New Chicago

Population: 2,348
Median household income: $54,700
Median home value: $118,900

New Chicago, a community in Lake County, Indiana, has 2,348 residents. At $54,700, its median household income sits below Lake County's $68,985.

Between 2019 and 2023, New Chicago's population grew 43.8% from 1,633 to 2,348, while its median home value rose 43.4% from $82,900 to $118,900.

The median gross rent is $1,090. 17.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,348
Median age: 30.4 yrs
Median household income: $54,700
Median home value: $118,900
Median gross rent: $1,090
Housing units: 980
Homeownership rate: 68.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.0%
Unemployment rate: 7.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6332,348

Median household income

$40,046$54,700

Median home value

$82,900$118,900

Median gross rent

$920$1,090

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,633	$40,046	$82,900	$920
2020	1,846	$44,191	$83,900	$968
2021	2,033	$53,698	$92,600	$1,080
2022	2,111	$56,761	$112,700	$1,105
2023	2,348	$54,700	$118,900	$1,090

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.0%

5 to 1722.2%

18 to 2410.2%

25 to 3415.9%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 648.3%

65 to 746.3%

75 and over3.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	187	8.0%
5 to 17	521	22.2%
18 to 24	240	10.2%
25 to 34	373	15.9%
35 to 44	323	13.8%
45 to 54	274	11.7%
55 to 64	195	8.3%
65 to 74	148	6.3%
75 and over	87	3.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,217	51.8%
Black or African American	48	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	27	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	27	1.1%
Some other race	11	0.5%
Two or more races	68	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	950	40.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.3%

High school graduate38.9%

Some college or associate's26.8%

Bachelor's degree11.6%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	242	17.3%
High school graduate	545	38.9%
Some college or associate's	375	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	162	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	76	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone83.8%

Carpooled7.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.3%

Other means2.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	861	83.8%
Carpooled	76	7.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	6	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	54	5.3%
Other means	30	2.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	177	18.2%
15 to 29 min	424	43.6%
30 to 44 min	270	27.7%
45 to 59 min	54	5.5%
60+ min	48	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.77
Poverty rate: 15.9% (374 of 2,348)

	Count	Share
Family households	584	68.9%
Nonfamily households	264	31.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	848	86.5%
Vacant	132	13.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	578	68.2%
Renter-occupied	270	31.8%

1-unit, detached75.6%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units1.8%

5 to 19 units1.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other19.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	741	75.6%
1-unit, attached	21	2.1%
2 to 4 units	18	1.8%
5 to 19 units	10	1.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	190	19.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1852776
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.67 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.5587, -87.2717