What is the population of Chesterton town?

Chesterton town has 14,326 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #64 of 976 in Indiana.

What is the median household income in Chesterton town?

Median household income in Chesterton town is $88,536 a year, 12.7% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Chesterton town?

Median gross rent is $1,145 a month and the median home value is $280,400, so rent absorbs about 15.5% of median household income.

Is Chesterton town affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Chesterton town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 15.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Chesterton, IN population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Chesterton, Indiana (Chesterton, IN — Census place “Chesterton town”) is 14,326 residents, ranking #64 of 976 places in Indiana. Median household income is $88,536, the median home is worth $280,400 and median gross rent runs $1,145 a month. Looking for the Chesterton Indiana ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Chesterton, IN: 46304.

Population: 14,326Chesterton town residents
Median household income: $88,536Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $280,400Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,145Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 37.6 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 71.8%Owner-occupied households

Chesterton ZIP codes (Indiana)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Chesterton.

The Chesterton IN ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

46304

What the numbers mean in Chesterton town

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Chesterton town median would spend about 15.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.8% of residents and 71.8% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Chesterton town, IN in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Chesterton town is a mid-size town in Indiana, with 14,326 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #64 of 976 ranked by population — larger than 93% of them. The median age here is 37.6 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Chesterton town earn a median of $88,536 a year, 12.7% above the national figure of $78,538 and 44% above the $61,527 median for the 355 Indiana cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 10.8% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Chesterton town is valued at $280,400, 7.6% below the national figure and 93% above the $145,600 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,145 a month, 18.6% below the national figure, or roughly $13,740 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 15.5% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 71.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Chesterton town?: Chesterton town has 14,326 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #64 of 976 in Indiana.
What is the median household income in Chesterton town?: Median household income in Chesterton town is $88,536 a year, 12.7% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Chesterton town?: Median gross rent is $1,145 a month and the median home value is $280,400, so rent absorbs about 15.5% of median household income.
Is Chesterton town affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Chesterton town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 15.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Chesterton town data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.