Chesterton Indiana Real Estate
Chesterton, Indiana, is located in Porter County, 16 miles E of Gary, Indiana and 37 miles SE of Chicago, Illinois. Chesterton has a population of 10,488.
Chesterton Homes
Chesterton properties pool is 4,010 residential properties including Chesterton new homes. Median age of real estate in Chesterton is 1971. Average Household size is 3.06 people. 1% are one bedroom homes, 16% are 2 bedroom homes, 58% are 3 bedroom homes, 21% are 4 bedroom homes, and 4% are 5+ bedroom homes.
Chesterton Mortgage Statistics
Chesterton mortgages vs. USA median statistics
| Homes |
Chesterton |
USA |
| Homes With No Mortgage |
23% |
30% |
| Homes With Mortgage |
77% |
70% |
| First Mortgage Only |
56% |
54% |
| First & Second Mortgage or HELOC |
21% |
16% |
Chesterton Area Real Estate Tax
Chesterton Real estate Tax: Median Real Estate Taxes (2000) were $1,276 comparing to 1999 Median Family income $ 66,239. Compare to USA median yearly Real Estate Tax $1,300 and USA median Family Income $42,000 (1999).
Chesterton School District: Children make up 26.8% of Chesterton population. Chesterton has 2,816 under 18 years old residents, or 0.53 kids per one worker, or 0.7 kids per one household.
Chesterton Real Estate & Chesterton Homeownership
There are 962.4 or 24% one person households, 1323.3 or 33% two person households, and 721.8 or 18% three person households in Chesterton, Indiana. Median residents age is 36.7, Senior citizens (65+) make up 1,117 or 10.7%% of Chesterton population.
There are 5,360 workers (over 16 years of age) in Chesterton. Of these, 92.69% drive to work. Approximately 2.67% of workers in Chesterton take public transportation. An estimated 1.68% walk to work.
Median Chesterton homeowner's housing expences are 18.1%
Crime in Chesterton (2003), crimes per 10,000 residents per year
| Type of Crime |
Chesterton |
USA, 2003 |
| Violent Crimes |
16.21 |
47.5 |
| Robberies |
1.91 |
14.2 |
| Aggravated Assaults |
11.44 |
29.5 |
| Property Crimes |
303.2 |
358.8 |
| Burglaries |
46.72 |
74.0 |
| Larceny-Thefts |
238.37 |
241.5 |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts |
18.12 |
43.3 |
Invest in Chesterton Properties
When making a decision about buying real estate in Chesterton Indiana area, you should consider following statistical data:
| Category |
Chesterton |
USA |
| Near Medium City |
Gary, Indiana |
- |
| Near Large City |
Chicago, Illinois |
- |
| Chesterton Zip Codes |
46304 |
- |
| Chesterton Area Codes |
219 |
- |
| White population |
96.29% |
75.1% |
| African-American population |
0.44% |
12.3% |
| Asian |
1.37% |
3.6% |
| American Indian & Alaskan |
0.21% |
0.9% |
| Hispanic (of any race) |
3.31% |
12.5% |
| Median Family Income (1999) |
$ 66,239% |
$42,000 |
| Population Below Poverty Level |
4.28% |
12.4% |
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