Merrillville, IN Housing Market & City Data

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34,792
Population Estimate
$134,621
Median Home Value
93.4%
Employment Rate
24.5%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$159
Median Listing Price$259,900
Median Days on Market51
Active Listings102
New Listings56
Total Listings (Active + Pending)157
Avg Listing Price$279,451
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-4%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-6%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.25
Family Dual Income51
Median Household Income$60,803
Median Individual Income$31,219
Home Ownership63.9%
Home Value$134,621
Median Rent$1,082
Rent Burden34.6%
Poverty13.2%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED10.1%
  • Highschool Education33.6%
  • Some College31.7%
  • Bachelors Degree15.8%
  • Graduate Degree8.7%
  • Total College or Above24.5%
  • Stem Degree43.3%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male47.1%
  • Female52.9%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married41.7%
  • Divorced13.6%
  • Never Married36.9%
  • Widowed7.7%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityMerrillville
State IDIN
Population34,792

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1826.3%
19–2913.0%
30–3912.6%
40–4913.3%
Age Group% of Population
50–5913.0%
60–6911.0%
70–795.8%
80+5.0%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation65.9%
Unemployment Rate6.6%
Disabled14.3%

ETHNICITY

White42.5%
Black42.5%
Asian1.2%
Native American0.3%
Pacific Islander0.1%
Other7.3%
Multiple6.0%

OTHER

Hispanic16.4%
Limited English1.4%
Health Uninsured5.2%
Veteran8.6%

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Neighborhoods in Merrillville, IN

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