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Population (2000): 30,560
Land Area (2000): 86.202 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 0.087 square kilometers
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In January (1961-1990): 23.7186 (-4.6) / (-17.8)
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In July (1961-1990): 74.1186 (23.4) / 85.5186 (29.7)
Average Annual Heating Degree Days (1961-1990): 6,043
Average Annual Cooling Degree Days (1961-1990): 857
Average Annual Precipitation (1961-1990): 37 inches

Merrillville Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	30,797	2002	30,954	2005	31,430
2000	32,014	2003	31,127	2006	31,734
2001	30,732	2004	31,200	2007	32,091

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	28,632	93.23%
Rural, Farm	0	0.00%
Rural, Non-farm	2,080	6.77%

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Merrillville Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	14,177	13,762	415	2.93%	29
1991	14,121	13,669	452	3.20%	32
1992	14,146	13,596	549	3.88%	39
1993	14,273	13,782	491	3.44%	34
1994	14,428	13,977	451	3.13%	31
1995	14,438	13,990	448	3.10%	31
1996	14,545	14,176	369	2.54%	25
1997	14,722	14,425	296	2.01%	20
1998	14,740	14,466	274	1.86%	18
1999	14,554	14,276	278	1.91%	19
2000	15,975	15,652	323	2.02%	20
2001	15,963	15,531	433	2.71%	27
2002	15,864	15,288	576	3.63%	36
2003	15,655	15,112	543	3.47%	35
2004	15,559	15,008	551	3.54%	35
2005	16,114	15,227	887	5.51%	55
2006	16,449	15,553	896	5.45%	54
2007	16,397	15,574	823	5.02%	50
2008	16,481	15,582	900	5.46%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	14,101	13,668	433	3.07%	31
Feb 1990	14,033	13,581	452	3.22%	32
Mar 1990	14,034	13,612	422	3.01%	30
Apr 1990	14,028	13,587	441	3.14%	31
May 1990	14,179	13,718	461	3.25%	33
Jun 1990	14,445	14,032	413	2.86%	29
Jul 1990	14,321	13,953	368	2.57%	26
Aug 1990	14,170	13,728	442	3.12%	31
Sep 1990	14,253	13,865	388	2.72%	27
Oct 1990	14,254	13,858	396	2.78%	28
Nov 1990	14,134	13,790	344	2.43%	24
Dec 1990	14,175	13,756	419	2.96%	30

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	13,987	13,572	415	2.97%	30
Feb 1991	13,952	13,483	469	3.36%	34
Mar 1991	13,952	13,487	465	3.33%	33
Apr 1991	14,076	13,632	444	3.15%	32
May 1991	14,148	13,636	512	3.62%	36
Jun 1991	14,395	13,883	512	3.56%	36
Jul 1991	14,351	13,881	470	3.28%	33
Aug 1991	14,086	13,648	438	3.11%	31
Sep 1991	14,120	13,721	399	2.83%	28
Oct 1991	14,179	13,766	413	2.91%	29
Nov 1991	14,133	13,709	424	3.00%	30
Dec 1991	14,070	13,613	457	3.25%	32

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	13,740	13,239	501	3.65%	36
Feb 1992	13,742	13,179	563	4.10%	41
Mar 1992	13,836	13,258	578	4.18%	42
Apr 1992	14,102	13,528	574	4.07%	41
May 1992	14,235	13,625	610	4.29%	43
Jun 1992	14,484	13,857	627	4.33%	43
Jul 1992	14,510	13,954	556	3.83%	38
Aug 1992	14,320	13,766	554	3.87%	39
Sep 1992	14,266	13,752	514	3.60%	36
Oct 1992	14,183	13,672	511	3.60%	36
Nov 1992	14,161	13,660	501	3.54%	35
Dec 1992	14,168	13,665	503	3.55%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	13,949	13,376	573	4.11%	41
Feb 1993	13,973	13,370	603	4.32%	43
Mar 1993	14,005	13,478	527	3.76%	38
Apr 1993	14,180	13,611	569	4.01%	40
May 1993	14,375	13,764	611	4.25%	43
Jun 1993	14,607	13,990	617	4.22%	42
Jul 1993	14,334	13,971	363	2.53%	25
Aug 1993	14,226	13,835	391	2.75%	27
Sep 1993	14,279	13,893	386	2.70%	27
Oct 1993	14,430	14,018	412	2.86%	29
Nov 1993	14,429	14,022	407	2.82%	28
Dec 1993	14,485	14,050	435	3.00%	30

