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Merrillville, IN
Demographic Data



Merrillville Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Merrillville Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

36,347

Age

Under 5 Years:
4.5%
5 - 17:
16.9%
18 - 24:
9.5%
25 - 34:
11.4%
35 - 54:
23.9%
55 - 64:
13.2%
Over 65 Years:
20.6%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
4.0%
4.0%
92.2%
92.2%
25.2%
25.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Merrillville
USA
$35,768
$35,768
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Merrillville
USA
$64,791
$64,791
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

13.7%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Manufacturing
Retail
Transportation
Accommodation
Education
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Other
Construction
Administration
Public Service
Finance
14.9%
14.9%
14.2%
14.2%
11.3%
11.3%
9.2%
9.2%
8.2%
8.2%
7.6%
7.6%
7.0%
7.0%
5.9%
5.9%
4.9%
4.9%
4.8%
4.8%
3.1%
3.1%
2.7%
2.7%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Black or African American
White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
44.6%
44.6%
34.3%
34.3%
15.6%
15.6%
4.4%
4.4%
1.1%
1.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Irish
English
Polish
Italian
Dutch
Other Arab
European
Greek
Romanian
Jamaican
Slovak
French
Ukrainian
African
Jordanian
Swedish
Croatian
Belizean
Scottish
10.0%
10.0%
7.1%
7.1%
3.7%
3.7%
3.6%
3.6%
2.7%
2.7%
2.7%
2.7%
1.8%
1.8%
1.6%
1.6%
1.3%
1.3%
1.0%
1.0%
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0.8%
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0.7%
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0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
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0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
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0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Greek
Slavic languages
Serbo-Croatian
Tagalog
Other Indo-European
French
Arabic
Polish
Langs. of India
Chinese
African languages
Native American languages
Pacific Island languages
Japanese
West Germanic languages
German/Yiddish
Hungarian
Navajo
87.4%
87.4%
7.7%
7.7%
1.0%
1.0%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
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0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
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0.1%
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0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Merrillville Residents

6.7%

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