Dyer.
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Indiana·Lake County
4 tracts·15K people·$322K median·2,481/mi²
White 79 · Hispanic 13 · Asian 3 · Multiracial 3 · Black 2 · Other 0
Married couple 56 · Living alone 23 · Other 21
Health 35 · Retail 21 · Leisure 15 · Professional 13 · Manufacturing 9 · Public admin 4 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 45 · Sales · office 26 · Service 11 · Construction · maintenance 9 · Production · transport 9
Drive alone 84 · Work from home 12 · Carpool 6 · Transit 1 · Walk 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Dyer is $322,200 (Census ACS) — 0.7× the US median of $458,812.
Dyer has 16,400 residents across 3 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 47.1; the population is 78.7% White, 12.7% Hispanic or Latino, 3.1% Asian, 3.0% Multiracial, 2.4% Black and 0.2% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 38.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 6.2% (Census ACS).
Protsman Elementary School (65%) and George Bibich Elementary School (63%) lead the elementary schools; Kahler Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (50%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,225/month, 22% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Dyer is $107,159 a year, 25% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Dyer, median rent is $1,225/month and the median home value is $322,200 (Census ACS).
Dyer reported 0.1 violent crimes and 2.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 82°F; winter lows average 20°F; there are 85 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 40 inches; snowfall averages 29 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Dyer are cold wave (96), tornado (96) and inland flooding (94), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Dyer, 0% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).