Chesterton is a somewhat small town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 10,434 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Chesterton is the 71st largest community in Indiana.

Chesterton is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Chesterton is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Chesterton who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.91%), management occupations (12.36%), and sales jobs (10.27%).

Also of interest is that Chesterton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

As is often the case in a small town, Chesterton doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Chesterton Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Chesterton citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.45% of adults in Chesterton have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Chesterton in 2000 was $26,539, which is wealthy relative to Indiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $106,156 for a family of four.

The people who call Chesterton home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Chesterton is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Chesterton include German, Irish, English, Polish, Italian, Swedish, and Dutch.

The most common language spoken in Chesterton is English.