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	14,144	13,618	526	3.72%	37
Feb 1994	14,147	13,632	515	3.64%	36
Mar 1994	14,189	13,696	493	3.47%	35
Apr 1994	14,365	13,884	481	3.35%	33
May 1994	14,513	14,039	474	3.27%	33
Jun 1994	14,545	14,075	470	3.23%	32
Jul 1994	14,559	14,137	422	2.90%	29
Aug 1994	14,566	14,126	440	3.02%	30
Sep 1994	14,530	14,117	413	2.84%	28
Oct 1994	14,649	14,241	408	2.79%	28
Nov 1994	14,481	14,107	374	2.58%	26
Dec 1994	14,451	14,050	401	2.77%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	14,147	13,698	449	3.17%	32
Feb 1995	14,143	13,683	460	3.25%	33
Mar 1995	14,219	13,726	493	3.47%	35
Apr 1995	14,449	13,946	503	3.48%	35
May 1995	14,518	14,038	480	3.31%	33
Jun 1995	14,726	14,287	439	2.98%	30
Jul 1995	14,727	14,308	419	2.85%	28
Aug 1995	14,441	14,003	438	3.03%	30
Sep 1995	14,389	13,977	412	2.86%	29
Oct 1995	14,555	14,136	419	2.88%	29
Nov 1995	14,502	14,060	442	3.05%	30
Dec 1995	14,439	14,018	421	2.92%	29

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	14,268	13,816	452	3.17%	32
Feb 1996	14,257	13,817	440	3.09%	31
Mar 1996	14,351	13,942	409	2.85%	28
Apr 1996	14,458	14,053	405	2.80%	28
May 1996	14,609	14,211	398	2.72%	27
Jun 1996	14,821	14,436	385	2.60%	26
Jul 1996	14,849	14,497	352	2.37%	24
Aug 1996	14,552	14,205	347	2.38%	24
Sep 1996	14,591	14,234	357	2.45%	24
Oct 1996	14,601	14,297	304	2.08%	21
Nov 1996	14,596	14,308	288	1.97%	20
Dec 1996	14,583	14,295	288	1.97%	20

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	14,504	14,189	315	2.17%	22
Feb 1997	14,440	14,111	329	2.28%	23
Mar 1997	14,558	14,242	316	2.17%	22
Apr 1997	14,699	14,380	319	2.17%	22
May 1997	14,787	14,483	304	2.06%	21
Jun 1997	14,921	14,627	294	1.97%	20
Jul 1997	14,935	14,656	279	1.87%	19
Aug 1997	14,816	14,513	303	2.05%	20
Sep 1997	14,753	14,478	275	1.86%	19
Oct 1997	14,749	14,471	278	1.88%	19
Nov 1997	14,789	14,517	272	1.84%	18
Dec 1997	14,711	14,438	273	1.86%	19

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	14,482	14,160	322	2.22%	22
Feb 1998	14,508	14,184	324	2.23%	22
Mar 1998	14,543	14,209	334	2.30%	23
Apr 1998	14,692	14,450	242	1.65%	16
May 1998	14,881	14,639	242	1.63%	16
Jun 1998	15,090	14,826	264	1.75%	17
Jul 1998	15,106	14,889	217	1.44%	14
Aug 1998	14,822	14,543	279	1.88%	19
Sep 1998	14,719	14,455	264	1.79%	18
Oct 1998	14,714	14,454	260	1.77%	18
Nov 1998	14,676	14,406	270	1.84%	18
Dec 1998	14,649	14,379	270	1.84%	18

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	14,463	14,174	289	2.00%	20
Feb 1999	14,346	14,042	304	2.12%	21
Mar 1999	14,421	14,125	296	2.05%	21
Apr 1999	14,575	14,306	269	1.85%	18
May 1999	14,713	14,434	279	1.90%	19
Jun 1999	14,826	14,539	287	1.94%	19
Jul 1999	14,679	14,441	238	1.62%	16
Aug 1999	14,448	14,168	280	1.94%	19
Sep 1999	14,506	14,233	273	1.88%	19
Oct 1999	14,557	14,298	259	1.78%	18
Nov 1999	14,546	14,274	272	1.87%	19
Dec 1999	14,568	14,281	287	1.97%	20

