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Merrillville, Indiana Housing Profile

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 Merrillville, Indiana United States
StateIndiana
CityMerrillville
Total population30,560 281,421,906
Male14,577138,053,563
Female15,983143,368,343
Median age (years)37.035.3
Total households11,678105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)49,54541,994

Merrillville, Indiana Housing

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 Merrillville, Indiana %, Merrillville, Indiana United States
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households11,678  105,480,101
Family households (families)8,125 69.58%68.06%
- - With own children under 18 years3,759 32.19%32.79%
- Married-couple family6,179 52.91%51.66%
- - With own children under 18 years2,791 23.9%23.55%
- Female householder, no husband present1,469 12.58%12.23%
- - With own children under 18 years777 6.65%7.17%
Nonfamily households3,553 30.42%31.94%
- Householder living alone3,053 26.14%25.82%
- - Householder 65 years and over1,382 11.83%9.22%
 
Households with individuals under 18 years4,164 35.66%36.05%
Households with individuals 65 years and over3,192 27.33%23.39%
 
Average household size2.57  2.59
Average family size3.12  3.14
 
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units12,303  115,904,641
- Occupied housing units11,678 94.25%91.01%
- Vacant housing units625 5.04%8.99%
- For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use34 0.28%3.09%
 
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)1.9  1.7
Rental vacancy rate (percent)8.3  6.8
 
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units11,678  105,480,101
- - Owner-occupied housing units8,245 66.54%60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units3,433 27.71%30.77%
 
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.79  2.69
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.03  2.40
 
Total housing units12,391  115,904,641
 
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached8,454 68.23%60.28%
1-unit, attached655 5.29%5.56%
2 units68 0.55%4.31%
3 or 4 units557 4.5%4.74%
5 to 9 units539 4.35%4.67%
10 to 19 units1,080 8.72%4.0%
20 or more units982 7.93%8.63%
Mobile home56 0.45%7.57%
Boat, RV, van, etc.0  0.23%
 
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000110 0.89%2.38%
1995 to 1998814 6.57%7.32%
1990 to 19941,108 8.94%7.31%
1980 to 19891,435 11.58%15.81%
1970 to 19792,757 22.25%18.5%
1960 to 19693,129 25.25%13.73%
1940 to 19592,590 20.9%19.97%
1939 or earlier448 3.62%15.0%
 
ROOMS
1 room143 1.15%2.2%
2 rooms493 3.98%4.81%
3 rooms878 7.09%9.84%
4 rooms1,879 15.16%15.97%
5 rooms2,870 23.16%20.89%
6 rooms2,509 20.25%18.45%
7 rooms1,702 13.74%12.06%
8 rooms1,132 9.14%8.06%
9 or more rooms785 6.34%7.7%
Median (rooms)5.5  5.3
 
Occupied Housing Units11,763  105,480,101
 
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 20002,012 17.23%19.95%
1995 to 19983,513 30.08%28.9%
1990 to 19942,075 17.77%16.07%
1980 to 19891,504 12.88%15.58%
1970 to 19791,168 10.0%9.86%
1969 or earlier1,491 12.77%9.65%
 
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None917 7.8%10.3%
13,845 32.69%34.25%
24,788 40.7%38.36%
3 or more2,213 18.81%17.1%
 
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas10,094 85.81%51.22%
Bottled, tank, or LP gas134 1.14%6.52%
Electricity1,333 11.33%30.35%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.63 0.54%8.97%
Coal or coke0  0.14%
Wood8 0.07%1.68%
Solar energy0  0.04%
Other fuel45 0.38%0.39%
No fuel used86 0.73%0.69%
 
 Merrillville, Indiana %, Merrillville, Indiana United States
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities18  670,986
Lacking complete kitchen facilities75  715,535
No telephone service106  2,570,705
 
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units11,763  105,480,101
1.00 or less11,438 97.24%94.26%
1.01 to 1.50230 1.96%3.02%
1.51 or more95 0.81%2.72%
 
Specified owner-occupied units7,829  55,212,108
 
VALUE
Less than $50,00055 0.7%9.89%
$50,000 to $99,9993,749 47.89%30.39%
$100,000 to $149,9993,221 41.14%23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999624 7.97%14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999142 1.81%11.92%
$300,000 to $499,99919 0.24%6.49%
$500,000 to $999,99919 0.24%2.37%
$1,000,000 or more0  0.57%
Median (dollars)101,300  119,600
 
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage5,728 73.16%70.03%
- Less than $3009 0.11%0.46%
- $300 to $499182 2.32%3.89%
- $500 to $699734 9.38%8.95%
- $700 to $9992,259 28.85%17.41%
- $1,000 to $1,4992,098 26.8%21.15%
- $1,500 to $1,999321 4.1%10.06%
- $2,000 or more125 1.6%8.09%
- Median (dollars)961  1,088
Not mortgaged2,101 26.84%29.97%
- Median (dollars)307  295
 
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent3,125 39.92%36.52%
15 to 19 percent1,512 19.31%17.5%
20 to 24 percent1,234 15.76%13.92%
25 to 29 percent674 8.61%9.44%
30 to 34 percent327 4.18%6.02%
35 percent or more885 11.3%15.79%
Not computed72 0.92%0.8%
 
Specified renter-occupied units3,414  35,199,502
 
GROSS RENT
Less than $20091 2.67%5.24%
$200 to $29958 1.7%5.17%
$300 to $499193 5.65%21.99%
$500 to $7491,578 46.22%33.69%
$750 to $9991,006 29.47%17.17%
$1,000 to $1,499268 7.85%8.68%
$1,500 or more105 3.08%2.91%
No cash rent115 3.37%5.15%
Median (dollars)704  602
 
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent671 19.65%18.1%
15 to 19 percent517 15.14%14.31%
20 to 24 percent482 14.12%12.78%
25 to 29 percent374 10.95%10.42%
30 to 34 percent199 5.83%7.34%
35 percent or more976 28.59%29.5%
Not computed195 5.71%7.55%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.