Merrillville town, IN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 36,214 ( 968 from 2010 )
Land area: 33.2 square miles
Population density: 1089.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	11,802	32.59%	16.3%
Black:	16,495	45.55%	7.0%
Indian:	7	0.02%	85.1%
Asian:	342	0.94%	17.8%
2+ races:	1,170	3.23%	71.3%
Hispanic:	6,277	17.33%	38.5%

Total non-White:	24,412	67.41%	15.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-2,293	-7.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	3,261	11.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
35,246
14,095	39.99%
15,410	43.72%
47	0.13%
416	1.18%
683	1.94%
4,533	12.86%
21,151	60.01%

2000
30,712
20,095	65.43%
6,865	22.35%
30	0.10%
422	1.37%
339	1.10%
2,890	9.41%
10,617	34.57%

1990
27,257
23,835	87.45%
1,350	4.95%
71	0.26%
134	0.49%
n/a
1,867	6.85%
3,422	12.55%

1980
27,677
26,204	94.68%
36	0.13%
6	0.02%
57	0.21%
n/a
1,343	4.85%
1,473	5.32%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-6,000	-19.5
10,534	34.3

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-3,740	-13.7
7,195	26.4

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-2,369	-8.6
1,949	7.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Merrillville town, IN

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
39.1
8,127	22.4%
28,087	77.6%
7,181	19.8%

15,176
2.35

8,374	55.2%
4,937	59.0%
1,252	15.0%
6,802	44.8%

2010
Number	Percent
36.7
9,005	25.5%
26,241	74.5%
4,814	13.7%

13,696
2.54

9,016	65.8%
5,791	64.2%
1,344	14.9%
4,680	34.2%

2000
Number	Percent
37.2
7,499	24.4%
23,213	75.6%
4,532	14.8%

11,780
2.56

8,151	69.2%
6,376	78.2%
613	7.5%
3,629	30.8%

1990
Number	Percent
36.6
6,319	23.2%
20,938	76.8%
4,286	15.7%

10,041
2.68

7,697	76.7%
6,522	84.7%
357	4.6%
2,344	23.3%

1980
Number	Percent
32.1
7,823	28.3%
19,854	71.7%
2,624	9.5%

9,168
3.00

7,707	84.1%
6,766	87.8%
350	4.5%
1,461	15.9%

2022 Housing Data for Merrillville town, IN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	992	6.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	727	4.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	773	5.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	939	6.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	398	2.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	817	5.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	941	6.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	469	3.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	497	3.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	868	5.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,311	8.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,387	15.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,531	10.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	807	5.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	915	6.0%
$200,000 or more	804	5.3%

Median Household Income	62,221
Per Capita Income	34,226

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	769	5.1%
Public Assistance	206	1.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,767	11.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	12,411	67.9%
Unemployed	1,243	6.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	13,654	74.7%
Not in Labor Force	4,613	25.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		32.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	6,610	5,688	53.7%
Non-Profit	284	964	22.8%
Self-Employed	792	429	64.9%

Local Government	247	425	36.8%
State Government	106	490	17.8%
Federal Government	193	235	45.1%

Total Private + Self	7,402	6,117	54.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	830	2,114	28.2%
Total	8,232	8,231	50.0%

Pct. Govt.	10.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	2,008	12.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	3,285	19.9%
Professional, Technical	2,695	16.3%
Service Occupations	3,152	19.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	212	1.3%
All others	5,348	32.4%

White Collar		48.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	2,726	16.5%
Manufacturing	2,344	14.2%
Retail trade	1,983	12.0%
Transportation and warehousing	1,591	9.6%
Accommodation and food services	1,286	7.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,073	6.5%
Educational services	1,026	6.2%
Other services	987	6.0%
Construction	842	5.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	775	4.7%
Finance and insurance	524	3.2%
Public administration	483	2.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	211	1.3%
Wholesale trade	186	1.1%
Utilities	181	1.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	142	0.9%
Information	93	0.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	35	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	4,431	12.24%
Puerto Rican	1,416	3.91%
Cuban	118	0.33%
Dominican	19	0.05%