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	15,891	15,520	371	2.33%	23
Feb 2000	15,880	15,478	402	2.53%	25
Mar 2000	16,041	15,654	387	2.41%	24
Apr 2000	16,123	15,795	328	2.03%	20
May 2000	16,099	15,783	316	1.96%	20
Jun 2000	16,256	15,909	347	2.13%	21
Jul 2000	16,113	15,795	318	1.97%	20
Aug 2000	15,942	15,613	329	2.06%	21
Sep 2000	15,763	15,510	253	1.61%	16
Oct 2000	15,817	15,570	247	1.56%	16
Nov 2000	15,862	15,584	278	1.75%	18
Dec 2000	15,911	15,608	303	1.90%	19

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	15,856	15,458	398	2.51%	25
Feb 2001	15,778	15,374	404	2.56%	26
Mar 2001	15,923	15,495	428	2.69%	27
Apr 2001	15,950	15,546	404	2.53%	25
May 2001	16,028	15,644	384	2.40%	24
Jun 2001	16,243	15,813	430	2.65%	26
Jul 2001	16,141	15,735	406	2.52%	25
Aug 2001	15,849	15,403	446	2.81%	28
Sep 2001	15,840	15,432	408	2.58%	26
Oct 2001	15,938	15,496	442	2.77%	28
Nov 2001	16,023	15,532	491	3.06%	31
Dec 2001	15,987	15,438	549	3.43%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	15,743	15,058	685	4.35%	44
Feb 2002	15,751	15,049	702	4.46%	45
Mar 2002	15,747	15,068	679	4.31%	43
Apr 2002	15,814	15,169	645	4.08%	41
May 2002	15,891	15,348	543	3.42%	34
Jun 2002	16,064	15,460	604	3.76%	38
Jul 2002	16,031	15,478	553	3.45%	34
Aug 2002	15,950	15,398	552	3.46%	35
Sep 2002	15,921	15,435	486	3.05%	31
Oct 2002	15,866	15,384	482	3.04%	30
Nov 2002	15,790	15,305	485	3.07%	31
Dec 2002	15,801	15,308	493	3.12%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	15,520	14,960	560	3.61%	36
Feb 2003	15,553	14,981	572	3.68%	37
Mar 2003	15,590	15,028	562	3.60%	36
Apr 2003	15,696	15,175	521	3.32%	33
May 2003	15,721	15,198	523	3.33%	33
Jun 2003	15,926	15,340	586	3.68%	37
Jul 2003	15,897	15,334	563	3.54%	35
Aug 2003	15,697	15,108	589	3.75%	38
Sep 2003	15,615	15,142	473	3.03%	30
Oct 2003	15,581	15,075	506	3.25%	32
Nov 2003	15,536	15,022	514	3.31%	33
Dec 2003	15,531	14,986	545	3.51%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	15,327	14,728	599	3.91%	39
Feb 2004	15,357	14,758	599	3.90%	39
Mar 2004	15,455	14,844	611	3.95%	40
Apr 2004	15,483	14,942	541	3.49%	35
May 2004	15,609	15,063	546	3.50%	35
Jun 2004	15,768	15,189	579	3.67%	37
Jul 2004	15,819	15,282	537	3.39%	34
Aug 2004	15,564	15,013	551	3.54%	35
Sep 2004	15,539	15,040	499	3.21%	32
Oct 2004	15,608	15,087	521	3.34%	33
Nov 2004	15,611	15,097	514	3.29%	33
Dec 2004	15,570	15,050	520	3.34%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	15,789	14,852	937	5.93%	59
Feb 2005	15,846	14,832	1,014	6.40%	64
Mar 2005	15,835	14,911	924	5.84%	58
Apr 2005	16,015	15,165	850	5.31%	53
May 2005	16,111	15,264	847	5.26%	53
Jun 2005	16,337	15,439	898	5.50%	55
Jul 2005	16,339	15,462	877	5.37%	54
Aug 2005	16,203	15,265	938	5.79%	58
Sep 2005	16,193	15,324	869	5.37%	54
Oct 2005	16,268	15,448	820	5.04%	50
Nov 2005	16,194	15,365	829	5.12%	51
Dec 2005	16,235	15,393	842	5.19%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	16,141	15,267	874	5.41%	54
Feb 2006	16,238	15,287	951	5.86%	59
Mar 2006	16,432	15,362	1,070	6.51%	65
Apr 2006	16,270	15,440	830	5.10%	51
May 2006	16,553	15,596	957	5.78%	58
Jun 2006	16,824	15,771	1,053	6.26%	63
Jul 2006	16,545	15,649	896	5.42%	54
