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EAST CHICAGO, INDIANA QUICK STATSCounty: Lake
Incorporated: 1893
Elevation: 592 feet
Land Area: 12.0 square miles
Population Density: 2503 people per square mile
Population: 29,978
Races (City): Hispanic (51.6%), Black (36.1%), Other race (24.0%), White Non-Hispanic (12.1%), Two or more races (2.6%), American Indian (0.8%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries (City): Polish (4.8%), German (1.5%), Irish (1.2%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Hammond, IN (2.5 miles , pop. 83,048)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Chicago, IL (17.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016)
Nearest cities: Hammond, IN (1.6 miles ), Whiting, IN (1.7 miles ), Burnham, IL (2.1 miles ), Calumet City, IL (2.2 miles ), Highland, IN (2.5 miles ), Munster, IN (2.5 miles ), Lansing, IL (2.6 miles ), Dolton, IL (2.7 miles )
East Chicago Compared to State Average: Unemployed percentage above state average. Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average. Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
EAST CHICAGO, INDIANA EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 60.60%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.10%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.80%
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to East Chicago:
PURDUE UNIVERSITY-CALUMET CAMPUS about 4 miles, HAMMOND, IN, Full-time enrollment: 6,312 SOUTH SUBURBAN COLLEGE about 8 miles, SOUTH HOLLAND, IL, FT enrollment: 3,599 INDIANA UNIVERSITY-NORTHWEST about 9 miles, GARY, IN, FT enrollment: 3,208 CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY about 10 miles, CHICAGO, IL, FT enrollment: 4,836 CITY COLLEGES OF CHICAGO-OLIVE-HARVEY COLLEGE about 10 miles, CHICAGO, IL, FT enrollment: 4,004 IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-NORTHWEST about 10 miles, GARY, IN, FT enrollment: 2,432 PRAIRIE STATE COLLEGE about 12 miles, CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL, FT enrollment: 2,523
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