Schererville town, IN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 29,573 ( 330 from 2010 )
Land area: 14.9 square miles
Population density: 1979.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	20,790	70.30%	11.2%
Black:	2,291	7.75%	47.6%
Indian:	44	0.15%	2.3%
Asian:	1,021	3.45%	25.3%
2+ races:	883	2.99%	196.3%
Hispanic:	4,512	15.26%	45.6%

Total non-White:	8,783	29.70%	50.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-2,621	-10.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	2,951	12.2

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
29,243
23,411	80.06%
1,552	5.31%
43	0.15%
815	2.79%
298	1.02%
3,098	10.59%
5,832	19.94%

2000
24,825
21,868	88.09%
552	2.22%
14	0.06%
516	2.08%
314	1.26%
1,561	6.29%
2,957	11.91%

1990
19,926
18,810	94.40%
114	0.57%
36	0.18%
223	1.12%
n/a
743	3.73%
1,116	5.60%

1980
13,209
12,735	96.41%
23	0.17%
27	0.20%
87	0.66%
n/a
337	2.55%
474	3.59%

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

1,543	6.2
2,875	11.6

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

3,058	15.3
1,841	9.2

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

6,075	46.0
642	4.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Schererville 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
43.4
6,049	20.5%
23,524	79.5%
5,787	19.6%

11,829
2.49

8,037	67.9%
5,923	73.7%
564	7.0%
3,792	32.1%

2010
Number	Percent
40.9
6,457	22.1%
22,786	77.9%
4,095	14.0%

11,883
2.45

7,981	67.2%
6,329	79.3%
561	7.0%
3,902	32.8%

2000
Number	Percent
37.4
6,100	24.6%
18,725	75.4%
2,576	10.4%

9,627
2.57

6,791	70.5%
5,922	87.2%
402	5.9%
2,836	29.5%

1990
Number	Percent
32.2
5,380	27.0%
14,546	73.0%
1,418	7.1%

7,381
2.68

5,396	73.1%
4,649	86.2%
333	6.2%
1,985	26.9%

1980
Number	Percent
26.7
3,902	29.5%
9,307	70.5%
549	4.2%

4,802
2.74

3,615	75.3%
3,222	89.1%
202	5.6%
1,187	24.7%

2022 Housing Data for Schererville town, IN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	352	3.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	309	2.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	173	1.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	272	2.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	315	2.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	276	2.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	352	3.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	340	2.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	621	5.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	1,172	9.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,381	11.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,530	12.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,314	11.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	1,086	9.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,056	8.9%
$200,000 or more	1,280	10.8%

Median Household Income	79,662
Per Capita Income	44,383

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	320	2.7%
Public Assistance	103	0.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	617	5.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	12,140	76.3%
Unemployed	599	3.8%
In Armed Forces	11	0.1%

Total Labor Force	12,750	80.1%
Not in Labor Force	3,168	19.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	5,925	4,806	55.2%
Non-Profit	485	884	35.4%
Self-Employed	746	464	61.7%

Local Government	566	711	44.3%
State Government	81	318	20.3%
Federal Government	130	32	80.2%

Total Private + Self	6,671	5,270	55.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,262	1,945	39.4%
Total	7,933	7,215	52.4%

Pct. Govt.	12.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	2,801	18.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	3,074	20.3%
Professional, Technical	3,872	25.5%
Service Occupations	2,288	15.1%
All others	3,124	20.6%

White Collar		64.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	2,732	18.0%
Manufacturing	1,936	12.8%
Educational services	1,561	10.3%
Retail trade	1,365	9.0%
Accommodation and food services	1,137	7.5%
Construction	961	6.3%
Other services	916	6.0%
Transportation and warehousing	887	5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	766	5.1%
Public administration	593	3.9%
Finance and insurance	497	3.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	391	2.6%
Information	374	2.5%
Wholesale trade	321	2.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	257	1.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	250	1.6%
Utilities	149	1.0%
Management	35	0.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	16	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	15	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3,845	13.00%
Puerto Rican	498	1.68%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	15	0.05%

