Chesterton, IN Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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43%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

38%

Household income NAT. AVG.

40%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Chesterton	Indiana	National
Income per capita	$42,773	$26,117	$29,829
Median household income	$76,427	$50,433	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$99,385	$62,593	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$48,911	$29,285	$35,192
Median earnings male	$56,300	$36,194	$36,919
Median earnings female	$36,147	$23,580	$26,250
Unemployment rate	6.5%	4.4%	4.7%
Poverty level	10.3%	15.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Chesterton is 43% higher than the national average
The median household income in Chesterton is 38% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Chesterton is 40% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Chesterton is 32% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$50,946 $76,427 $152,854

City

$33,618 $50,433 $100,866

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Chesterton median earnings by income bracket

Chesterton employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.9%	12.9%
Manufacturing sector	19.8%	19.8%
Financial & insurance services	6.0%	6.0%
Wholesale & retail services	13.8%	13.8%
Public administration	2.1%	2.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.5%	7.5%
Education, health & social services	11.1%	11.1%
Other	26.2%	26.2%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Dune Acres, IN	258	$250,001	351.9%
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Aberdeen, IN	1,698	$129,167	133.5%
Chesterton, IN	13,884	$76,427	38.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Collingswood, NJ	13,882	$68,663	24.1%
Brandermill, VA	13,887	$97,379	76.0%
Moorestown-Lenola, NJ	13,879	$133,780	141.8%
Riverhead, NY	13,879	$64,865	17.2%
Lacombe, AB	13,889	n/a
Chesterton, IN	13,884	$76,427	38.1%

Source: The Chesterton, IN employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).