What is the population of Merrillville, Indiana?

The population of Merrillville, Indiana is 38,777.

What is the median household income in Merrillville, Indiana?

The median household income in Merrillville, Indiana is $66,554, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Merrillville, Indiana is $85,000, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Merrillville, Indiana is 7.1%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health B

Income C

Education D

Metric	Merrillville	Indiana Avg	U.S. Average
Population	38,777	6,825,814	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	1165.6	187.5	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.27%	0.45%	0.57%
Median age	42.5	35.8	37.1
Households	16,528	2,676,823	128,459,983

Year	Merrillville

Group	Share

Merrillville has a the economy index of C, which means it is somewhat prosperous.

Metric	Merrillville	Indiana Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$66,554	$70,132	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	3.32%	4.81%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	4.3%	5.2%

Metric	Merrillville	Indiana Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$85,000	$140,405	$242,182
Median rent	$1,308	$1,020	$1,342
Homeownership rate	68.2%	70.4%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM , followed by 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM .

Metric	Merrillville	Indiana Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	26.3	21.0	22.5
Work from home	8.0%	9.6%	13.4%

Merrillville has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.

Metric	Merrillville	Indiana Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.8%	26.0%	31.6%
Average household size	2.34	2.47	2.54

Merrillville has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Merrillville	Indiana Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	76.3	77.4	78.3
Self-rated poor health	17.8%	17.1%	16.3%
Smokers	19.3%	22.4%	19.0%