Chesterton vs Porter

A side-by-side comparison of Chesterton and Porter: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Chesterton has the higher population (14,326 vs 5,208 in Porter). Chesterton has the higher median household income ($88,536 vs $74,155 in Porter). Chesterton has the higher median home value ($280,400 vs $259,700 in Porter).

Population, income & housing

	Chesterton	Porter
Population	14,326	5,208
Median age	37.6 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$88,536	$74,155
Median home value	$280,400	$259,700
Median gross rent	$1,145	$1,161
Housing units	6,025	2,106
Homeownership rate	71.8%	77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.2%	26.3%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chesterton	Porter
Population	14,119 → 14,326 (+1.5%)	4,817 → 5,208 (+8.1%)
Median household income	$73,977 → $88,536 (+19.7%)	$91,667 → $74,155 (-19.1%)
Median home value	$190,400 → $280,400 (+47.3%)	$189,900 → $259,700 (+36.8%)
Median gross rent	$933 → $1,145 (+22.7%)	$1,299 → $1,161 (-10.6%)

Chesterton

Population

14,11914,326

Median household income

$73,977$88,536

Median home value

$190,400$280,400

Median gross rent

$933$1,145

Porter

Population

4,8175,208

Median household income

$91,667$74,155

Median home value

$189,900$259,700

Median gross rent

$1,299$1,161

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chesterton	Porter
Under 5	7.8%	5.8%
5 to 17	18.0%	11.8%
18 to 24	5.3%	5.6%
25 to 34	13.7%	17.4%
35 to 44	18.3%	14.4%
45 to 54	11.1%	10.5%
55 to 64	9.3%	15.8%
65 to 74	8.1%	13.2%
75 and over	8.5%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chesterton	Porter
White (non-Hispanic)	84.6%	76.2%
Black or African American	1.5%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	1.6%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.2%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	8.0%	16.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chesterton	Porter
No high school diploma	3.5%	3.6%
High school graduate	31.3%	27.9%
Some college or associate's	25.0%	42.2%
Bachelor's degree	27.9%	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	12.2%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chesterton	Porter
Drove alone	70.5%	78.1%
Carpooled	5.4%	9.1%
Public transit	1.8%	0.8%
Walked	0.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.3%	12.0%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chesterton	Porter
1-unit, detached	65.5%	77.2%
1-unit, attached	9.1%	7.3%
2 to 4 units	10.0%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	10.1%	9.0%
20 or more units	3.7%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Chesterton	Porter
Poverty rate	10.8%	8.4%
Average household size	2.45	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	27	27
Median year structure built	1980	1990