Merrillville is a medium-sized town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 30,712 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Merrillville is the 26th largest community in Indiana.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Merrillville is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Merrillville is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Merrillville who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.25%), sales jobs (11.71%), and management occupations (6.32%).

Merrillville is a decent-sized town, yet no one gets to work using public transit, because the town has no real transit system.

Merrillville Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Merrillville is somewhat better educated than the 14.96% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 20.24% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Merrillville in 2000 was $22,293, which is wealthy relative to Indiana, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $89,172 for a family of four.

Merrillville is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Merrillville home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Merrillville is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Merrillville include German, Polish, Irish, Italian, English, Slovak, and Greek.

The most common language spoken in Merrillville is English. Some people also speak Spanish.