Ancestry in East Chicago, Indiana (City)

European and African Ancestry#1

Self-reported anscestry as a percentage of the total population; more than one answer per person permitted.
Scope: population of Indiana and East Chicago
East Chicago
Indiana
0%20%40%60%80%CountOther1Unclassified2PolishGermanAmericanIrish81.302441%24.511828%81.302441%81.3%23,54623.5k13.190152%22.912878%13.190152%13.2%3,8202.209868%3.162858%2.209868%2.2%6401.553814%23.033144%1.553814%1.6%4500.973723%10.175674%0.973723%1.0%2820.894306%11.468246%0.894306%0.9%259
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
1includes Hispanics and Asians 2and unreported

Hispanic Ancestry#2

Self-reported Hispanic anscestry as a percentage of the Hispanic population.
Scope: population of Indiana and East Chicago
East Chicago
Indiana
0%20%40%60%Count%MexicanPuerto RicanCentral AmericanOther HispanicHonduranGuatemalanSouth American79.658087%74.655315%79.658087%79.7%12,44112.4k42.958%43.0%16.308106%8.444038%16.308106%16.3%2,5478.795%8.79%1.824818%7.367027%1.824818%1.8%2850.984%0.98%1.312588%4.558556%1.312588%1.3%2050.708%0.71%1.094891%1.867425%1.094891%1.1%1710.590%0.59%0.729927%2.050419%0.729927%0.7%1140.394%0.39%0.576258%2.900201%0.576258%0.6%900.311%0.31%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Asian Ancestry#3

Self-reported Asian anscestry as a percentage of the Asian population.
Scope: population of Indiana and East Chicago
East Chicago
Indiana
0%20%40%60%Count%IndianKorean77.192982%26.915812%77.192982%77.2%440.152%0.15%22.807018%7.943516%22.807018%22.8%130.045%0.04%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Map of Ancestry by Tract in East Chicago

Polish Ancestry by Tract#4

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.1%2.3%3.4%4.6%5.8%

German Ancestry by Tract#5

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.7%1.5%2.2%3.0%3.8%

American Ancestry by Tract#6

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
0.1%0.9%1.6%2.3%2.9%3.7%

Irish Ancestry by Tract#7

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.6%1.3%1.9%2.6%3.3%

French Ancestry by Tract#8

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.7%1.3%2.0%2.7%3.4%

English Ancestry by Tract#9

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.27%0.55%0.82%1.09%1.37%

Serbian Ancestry by Tract#10

Percentage of the population reporting 'Serbian' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.29%0.58%0.87%1.16%1.45%

Italian Ancestry by Tract#11

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.12%0.23%0.35%0.46%0.58%

Subsaharan African Ancestry by Tract#12

Percentage of the population reporting 'Subsaharan African' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.38%0.76%1.14%1.51%1.90%

African Ancestry by Tract#13

Percentage of the population reporting ' African' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.38%0.76%1.14%1.51%1.90%

Scottish Ancestry by Tract#14

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.44%0.88%1.33%1.77%2.21%

Arab Ancestry by Tract#15

Percentage of the population reporting 'Arab' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.14%0.28%0.42%0.55%0.70%

Hungarian Ancestry by Tract#16

Percentage of the population reporting 'Hungarian' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.12%0.23%0.35%0.46%0.58%

Russian Ancestry by Tract#17

Percentage of the population reporting 'Russian' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.24%0.48%0.73%0.97%1.22%

Croatian Ancestry by Tract#18

Percentage of the population reporting 'Croatian' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.21%0.42%0.63%0.84%1.06%

Mexican Ancestry by Tract#19

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
9%21%32%44%55%67%

Puerto Rican Ancestry by Tract#20

Percentage of the population reporting ' Puerto Rican' ancestry (%):
1.5%4.0%6.5%9.0%11.5%14.0%

Central American Ancestry by Tract#21

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.9%1.7%2.6%3.4%4.3%

Honduran Ancestry by Tract#22

Percentage of the population reporting ' Honduran' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.47%0.94%1.41%1.89%2.36%

Guatemalan Ancestry by Tract#23

Percentage of the population reporting ' Guatemalan' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.38%0.77%1.15%1.53%1.92%

Indian Ancestry by Tract#24

Percentage of the population reporting 'Indian' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.42%0.85%1.27%1.69%2.12%

Korean Ancestry by Tract#25

Percentage of the population reporting 'Korean' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.11%0.22%0.33%0.45%0.56%
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Ancestry by Place in the Chicago Area

There are 388 places in the Chicago Area. This section compares East Chicago to all of the places in the Chicago Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with East Chicago.

