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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of New Chicago is $17,892, which is lower than the state average of $24,953 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. New Chicago median household income is $42,778, which has grown by 30.58% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 17.25% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average New Chicago residents spend 25.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 23.1 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #518

New Chicago, IN	17,892 USD
Indiana	24,953 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

New Chicago, IN	21,964 USD
Indiana	28,819 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

New Chicago, IN	32,974 USD
Indiana	35,272 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

New Chicago, IN	15,203 USD
Indiana	22,933 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #340

New Chicago, IN	42,778 USD
Indiana	48,737 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

New Chicago, IN	44,529 USD
Indiana	63,736 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #128

New Chicago, IN	30.58%
Indiana	17.25%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	New Chicago, IN		Indiana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	7.86%	$8,790, see rank	19.01%	$12,352	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	28.61%	$18,418, see rank	29.99%	$18,304	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.61%	$771, see rank	2.21%	$3,210	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	14.95%	$13,328, see rank	18.63%	$17,699	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

New Chicago, IN	48,508 USD
Indiana	60,440 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

New Chicago, IN	51,607 USD
Indiana	75,012 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	New Chicago, IN	Indiana	U.S.
White	$36,842, see rank	$51,311	$56,900
Black	$47,826, see rank	$30,531	$35,600
Hispanic	$49,844, see rank	$38,618	$42,396
One Race, Other	$54,286, see rank	$35,463	$40,300

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	New Chicago, IN	Indiana	U.S.
less than 25	$36,250, see rank	$22,736	$25,788
25 to 44	$59,444, see rank	$53,136	$58,398
45 to 64	$38,750, see rank	$59,465	$65,027
65 or over	$26,875, see rank	$35,667	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	New Chicago, IN	Indiana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,591, see rank	5,131,317	248,775,628
Male¹	762, 47.89%, see rank	48.70%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	541, 71.00%, see rank	69.26%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.12%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	541, 71.00%, see rank	69.14%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	445, 82.26%, see rank	90.84%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	96, 17.74%, see rank	9.16%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	221, 29.00%, see rank	30.74%	30.72%
Female¹	829, 52.11%, see rank	51.30%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	457, 55.13%, see rank	59.17%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	457, 55.13%, see rank	59.16%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	407, 89.06%, see rank	91.51%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	50, 10.94%, see rank	8.49%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	372, 44.87%, see rank	40.83%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	New Chicago, IN	Indiana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	847, 100%	2,942,663	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	683, 80.64%, see rank	83.18%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	110, 12.99%, see rank	8.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	5, 0.59%, see rank	1.06%	5.06%
Walked	6, 0.71%, see rank	2.09%	2.78%
Other Means	16, 1.89%, see rank	1.44%	1.79%
Worked at Home	27, 3.19%, see rank	3.27%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

New Chicago, IN	25.4 minutes
Indiana	23.1 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	New Chicago, IN	Indiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	852	2,994,736	143,435,233
Male¹	445, 52.23%, see rank	52.41%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	14, 3.15%, see rank	28.17%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	108, 24.27%, see rank	13.27%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	24, 5.39%, see rank	16.24%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.72%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	94, 21.12%, see rank	8.63%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	135, 30.34%, see rank	26.36%	17.94%
Female¹	407, 47.77%, see rank	47.59%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	65, 15.97%, see rank	36.67%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	184, 45.21%, see rank	21.40%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	140, 34.40%, see rank	31.74%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.36%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	18, 4.42%, see rank	9.40%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	New Chicago, IN	Indiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	852, 100%	2,994,736	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.44%	1.96%
Construction	71, 8.33%, see rank	5.68%	6.17%
Manufacturing	129, 15.14%, see rank	18.60%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	15, 1.76%, see rank	2.58%	2.75%
Retail Trade	100, 11.74%, see rank	11.54%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	49, 5.75%, see rank	5.14%	4.93%
Information	37, 4.34%, see rank	1.54%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	11, 1.29%, see rank	5.23%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	44, 5.16%, see rank	7.86%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	153, 17.96%, see rank	23.17%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	187, 21.95%, see rank	8.94%	9.49%
Public Administration	22, 2.58%, see rank	3.58%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	34, 3.99%, see rank	4.70%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	New Chicago, IN	%	Indiana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	393	20.11%, see rank	15.51%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	59	12.69%, see rank	11.26%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.