Data / East Chicago, IN
East Chicago, IN: key statistics
Population: 25,610 (2025). Unemployment rate: 5.2% (August 2026). Median household income: $42,125 (2024).
53 indicators from official statistics offices, each with its period and source.
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Population and demography
Labor market
Health
| Adult obesity rate, local model estimate | 47% | 2023 | |
| Adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate | 21.1% | 2023 | |
| Diagnosed diabetes in adults, local model estimate | 20.2% | 2023 | |
| Depression in adults, local model estimate | 19% | 2023 | |
| High blood pressure in adults, local model estimate | 41.4% | 2023 | |
| High cholesterol in screened adults, local model estimate | 34.4% | 2023 | |
| Current asthma in adults, local model estimate | 12.1% | 2023 | |
| COPD in adults, local model estimate | 9.2% | 2023 | |
| Coronary heart disease in adults, local model estimate | 7.6% | 2023 | |
| Physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate | 40.3% | 2023 | |
| Binge drinking in adults, local model estimate | 14.3% | 2023 | |
| Frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate | 19.5% | 2023 | |
| Uninsured rate, all ages (US) | 12% | 2024 | |
| Uninsured rate, under 19 (US, ACS) | 4% | 2024 | |
| Uninsured rate, ages 19 to 34 (US, ACS) | 20.7% | 2024 | |
| Uninsured rate, ages 35 to 64 (US, ACS) | 16.6% | 2024 | |
| Uninsured rate, 65 and over (US, ACS) | 1.3% | 2024 | |
Income and living conditions
Housing
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