Polish Ancestry by Place#29

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of East Chicago, selected other places in the Chicago Area, and entities that contain East Chicago
0%10%20%30%Count#Harwood HeightsHarwood HtsNorridgePalos HillsJusticeHickory HillsRiver GroveLemontHomer GlenBridgeviewBurbankLockportHometownIndian Head ParkIndian Head PkWillow SpringsWillow SpgsWood DaleLakewoodWorthDeer ParkSt. JohnPingree GroveShelbyElwoodElburnElmwood ParkGilbertsPort BarringtonSchiller ParkBeecherOrland HillsThird LakeScherervilleWhitingPlattvilleVilla ParkRosemontCarbon HillLake CountyLakeNorth TownshipNChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaNapervilleSchneiderJolietRound Lake HeightsRound Lk HtsFairmontEast North CentralBoulder HillChicagoMidwestSkokieAuroraIndianaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCity of East Chicago School DistrictCity of E ChicagoEast ChicagoMarkhamUniversity ParkUniv PkMaywoodRobbinsFord HeightsSymerton35.987483%35.987483%36.0%3,105131.112294%31.112294%31.1%4,674229.666572%29.666572%29.7%5,205328.911013%28.911013%28.9%3,746428.416799%28.416799%28.4%3,938526.980874%26.980874%27.0%2,765626.038464%26.038464%26.0%4,319724.785729%24.785729%24.8%6,044824.760393%24.760393%24.8%4,056924.612370%24.612370%24.6%7,1591024.414249%24.414249%24.4%6,1271124.338015%24.338015%24.3%1,0571223.253989%23.253989%23.3%8891322.969878%22.969878%23.0%1,3041422.073627%22.073627%22.1%3,0701521.795184%21.795184%21.8%8961621.752042%21.752042%21.8%2,3441720.709886%20.709886%20.7%7061820.529885%20.529885%20.5%3,2391920.524820%20.524820%20.5%1,2282020.353982%20.353982%20.4%922120.055970%20.055970%20.1%4302219.628173%19.628173%19.6%1,0982319.440531%19.440531%19.4%4,8302419.253911%19.253911%19.3%1,4402519.194631%19.194631%19.2%2862619.165326%19.165326%19.2%2,2642718.949343%18.949343%18.9%8082818.947659%18.947659%18.9%1,3722918.878357%18.878357%18.9%2393017.094017%17.094017%17.1%4,9405614.702259%14.702259%14.7%7168312.992126%12.992126%13.0%3311111.894253%11.894253%11.9%2,61413911.049841%11.049841%11.0%52116610.000000%10.000000%10.0%381949.414782%9.414782%9.4%46,10446.1k9.216491%9.216491%9.2%14,59814.6k9.152264%9.152264%9.2%872,064872k8.890245%8.890245%8.9%12,96113.0k2218.888889%8.888889%8.9%202228.715046%8.715046%8.7%12,85612.9k2277.942122%7.942122%7.9%2472496.955485%6.955485%7.0%1752776.187002%6.187002%6.2%2,888,8722.89M5.882353%5.882353%5.9%4973055.844915%5.844915%5.8%158,632159k3065.060008%5.060008%5.1%3,424,4353.42M4.374701%4.374701%4.4%2,8383323.929181%3.929181%3.9%7,8943393.162858%3.162858%3.2%208,419208k2.933256%2.933256%2.9%9,344,1269.34M2.209868%2.209868%2.2%6402.209868%2.209868%2.2%6403592.089765%2.089765%2.1%2643600.208449%0.208449%0.2%153840.178950%0.178950%0.2%433850.115031%0.115031%0.1%63860.000000%0.000000%0.0%03870.000000%0.000000%0.0%0388
Count number of people reporting 'Polish' ancestry
# rank of place out of 388 by percentage reporting 'Polish' anscestry

Ancestry by Place in Indiana

There are 679 places in Indiana. This section compares East Chicago to the 50 most populous places in Indiana and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with East Chicago. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 17,634.

