East Chicago, IN

General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1819486, place: East Chicago city, Indiana)

Total Population: 32,414
Male: 15,509 (47.85%)
Female: 16,905 (52.15%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 2,944 (9.08%)
5 to 9 years: 2,986 (9.21%)
10 to 14 years: 2,425 (7.48%)
15 to 19 years: 2,549 (7.86%)
20 to 24 years: 2,582 (7.97%)
25 to 34 years: 4,349 (13.42%)
35 to 44 years: 4,334 (13.37%)
45 to 54 years: 3,508 (10.82%)
55 to 59 years: 1,245 (3.84%)
60 to 64 years: 1,177 (3.63%)
65 to 74 years: 2,408 (7.43%)
75 to 84 years: 1,486 (4.58%)
85 years and over: 421 (1.3%)

Median age: 30.8 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 22,542 (69.54%)
21 years and over: 20,962 (64.67%)
62 years and over: 5,007 (15.45%)
65 years and over: 4,315 (13.31%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 22,542 (69.54%)
--Male: 10,429 (32.17%)
--Female: 12,113 (37.37%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 4,315 (13.31%)
--Male: 1,843 (5.69%)
--Female: 2,472 (7.63%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 31,570 (97.4%)
--White: 3,922 (12.1%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 16,728 (51.61%)
--Black or African American: 11,695 (36.08%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 166 (0.51%)
--Asian: 66 (0.2%)
----Asian Indian: 26 (0.08%)
----Chinese: 3 (0.01%)
----Filipino: 17 (0.05%)
----Japanese: 2 (0.01%)
----Korean: 16 (0.05%)
----Vietnamese: 1 (0%)
----Other Asian: 1 (0%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 26 (0.08%)
----Native Hawaiian: 5 (0.02%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 3 (0.01%)
----Samoan: 11 (0.03%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 7 (0.02%)
--Some other race: 7,774 (23.98%)
Two or more Races: 844 (2.6%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 16,728 (51.61%)
--Mexican: 12,245 (37.78%)
--Puerto Rican: 3,088 (9.53%)
--Cuban: 30 (0.09%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 1,365 (4.21%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 15,686 (48.39%)
--White Alone: 3,922 (12.1%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 32,222 (99.41%)
--Householder: 11,707 (36.12%)
--Spouse: 4,075 (12.57%)
--Child: 12,019 (37.08%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 8,317 (25.66%)
--Other relatives: 3,057 (9.43%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 1,347 (4.16%)
--Nonrelatives: 1,364 (4.21%)
----Unmarried partner: 613 (1.89%)
Living in group quarters: 192 (0.59%)
--Institutionalized Population: 106 (0.33%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 86 (0.27%)
Total households: 11,707
Family households (families): 7,941 (67.83%)
----With own children under 18 years: 4,164 (35.57%)
--Married-couple families: 4,075 (34.81%)
----With own children under 18 years: 1,966 (16.79%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 3,122 (26.67%)
----With own children under 18 years: 1,903 (16.26%)
Nonfamily households: 3,766 (32.17%)
--Householder living alone: 3,352 (28.63%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 1,311 (11.2%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 4,847 (41.4%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 3,301 (28.2%)
Average household size: 2.75 people
Average family size: 3.41 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 13,261
Occupied housing units: 11,707 (88.28%)
Vacant housing units: 1,554 (11.72%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 21 (0.16%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 2.2%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 8.8%
Occupied housing units: 11,707 (88.28%)
Owner occupied housing units: 5,218 (39.35%)
Renter occupied housing units: 6,489 (48.93%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.95 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.59 people

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