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East Chicago, IN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for East Chicago, IN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 29,698. 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 EAST-CHICAGO-IN · East Chicago, IN 1 ZIPs · 29,698 pop · #23608/25278 · Lake County

INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-LOW $42,125
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23608/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Gary
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 43% owners
  • POP-SMALL 29,698
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $105,400

Nearest income peer: Gary, IN ( $2,373 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 East Chicago

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest East Chicago 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, East Chicago, IN sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

7th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
29,698
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$42,125
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($42,125 average) · poverty 26.3%. The primary code (46312) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (42.9%) for this income tier, rent $854 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Indiana, Austin is the closest lower-income city and Dupont the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for East Chicago.

Population concentration

East Chicago's single ZIP 46312 carries the town

East Chicago is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 46312 is the entire residential footprint (29,698 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP East Chicago

Citywide ZBP: 404 establishments, 11,080 employees , annual payroll $876,926k (~14 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 46312 (404 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (64) · also Retail trade · Manufacturing .

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ZIP Codes in East Chicago, IN

These ZIP codes sit in Lake County, which covers 27 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in East Chicago. See the Lake County roll-up →

East Chicago sits in the lower half of Lake County on income: Hammond, Crown Point and Merrillville report more, and only Gary reports less. Dyer marks the far end of that range at $116,652, 177% above East Chicago.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
46312 29,698 $42,125 404 819
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East Chicago 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 East Chicago, .