Polish Ancestry by Place#54

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of East Chicago, selected other places in Indiana, and entities that contain East Chicago
0%5%10%15%Count#HighlandScherervilleMunsterCrown PointPortageLa PorteGrangerMichigan CityLake CountyLakeValparaisoHobartNorth TownshipNChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaMishawakaSouth BendHammondEast North CentralWest LafayetteW LafayetteMidwestMerrillvilleFishersBloomingtonZionsvilleNoblesvilleIndianaCarmelWestfieldUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesElkhartLafayetteBrownsburgCity of East Chicago School DistrictCity of E ChicagoEast ChicagoMuncieLawrenceFort WayneGreenwoodKokomoTerre HauteGoshenVincennesGreenfieldClarksvilleIndianapolisPlainfieldLogansportColumbusFranklinJeffersonvilleEvansvilleAndersonMarionGaryShelbyvilleSeymourRichmondNew AlbanyNew Castle17.215562%17.215562%17.2%3,978117.094017%17.094017%17.1%4,940214.210276%14.210276%14.2%3,283312.135129%12.135129%12.1%3,488411.499433%11.499433%11.5%4,261511.336625%11.336625%11.3%2,480611.129498%11.129498%11.1%3,43079.730987%9.730987%9.7%3,05389.414782%9.414782%9.4%46,10446.1k9.333457%9.333457%9.3%3,01299.326317%9.326317%9.3%2,676109.216491%9.216491%9.2%14,59814.6k9.152264%9.152264%9.2%872,064872k9.028901%9.028901%9.0%4,355117.831784%7.831784%7.8%7,913127.633792%7.633792%7.6%5,981136.187002%6.187002%6.2%2,888,8722.89M5.093954%5.093954%5.1%2,269145.060008%5.060008%5.1%3,424,4353.42M4.794715%4.794715%4.8%1,691154.679404%4.679404%4.7%4,019164.001540%4.001540%4.0%3,325173.683535%3.683535%3.7%947183.572949%3.572949%3.6%2,098193.162858%3.162858%3.2%208,419208k3.082586%3.082586%3.1%2,680202.937230%2.937230%2.9%1,007212.933256%2.933256%2.9%9,344,1269.34M2.783611%2.783611%2.8%1,458222.377577%2.377577%2.4%1,694232.376205%2.376205%2.4%572242.209868%2.209868%2.2%6402.209868%2.209868%2.2%640252.109711%2.109711%2.1%1,468262.085838%2.085838%2.1%989271.989239%1.989239%2.0%5,191281.891357%1.891357%1.9%1,032291.885493%1.885493%1.9%1,095301.851822%1.851822%1.9%1,130311.734312%1.734312%1.7%579321.679744%1.679744%1.7%304331.655753%1.655753%1.7%354341.613791%1.613791%1.6%352351.511325%1.511325%1.5%12,79612.8k361.378719%1.378719%1.4%418371.327829%1.327829%1.3%238381.265224%1.265224%1.3%588391.190625%1.190625%1.2%286401.152645%1.152645%1.2%535411.151836%1.151836%1.2%1,384421.093202%1.093202%1.1%605430.958255%0.958255%1.0%275440.905495%0.905495%0.9%705450.801761%0.801761%0.8%153460.758054%0.758054%0.8%144470.706724%0.706724%0.7%255480.614385%0.614385%0.6%225490.232505%0.232505%0.2%4150
Count number of people reporting 'Polish' ancestry
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage reporting 'Polish' anscestry

Ancestry by Place in the Midwest

There are 9,721 places in the Midwest. This section compares East Chicago to the 50 most populous places in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with East Chicago. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 95,520.

