Munster.
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Indiana·Lake County
5 tracts·24K people·$334K median·3,149/mi²
White 70 · Hispanic 14 · Black 7 · Asian 6 · Multiracial 2 · Other 0
Married couple 57 · Living alone 28 · Other 15
Health 49 · Professional 20 · Retail 13 · Leisure 10 · Manufacturing 6 · Public admin 1 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 54 · Sales · office 20 · Service 11 · Production · transport 9 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 75 · Work from home 13 · Carpool 11 · Transit 4 · Walk 2 · Bike 0
Rep-tract reading · same station-interpolated source as address reports
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 Munster is $334,300 (Census ACS) — 0.7× the US median of $458,812.
Munster has 23,733 residents across 5 census tracts and 4 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 45.0; the population is 69.6% White, 14.5% Hispanic or Latino, 7.4% Black, 6.3% Asian, 1.9% Multiracial and 0.3% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 49.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 6.0% (Census ACS).
Frank H Hammond Elementary School (75%), James B Eads Elementary School (69%) and Ernest R Elliott Elementary School (65%) lead the elementary schools; Wilbur Wright Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (59%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,507/month, 5% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Munster is $110,187 a year, 28% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Munster, median rent is $1,507/month and the median home value is $334,300 (Census ACS).
Munster reported 0.7 violent crimes and 9.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 83°F; winter lows average 21°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 Munster are cold wave (93), tornado (92) and inland flooding (91), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Munster, 1.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).