ZIP 46312 · East Chicago
Who lives in ZIP code 46312 (East Chicago, IN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
East Chicago, IN · Lake County
uszips 2026
People26,022
Median age36.5
Household income$42,125
Home value$104,207
Median rent$854/mo
Poverty26.3%
College degree+10.7%
Commute21 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
- 716 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 9,943
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.1% are 65 or older; 74.7% are adults.
Household income
16.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $29,675.
Education (adults 25+)
27.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
57.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 29.0%
- Never married
- 50.3%
- Divorced
- 14.1%
- Widowed
- 6.5%
- Family size
- 3.49
- Dual-income families
- 39.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 42.9%
- Rent burden
- 30.5%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 57.4%
- Unemployment
- 7.7%
- Self-employed
- 11.7%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 7.3%
- Veterans
- 3.2%
- With a disability
- 16.6%
- No health insurance
- 11.9%
- Limited English
- 5.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.