Polish Ancestry by Place#79

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of East Chicago, selected other places in the Midwest, and entities that contain East Chicago
0%5%10%15%Count#WarrenSterling HeightsSterling HtsLake CountyLakeNorth TownshipNChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaDearbornNapervilleGreen BayJolietToledoSouth BendMilwaukeeGrand RapidsAnn ArborKenoshaEast North CentralChicagoMadisonMidwestLansingElginClevelandAuroraOmahaMinneapolisRochesterSt. PaulIndianaRockfordUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesFargoFlintLincolnAkronColumbiaCity of East Chicago School DistrictCity of E ChicagoEast ChicagoOlatheOverland ParkColumbusPeoriaDavenportSpringfieldFort WayneSpringfieldSioux FallsSt. LouisCedar RapidsCincinnatiIndianapolisDaytonDetroitKansas CityKansas CityTopekaEvansvilleWichitaDes MoinesIndependence15.759353%15.759353%15.8%21,28621.3k115.180673%15.180673%15.2%19,98920.0k29.414782%9.414782%9.4%46,10446.1k9.216491%9.216491%9.2%14,59814.6k9.152264%9.152264%9.2%872,064872k8.900754%8.900754%8.9%8,50238.890245%8.890245%8.9%12,96113.0k48.745986%8.745986%8.7%9,17958.715046%8.715046%8.7%12,85612.9k68.512608%8.512608%8.5%23,90823.9k77.831784%7.831784%7.8%7,91387.079670%7.079670%7.1%42,38442.4k97.072161%7.072161%7.1%13,71213.7k106.561264%6.561264%6.6%7,748116.394633%6.394633%6.4%6,386126.187002%6.187002%6.2%2,888,8722.89M5.844915%5.844915%5.8%158,632159k135.724412%5.724412%5.7%14,08414.1k145.060008%5.060008%5.1%3,424,4353.42M4.426128%4.426128%4.4%5,080154.301325%4.301325%4.3%4,814164.052266%4.052266%4.1%15,77015.8k173.929181%3.929181%3.9%7,894183.829626%3.829626%3.8%16,96817.0k193.769491%3.769491%3.8%15,25415.3k203.767640%3.767640%3.8%4,197213.167317%3.167317%3.2%9,412223.162858%3.162858%3.2%208,419208k2.989365%2.989365%3.0%4,472232.933256%2.933256%2.9%9,344,1269.34M2.893489%2.893489%2.9%3,355242.600133%2.600133%2.6%2,572252.536463%2.536463%2.5%6,925262.493602%2.493602%2.5%4,950272.411130%2.411130%2.4%2,825282.209868%2.209868%2.2%6402.209868%2.209868%2.2%6402.101862%2.101862%2.1%2,791292.087335%2.087335%2.1%3,836302.077206%2.077206%2.1%17,38717.4k312.066557%2.066557%2.1%2,397322.046821%2.046821%2.0%2,094332.045562%2.045562%2.0%3,378341.989239%1.989239%2.0%5,191351.978671%1.978671%2.0%2,310361.821496%1.821496%1.8%3,058371.743822%1.743822%1.7%5,511381.719200%1.719200%1.7%2,227391.596250%1.596250%1.6%4,757401.511325%1.511325%1.5%12,79612.8k411.463055%1.463055%1.5%2,065421.441964%1.441964%1.4%9,855431.396948%1.396948%1.4%2,092441.305729%1.305729%1.3%6,160451.212815%1.212815%1.2%1,546461.151836%1.151836%1.2%1,384471.029809%1.029809%1.0%3,996480.961200%0.961200%1.0%2,046490.817288%0.817288%0.8%95850
Count number of people reporting 'Polish' ancestry
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage reporting 'Polish' anscestry

Ancestry by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares East Chicago to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with East Chicago. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Polish Ancestry by Place#104

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of East Chicago, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain East Chicago
0%2%4%6%8%Count#Lake CountyLakeNorth TownshipNChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaMilwaukeeEast North CentralChicagoMidwestClevelandOmahaMinneapolisPhiladelphiaIndianaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesVirginia BeachVirginia BchSeattleDenverBostonColorado SpringsColorado SpgsPortlandLas VegasNew YorkPhoenixBaltimoreCity of East Chicago School DistrictCity of E ChicagoEast ChicagoWashingtonMesaColumbusTucsonSan FranciscoSan DiegoRaleighAustinCharlotteJacksonvilleLos AngelesIndianapolisDetroitOaklandAlbuquerqueKansas CityAtlantaNashville-DavidsonLong BeachSan AntonioWichitaSan JoseTulsaLouisvilleSacramentoFort WorthOklahoma CityHoustonDallasArlingtonMiamiMemphisEl PasoFresno9.414782%9.414782%9.4%46,10446.1k9.216491%9.216491%9.2%14,59814.6k9.152264%9.152264%9.2%872,064872k7.079670%7.079670%7.1%42,38442.4k16.187002%6.187002%6.2%2,888,8722.89M5.844915%5.844915%5.8%158,632159k25.060008%5.060008%5.1%3,424,4353.42M4.052266%4.052266%4.1%15,77015.8k33.829626%3.829626%3.8%16,96817.0k43.769491%3.769491%3.8%15,25415.3k53.432316%3.432316%3.4%53,54253.5k63.162858%3.162858%3.2%208,419208k2.933256%2.933256%2.9%9,344,1269.34M2.744073%2.744073%2.7%12,34112.3k72.692835%2.692835%2.7%18,01118.0k82.537000%2.537000%2.5%16,82816.8k92.479344%2.479344%2.5%16,32116.3k102.439840%2.439840%2.4%10,94910.9k112.439134%2.439134%2.4%15,13715.1k122.381236%2.381236%2.4%14,60414.6k132.367560%2.367560%2.4%200,342200k142.267245%2.267245%2.3%35,26335.3k152.255717%2.255717%2.3%14,00814.0k162.209868%2.209868%2.2%6402.209868%2.209868%2.2%6402.118939%2.118939%2.1%13,96414.0k172.086274%2.086274%2.1%9,815182.077206%2.077206%2.1%17,38717.4k191.952288%1.952288%2.0%10,30010.3k201.805166%1.805166%1.8%15,34915.3k211.755585%1.755585%1.8%24,13624.1k221.742929%1.742929%1.7%7,692231.668908%1.668908%1.7%15,15015.2k241.668822%1.668822%1.7%13,49813.5k251.627450%1.627450%1.6%13,94113.9k261.537789%1.537789%1.5%60,26460.3k271.511325%1.511325%1.5%12,79612.8k281.441964%1.441964%1.4%9,855291.393554%1.393554%1.4%5,742301.311104%1.311104%1.3%7,301311.305729%1.305729%1.3%6,160321.262112%1.262112%1.3%5,760331.182253%1.182253%1.2%7,611341.135819%1.135819%1.1%5,336351.049774%1.049774%1.0%15,11015.1k361.029809%1.029809%1.0%3,996371.012520%1.012520%1.0%10,22010.2k380.993984%0.993984%1.0%3,975390.961619%0.961619%1.0%5,881400.959487%0.959487%1.0%4,649410.939051%0.939051%0.9%7,662420.933203%0.933203%0.9%5,786430.882851%0.882851%0.9%19,78119.8k440.856908%0.856908%0.9%10,95511.0k450.774422%0.774422%0.8%2,973460.577178%0.577178%0.6%2,497470.574973%0.574973%0.6%3,771480.424447%0.424447%0.4%2,878490.392949%0.392949%0.4%2,01950
Count number of people reporting 'Polish' ancestry
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage reporting 'Polish' anscestry

