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Chalmers, Indiana

Town in White County, Indiana · ZIP 47929

  • White County
  • Within Big Creek Township
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 1 public schools
  • 523 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 218Households
  • $70,588Median household income
  • $154,000Median home value
  • 1Public schools
  • 1ZIP codes

About Chalmers

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Town intelligenceOfficial sources, refreshed yearly

Population, 2000 to 2020+1.9%
5005105205302000: 51320002010: 50820102020: 5232020513523
Population of Chalmers at each census
CensusPopulation
2000513
2010508
2020523

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 18, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 18, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 18, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Chalmers
Under $50k29.3%
$50k to $100k48.2%
$100k to $150k16.5%
$150k to $200k5%
$200k and over0.9%

Median household income $70,588 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 18, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Chalmers
Owner occupied
177 units
Renter occupied
41 units
Vacancy rate
4.8%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 18, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Chalmers compared with its county and state
Chalmers compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureChalmersWhite CountyIndiana
Population51824,7096,811,752
Median household income$70,588$66,143$70,051
Median age40.842.538.0
Median home value$154,000$163,000$201,600
Bachelor’s degree or higher16.2%18.3%28.8%
Foreign-born residents0.0%5.9%5.9%
Owner-occupied homes81.2%79.3%70.4%
Mean commute to work27.1 minutes23.1 minutes24.0 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 18, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Schools

Public schools in Chalmers1
Public schools in Chalmers, NCES directory 2023–2024
SchoolTypeGradesDistrict
Frontier Jr-Sr High SchoolPublic7–12Frontier School Corporation

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Legislative districts

Legislative districts for Chalmers3
Congressional and state legislative districts for Chalmers
ChamberDistrict
U.S. House of RepresentativesCongressional District 4 (IN-4)
State legislature, lower chamberState House District 16
State legislature, upper chamberState Senate District 5

Boundaries from the Census Bureau’s TIGER/Line district files, matched to Chalmers’s own boundary. Who holds each seat appears on the People page once the official records are approved.

Sources: Census cartographic boundaries 2025: congressional districts, 119th Congress, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census cartographic boundaries 2025: state legislative districts, upper chamber, state 18, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census cartographic boundaries 2025: state legislative districts, lower chamber, state 18, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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