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| Metric | 2010–2025 | Merrillville | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 36,476 | 34,636 | 82 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 1.7% | — | |
| Median household income | $67,587 | $68,710 | 45 | ||
| Poverty rate | 12.6% | 12.6% | 45 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 26.1% | 27.1% | 27 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 7.1% | — | |
| Median owner-occupied home value | $211,400 | $262,100 | 18 | ||
| Median gross rent | $1,282 | $1,067 | 73 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 4.5% | 5.5% | 27 | ||
| Worked from home | 7.3% | 9.4% | 9 |
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MerrillvillePeer median
| Metric | 2012–2019 | 2019–2024 | Peer median, latest span |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | — | — | +1.4% |
| Housing units | — | — | +4.5% |
| Median household income | — | — | +27.8% |
| Median owner-occupied home value | — | — | +72.6% |
| Median gross rent | — | — | +40.4% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | — | +9.1% |
| Worked from home | — | — | +163.9% |
| Poverty rate | — | — | -4.6% |
| Restaurants & bars | 21.4 | US 21.3 | above US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 4.4 | US 4.8 | below US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 6.7 | US 8.1 | below US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 18.1 | US 29.5 | below US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 21.4 | US 21.0 | above US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 2.9 | US 5.0 | below US rate |
| Accommodation | 1.2 | US 2.1 | below US rate |
| Construction | 19.2 | US 24.3 | below US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Place | Similarity | Population | Pop change 10y | Income | BA or higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torrington, CT | 93 | 35,547 | — | $70,856 | 24.8% |
| Manitowoc, WI | 92 | 34,620 | — | $63,757 | 24.6% |
| Butte-Silver Bow (balance), MT | 86 | 35,052 | — | $61,857 | 28.1% |
| North Tonawanda, NY | 85 | 30,198 | — | $66,961 | 27.1% |
| West Bend, WI | 85 | 32,030 | +1.7% | $74,076 | 28.6% |
| Greenfield, WI | 84 | 37,345 | — | $70,459 | 33.5% |
| Rochester, NH | 83 | 33,144 | — | $80,836 | 27.1% |
| Lewiston, ID | 83 | 34,651 | +7.7% | $72,197 | 27.5% |
| Kingman, AZ | 83 | 34,375 | — | $61,792 | 20.0% |
| Panama City, FL | 82 | 34,979 | -3.9% | $62,265 | 26.4% |