Merrillville, IN (Indiana) Houses and Residents

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Merrillville Apartments for Rent

Total population: 33,057 (Urban population: 30,818, Rural population: 2,239 (all nonfarm))

Merrillville, Indiana Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 12,391 (11,763 occupied: 8,323 owner occupied, 3,440 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	29%
State:	29%

Housing density: 372 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $118,640.

Median contract rent in 2007: $816 (lower quartile is $746, upper quartile is $905)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $979

Median gross rent in Merrillville, IN in 2007: $900

Housing units in Merrillville with a mortgage: 5,728 (713 second mortgage, 547 home equity loan, 45 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,101

Merrillville,IN index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $143,377 (it was $101,300 in 2000)

Merrillville:	$143,377
Indiana:	$122,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $114,498 - $172,036

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $157,302
Here: $157,302
State: $158,066

Townhouses or other attached units: $137,525
Here: $137,525
State: $148,761

In 2-unit structures: $250,586
Here: $250,586
State: $113,796

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $102,441
Here: $102,441
State: $114,735

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $133,757
Here: $133,757
State: $141,159

Mobile homes: $63,649
Here: $63,649
State: $33,761

Household type by relationship

Households: 30,181

In family households: 25,910 (6,355 male householders, 1,796 female householders)
6,397 spouses, 9,439 children (8,661 natural, 167 adopted, 611 stepchildren), 549 grandchildren, 234 brothers or sisters, 245 parents, 516 other relatives, 379 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,271 (1,485 male householders (1,129 living alone)), 2,144 female householders (1,959 living alone)), 642 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 531 (345 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,230 2-persons, 2,002 3-persons, 1,690 4-persons, 827 5-persons, 303 6-persons, 99 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,088 1-person, 462 2-persons, 57 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 12 6-persons.

5,212 married couples with children.
1,542 single-parent households (306 men, 1,236 women).

84.7% of residents of Merrillville speak English at home.
6.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
7.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (46% speak English very well, 51% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 2,160 (7.0%)
(63.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.9
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Merrillville, Indiana:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 70 3 rooms: 91 4 rooms: 466 5 rooms: 2,054 6 rooms: 2,273 7 rooms: 1,569 8 rooms: 1,057 9 or more rooms: 743

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Merrillville, Indiana:
	1 room: 129 2 rooms: 366 3 rooms: 748 4 rooms: 1,250 5 rooms: 689 6 rooms: 106 7 rooms: 91 8 rooms: 54 9 or more rooms: 7

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 110
1995 to 1998: 814
1990 to 1994: 1,108
1980 to 1989: 1,435
1970 to 1979: 2,757
1960 to 1969: 3,129
1950 to 1959: 1,818
1940 to 1949: 772
1939 or earlier: 448

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Merrillville:
	no bedroom: 9 1 bedroom: 93 2 bedrooms: 1,164 3 bedrooms: 5,416 4 bedrooms: 1,374 5 or more bedrooms: 267

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Merrillville:
	no bedroom: 163 1 bedroom: 1,057 2 bedrooms: 1,921 3 bedrooms: 255 4 bedrooms: 37 5 or more bedrooms: 7

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Merrillville in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 236 1 vehicle: 2,275 2 vehicles: 3,762 3 vehicles: 1,407 4 vehicles: 475 5 or more vehicles: 168

Cars and other vehicles available in Merrillville in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 681 1 vehicle: 1,570 2 vehicles: 1,026 3 vehicles: 141 4 vehicles: 8 5 or more vehicles: 14

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Merrillville, IN:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 3
$15,000 to $19,999: 18
$20,000 to $24,999: 9
$25,000 to $29,999: 6
$30,000 to $34,999: 7
$35,000 to $39,999: 1
$40,000 to $49,999: 1
$50,000 to $59,999: 34
$60,000 to $69,999: 51
$70,000 to $79,999: 175
$80,000 to $89,999: 218
$90,000 to $99,999: 275
$100,000 to $124,999: 1891
$125,000 to $149,999: 2269
$150,000 to $174,999: 1703
$175,000 to $199,999: 918
$200,000 to $249,999: 931
$250,000 to $299,999: 271
$300,000 to $399,999: 148
$400,000 to $499,999: 28
$500,000 to $749,999: 27
$750,000 to $999,999: 15
$1,000,000 or more: 4

Merrillville rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Merrillville:

Less than $100: 53 people
$100 to $149: 22
$150 to $199: 18
$200 to $249: 37
$250 to $299: 22
$300 to $349: 32
$350 to $399: 53
$400 to $449: 87
$450 to $499: 28
$500 to $549: 43
$550 to $599: 89
$600 to $649: 158
$650 to $699: 192
$700 to $749: 286
$750 to $799: 455
$800 to $899: 818
$900 to $999: 467
$1,000 to $1,249: 437
$1,250 to $1,499: 56
$1,500 to $1,999: 123
$2,000 or more: 93
No cash rent: 115

