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Indiana · Census place 48528

Merrillville town, IN

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Merrillville town has 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.

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

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

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