Indiana · Census place 12412
Chesterton town, IN
Quick answer
Chesterton town has 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.
- 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
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
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