Griffith.
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Indiana·Lake County
4 tracts·16K people·$210K median·2,059/mi²
White 59 · Hispanic 19 · Black 15 · Multiracial 5 · Asian 2 · Other 1
Married couple 41 · Other 30 · Living alone 29
Retail 25 · Professional 20 · Manufacturing 18 · Health 14 · Leisure 13 · Public admin 2 · Other 8
Management · business · science · arts 35 · Production · transport 20 · Sales · office 18 · Service 15 · Construction · maintenance 12
Drive alone 78 · Carpool 26 · Work from home 5 · Transit 1 · Bike 0 · Walk 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 Griffith is $210,100 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Griffith has 16,273 residents across 3 census tracts and 2 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 37.5; the population is 58.7% White, 19.1% Hispanic or Latino, 14.5% Black, 5.2% Multiracial, 2.0% Asian and 0.5% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 27.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 7.1% (Census ACS).
Beiriger Elementary School is the elementary school with reported scores (44%); Griffth Jr/Sr High School is the high school with reported scores (30%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,235/month, 22% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Griffith is $76,636 a year, 11% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Griffith, median rent is $1,235/month and the median home value is $210,100 (Census ACS).
Griffith reported 1.1 violent crimes and 9.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 83°F; winter lows average 21°F; there are 84 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 39 inches; snowfall averages 27 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Griffith are cold wave (93), tornado (89) and winter weather (66), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Griffith, 0% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).