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Chesterton, IN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Chesterton, IN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 24,207. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet CHESTERTON-IN · Chesterton, IN 1 ZIPs · 24,207 pop · #6077/25278 · Porter County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $91,326
  • RANK-UPPER #6077/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hebron
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 79% owners
  • POP-TOWN 24,207
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $293,100

Nearest income peer: Hebron, IN ( $1,767 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Chesterton

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Chesterton on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Chesterton, IN sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 24%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
24,207
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$91,326
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $91,326 and home value $293,100 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 36.3%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (79.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Chesterton as a pure owner town.

Within Indiana, San Pierre is the closest lower-income city and Lanesville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Chesterton.

Population concentration

Chesterton reads through its lone ZIP, 46304

24,207 ACS residents, one ZIP: 46304 is not the leading code inside Chesterton, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Chesterton's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 642 establishments, 12,975 employees , annual payroll $915,670k (~27 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 46304 (642 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (98) · also Accommodation and food services · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Chesterton, IN

These ZIP codes sit in Porter County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Chesterton. See the Porter County roll-up →

Chesterton lands mid-pack among the 6 cities sharing Porter County: Kouts and Beverly Shores earn more and Valparaiso, Portage and Wheeler earn less. Wheeler marks the far end of that range at $56,250, 38% below Chesterton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
46304 24,207 $91,326 642 174
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Chesterton roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Chesterton, .