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East Chicago, IN Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of East Chicago is $13,868, which is much lower than the state average of $24,953 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. East Chicago median household income is $27,215, which has grown by 2.55% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 17.25% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average East Chicago residents spend 23.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 23.1 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #655

East Chicago, IN	13,868 USD
Indiana	24,953 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

East Chicago, IN	21,376 USD
Indiana	28,819 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

East Chicago, IN	25,609 USD
Indiana	35,272 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

East Chicago, IN	18,818 USD
Indiana	22,933 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #652

East Chicago, IN	27,215 USD
Indiana	48,737 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

East Chicago, IN	38,511 USD
Indiana	63,736 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #456

East Chicago, IN	2.55%
Indiana	17.25%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	East Chicago, IN		Indiana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	7.34%	$10,917, see rank	19.01%	$12,352	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	32.60%	$16,169, see rank	29.99%	$18,304	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	5.84%	$2,978, see rank	2.21%	$3,210	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	18.39%	$14,632, see rank	18.63%	$17,699	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

East Chicago, IN	32,019 USD
Indiana	60,440 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

East Chicago, IN	41,555 USD
Indiana	75,012 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	East Chicago, IN	Indiana	U.S.
White	$37,207, see rank	$51,311	$56,900
Black	$21,444, see rank	$30,531	$35,600
Hispanic	$35,605, see rank	$38,618	$42,396
American Indian, Alaska Native	$38,929, see rank	$35,741	$37,170
One Race, Other	$32,208, see rank	$35,463	$40,300
Two or More Races	$27,000, see rank	$37,993	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	East Chicago, IN	Indiana	U.S.
less than 25	$19,098, see rank	$22,736	$25,788
25 to 44	$23,825, see rank	$53,136	$58,398
45 to 64	$36,779, see rank	$59,465	$65,027
65 or over	$27,179, see rank	$35,667	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	East Chicago, IN	Indiana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	21,123, see rank	5,131,317	248,775,628
Male¹	9,174, 43.43%, see rank	48.70%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	5,568, 60.69%, see rank	69.26%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.12%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	5,568, 60.69%, see rank	69.14%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	4,543, 81.59%, see rank	90.84%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,025, 18.41%, see rank	9.16%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	3,606, 39.31%, see rank	30.74%	30.72%
Female¹	11,949, 56.57%, see rank	51.30%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	5,963, 49.90%, see rank	59.17%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	5,963, 49.90%, see rank	59.16%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	5,024, 84.25%, see rank	91.51%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	939, 15.75%, see rank	8.49%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	5,986, 50.10%, see rank	40.83%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	East Chicago, IN	Indiana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	9,187, 100%	2,942,663	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	7,230, 78.70%, see rank	83.18%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,025, 11.16%, see rank	8.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	288, 3.13%, see rank	1.06%	5.06%
Walked	473, 5.15%, see rank	2.09%	2.78%
Other Means	87, 0.95%, see rank	1.44%	1.79%
Worked at Home	84, 0.91%, see rank	3.27%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

East Chicago, IN	23.0 minutes
Indiana	23.1 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	East Chicago, IN	Indiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	9,567	2,994,736	143,435,233
Male¹	4,543, 47.49%, see rank	52.41%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	450, 9.91%, see rank	28.17%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,217, 26.79%, see rank	13.27%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	677, 14.90%, see rank	16.24%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	31, 0.68%, see rank	0.72%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	366, 8.06%, see rank	8.63%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,546, 34.03%, see rank	26.36%	17.94%
Female¹	5,024, 52.51%, see rank	47.59%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,093, 21.76%, see rank	36.67%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,786, 35.55%, see rank	21.40%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,540, 30.65%, see rank	31.74%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.36%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	578, 11.50%, see rank	9.40%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	East Chicago, IN	Indiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	9,567, 100%	2,994,736	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	31, 0.32%, see rank	1.44%	1.96%
Construction	333, 3.48%, see rank	5.68%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,379, 14.41%, see rank	18.60%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	83, 0.87%, see rank	2.58%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,186, 12.40%, see rank	11.54%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	681, 7.12%, see rank	5.14%	4.93%
Information	160, 1.67%, see rank	1.54%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	398, 4.16%, see rank	5.23%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	844, 8.82%, see rank	7.86%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,017, 21.08%, see rank	23.17%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,749, 18.28%, see rank	8.94%	9.49%
Public Administration	330, 3.45%, see rank	3.58%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	376, 3.93%, see rank	4.70%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	East Chicago, IN	%	Indiana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	10,371	35.50%, see rank	15.51%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	2,266	34.34%, see rank	11.26%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.