Definitions

This page discusses the self-reported ancestry of the residents of East Chicago. Respondents were not limited to one ancestry, so if a person reported both English and German, then they would be counted in both categories. Consequently, the sum of the counts over all the ancestries most often exceeds the total population of the entity. Asian and Hispanic ancestry is reported separately from European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African ancestry. A full list of all possible categories is as follows:

  • European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African Ancestries: Afghan, Albanian, Alsatian, American, Arab, Egyptian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Lebanese, Moroccan, Palestinian, Syrian, Arab, Other Arab, Armenian, Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac, Australian, Austrian, Basque, Belgian, Brazilian, British, Bulgarian, Cajun, Canadian, Carpatho Rusyn, Celtic, Croatian, Cypriot, Czech, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, Eastern European, English, Estonian, European, Finnish, French, French Canadian, German, German Russian, Greek, Guyanese, Hungarian, Icelander, Iranian, Irish, Israeli, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxemburger, Macedonian, Maltese, New Zealander, Northern European, Norwegian, Pennsylvania German, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, Serbian, Slavic, Slovak, Slovene, Soviet Union, Subsaharan African, Cape Verdean, Ethiopian, Ghanaian, Kenyan, Liberian, Nigerian, Senegalese, Sierra Leonean, Somali, South African, Sudanese, Ugandan, Zimbabwean, African, Other, Swedish, Swiss, Turkish, Ukrainian, Welsh, West Indian, Bahamian, Barbadian, Belizean, Bermudan, British West Indian, Dutch West Indian, Haitian, Jamaican, Trinidadian and Tobagonian, U.S. Virgin Islander, West Indian, Other West Indian, Yugoslavian, Other, and Unclassified
  • Asian Ancestries: Indian, Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Mongolian, Nepalese, Okinawan, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Other, Not Specified, and Mixed
  • Hispanic Ancestries: Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Central American, Costa Rican, Guatemalan, Honduran, Nicaraguan, Panamanian, Salvadoran, Other Central American, South American, Argentinean, Bolivian, Chilean, Colombian, Ecuadorian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Uruguayan, Venezuelan, Other South American, Other Hispanic, Spaniard, Spanish, and Spanish American

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State:
Indiana
County:
Lake
Metro Area:
Chicago Area
Township:
North
ZIP Codes:
46312, 46320
Unified School District:
City of East Chicago
Congressional District:
IN-1
State Senate District:
IN-2
State House District:
IN-2
Neighboring Cities:
Gary, Hammond, Whiting
Nearby Cities:
Calumet City
Nearby Towns:
Griffith, Highland, Munster
Nearby Villages:
Burnham, Dolton, Lansing, Phoenix, Riverdale, South Holland