East Chicago.
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Indiana·Lake County
10 tracts·26K people·$105K median·1,843/mi²
Hispanic 57 · Black 36 · White 6 · Multiracial 0 · Other 0 · Asian 0
Other 38 · Living alone 37 · Married couple 26
Manufacturing 48 · Health 17 · Retail 11 · Professional 10 · Leisure 8 · Public admin 4 · Other 2
Production · transport 29 · Service 24 · Management · business · science · arts 19 · Sales · office 19 · Construction · maintenance 9
Drive alone 75 · Carpool 31 · Work from home 6 · Walk 2 · Transit 1 · Bike 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in East Chicago is $105,400 (Census ACS) — 0.2× the US median of $458,812.
East Chicago has 26,022 residents across 10 census tracts and 8 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 36.5; the population is 57.2% Hispanic or Latino, 36.1% Black, 6.1% White, 0.5% Multiracial, 0.2% Other and 0.0% Asian; the average household has 2.6 people; 10.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 26.3% (Census ACS).
East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy (28%), Benjamin Harrison Elementary Sch (19%) and Abraham Lincoln Elementary School (15%) lead the elementary schools; Joseph Block Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (11%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $854/month, 46% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in East Chicago is $42,125 a year, 51% below the US median (Census ACS).
In East Chicago, median rent is $854/month and the median home value is $105,400 (Census ACS).
East Chicago reported 8.0 violent crimes and 22.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 22°F; there are 91 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 40 inches; snowfall averages 29 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in East Chicago are cold wave (80), tornado (62) and winter weather (45), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In East Chicago, 2.3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).