Aug 2006	16,559	15,460	1,099	6.64%	66
Sep 2006	16,377	15,608	769	4.70%	47
Oct 2006	16,515	15,772	743	4.50%	45
Nov 2006	16,459	15,727	732	4.45%	44
Dec 2006	16,469	15,691	778	4.72%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	16,447	15,394	1,053	6.40%	64
Feb 2007	16,389	15,396	993	6.06%	61
Mar 2007	16,419	15,487	932	5.68%	57
Apr 2007	16,391	15,584	807	4.92%	49
May 2007	16,412	15,681	731	4.45%	45
Jun 2007	16,638	15,872	766	4.60%	46
Jul 2007	16,533	15,730	803	4.86%	49
Aug 2007	16,363	15,538	825	5.04%	50
Sep 2007	16,262	15,550	712	4.38%	44
Oct 2007	16,277	15,589	688	4.23%	42
Nov 2007	16,415	15,594	821	5.00%	50
Dec 2007	16,218	15,468	750	4.62%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	16,150	15,326	824	5.10%	51
Feb 2008	16,224	15,291	933	5.75%	58
Mar 2008	16,242	15,395	847	5.21%	52
Apr 2008	16,344	15,611	733	4.48%	45
May 2008	16,554	15,719	835	5.04%	50
Jun 2008	16,762	15,788	974	5.81%	58
Jul 2008	16,771	15,794	977	5.83%	58
Aug 2008	16,655	15,629	1,026	6.16%	62
Sep 2008	16,629	15,682	947	5.69%	57
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Merrillville Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Metal Manufactuing	1,516	19.10%
2.	Construction	746	9.40%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	424	5.34%
4.	Educational Services	355	4.47%
5.	Public Administration	343	4.32%
6.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	339	4.27%
7.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	296	3.73%
8.	Truck Transportation	274	3.45%
9.	Repair and Maintenance	269	3.39%
10.	Health Care	268	3.38%
11.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	217	2.73%
12.	Finance and Insurance	189	2.38%
13.	Utilities	171	2.15%
14.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	166	2.09%
15.	Other Transportation	149	1.88%
16.	Food and Beverage Stores	145	1.83%
17.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	141	1.78%
18.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	136	1.71%
19.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	132	1.66%
20.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	95	1.20%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	1,212	16.48%
2.	Educational Services	1,008	13.70%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	585	7.95%
4.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	468	6.36%
5.	Finance and Insurance	437	5.94%
6.	Department and Other General Stores	330	4.49%
7.	Metal Manufactuing	256	3.48%
8.	Public Administration	255	3.47%
9.	Social Assistance	218	2.96%
10.	Food and Beverage Stores	206	2.80%
11.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	197	2.68%
12.	Personal and Laundry Services	196	2.66%
13.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	113	1.54%
14.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	100	1.36%
15.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	98	1.33%
16.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	97	1.32%
17.	Construction	97	1.32%
18.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	96	1.31%
19.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	91	1.24%
20.	Info Services and Data Processing	86	1.17%

