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BG 1, Tract 424.01, Lake, IN

2,539 Population
1.7 square miles 1,456.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

32.2 ±3.5 Median age
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Merrillville: 42.4 ±1.6
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Lake County: 39.7 ±0.3
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Indiana: 38.1 ±0.2

Economics

$35,210 ±$7,283 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Merrillville: $36,629 ±$2,659
  • a little less than the amount in Lake County: $37,284 ±$613
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Indiana: $38,351 ±$197
$93,030 ±$19,256 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Merrillville: $67,587 † ±$7,864
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Lake County: $71,493 ±$1,419
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Indiana: $71,957 ±$352

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Families

847 ±235 Number of households
  • Merrillville: 15,487 ±810
  • Lake County: 195,130 ±954
  • Indiana: 2,716,009 ±6,039
3 ±0.5 (2,532  ±816) Persons per household
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Merrillville: 2.3 35,884 (±0.1 / ±64)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Lake County: 2.5 495,178 (±0 / ±57)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Indiana: 2.5 6,671,685

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Housing

847 ±235 Number of housing units
  • Merrillville: 16,213 ±843
  • Lake County: 217,436 ±112
  • Indiana: 2,976,568 ±617

$190,200 ±$43,740 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Merrillville: $211,400 ±$7,522
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Lake County: $230,600 ±$2,947
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Indiana: $218,200 ±$739

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Social

92% ±9.8% (1,363  ±382) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Merrillville: 92.3% 23,568 (±4.7% / ±1,427.7)
  • about the same as the rate in Lake County: 90.2% 309,096 (±1.2% / ±3,962.7)
  • about the same as the rate in Indiana: 90.4% 4,153,503 (±0.4% / ±16,066.5)
20.1% ±12.7% (298  ±202.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Merrillville: 26.1% † 6,669 (±2.7% / ±713.9)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Lake County: 25.8% 88,466 (±0.6% / ±2,087.4)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Indiana: 29.5% 1,354,639 (±0.2% / ±9,464)

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20.4% ±13.2% (323  ±226) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in Merrillville: 7% † 2,016 (±1.6% / ±479)
  • more than double the rate in Lake County: 5.8% 22,159 (±0.3% / ±1,215)
  • more than double the rate in Indiana: 6.3% 328,414 (±0.1% / ±4,168)
323 Total veterans ±226 168 Male ±126 155 Female ±146

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