Merrillville, Indiana Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Statewide Claims to Fame

Merrillville is 2nd in Indiana out of 127 other cities in Race - Black or African American

Merrillville is 9th in Indiana out of 115 other cities in Retail sales per capita

Merrillville is 11th in Indiana out of 107 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Merrillville is 11th in Indiana out of 127 other cities in Size in square miles

Merrillville is 12th in Indiana out of 127 other cities in Race - Two or More

Merrillville is 14th in Indiana out of 119 other cities in Retail sales

Merrillville is 14th in Indiana out of 127 other cities in Female residents

Merrillville is 14th in Indiana out of 127 other cities in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Merrillville is 20th in Indiana out of 115 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Merrillville	Rank	Indiana	US
Current population (2012)	35,631	25th	6,537,334	313,914,040
Size in square miles	33.2	11th	35,826.1	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1,061.1	120th	181	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Merrillville	Rank	Indiana	US
Residents younger than 5	6.4%	91st	6.5%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	25.5%	52nd	24.3%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	13.7%	70th	13.6%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Merrillville	Rank	Indiana	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	88.7%	40th	86.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	18.9%	55th	22.7%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Merrillville	Rank	Indiana	US
Race - White	46.4%	125th	86.6%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	44.5%	2nd	9.4%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.2%	97th	0.4%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.2%	42nd	1.8%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	58th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	3.2%	12th	1.8%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	12.9%	14th	6.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	40.0%	125th	81.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Merrillville	Rank	Indiana	US
Female residents	53.0%	14th	50.8%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	4.6%	50th	4.5%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Merrillville	Rank	Indiana	US
Housing units	14,842	24th	2,800,614	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	26.8%	31st	18.5%	25.9%
Households	13,164	25th	2,472,870	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	69.5%	47th	71.1%	66.1%
Home median value	$131,900	37th	$123,300	$186,200
People per household	2.6	38th	2.5	2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Merrillville	Rank	Indiana	US
Income per capita	$23,583	40th	$24,497	$27,915
Income per household	$51,768	35th	$48,393	$52,762
Income below poverty line	10.6%	93rd	14.1%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Merrillville	Rank	Indiana	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	3,117	20th	482,847	27,092,908
Retail sales	$1,071,206	14th	$78,745,589	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$33,424	9th	$12,408	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$141,159	11th	$11,669,759	$613,795,732

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