Merrillville Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Installation / Maintenance	557	7.02%
2.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	531	6.69%
3.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	434	5.47%
4.	Other Production Occupations	391	4.93%
5.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	323	4.07%
6.	Other Management Occupations	303	3.82%
7.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	295	3.72%
8.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	290	3.65%
9.	Other Material Moving Workers	254	3.20%
10.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	198	2.49%
11.	Assemblers and Fabricators	173	2.18%
12.	Engineers	173	2.18%
13.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	168	2.12%
14.	Vehicle Mechanics	166	2.09%
15.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	161	2.03%
16.	Law Enforcement Workers	160	2.02%
17.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	159	2.00%
18.	Electricians	155	1.95%
19.	Other Office and Admin Support	149	1.88%
20.	Computer Specialists	120	1.51%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	553	7.52%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	419	5.70%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	389	5.29%
4.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	370	5.03%
5.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	315	4.28%
6.	Cashiers	310	4.21%
7.	Other Management Occupations	276	3.75%
8.	Health Technologists and Technicians	257	3.49%
9.	Registered Nurses	229	3.11%
10.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	210	2.86%
11.	Customer Service Representatives	199	2.71%
12.	Waiters and Waitresses	194	2.64%
13.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	192	2.61%
14.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	182	2.47%
15.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	155	2.11%
16.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	140	1.90%
17.	Other Personal Care, Not child care	139	1.89%
18.	Business Operations Specialists	131	1.78%
19.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	129	1.75%
20.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	129	1.75%

Merrillville Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	13,391	55.50%
15-35 hours	3,074	12.74%
1-14 hours	655	2.71%
No regular hours	7,007	29.04%

Merrillville Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	706	4.77%
5 AM-5:29 AM	659	4.46%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	676	4.57%
6 AM-6:29 AM	1,723	11.65%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	1,152	7.79%
7 AM-7:29 AM	1,732	11.71%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	2,140	14.47%
8 AM-8:29 AM	1,490	10.08%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	640	4.33%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	780	5.27%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	351	2.37%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	149	1.01%
Noon-3:59 PM	1,308	8.84%
4 PM-11:59 PM	1,283	8.68%

Merrillville Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	385	2.60%
5-9	1,141	7.72%
10-14	2,137	14.45%
15-19	1,887	12.76%
20-24	2,432	16.44%
25-29	1,080	7.30%
30-34	2,124	14.36%
35-39	338	2.29%
40-44	545	3.69%
45-59	963	6.51%
60-89	970	6.56%
At least 90	787	5.32%

Merrillville Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	25	0.17%	9,037	61.11%
30-44	7	0.05%	3,000	20.29%
45-59	7	0.05%	956	6.46%
At least 60	274	1.85%	1,483	10.03%

Merrillville Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	17	0.11%
Car / truck / van, carpool	1,551	10.33%
Car / truck / van, solo	12,638	84.16%
Motorcycle	11	0.07%
Other	73	0.49%
Public transportation	313	2.08%
Walked	186	1.24%
Worked at home	227	1.51%

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Merrillville Family Information Back to top
: 11,780 (30,181 people)
: 8,151 (25,531 people)
: 3,297
: 16,865
Merrillville Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	534	4.53%
$10,000-$14,999	537	4.56%
$15,000-$19,999	491	4.17%
$20,000-$24,999	648	5.50%
$25,000-$29,999	797	6.77%
$30,000-$34,999	756	6.42%
$35,000-$39,999	813	6.90%
$40,000-$44,999	655	5.56%
$45,000-$49,999	723	6.14%
$50,000-$59,999	1,256	10.66%
$60,000-$74,999	1,840	15.62%
$75,000-$99,999	1,720	14.60%
$100,000-$124,999	573	4.86%
$125,000-$149,999	168	1.43%
$150,000-$199,999	115	0.98%
$200,000 or more	154	1.31%

Merrillville Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	3,053	26.14%
Family, 2 people	3,216	27.54%
Nonfamily, 2 people	431	3.69%
Family, 3 people	2,043	17.49%
Nonfamily, 3 people	45	0.39%
Family, 4 people	1,673	14.33%
Nonfamily, 4 people	17	0.15%
Family, 5 people	804	6.88%
Nonfamily, 5 people	3	0.03%
Family, 6 people	248	2.12%
Nonfamily, 6 people	3	0.03%
Family, 7 or more people	141	1.21%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	1	0.01%

Merrillville Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	9,508	29.94%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	4,259	13.41%
Public Assistance	169	0.53%
Retirement	2,486	7.83%
Self Employment	825	2.60%
Social Security	3,389	10.67%
Supplemental Security	365	1.15%
Wage / Salary	9,348	29.43%
Other	1,413	4.45%

Merrillville Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	3,432	53.83%
With children under 18	2,944	46.17%

Merrillville Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	861	7.54%
Married	7,049	61.73%
Never Married	3,170	27.76%
Widowed	339	2.97%

