East Chicago, IN Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	32,414	100.0

Male	15,509	47.8
Female	16,905	52.2

Under 5 years	2,944	9.1
5 to 9 years	2,986	9.2
10 to 14 years	2,425	7.5
15 to 19 years	2,549	7.9
20 to 24 years	2,582	8.0
25 to 34 years	4,349	13.4
35 to 44 years	4,334	13.4
45 to 54 years	3,508	10.8
55 to 59 years	1,245	3.8
60 to 64 years	1,177	3.6
65 to 74 years	2,408	7.4
75 to 84 years	1,486	4.6
85 years and over	421	1.3

Median age (years)	30.8	(X)

18 years and over	22,542	69.5
Male	10,429	32.2
Female	12,113	37.4
21 years and over	20,962	64.7
62 years and over	5,007	15.4
65 years and over	4,315	13.3
Male	1,843	5.7
Female	2,472	7.6

RACE
One race	31,570	97.4
White	11,843	36.5
Black or African American	11,695	36.1
American Indian and Alaska Native	166	0.5
Asian	66	0.2
Asian Indian	26	0.1
Chinese	3	0.0
Filipino	17	0.1
Japanese	2	0.0
Korean	16	0.0
Vietnamese	1	0.0
Other Asian ¹	1	0.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	26	0.1
Native Hawaiian	5	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	3	0.0
Samoan	11	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	7	0.0
Some other race	7,774	24.0
Two or more races	844	2.6

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	12,484	38.5
Black or African American	11,942	36.8
American Indian and Alaska Native	256	0.8
Asian	111	0.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	35	0.1
Some other race	8,457	26.1

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	32,414	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	16,728	51.6
Mexican	12,245	37.8
Puerto Rican	3,088	9.5
Cuban	30	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	1,365	4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino	15,686	48.4
White alone	3,922	12.1

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	32,414	100.0
In households	32,222	99.4
Householder	11,707	36.1
Spouse	4,075	12.6
Child	12,019	37.1
Own child under 18 years	8,317	25.7
Other relatives	3,057	9.4
Under 18 years	1,347	4.2
Nonrelatives	1,364	4.2
Unmarried partner	613	1.9
In group quarters	192	0.6
Institutionalized population	106	0.3
Noninstitutionalized population	86	0.3

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	11,707	100.0
Family households (families)	7,941	67.8
With own children under 18 years	4,164	35.6
Married-couple family	4,075	34.8
With own children under 18 years	1,966	16.8
Female householder, no husband present	3,122	26.7
With own children under 18 years	1,903	16.3
Nonfamily households	3,766	32.2
Householder living alone	3,352	28.6
Householder 65 years and over	1,311	11.2

Households with individuals under 18 years	4,847	41.4
Households with individuals 65 years and over	3,301	28.2

Average household size	2.75	(X)
Average family size	3.41	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	13,261	100.0
Occupied housing units	11,707	88.3
Vacant housing units	1,554	11.7
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	21	0.2

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.2	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	8.8	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	11,707	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	5,218	44.6
Renter-occupied housing units	6,489	55.4

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.95	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.59	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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