 owner occupied, 1,229 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	31%
State:	29%

Housing density: 492 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $118,640.

Median contract rent in 2007: $644 (lower quartile is $608, upper quartile is $818)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $657

Median gross rent in Chesterton, IN in 2007: $833

Housing units in Chesterton with a mortgage: 2,004 (230 second mortgage, 319 home equity loan, 24 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 595

Chesterton,IN index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $176,311 (it was $132,800 in 2000)

Chesterton:	$176,311
Indiana:	$122,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $125,506 - $227,434

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $211,225
Here: $211,225
State: $158,066

Townhouses or other attached units: $263,786
Here: $263,786
State: $148,761

In 2-unit structures: $193,892
Here: $193,892
State: $113,796

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $85,464
Here: $85,464
State: $114,735

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $279,565
Here: $279,565
State: $141,159

Mobile homes: $5,000
Here: $5,000
State: $33,761

Household type by relationship

Households: 10,374

In family households: 9,034 (2,290 male householders, 618 female householders)
2,312 spouses, 3,371 children (3,054 natural, 161 adopted, 156 stepchildren), 60 grandchildren, 25 brothers or sisters, 58 parents, 100 other relatives, 200 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,340 (473 male householders (345 living alone)), 652 female householders (596 living alone)), 215 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 60 (52 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,162 2-persons, 689 3-persons, 672 4-persons, 283 5-persons, 69 6-persons, 33 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 941 1-person, 174 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 4 5-persons.

2,123 married couples with children.
548 single-parent households (151 men, 397 women).

95.1% of residents of Chesterton speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (95% speak English very well, 2% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (47% speak English very well, 53% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 227 (2.2%)
(68.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.8
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Chesterton, Indiana:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 9 4 rooms: 165 5 rooms: 508 6 rooms: 546 7 rooms: 600 8 rooms: 455 9 or more rooms: 498

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chesterton, Indiana:
	1 room: 9 2 rooms: 34 3 rooms: 125 4 rooms: 508 5 rooms: 412 6 rooms: 65 7 rooms: 41 8 rooms: 19 9 or more rooms: 16

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 161
1995 to 1998: 446
1990 to 1994: 410
1980 to 1989: 264
1970 to 1979: 924
1960 to 1969: 580
1950 to 1959: 471
1940 to 1949: 290
1939 or earlier: 640

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Chesterton:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 22 2 bedrooms: 451 3 bedrooms: 1,607 4 bedrooms: 584 5 or more bedrooms: 117

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chesterton:
	no bedroom: 9 1 bedroom: 111 2 bedrooms: 862 3 bedrooms: 200 4 bedrooms: 28 5 or more bedrooms: 19

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Chesterton in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 102 1 vehicle: 605 2 vehicles: 1,380 3 vehicles: 491 4 vehicles: 151 5 or more vehicles: 52

Cars and other vehicles available in Chesterton in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 34 1 vehicle: 652 2 vehicles: 481 3 vehicles: 59 4 vehicles: 3 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Chesterton, IN:

Less than $10,000: 9
$10,000 to $14,999: 3
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 6
$25,000 to $29,999: 2
$30,000 to $34,999: 3
$35,000 to $39,999: 8
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 14
$60,000 to $69,999: 13
$70,000 to $79,999: 3
$80,000 to $89,999: 78
$90,000 to $99,999: 127
$100,000 to $124,999: 421
$125,000 to $149,999: 472
$150,000 to $174,999: 496
$175,000 to $199,999: 540
$200,000 to $249,999: 581
$250,000 to $299,999: 200
$300,000 to $399,999: 194
$400,000 to $499,999: 70
$500,000 to $749,999: 49
$750,000 to $999,999: 29
$1,000,000 or more: 49

Chesterton rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Chesterton:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 7
$150 to $199: 4
$200 to $249: 7
$250 to $299: 12
$300 to $349: 1
$350 to $399: 10
$400 to $449: 26
$450 to $499: 71
$500 to $549: 130
$550 to $599: 220
$600 to $649: 245
$650 to $699: 178
$700 to $749: 115
$750 to $799: 151
$800 to $899: 181
$900 to $999: 25
$1,000 to $1,249: 40
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 54

