Language Spoken At Home in East Chicago City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 27,086 | 100% |
English only | 17,582 | 64.9% |
Language other than English | 9,504 | 35.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,218 | 15.6% |
Spanish | 9,172 | 33.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,074 | 15.0% |
Other Indo-European languages | 143 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 87 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 91 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 38 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 98 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 19 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in East Chicago City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 29,789 | 100% |
American | 338 | 1.1% |
Arab | 105 | 0.4% |
Czech | 17 | 0.1% |
Danish | 10 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 78 | 0.3% |
English | 135 | 0.5% |
French (except Basque) | 35 | 0.1% |
French Canadian | 8 | 0.0% |
German | 407 | 1.4% |
Greek | 0 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 198 | 0.7% |
Irish | 576 | 1.9% |
Italian | 104 | 0.3% |
Lithuanian | 60 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 0 | 0.0% |
Polish | 522 | 1.8% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 28 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 0 | 0.0% |
Scottish | 88 | 0.3% |
Slovak | 73 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 88 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 39 | 0.1% |
Swiss | 0 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 11 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 0 | 0.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 95 | 0.3% |
Households By Type in East Chicago City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 9,653 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 6,263 | 64.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,585 | 37.1% |
Married-couple family | 2,967 | 30.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,511 | 15.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 456 | 4.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 231 | 2.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,840 | 29.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,843 | 19.1% |
Nonfamily households | 3,390 | 35.1% |
Householder living alone | 3,002 | 31.1% |
65 years and over | 990 | 10.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 4,204 | 43.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,283 | 23.7% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 4 | 0% |
Relationship in East Chicago City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 29,657 | 100% |
Householder | 9,653 | 32.5% |
Spouse | 2,942 | 9.9% |
Child | 12,326 | 41.6% |
Other relatives | 3,258 | 11.0% |
Nonrelatives | 1,478 | 5.0% |
Unmarried partner | 667 | 2.2% |
Marital Status in East Chicago City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 9,574 | 100% |
Never married | 4,663 | 48.7% |
Now married, except separated | 3,355 | 35.0% |
Separated | 288 | 3.0% |
Widowed | 237 | 2.5% |
Divorced | 1,031 | 10.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 11,992 | 100% |
Never married | 5,355 | 44.7% |
Now married, except separated | 3,281 | 27.4% |
Separated | 385 | 3.2% |
Widowed | 1,339 | 11.2% |
Divorced | 1,632 | 13.6% |
Fertility in East Chicago City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 530 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 340 | 64.2% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 63 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 70 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 52 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 109 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 28 | 0% |
Grandparents in East Chicago City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,223 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 543 | 44.4% |
Less than 1 year | 121 | 9.9% |
1 or 2 years | 163 | 13.3% |
3 or 4 years | 76 | 6.2% |
5 or more years | 183 | 15.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 543 | 100% |
Who are female | 379 | 69.8% |
Who are married | 312 | 57.5% |
School Enrollment in East Chicago City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 9,339 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 603 | 6.5% |
Kindergarten | 454 | 4.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 4,640 | 49.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,193 | 23.5% |
College or graduate school | 1,449 | 15.5% |
Educational Attainment in East Chicago City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 16,843 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,308 | 13.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,445 | 14.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 6,086 | 36.1% |
Some college, no degree | 4,094 | 24.3% |
Associate's degree | 556 | 3.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 827 | 4.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 527 | 3.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 71.8% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 8.0% |
Veteran Status in East Chicago City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 20,018 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,137 | 5.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in East Chicago City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 29,702 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,185 | 14.1% |
Under 18 years | 9,769 | 100% |
With a disability | 464 | 4.7% |
18 to 64 years | 17,049 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,393 | 14.0% |
65 years and over | 2,884 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,328 | 46.0% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in East Chicago City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 29,428 | 100% |
Same house | 24,071 | 81.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 5,349 | 18.2% |
Same county | 3,057 | 10.4% |
Different county | 2,292 | 7.8% |
Same state | 104 | 0.4% |
Different state | 2,188 | 7.4% |
Abroad | 8 | 0.0% |
Place Of Birth in East Chicago City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 29,789 | 100% |
Native | 25,469 | 85.5% |
Born in United States | 24,841 | 83.4% |
State of residence | 14,869 | 49.9% |
Different state | 9,972 | 33.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 628 | 2.1% |
Foreign born | 4,320 | 14.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in East Chicago City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 4,320 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,821 | 42.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 2,499 | 57.8% |
Year of Entry in East Chicago City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 4,948 | 100% |
Native | 628 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 628 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 4,320 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 15 | 0.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 4,305 | 99.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in East Chicago City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 4,320 | 100% |
Europe | 116 | 2.7% |
Asia | 135 | 3.1% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 4,069 | 94.2% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |