Demographics of Chesterton town, Indiana

Chesterton town, Indiana had 14,635 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +377 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Chesterton town, in four figures

14,635
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 14,446 ±59.; +2.6%
Change since July 2020: +377 people.; 38.4 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $91,060 ±$11,923
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Chesterton town, Indiana's population grew 2.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Chesterton town, Indiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Chesterton town, Indiana's population grew 2.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Chesterton town, Indiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	14,258	100.0	100.0
2021	14,356	100.7	100.2
2022	14,537	102.0	100.7
2023	14,600	102.4	101.6
2024	14,585	102.3	102.5
2025	14,635	102.6	103.1

Population of Chesterton town, Indiana on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	14,258	—
2021	14,356	+98
2022	14,537	+181
2023	14,600	+63
2024	14,585	−15
2025	14,635	+50

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.4 ±0.9: for men 38.0 ±1.5 and for women 38.6 ±1.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Chesterton town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Under 5	1,030 ±307	7.1% ±2.1	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,505 ±403	17.3% ±2.8	17.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	754 ±245	5.2% ±1.7	9.6% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,506 ±630	31.2% ±4.4	25.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,107 ±429	21.5% ±3.0	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,544 ±387	17.6% ±2.7	16.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $91,060 ±$11,923, and income per person $50,086 ±$7,248, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,957 ±$352 in Indiana and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Chesterton town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Indiana	United States
Under $25,000	673 ±241	11.2% ±4.0	15.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	901 ±249	15.0% ±4.1	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	966 ±255	16.1% ±4.2	17.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	751 ±216	12.5% ±3.5	13.9% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,225 ±269	20.4% ±4.4	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	806 ±282	13.4% ±4.6	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	682 ±188	11.4% ±3.1	8.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Chesterton town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Indiana	United States
All ages	1,324 ±468	9.3% ±3.3	12.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	95 to 369	2.8% to 10.4%	16.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	680 ±244	9.3% ±3.2	11.9% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	193 to 631	5.9% to 18.2%	9.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Chesterton town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Chesterton town	Indiana	United States
Housing units	6,317 ±374	2,976,568 ±617	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.0% ±7.4	91.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.8% to 8.1%	8.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	75.1% ±5.2	70.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	24.9% ±4.7	29.4% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$300,900 ±$23,011	$218,200 ±$739	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,274 ±$147	$1,062 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1982 ±6	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Chesterton town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	902 ±295	6.2% ±2.0	8.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	12,447 ±410	86.2% ±2.8	75.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	85 to 399	0.6% to 2.8%	9.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	110 to 434	0.8% to 3.0%	2.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	583 ±187	4.0% ±1.3	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Chesterton town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Born in the state	8,988 ±672	62.2% ±4.6	67.0% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,735 ±745	32.8% ±5.2	25.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 214	0% to 1.5%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	253 to 985	1.8% to 6.8%	6.3% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	94 to 836	0.7% to 5.8%	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	56 to 252	0.4% to 1.7%	3.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Chesterton town among the places of Indiana

64th of 135 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Indiana page.

Places of Indiana near Chesterton town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Jasper city	15,991 ±707
Frankfort city	15,917 ±415
New Haven city	15,698 ±658
Cedar Lake town	15,295 ±177
Beech Grove city	14,913 ±856
Chesterton town	14,446 ±59
Speedway town	13,968 ±267
Bedford city	13,837 ±26
Auburn city	13,565 ±356
Lake Station city	13,185 ±475
Connersville city	13,109 ±325

Rankings this appears in

No. 4 Places in Indiana by per capita income
No. 8 Places in Indiana by median rent
No. 11 Places in Indiana by median household income
No. 12 Places in Indiana by median home value
No. 16 Places in Indiana by homeownership rate
No. 22 Places in Indiana by median age

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026