New Chicago, IN

Census Place

2024 Population

2,225

US Senator

Todd Young

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Banks

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

32.4

6.58% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

16.7%

4.87% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$57,313

4.78% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$134,100

Population & Diversity

New Chicago, IN is home to a population of 2.23k people, from which 90% are citizens.

As of 2024, 12.5% of New Chicago, IN residents were born outside of the country (279 people).

In 2024, there were 1.97 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.07k people) in New Chicago, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 546 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 287 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

90%

2024 Citizenship

93.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 90% of New Chicago, IN residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in New Chicago, IN was 93.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in New Chicago, IN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in New Chicago, IN

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.07k ± 246
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
546 ± 353
White (Hispanic)
287 ± 195

43.5%

Hispanic Population

967 people

43.5% of the people in New Chicago, IN are hispanic (967 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in New Chicago, IN as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Indiana.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
111,417 ± 8,128 people
India
37,388 ± 4,734 people
Nigeria
18,164 ± 3,304 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Indiana was Mexico, the natal country of 111,417 Indiana residents, followed by India with 37,388 and Nigeria with 18,164.

Foreign-Born Population

12.5%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

279 people

9.07%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

213 people

As of 2024, 12.5% of New Chicago, IN residents (279 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in New Chicago, IN was 9.07%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in New Chicago, IN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
29 ± 26
Gulf War (1990s)
10 ± 21
Gulf War (2001-)
2 ± 19

New Chicago, IN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.9 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in New Chicago, IN.

Economy

The economy of New Chicago, IN employs 1.08k people. In 2024, the largest industries in New Chicago, IN were Manufacturing (253 people), Accommodation & Food Services (140 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (118 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services ($92,625), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($56,000), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($52,500).

Employment

Occupations

1.08k

2024 Value

± 234

4.36%

1 Year growth

± 29.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in New Chicago, IN grew at a rate of 4.36%, from 1.03k employees to 1.08k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in New Chicago, IN, are Production Occupations (193 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (141 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (111 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of New Chicago, IN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Indiana.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Indiana (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.08k

2024 Value

± 234

4.36%

1 Year growth

± 29.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in New Chicago, IN grew at a rate of 4.36%, from 1.03k employees to 1.08k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in New Chicago, IN, are Manufacturing (253 people), Accommodation & Food Services (140 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (118 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of New Chicago, IN, though some of these residents may live in New Chicago, IN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$46,094

Median earning men ± $9,938

$27,969

Median earning women ± $9,089

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($95,714), Manufacturing ($61,875), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($50,000).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($36,310), Manufacturing ($32,292), and Retail Trade ($12,734).

Housing & Living

The median property value in New Chicago, IN was $134,100 in 2024, which is 0.403 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $118,900 to $134,100, a 12.8% increase. The homeownership rate in New Chicago, IN is 68.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in New Chicago, IN have an average commute time of 22.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in New Chicago, IN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$134,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$31,194

$591

Median Property Taxes

±$135

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In New Chicago, IN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in New Chicago, IN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

68.2%

Homeownership

2024

63.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 68.2% of the housing units in New Chicago, IN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 68.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in New Chicago, IN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$57,313

Median Household Income

± $14,500

867

Number of Households

± 162

In 2024, the median household income of the 867 households in New Chicago, IN grew to $57,313 from the previous year's value of $54,700.

The following chart displays the households in New Chicago, IN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for New Chicago, IN is from Indiana.

0.442

2024 Wage GINI in Indiana

0.445

2023 Wage GINI in Indiana

In 2024, the income inequality in Indiana was 0.442 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.807% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Indiana was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Indiana in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Indiana across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (78.4%)
Carpooled (9.97%)
Other (5.68%)

In 2024, 78.4% of workers in New Chicago, IN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.97%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (5.68%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

22.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in New Chicago, IN have a shorter commute time (22.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.27% of the workforce in New Chicago, IN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in New Chicago, IN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in New Chicago, IN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in New Chicago, IN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in New Chicago, IN (370 out of 2.22k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in New Chicago, IN is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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