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 4 1990 to 1994: 53 1985 to 1989: 13 1980 to 1984: 21 1975 to 1979: 63 1970 to 1974: 18 1970 to 1974: 18 1965 to 1969: 37

Chesterton, IN Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 57.0%
Number of people working at home: 125 (2.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 303
5 to 9 minutes: 801
10 to 14 minutes: 796
15 to 19 minutes: 615
20 to 24 minutes: 701
25 to 29 minutes: 321
30 to 34 minutes: 561
35 to 39 minutes: 153
40 to 44 minutes: 205
45 to 59 minutes: 328
60 to 89 minutes: 283
90 or more minutes: 168

Chesterton mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,648 (87%)
Carpooled: 320 (6%)
Bus or trolley bus: 15 (0%)
Railroad: 128 (2%)
Motorcycle: 19 (0%)
Bicycle: 8 (0%)
Walked: 90 (2%)
Other means: 7 (0%)
Worked at home: 125 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 144
$10,000 to $14,999: 157
$15,000 to $19,999: 180
$20,000 to $24,999: 266
$25,000 to $29,999: 121
$30,000 to $34,999: 266
$35,000 to $39,999: 233
$40,000 to $44,999: 200
$45,000 to $49,999: 188
$50,000 to $59,999: 432
$60,000 to $74,999: 631
$75,000 to $99,999: 537
$100,000 to $124,999: 293
$125,000 to $149,999: 174
$150,000 to $199,999: 67
$200,000 or more: 144

First ancestries reported:

German: 1660

Irish: 1425

Other groups: 841

English: 787

Polish: 732

Italian: 436

Swedish: 418

United States or American: 304

Dutch: 212

Slovak: 190

Greek: 178

Scotch-Irish: 177

Welsh: 137

Scottish: 117

French (except Basque): 111

Lithuanian: 100

Czechoslovakian: 100

Norwegian: 95

Hungarian: 94

Croatian: 73

French Canadian: 66

British: 62

Russian: 50

Serbian: 50

Canadian: 44

European: 39

Subsaharan African:: 35

Nigerian: 35

Danish: 20

Slovene: 13

Eastern European: 13

Slavic: 12

Czech: 12

Australian: 9

Barbadian: 8

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 8

Austrian: 8

Finnish: 8

Belgian: 7

Turkish: 7

Ukrainian: 7

Yugoslavian: 7

Swiss: 6

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

India (23%)
United Kingdom (17%)
Philippines (12%)
Canada (11%)
Germany (7%)
Italy (6%)
Korea (4%)

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

This state: 6425
Northeast: 642
Midwest: 2222
South: 609
West: 248

56% of Chesterton residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Indiana.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 8
5th and 6th grade: 7
7th and 8th grade: 15
9th grade: 33
10th grade: 34
11th grade: 32
12th grade, no diploma: 44
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,048
Less than 1 year of college: 236
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 568
Associate degree: 188
Bachelor's degree: 603
Master's degree: 281
Professional school degree: 100
Doctorate degree: 63

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 15
Nursery to 4th grade: 13
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 48
9th grade: 79
10th grade: 81
11th grade: 68
12th grade, no diploma: 17
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,174
Less than 1 year of college: 261
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 514
Associate degree: 298
Bachelor's degree: 556
Master's degree: 285
Professional school degree: 86
Doctorate degree: 22

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.3%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 6.1%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 1.8%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $62,590
Black householders: $54,918
Asian householders: $165,667
Some other race householders: $66,547
Two or more races householders: $57,924
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $61,015

Chesterton household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Chesterton household income for Black householders

Chesterton household income for Asian householders

Chesterton household income for Some other race householders

Chesterton household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Chesterton marital status for males

Chesterton marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $176,709
Asian householders: $606,865
Some other race householders: $234,063
Two or more races householders: $149,359
Hispanic or Latino householders: $173,522

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,796
One, attached: 262
Two: 397
3 or 4: 202
5 to 9: 195
10 to 19: 248
50 or more: 76
Mobile homes: 10

Median worth of mobile homes: $7,142

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Chesterton:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (97%) Electricity (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (81%) Electricity (17%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 97

Here:	7.8%
Indiana:	11.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 44

Here:	5.6%
Indiana:	8.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 80

Here:	19.6%
Indiana:	23.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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