ZIP 46304 · Chesterton
Who lives in ZIP code 46304 (Chesterton, IN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Chesterton, IN · Porter County
uszips 2026
People28,307
Median age40.5
Household income$91,326
Home value$288,820
Median rent$1,223/mo
Poverty9.2%
College degree+36.3%
Commute27 min
Place
- Metro area
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
- Wider region
- Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI
- Metro division
- Lake County-Porter County-Jasper County, IN
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 189 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 11,383
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.2% are 65 or older; 76.6% are adults.
Household income
44.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $48,147.
Education (adults 25+)
39.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
7.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 53.2%
- Never married
- 26.4%
- Divorced
- 14.2%
- Widowed
- 6.2%
- Family size
- 3.01
- Dual-income families
- 51.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 79.4%
- Rent burden
- 26.7%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 64.7%
- Unemployment
- 5.5%
- Self-employed
- 10.1%
- Farmers
- 0.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 25.4%
- Veterans
- 6.8%
- With a disability
- 11.0%
- No health insurance
- 4.8%
- Limited English
- 1.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.