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 413 1990 to 1994: 224 1985 to 1989: 178 1980 to 1984: 147 1975 to 1979: 223 1970 to 1974: 250 1970 to 1974: 131 1965 to 1969: 594

Merrillville, IN Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 76.4%
Number of people working at home: 227 (1.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 385
5 to 9 minutes: 1141
10 to 14 minutes: 2137
15 to 19 minutes: 1887
20 to 24 minutes: 2432
25 to 29 minutes: 1080
30 to 34 minutes: 2124
35 to 39 minutes: 338
40 to 44 minutes: 545
45 to 59 minutes: 963
60 to 89 minutes: 970
90 or more minutes: 787

Merrillville mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 12,638 (84%)
Carpooled: 1,551 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 67 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 11 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 14 (0%)
Railroad: 211 (1%)
Ferryboat: 10 (0%)
Motorcycle: 11 (0%)
Bicycle: 17 (0%)
Walked: 186 (1%)
Other means: 73 (0%)
Worked at home: 227 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 534
$10,000 to $14,999: 537
$15,000 to $19,999: 491
$20,000 to $24,999: 648
$25,000 to $29,999: 797
$30,000 to $34,999: 756
$35,000 to $39,999: 813
$40,000 to $44,999: 655
$45,000 to $49,999: 723
$50,000 to $59,999: 1256
$60,000 to $74,999: 1840
$75,000 to $99,999: 1720
$100,000 to $124,999: 573
$125,000 to $149,999: 168
$150,000 to $199,999: 115
$200,000 or more: 154

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 9479

German: 3348

Polish: 2440

Irish: 1756

United States or American: 1473

Italian: 1074

English: 1062

Slovak: 802

Greek: 650

Macedonian: 427

Serbian: 366

Dutch: 349

Subsaharan African:: 342

Croatian: 336

French (except Basque): 306

Hungarian: 281

Russian: 184

Scottish: 177

Scotch-Irish: 171

Swedish: 156

Norwegian: 156

African: 151

Lithuanian: 123

Arab:: 105

Ghanian: 101

French Canadian: 97

Danish: 72

Yugoslavian: 70

Nigerian: 65

Romanian: 60

Swiss: 58

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 55

Lebanese: 52

Welsh: 50

Czechoslovakian: 46

Czech: 39

Arab/Arabic: 32

European: 30

Afghan: 30

Ukrainian: 28

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 28

Bulgarian: 28

Slovene: 26

Guyanese: 25

Ethiopian: 25

Slavic: 22

Canadian: 22

British: 17

Turkish: 16

Brazilian: 15

Belgian: 15

Finnish: 15

Palestinian: 12

Bermudan: 11

Portuguese: 10

Other Arab: 9

Jamaican: 9

Acadian/Cajun: 8

Austrian: 8

Albanian: 8

British West Indian: 8

Australian: 7

Armenian: 6

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Other Eastern Europe (19%)
Mexico (14%)
Greece (7%)
Germany (6%)
Yugoslavia (6%)
Philippines (5%)
Poland (5%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 19194
Northeast: 829
Midwest: 5649
South: 2238
West: 394

59% of Merrillville residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 25% lived in Indiana.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 22
Nursery to 4th grade: 68
5th and 6th grade: 70
7th and 8th grade: 147
9th grade: 128
10th grade: 331
11th grade: 253
12th grade, no diploma: 366
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,510
Less than 1 year of college: 800
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,472
Associate degree: 503
Bachelor's degree: 1,381
Master's degree: 385
Professional school degree: 124
Doctorate degree: 82

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 70
Nursery to 4th grade: 38
5th and 6th grade: 113
7th and 8th grade: 202
9th grade: 165
10th grade: 232
11th grade: 231
12th grade, no diploma: 347
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,999
Less than 1 year of college: 785
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,779
Associate degree: 790
Bachelor's degree: 1,411
Master's degree: 684
Professional school degree: 75
Doctorate degree: 24

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.1%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 3.3%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 6.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 8.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 8.6%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 21.3%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 2.6%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 5.2%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $58,160
Black householders: $60,809
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $59,099
Asian householders: $72,395
Some other race householders: $52,889
Two or more races householders: $27,590
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $48,468

Merrillville household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Merrillville household income for Black householders

Merrillville household income for Asian householders

Merrillville household income for Some other race householders

Merrillville household income for Two or more races householders

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Merrillville marital status for males

Merrillville marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $140,687
Black or African American householders: $154,841
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $159,228
Asian householders: $189,942
Some other race householders: $142,810
Two or more races householders: $125,260
Hispanic or Latino householders: $138,706

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 8,454
One, attached: 655
Two: 68
3 or 4: 557
5 to 9: 539
10 to 19: 1,080
20 to 49: 458
50 or more: 524
Mobile homes: 56

Median worth of mobile homes: $42,304

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Merrillville:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (94%) Electricity (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (66%) Electricity (31%) No fuel used (2%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 330

Here:	9.2%
Indiana:	11.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 51

Here:	2.9%
Indiana:	8.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 284

Here:	17.6%
Indiana:	23.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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