Total Central American	25	0.08%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	25	0.08%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	43	0.15%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	27	0.09%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	16	0.05%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	86	0.29%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	408	1.38%
Filipino	335	1.13%
Indian	96	0.32%
Korean	78	0.26%
Chinese	74	0.25%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	22,989	82.3%
Spanish	1,837	6.6%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	1,546	5.5%
Arabic	479	1.7%
Vietnamese	381	1.4%
Other Indo-European	256	0.9%
Tagalog	179	0.6%
Korean	107	0.4%
Other Asian	100	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	5,331	18.0%
Irish	4,037	13.7%
Polish	3,936	13.3%
English	2,621	8.9%
Italian	2,089	7.1%
Serbian	1,194	4.0%
Dutch	813	2.7%
American	801	2.7%
French	684	2.3%
Slovak	675	2.3%
Swedish	653	2.2%
Croatian	585	2.0%
Hungarian	529	1.8%
Arab	401	1.4%
Greek	377	1.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	28,468	96.3%
Not a citizen	1,105	3.7%

Native	26,499	89.6%
Foreign-born	3,074	10.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
545	2.6%	517	2.4%	5,752	26.9%	6,985	32.7%	5,187	24.3%	2,368	11.1%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	545	2.6%
9-12 Years	517	2.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	5,752	26.9%
Some College	6,985	32.7%
Bach. Degree	5,187	24.3%
Grad Degree	2,368	11.1%
Average years of education: 13.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +1,089	D +265	D + 2.3%
D +1,354
2020 vs. 2012	R +1,178	D +17	D + 0.4%
D +1,195
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	70%	Donald Trump* (R)	7,932	50.2%	Joe Biden (D)	7,658	48.4%	218	1.4%	15,808	-7	3	0.52%
2016	61%	Donald Trump (R)	6,843	49.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	6,304	45.4%	729	5.3%	13,876	-7	3	0.50%
2012	59%	Mitt Romney (R)	6,754	50.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	6,463	48.3%	173	1.3%	13,390	-4	3	0.51%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Schererville town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

7,658

48.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

7,932

50.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

211

1.3%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

15,808

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): 3

2016 President, Schererville town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

6,304

45.4%

Donald Trump (R)

6,843

49.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

566

4.1%

Other

163

1.2%

TOTAL

13,876

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): 3

2012 President, Schererville town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

6,463

48.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

6,754

50.4%

Other

173

1.3%

TOTAL

13,390

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): 3

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Schererville town, IN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	G	69%	Eric Holcomb* (R)	8,429	54.2%	Woody Myers (D)	6,476	41.6%	657 [+]	4.2%	15,562	-2	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Donald Rainwater (Libertarian) 657 (4.2%);
2018	S1	50%	Joe Donnelly* (D)	6,120	53.8%	Mike Braun (R)	5,018	44.1%	233 [+]	2.0%	11,371	-7	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 233 (2.0%);
2016	S3	59%	Evan Bayh (D)	6,617	49.3%	Todd Young (R)	6,370	47.4%	448 [+]	3.3%	13,435	-5	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 443 (3.3%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.0%);
2016	G	59%	John Gregg (D)	7,008	52.1%	Eric Holcomb (R)	6,169	45.9%	276 [+]	2.1%	13,453	-6	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Rex Bell (Libertarian) 274 (2.0%); Other (Write-in) 2 (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	12,315
Median Value	$281,100

Occupied	11,829	96.1%
Vacant	486	3.9%

Owned	9,403	79.5%
Rented	2,426	20.5%
Median Rent	$1,145

Single-Family Units	9,661	78.4%
Detached	7,192	58.4%
Attached	2,469	20.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,715	13.9%
Mobile Homes	20	0.2%

Schererville town, IN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Schererville town, IN

2022 Housing Data for Schererville town, IN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Schererville town, IN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Schererville town, IN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Schererville town, IN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Schererville town, IN