The citizens of East Chicago have a very low rate of college education: just 9.91% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
The per capita income in East Chicago in 2022 was $23,164, which is low income relative to Indiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $92,656 for a family of four. However, East Chicago contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
East Chicago is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call East Chicago home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in East Chicago, accounting for 56.46% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of East Chicago residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in East Chicago include Polish, German, Irish, Hungarian, and English.
East Chicago also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 16.15%.
The most common language spoken in East Chicago is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
