New Chicago vs Schneider

A side-by-side comparison of New Chicago and Schneider: population, income, housing, and more.

New Chicago and Schneider are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

New Chicago has the higher population (2,348 vs 207 in Schneider). Schneider has the higher median household income ($67,083 vs $54,700 in New Chicago). Schneider has the higher median home value ($154,500 vs $118,900 in New Chicago).

Population, income & housing

	New Chicago	Schneider
Population	2,348	207
Median age	30.4 yrs	30.3 yrs
Median household income	$54,700	$67,083
Median home value	$118,900	$154,500
Median gross rent	$1,090	$1,063
Housing units	980	86
Homeownership rate	68.2%	78.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.0%	4.5%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	9.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New Chicago	Schneider
Population	1,633 → 2,348 (+43.8%)	234 → 207 (-11.5%)
Median household income	$40,046 → $54,700 (+36.6%)	$51,250 → $67,083 (+30.9%)
Median home value	$82,900 → $118,900 (+43.4%)	$93,300 → $154,500 (+65.6%)
Median gross rent	$920 → $1,090 (+18.5%)	$825 → $1,063 (+28.8%)

New Chicago

Population

1,6332,348

Median household income

$40,046$54,700

Median home value

$82,900$118,900

Median gross rent

$920$1,090

Schneider

Population

234207

Median household income

$51,250$67,083

Median home value

$93,300$154,500

Median gross rent

$825$1,063

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	New Chicago	Schneider
Under 5	8.0%	7.2%
5 to 17	22.2%	26.1%
18 to 24	10.2%	2.9%
25 to 34	15.9%	25.1%
35 to 44	13.8%	11.6%
45 to 54	11.7%	7.2%
55 to 64	8.3%	7.7%
65 to 74	6.3%	9.7%
75 and over	3.7%	2.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New Chicago	Schneider
White (non-Hispanic)	51.8%	94.7%
Black or African American	2.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	40.5%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New Chicago	Schneider
No high school diploma	17.3%	8.3%
High school graduate	38.9%	48.5%
Some college or associate's	26.8%	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	3.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	0.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New Chicago	Schneider
Drove alone	83.8%	81.1%
Carpooled	7.4%	14.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.3%	0.0%
Other means	2.9%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New Chicago	Schneider
1-unit, detached	75.6%	98.8%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.4%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	New Chicago	Schneider
Poverty rate	15.9%	5.3%
Average household size	2.77	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	24	35
Median year structure built	1964	1948