The percentage of people in East Chicago with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 10.01% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in East Chicago in 2018 was $22,539, which is low income relative to Indiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $90,156 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 54.77% 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, English, and Italian.
In addition, East Chicago has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (15.36%).
The most common language spoken in East Chicago is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
