Chesterton vs South Haven

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

Chesterton and South Haven 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 7,177 in South Haven). Chesterton has the higher median household income ($88,536 vs $78,530 in South Haven). Chesterton has the higher median home value ($280,400 vs $163,500 in South Haven).

Population, income & housing

	Chesterton	South Haven
Population	14,326	7,177
Median age	37.6 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$88,536	$78,530
Median home value	$280,400	$163,500
Median gross rent	$1,145	$1,308
Housing units	6,025	2,770
Homeownership rate	71.8%	74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.2%	12.2%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chesterton	South Haven
Population	14,119 → 14,326 (+1.5%)	5,092 → 7,177 (+40.9%)
Median household income	$73,977 → $88,536 (+19.7%)	$53,553 → $78,530 (+46.6%)
Median home value	$190,400 → $280,400 (+47.3%)	$120,700 → $163,500 (+35.5%)
Median gross rent	$933 → $1,145 (+22.7%)	$954 → $1,308 (+37.1%)

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

South Haven

Population

5,0927,177

Median household income

$53,553$78,530

Median home value

$120,700$163,500

Median gross rent

$954$1,308

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chesterton	South Haven
Under 5	7.8%	3.9%
5 to 17	18.0%	18.0%
18 to 24	5.3%	9.4%
25 to 34	13.7%	15.4%
35 to 44	18.3%	11.8%
45 to 54	11.1%	14.4%
55 to 64	9.3%	15.1%
65 to 74	8.1%	6.0%
75 and over	8.5%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chesterton	South Haven
White (non-Hispanic)	84.6%	82.6%
Black or African American	1.5%	4.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	8.0%	11.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chesterton	South Haven
No high school diploma	3.5%	8.9%
High school graduate	31.3%	46.5%
Some college or associate's	25.0%	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	27.9%	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	12.2%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chesterton	South Haven
Drove alone	70.5%	89.0%
Carpooled	5.4%	6.7%
Public transit	1.8%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.3%	3.8%
Other means	0.5%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chesterton	South Haven
1-unit, detached	65.5%	88.6%
1-unit, attached	9.1%	4.7%
2 to 4 units	10.0%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	10.1%	5.4%
20 or more units	3.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Chesterton	South Haven
Poverty rate	10.8%	11.9%
Average household size	2.45	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	27	28
Median year structure built	1980	1971