New Chicago vs Winfield

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

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

Winfield has the higher population (7,501 vs 2,348 in New Chicago). Winfield has the higher median household income ($128,980 vs $54,700 in New Chicago). Winfield has the higher median home value ($401,200 vs $118,900 in New Chicago).

Population, income & housing

	New Chicago	Winfield
Population	2,348	7,501
Median age	30.4 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$54,700	$128,980
Median home value	$118,900	$401,200
Median gross rent	$1,090	$1,981
Housing units	980	2,665
Homeownership rate	68.2%	94.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.0%	38.7%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New Chicago	Winfield
Population	1,633 → 2,348 (+43.8%)	5,705 → 7,501 (+31.5%)
Median household income	$40,046 → $54,700 (+36.6%)	$105,214 → $128,980 (+22.6%)
Median home value	$82,900 → $118,900 (+43.4%)	$282,000 → $401,200 (+42.3%)
Median gross rent	$920 → $1,090 (+18.5%)	$1,523 → $1,981 (+30.1%)

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

Winfield

Population

5,7057,501

Median household income

$105,214$128,980

Median home value

$282,000$401,200

Median gross rent

$1,523$1,981

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	New Chicago	Winfield
Under 5	8.0%	4.4%
5 to 17	22.2%	22.7%
18 to 24	10.2%	8.6%
25 to 34	15.9%	11.2%
35 to 44	13.8%	10.4%
45 to 54	11.7%	19.1%
55 to 64	8.3%	9.9%
65 to 74	6.3%	6.2%
75 and over	3.7%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New Chicago	Winfield
White (non-Hispanic)	51.8%	79.3%
Black or African American	2.0%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	5.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.9%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	40.5%	9.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New Chicago	Winfield
No high school diploma	17.3%	6.4%
High school graduate	38.9%	25.9%
Some college or associate's	26.8%	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	24.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	14.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New Chicago	Winfield
Drove alone	83.8%	73.9%
Carpooled	7.4%	9.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.3%	17.1%
Other means	2.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New Chicago	Winfield
1-unit, detached	75.6%	79.5%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	12.7%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.8%
Mobile home & other	19.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	New Chicago	Winfield
Poverty rate	15.9%	3.8%
Average household size	2.77	3.19
Mean commute (minutes)	24	33
Median year structure built	1964	2002