Chesterton, IN (Indiana) Houses and Residents

Homes for Sale in Chesterton. Search By Bed, Bath, and Price Range! Back to: Chesterton, Indiana main profile, Indiana, Indiana smaller cities, Indiana small towns, Indiana forum, All US cities. Total population: 12,842 (Urban population: 12,638, Rural population: 204 (all nonfarm)) 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 Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2009 in this state: $137,530. Median contract rent in 2009: $647 (lower quartile is $536, upper quartile is $760) Median gross rent in Chesterton, IN in 2009: $809 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 Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $79,577 Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $46,815 Median monthly housing costs: $967 Options X User-defined colors Preset color patterns Border Min value Max value Selected area border Search result border State border Opacity: Opacity % Hide borders Hide US histogram Reset to defaults Most recent value % change since 2k Data: Median house or condo value ($) Median house or condo value ($ change since 2000) Median house or condo value ($) - White Median house or condo value ($) - Black or African American Median house or condo value ($) - Asian Median house or condo value ($) - Hispanic or Latino Median house or condo value ($) - 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Based on 2005-2010 data Loading data... 123 Hide US histogram Latest news about housing in Chesterton, IN collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Recent posts about housing in Chesterton, Indiana on our local forum with over 1,500,000 registered users: apartment rentals Chesterton/Valparaiso  (9 replies) Moving to Northwest Indiana .. is there any houses to rent!?  (9 replies) apartments in Chesterton?  (2 replies) Searching for apartments around Gary, IN  (24 replies) chesterton/portage apartment recommendations?  (1 reply) needing help relocating to Valparaiso/Chesterton area  (23 replies) Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $174,594 (it was $132,800 in 2000) Chesterton: $174,594 Indiana: $123,100 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $134,783 - $243,303 Mean price in 2009: Detached houses: $161,910 Here: $161,910 State: $155,412 Townhouses or other attached units: $96,163 Here: $96,163 State: $141,472 In 2-unit structures: $74,846 Here: $74,846 State: $103,490 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $365,741 Here: $365,741 State: $131,334 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)

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2009 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: 1 $80,000 to $89,999: 79 $90,000 to $99,999: 127 $100,000 to $124,999: 423 $125,000 to $149,999: 476 $150,000 to $174,999: 499 $175,000 to $199,999: 548 $200,000 to $249,999: 590 $250,000 to $299,999: 205 $300,000 to $399,999: 197 $400,000 to $499,999: 71 $500,000 to $749,999: 50 $750,000 to $999,999: 29 $1,000,000 or more: 50

Rent paid by renters in 2009 in Chesterton: Less than $100: 0 people $100 to $149: 0 $150 to $199: 0 $200 to $249: 0 $250 to $299: 0 $300 to $349: 16 $350 to $399: 0 $400 to $449: 40 $450 to $499: 16 $500 to $549: 54 $550 to $599: 127 $600 to $649: 139 $650 to $699: 173 $700 to $749: 100 $750 to $799: 61 $800 to $899: 241 $900 to $999: 271 $1,000 to $1,249: 211 $1,250 to $1,499: 31 $1,500 to $1,999: 16 $2,000 or more: 0 No cash rent: 27

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 (commute) 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

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

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

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

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

Unemployment rate for other race males: 6.1%
Unemployment rate for other 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 2009 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $61,562
• Black householders: $44,110
• Asian householders: $235,852
• Some other race householders: $45,306
• Two or more races householders: $55,916
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $82,948

Median 2009 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $174,988
• Asian householders: $600,954
• Some other race householders: $231,783
• Two or more races householders: $147,905
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $171,832

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: $9,029

House/condo owner moved in on average 9 years ago

Renter moved in on average 4 years ago

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