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Merrillville, IN population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Merrillville, Indiana (Merrillville, IN — Census place “Merrillville town”) is 36,343 residents, ranking #26 of 976 places in Indiana. Median household income is $64,791, the median home is worth $194,000 and median gross rent runs $1,304 a month. Looking for the Merrillville Indiana ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Merrillville, IN: 46410.
- Population
- 36,343Merrillville town residents
- Median household income
- $64,791Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $194,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,304Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 68.5%Owner-occupied households
Merrillville ZIP codes (Indiana)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Merrillville.
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What the numbers mean in Merrillville town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Merrillville town median would spend about 24.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.7% of residents and 68.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Merrillville town, IN in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Merrillville town is a small city in Indiana, with 36,343 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #26 of 976 ranked by population — larger than 97% of them. The median age here is 41.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Merrillville town earn a median of $64,791 a year, 17.5% below the national figure of $78,538 and 5% above the $61,527 median for the 355 Indiana cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 13.7% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Merrillville town is valued at $194,000, 36.1% below the national figure and 33% above the $145,600 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,304 a month, 7.3% below the national figure, or roughly $15,648 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 24.2% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 68.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Indiana.
- Plainfield town 35,783
- New Albany city 37,589
- Richmond city 35,551
- Portage city 37,951
- Valparaiso city 34,377
- West Lafayette city 44,802
- Goshen city 34,374
- Lawrence city 49,284
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Merrillville town?
- Merrillville town has 36,343 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #26 of 976 in Indiana.
- What is the median household income in Merrillville town?
- Median household income in Merrillville town is $64,791 a year, 17.5% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Merrillville town?
- Median gross rent is $1,304 a month and the median home value is $194,000, so rent absorbs about 24.2% of median household income.
- Is Merrillville town affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Merrillville town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 24.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Merrillville town data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.