Merrillville.
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Indiana·Lake County
11 tracts·35K people·$211K median·1,058/mi²
Black 46 · White 33 · Hispanic 16 · Multiracial 3 · Asian 1 · Other 1
Living alone 37 · Married couple 34 · Other 29
Professional 28 · Health 23 · Retail 23 · Leisure 13 · Manufacturing 10 · Public admin 1 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 29 · Production · transport 20 · Sales · office 20 · Service 20 · Construction · maintenance 11
Drive alone 82 · Carpool 10 · Work from home 7 · Transit 2 · Walk 2 · 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 Merrillville is $211,400 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Merrillville has 36,476 residents across 8 census tracts and 7 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 42.4; the population is 46.1% Black, 33.4% White, 15.6% Hispanic or Latino, 3.1% Multiracial, 1.0% Asian and 0.8% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 26.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 12.6% (Census ACS).
Jonas E Salk Elementary School (45%), Henry P Fieler Elementary School (38%) and Edgar L Miller Elementary School (27%) lead the elementary schools; Merrillville Intermediate School (30%) and Pierce Middle School (20%) lead the middle schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,282/month, 19% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Merrillville is $67,587 a year, 21% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Merrillville, median rent is $1,282/month and the median home value is $211,400 (Census ACS).
Merrillville reported 0.2 violent crimes and 3.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2022).
Summer highs average 83°F; winter lows average 21°F; there are 82 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 39 inches; snowfall averages 27 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Merrillville are cold wave (98), tornado (96) and inland flooding (81), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Merrillville, 1.5% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).