Merrillville Indiana Real Estate
Merrillville, Indiana, is located in Lake County, 4 miles S of Gary, Indiana and 30 miles SE of Chicago, Illinois. Merrillville has a population of 30,560.
Merrillville Homes
Merrillville properties pool is 11,763 residential properties including Merrillville new homes. Median age of real estate in Merrillville is 1970. Average Household size is 3.12 people. 1% are one bedroom homes, 14% are 2 bedroom homes, 65% are 3 bedroom homes, 17% are 4 bedroom homes, and 3% are 5+ bedroom homes.
Merrillville Mortgage Statistics
Merrillville mortgages vs. USA median statistics
| Homes |
Merrillville |
USA |
| Homes With No Mortgage |
27% |
30% |
| Homes With Mortgage |
73% |
70% |
| First Mortgage Only |
57% |
54% |
| First & Second Mortgage or HELOC |
16% |
16% |
Merrillville Area Real Estate Tax
Merrillville Real estate Tax: Median Real Estate Taxes (2000) were $1,190 comparing to 1999 Median Family income $ 56,355. Compare to USA median yearly Real Estate Tax $1,300 and USA median Family Income $42,000 (1999).
Merrillville School District: Children make up 24.6% of Merrillville population. Merrillville has 7,527 under 18 years old residents, or 0.5 kids per one worker, or 0.64 kids per one household.
Merrillville Real Estate & Merrillville Homeownership
There are 3058.38 or 26% one person households, 3764.16 or 32% two person households, and 1999.71 or 17% three person households in Merrillville, Indiana. Median residents age is 37, Senior citizens (65+) make up 4,604 or 15.1%% of Merrillville population.
There are 15,016 workers (over 16 years of age) in Merrillville. Of these, 94.49% drive to work. Approximately 2.08% of workers in Merrillville take public transportation. An estimated 1.24% walk to work.
Median Merrillville homeowner's housing expences are 17.5%
Crime in Merrillville (2003), crimes per 10,000 residents per year
| Type of Crime |
Merrillville |
USA, 2003 |
| Violent Crimes |
17.34 |
47.5 |
| Robberies |
7.53 |
14.2 |
| Aggravated Assaults |
8.84 |
29.5 |
| Property Crimes |
361.58 |
358.8 |
| Burglaries |
29.78 |
74.0 |
| Larceny-Thefts |
272.58 |
241.5 |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts |
59.23 |
43.3 |
Invest in Merrillville Properties
When making a decision about buying real estate in Merrillville Indiana area, you should consider following statistical data:
| Category |
Merrillville |
USA |
| Near Medium City |
Gary, Indiana |
- |
| Near Large City |
Chicago, Illinois |
- |
| Merrillville Zip Codes |
46410 |
- |
| Merrillville Area Codes |
219 |
- |
| White population |
69.65% |
75.1% |
| African-American population |
22.86% |
12.3% |
| Asian |
1.51% |
3.6% |
| American Indian & Alaskan |
0.33% |
0.9% |
| Hispanic (of any race) |
9.65% |
12.5% |
| Median Family Income (1999) |
$ 56,355% |
$42,000 |
| Population Below Poverty Level |
4.2% |
12.4% |
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