New Chicago, IN

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2023 Population

2,348

11.2% 1-year growth

US Senator

Todd Young

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Banks

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

30.4

4.7% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

15.9%

7.43% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$54,700

3.63% 1-year decline

2023 Median Property Value

$118,900

5.5% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

1,033

8.62% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, New Chicago, IN had a population of 2.35k people with a median age of 30.4 and a median household income of $54,700. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of New Chicago, IN grew from 2,111 to 2,348, a 11.2% increase and its median household income declined from $56,761 to $54,700, a −3.63% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in New Chicago, IN are White (Non-Hispanic) (51.8%), Two+ (Hispanic) (20.7%), White (Hispanic) (14.7%), Other (Hispanic) (4.9%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.9%).

None of the households in New Chicago, IN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

93.3% of the residents in New Chicago, IN are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in New Chicago, IN was $118,900, and the homeownership rate was 68.2%.

Most people in New Chicago, IN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24 minutes. The average car ownership in New Chicago, IN was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

New Chicago, IN is home to a population of 2.35k people, from which 93.3% are citizens. As of 2023, 9.07% of New Chicago, IN residents were born outside of the country (213 people).

In 2023, there were 2.51 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.22k people) in New Chicago, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 485 Two+ (Hispanic) and 344 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93.3%

2023 Citizenship

93.8%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 93.3% of New Chicago, IN residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in New Chicago, IN was 93.8%, 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)
1.22k ± 271
Two+ (Hispanic)
485 ± 249
White (Hispanic)
344 ± 214

40.5%

Hispanic Population

950 people

40.5% of the people in New Chicago, IN are hispanic (950 people).

The following chart shows the 7 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
101,350 ± 7,757 people
India
35,477 ± 4,612 people
China
18,850 ± 3,366 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Indiana was Mexico, the natal country of 101,350 Indiana residents, followed by India with 35,477 and China with 18,850.

Foreign-Born Population

9.07%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

213 people

8.34%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

176 people

As of 2023, 9.07% of New Chicago, IN residents (213 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in New Chicago, IN was 8.34%, 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
46 ± 31
Gulf War (1990s)
9 ± 19
Gulf War (2001-)
4 ± 19

New Chicago, IN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 5.11 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of New Chicago, IN employs 1.03k people. The largest industries in New Chicago, IN are Manufacturing (223 people), Accommodation & Food Services (145 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (142 people), and the highest paying industries are Educational Services ($90,144), Manufacturing ($59,236), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($50,694).

Males in Indiana have an average income that is 1.36 times higher than the average income of females, which is $53,980. The income inequality in Indiana (measured using the Gini index) is 0.448, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

1.03k

2023 Value

± 222

8.62%

1 Year growth

± 28%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in New Chicago, IN grew at a rate of 8.62%, from 951 employees to 1.03k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in New Chicago, IN, are Production Occupations (168 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (138 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (95 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 false.

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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.03k

2023 Value

± 222

8.62%

1 Year growth

± 28%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in New Chicago, IN grew at a rate of 8.62%, from 951 employees to 1.03k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in New Chicago, IN, are Manufacturing (223 people), Accommodation & Food Services (145 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (142 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

$43,750

Median earning men ± $15,276

$31,000

Median earning women ± $6,115

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Manufacturing ($73,125), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($51,806), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($45,804).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($48,333), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($46,964), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($36,792).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

Y-Axis

2.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.21M people employed in Indiana. This represents a 2.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 15.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Indiana.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Indiana went to Donald J. Trump with 58.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (39.8%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1%).

Todd Young and Jim Banks are the senators currently representing the state of Indiana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Indiana is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for New Chicago, IN. Showing the available data for Indiana.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (58.8%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (39.8%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (1%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Indiana went to Donald J. Trump with 58.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (39.8%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Indiana for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Indiana

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Indiana.

Todd Young

Senator from Indiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Jim Banks

Senator from Indiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Todd Young and Jim Banks are the senators currently representing Indiana.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Indiana over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Indiana

Indiana is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Indiana have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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

Measure

In 2022, 0.799% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.781% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.75M), Some college (1.13M), and Bachelors Degree (879k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in New Chicago, IN was $118,900 in 2023, which is 0.392 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $112,700 to $118,900, a 5.5% increase. The homeownership rate in New Chicago, IN is 68.2%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in New Chicago, IN have an average commute time of 24 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

$118,900

Median Property Value 2023

±$9,089

$578

Median Property Taxes

±$125

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 < $800 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

2023

70%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 68.2% of the housing units in New Chicago, IN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 70.8%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in New Chicago, IN colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$54,700

Median Household Income

± $12,851

848

Number of Households

± 155

In 2023, the median household income of the 848 households in New Chicago, IN declined from $54,700 from the previous year's value of $56,761.

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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.448

2022 Wage GINI in Indiana

0.449

2021 Wage GINI in Indiana

In 2022, the income inequality in Indiana was 0.448 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.283% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Indiana was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2023

Drove Alone (83.8%)
Carpooled (7.4%)
Worked At Home (5.26%)

In 2023, 83.8% of workers in New Chicago, IN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.4%) and those who worked at home (5.26%).

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

24 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in New Chicago, IN have a shorter commute time (24 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.75% 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

15.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in New Chicago, IN (374 out of 2.35k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. 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
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Health

85.9% of the population of New Chicago, IN has health coverage, with 36.4% on employee plans, 33% on Medicaid, 7.33% on Medicare, 6.69% on non-group plans, and 2.43% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Lake County, IN see 1882 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.738% decrease from the previous year (1896 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1563 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 484 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Lake County, IN.

1,882 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Lake County, IN

Primary care physicians in Lake County, IN see an average of 1,882 patients per year. This represents a 0.738% decrease from the previous year (1,896 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Lake County, IN in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 34.7% under 18 years, 21.6% between 18 and 34 years, 33.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 10% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45% were men and 55% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

14.1%

Uninsured

36.4%

Employer Coverage

33%

Medicaid

7.33%

Medicare

6.69%

Non-Group

2.43%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in New Chicago, IN grew by 12.3% from 12.6% to 14.1%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in New Chicago, IN changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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