Merrillville Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,530	11.66%
Married	6,899	52.57%
Never Married	3,065	23.35%
Widowed	1,630	12.42%

Merrillville Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Merrillville Education Information Back to top
Merrillville Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	736	3.17%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	2,448	10.55%
High school diploma or equivalent	8,381	36.10%
Some college, no degree	5,898	25.41%
Associate degree	1,417	6.10%
Bachelors degree	2,959	12.75%
Graduate or professional degree	1,374	5.92%

Merrillville Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	418	1.37%	139	0.45%	557	1.82%
Kindergarten	273	0.89%	46	0.15%	319	1.04%
Grades 1-4	1,610	5.27%	238	0.78%	1,848	6.05%
Grades 5-8	1,658	5.43%	92	0.30%	1,750	5.73%
Grades 9-12	1,723	5.64%	51	0.17%	1,774	5.80%
Undergrad college	1,333	4.36%	284	0.93%	1,617	5.29%
Graduate or professional school	232	0.76%	93	0.30%	325	1.06%
Total	7,247	23.71%	943	3.09%	8,190	26.80%

Merrillville Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Merrillville Business Information Back to top
: $212,499,000
: $1,135,133,000

Merrillville Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Merrillville Public Benefits Information Back to top
Merrillville Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	28,944	95.75%
Below Poverty Level	1,285	4.25%

Merrillville Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Merrillville Criminal Information Back to top
Merrillville Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	0.520	0.097	0.000	1.331	1.948	0.032	2.663	31.237	5.455	39.387
2000	0.875	0.062	0.000	1.281	2.218	0.031	1.968	26.301	4.061	32.361
2001	0.228	0.033	0.000	0.846	1.106	0.033	2.310	24.925	5.206	32.474
2002	0.162	0.065	0.065	0.808	1.098	0.097	2.488	25.683	5.524	33.792
2003	0.867	0.064	0.032	0.739	1.703	0.032	2.924	26.761	5.815	35.500
2004	1.154	0.064	0.000	0.769	1.987	0.032	2.981	26.410	5.321	34.712
2005	2.132	0.127	0.000	0.573	2.832	0.032	2.609	23.990	4.900	31.499
2006	2.017	0.063	0.032	0.851	2.962	0.000	2.931	27.006	4.790	34.726
2007	1.309	0.062	0.093	1.309	2.773	0.062	3.833	25.210	4.144	33.187

Merrillville Law Enforcement Employeess

Year	Officers	Civilian
2004	13	52
2005	12	54
2006	13	53
2007	13	49

Merrillville Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	1,273
2000	1,107
2001	1,032
2002	1,080

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Merrillville Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	4,027	13.18%
10-19 Years	4,347	14.22%
20-29 Years	3,820	12.50%
30-39 Years	4,526	14.81%
40-49 Years	4,739	15.51%
50-59 Years	3,377	11.05%
60-69 Years	2,176	7.12%
70-79 Years	2,065	6.76%
80-89 Years	1,262	4.13%
90+ Years	221	0.72%

Merrillville Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	14,577	47.70%
Female	15,983	52.30%

Merrillville Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	19,701	64.47%
African-American	6,908	22.60%
Hispanic/Latino	2,950	9.65%
Asian	450	1.47%
Multiracial	440	1.44%
Amerindian	59	0.19%
Other Race	49	0.16%
Pacific Islander	3	0.01%

Merrillville Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	4,912	20.51%
2.	Irish	3,268	13.64%
3.	Polish	3,013	12.58%
4.	English	1,684	7.03%
5.	United States Or American	1,473	6.15%
6.	Italian	1,392	5.81%
7.	Slovak	1,025	4.28%
8.	Greek	729	3.04%
9.	Dutch	533	2.23%
10.	Croatian	514	2.15%

Merrillville Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	24,402	84.74%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	1,783	6.19%
3.	Other Slavic	558	1.94%
4.	Greek	327	1.14%
5.	Polish	287	1.00%
6.	Serbo Croatian	268	0.93%
7.	German	211	0.73%
8.	African	174	0.60%
9.	Italian	121	0.42%
10.	French	81	0.28%

Merrillville Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	28,552	92.97%
Naturalized immigrant	1,366	4.45%
Not a citizen	794	2.59%

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Merrillville Zip Codes Back to top

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