Total Central American	72	0.20%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	61	0.17%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	11	0.03%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	25	0.07%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	25	0.07%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	196	0.54%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	142	0.39%
Filipino	113	0.31%
Taiwanese	46	0.13%
Japanese	31	0.09%
Chinese	3	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	29,909	87.5%
Spanish	2,683	7.8%
Other Indo-European	732	2.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	209	0.6%
Other	198	0.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	127	0.4%
Tagalog	101	0.3%
Other Asian	62	0.2%
German, other Germanic	61	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	3,491	9.6%
Irish	2,297	6.3%
Polish	1,240	3.4%
English	997	2.8%
Italian	870	2.4%
American	868	2.4%
European	668	1.8%
Other Arab	617	1.7%
Dutch	560	1.5%
Greek	547	1.5%
Slovak	369	1.0%
Romanian	353	1.0%
French	287	0.8%
Ukrainian	272	0.8%
Arab	246	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	35,317	97.5%
Not a citizen	897	2.5%

Native	33,931	93.7%
Foreign-born	2,283	6.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
847	3.4%	1,230	5.0%	8,905	36.3%	7,596	30.9%	3,866	15.7%	2,119	8.6%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	847	3.4%
9-12 Years	1,230	5.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	8,905	36.3%
Some College	7,596	30.9%
Bach. Degree	3,866	15.7%
Grad Degree	2,119	8.6%
Average years of education: 13.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +420	D +738	R + 0.5%
D +1,158
2020 vs. 2012	R +678	R +96	R + 5.0%
D +582
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	59%	Joe Biden (D)	12,219	74.8%	Donald Trump* (R)	3,932	24.1%	180	1.1%	16,331	-33	-23	0.54%
2016	56%	Hillary Clinton (D)	11,061	73.0%	Donald Trump (R)	3,512	23.2%	574	3.8%	15,147	-33	-23	0.55%
2012	57%	Barack Obama* (D)	11,637	77.3%	Mitt Romney (R)	3,254	21.6%	163	1.1%	15,054	-32	-26	0.57%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Merrillville town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

12,219

74.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

3,932

24.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

176

1.1%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

16,331

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): -33	Diff (US): -23

2016 President, Merrillville town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

11,061

73.0%

Donald Trump (R)

3,512

23.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

437

2.9%

Other

137

0.9%

TOTAL

15,147

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): -33	Diff (US): -23

2012 President, Merrillville town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

11,637

77.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

3,254

21.6%

Other

163

1.1%

TOTAL

15,054

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): -32	Diff (US): -26

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Merrillville town, IN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	G	58%	Woody Myers (D)	11,457	70.8%	Eric Holcomb* (R)	4,199	26.0%	519 [+]	3.2%	16,175	-31	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Donald Rainwater (Libertarian) 519 (3.2%);
2018	S1	45%	Joe Donnelly* (D)	9,836	79.5%	Mike Braun (R)	2,348	19.0%	184 [+]	1.5%	12,368	-32	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 184 (1.5%);
2016	S3	55%	Evan Bayh (D)	11,194	75.6%	Todd Young (R)	3,144	21.2%	475 [+]	3.2%	14,813	-31	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 471 (3.2%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.0%);
2016	G	55%	John Gregg (D)	11,545	77.9%	Eric Holcomb (R)	2,992	20.2%	285 [+]	1.9%	14,822	-31	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Rex Bell (Libertarian) 282 (1.9%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.0%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	15,986
Median Value	$176,600

Occupied	15,176	94.9%
Vacant	810	5.1%

Owned	10,196	67.2%
Rented	4,980	32.8%
Median Rent	$1,240

Single-Family Units	10,896	68.2%
Detached	9,684	60.6%
Attached	1,212	7.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	4,224	26.4%
Mobile Homes	277	1.7%

Merrillville town, IN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Merrillville town, IN

2022 Housing Data for Merrillville town, IN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Merrillville town, IN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Merrillville town, IN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Merrillville town, IN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Merrillville town, IN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Merrillville town, IN